If you own a Sony Xperia device and are into hacking then you will definitely be familiar with Flashtool, an app for Sony’s Android devices that allows users to install custom ROMs. Flashtool is ...

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Many Android manufacturers have moved to over-the-air (OTA) software updates after years of relying on the customer connecting his or her device up to a computer (typically Windows). By means of the ...

Like most large companies that design Android smartphones, Sony customizes the software that ships on its Xperia line of phones with a custom user interface, a few special apps, and other changes that ...

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Sony have recently announced that they have released a beta version of its new flash tool for Xperia devices which enables a user to put on the standard Sony Sony has announced the release of a beta ...

Unlike some hardware manufacturers that have previously made things rather difficult for those of us who would modify their phones with custom ROMs and tinker about, Sony has been a pretty good ...

Sony have recently announced that they have released a beta version of its new flash tool for Xperia devices which enables a user to put on the standard Sony Advisory Alert: It has come to our ...