How to fix Play Store on Sony Xperia smartphones

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Sony Xperia ZL gets Guinness World Record for Largest Screen Mosaic

What do you do with nearly 200 high-end smartphones? For Sony the answer was simples: to mash them up into a giant mosaic screen and grab the Guinness World Record for the largest animated smartphone mosaic. It happened  during the last MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona, where they put 196 Xperia ZL in a 14 x14 matrix for the world to see.

... I think this record won't stand for long, as I imagine other manufacturers will quickly jump in to beat it and show off their own brand (20x20 seems like a nice round number... should you happen to have 400 smartphones around somewhere).

In case you were impressed by its size alone, I should also remind you that, having a 5" Full HD screen, this mosaic also is sure to have one of the highest pixel resolution in the world: 26880 x 15120 pixels - enough to put to shame even the Ultra HD 4K and 8K!

To put things into perspective, a single uncompressed frame at this resolution takes about 1.13GB! That translates into roughly 34GB per second should you want to display a video at 30fps (meaning 1TB would only be able to hold about 30s of video).Of course, that's exactly why codecs and compression were invented for, and the real values would be a lot less intimidating... but it's still incredible to think at this scale of things.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Sony has been pushing hard on the Android front, and their latest Xperia Z smartphones are certainly some of the best looking mobile devices ever created - and not only do they look good, but they have all the requirements to face off the competition for 2013 (FullHD screens, quad-core, CPUs, etc.)

It would be a safe bet to assume that Sony wouldn't stop there... and now we have the confirmation: the Xperia Tablet Z is coming, and it does seem like it will be a head-turner.

As it is, this 10" (1920x1200) tablet is the world thinnest (just 6.9mm thick!) but that didn't stop Sony from packing it with a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core CPU (@1.5GHz), 2GB RAM, LTE and WiFi versions, up to 64GB, microSD, NFC, 8MP and 2MP cameras, and it's even water resistant so you won't have to throw a fit should you (or anyone) spill a drink over.

It will arrive in Europe this ver month (March) and starting at the usual 499€.

It may not have the ultra-high-resolution screen of the Nexus 10, but it sure will make us want the next Google Nexus devices to come from Sony! :) (And it's about time for that anyway.)

Sony Xperia Tablet gets "Surface" Style Keyboard?

Looks like Microsoft's opportunity for success with their Surface Tablets is narrowing down. While we're still waiting to know how much their tablets will cost, it already seems they'll be having a similar contender. The upcoming Sony Xperia tablet seems to learn a couple of things from the Surface tablet, including a cover-keyboard.

But, these Xperia tablets already have a price, starting at $449 for the 16GB, and $99 for the cover keyboard. Meaning, around $549 for the "pack" (unless they sell it cheaper bundled together). You'll get a quad-core Tegra 3 inside, and although we don't expect it to have a "retina-level" display, it still is within an acceptable price range for an Android tablet.

Meaning... Microsoft better be planning on putting their "competitive priced" Surface Tablets on the market soon, and at similar price ranges... or else... they'll risk having a completely flattened sales volume...

Sony Experia with 13MP Camera

If you thought the fight for the highest megapixel claim was restricted to compact cameras, you better see what's Sony Ericsson is readying for this new and upcoming Xperia Android smartphone. A device that is sure to make SE fans drool over...

This SE Xperia LT28at will please both power users as well as anyone looking for a smartphone capable os replacing their point and shoot camera. If current high-end devices like the iPhone 4S alreay shoot amazing photos with its 8MP camera, this new Xperia goes one step futher, by offering a 13MP camera.

Even its front facing camera will be capable of recording 720p video (HD videochat will soon become the norm, it seems) as well as a dual-core 1.5Ghz CPU, a 720p 4.55" Reality Display screen, worldwide 4G support (LTE, HSPA, TD-SCDMA) as well as dual band WiFi N (2.4 e 5Ghz).

This new Xperia might be revealed in the upcoming CES 2012... and it looks like a very good for Sony Ericsson to start a new year!