After wowing us at CES with the Xperia Z, Sony enticed us at Mobile World Congress with the Xperia Tablet Z.

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The new HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z will be broadly available through mobile operators and retailers across major European and Asian markets from October 2010 with the HTC Desire Z shipping in North America later this year.

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Disclosure: Sony Mobile Communications provided an Xperia Z on loan for review purposes.

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With no half-time stadium announcement to confirm the score from Miyagi, rumours of mobile phone calls made from Row Z had to suffice.

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Sony is also doing better in its mobile-phone business with its Xperia Z, which went on sale earlier this year.

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Sony's Xperia Tablet Z was a hot item at last week's Mobile World Congress because of its sleek design and functionality, with the ability to withstand getting wet a cool add-on.

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He explained that some of these design elements will likely be incorporated into future (non-mobile) products and that the both the Xperia Z and Tablet Z are premium, aspirational devices which will become reference points for more affordable models.

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The Xperia Z is one of the main pillars of Sony's new plan to focus on mobile, gaming and imaging.

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The relative absence of mobile announcements from the major players in the US market (even Sony, which debuted the Xperia Z, opted not to make the device a centerpiece of its press conference) allowed manufacturers like ZTE and Huawei, largely unknown in the States, to hog the mobile spotlight.

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