Three says any customer with an "ultrafast-ready" smartphone, which includes Apple's iPhone 5, Nokia's Lumia 920 and the Sony Xperia Z, will qualify.
After wowing us at CES with the Xperia Z, Sony enticed us at Mobile World Congress with the Xperia Tablet Z.
Announced bright and early in Japan today is the Sony Xperia Tablet Z that we've been hearing about.
DoCoMo fills its tablet quota with the Sony Xperia Tablet Z and a carrier branded device called the dtab, a 10.1-inch WiFi slab apparently built for DoCoMo's Smart Home initiative.
We're also expecting a couple devices from Sony called the Xperia Z (Yuga) and Xperia ZL (Odin).
At CES, Sony unveiled the Xperia Z, its most recent foray into the high-end smartphone market, and a likely competitor to the iPhone.
Sony's Xperia Z took the company into the big leagues this year: the company finally has a handset that turns heads and can compete with the established Galaxy and One brands.
In smartphones, Sony announces a new Xperia Z smartphone today.
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Sony's Xperia Tablet Z got official, a 10.1-inch, 1, 920 x 1, 200 device powered by a 1.5GHz, quad-core Qualcomm processor paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
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.
Disclosure: Sony Mobile Communications provided an Xperia Z on loan for review purposes.
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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.
The Xperia Z is one of the main pillars of Sony's new plan to focus on mobile, gaming and imaging.
Is it just another Android handset put out so there's something with the Sony name available at a lower price point than the Z?
An example is its new Xperia Z smartphone which adopts photo tech developed by Sony's digital camera division and video enhancement software created for its Bravia TVs.
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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.
If you've been waiting for the least burdensome tablet you could find, Sony's 17.5 ounce, 6.9mm thick Xperia Tablet Z is now up for pre-order in the US. On top of being the lightest, slimmest 10-inch slate on the market, it's not exactly slumming spec-wise either: there's a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 2GB RAM, an 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera, NFC, LTE, S-Force virtual surround sound, 32GB storage and a 10.1-inch 1, 920 x 1, 200 display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 tech.
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While Sony had a phone in each hand to greet us in Vegas, the Xperia Z is where it's focusing most of the attention -- as we've already said, it's certainly the best-looking we've seen from the growing Android phone-maker, although those square lines and glossy sides are slightly familiar.
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That level of waterproofing is already incorporated in a few Sony smartphones such as the Acro S and Advance, and most recently with the Xperia Z.
Mr. Sneeden mentioned the TV SideView app, an electronic programming guide with voice activation that's available from the Play Store and takes advantage of the Tablet Z's built-in IR blaster -- he also pointed out that Sony's Music Unlimited and Walkman Player apps will be fully integrated by summer.
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