The Need for Speed
New VAIO SX12 and SX14: Speedy PCIe 4 storage, big battery life, and more
Two new VAIO SX laptops are here. They pack remarkably speedy SSDs, big battery life, and high price tags.
Vaio
Now that's different
Review: VAIO Z (2021) is the lightest most powerful Windows laptop yet
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VAIO is back with the brand-new VAIO Z for 201. A super light 14" Ultrabook built using carbon fiber, but with the heart of a workstation, VAIO Z is unlike any other laptop on the market due to its powerful 35W Intel Core i7-11375H processor. But its exquisite and quality design comes at a very high price.
Japan returns
VAIO SX12 Ultrabook is tiny, powerful and now available in the U.S.
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VAIO's latest sub-notebook is the SX12. Featuring nine ports and a tiny size, this Ultrabook packs a punch. Today, you can order it in the U.S.
Plenty of Ports
The VAIO SX12 fits nine ports into a 12.5-inch laptop
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The VAIO SX12 manages to fit nine ports into a thin and light 12.5-inch laptop including a full-size SD card slot, HDMI, ethernet, USB-C, and three USB-A ports.
New additions
VAIO Phone Biz and NuAns Neo updated
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A new report claim that the VAIO Phone Biz and NuAns Neo smartphones, both from Japan and both with Windows 10 Mobile, are now getting the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
Continuum issues
Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update delayed for VAIO
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Japan's VAIO Phone Biz, the Windows 10 Mobile smartphone that launched earlier this year, won't be getting the Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update for a little while.
A different picture
How Japan's Windows 10 Mobile usage breaks down
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New data collected from AdDuplex reveal how Japan's usage of Windows 10 Mobile differs radically from the rest of the global market.
High end phone
VAIO Phone Biz with Windows 10 Mobile on sale
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VAIO, the former PC division of Sony, has started selling its first Windows 10 Mobile phone, the Phone Biz, in its native Japan. The price for the phone is ¥59,184, or about $530.
Talks are collapsing
Toshiba, Fujitsu and Vaio PC merge may not happen
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A new report claims that talks between Toshiba, Fujitsu and Vaio to merge their PC divisions are not going as planned. Vaio has reportedly left the table and Toshiba and Fujitsu are also not in agreement over which company will take on the majority share.
Pour a cup of coffee and pull up a chair this is a beast
Microsoft dishes on phone future with OEMs
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As OEM partners bring more Windows phones to market we must change or perspective from the "Lumia dominant" view that Microsoft first-party hardware equals Windows phone.
The best of MWC
Windows Central's best of MWC 2016
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Another Mobile World Congress has come and gone, so here's our roundup of the very best the show had to offer!
VAIO Phone Biz
The VAIO Phone Biz is set to go on sale in China mid-year, and while it may never see the U.S. — it's a very solid Windows Phone. The 5.5-inch VAIO Phone Biz — however odd the name — has a full HD display with an aluminum frame holding it all together. The Snapdragon 617 powers this one, yet it still supports Continuum. 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage are found here as well,...
From Japan with Love
Hands-on with the Vaio Phone Biz
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The Vaio Phone Biz might be a Japan-centric phone, but that doesn't mean we're not really interested and excited by it. Thanks to Microsoft, we got our first chance to see it at Mobile World Congress.
NO VAIO
VAIO have no plans to launch the Phone Biz in the U.S.
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We have some unfortunate news for those who are eagerly awaiting the launch of the Phone Biz by VAIO. The company has revealed on Twitter that no plans are currently in place to bring the Windows 10 Mobile smartphone to the U.S.
METAL POWER
VAIO's first Windows 10 Mobile phone is here
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Windows 10 Mobile is getting a lot of interest from Japanese manufacturers. NuAns launched the highly-customizable Neo late last year, and now VAIO has unveiled its first offering: the Phone Biz.
New hardware partners
VAIO to launch Windows 10 Mobile smartphone
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Microsoft's Japan office held a press event announcing local partners for Windows 10 Mobile smartphones. Among them is VAIO, which says it will launch its phone sometime in 2016 with Continuum support
RETURN OF THE VAIO
VAIO plans to return to the US later this year
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VAIO personal computers have been absent from the US market since the newly reformed company split from Sony. The company has announced plans to return to the US later this year, with aims to launch new hardware and take part in the competitive PC market.
Driver issues
Sony doesn't want VAIO PC owners to update to Windows 10 yet
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Sony, which is still supporting its previously released VAIO Windows PCs, has posted word that owners of those products are "strongly recommended" not to download and install Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10 until Sony can provide new drivers for those PCs
Breaking away
VAIO reveals its first post-Sony Windows 8.1 laptops
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VAIO's first all-new Windows 8.1 laptops since breaking away from Sony in 2014 were revealed today. Both the VAIO Z and the VAIO Z Canvas are 2-in-1 hybrids. The VAIO Z includes a hinge on its display so it can be turned into a tablet, while the VAIO Z Canvas is designed so that the screen can detach from its keyboard. The 13.3-inch VAIO Z will have a currently unnamed Intel Core i7...
Vaio Prototype
Vaio teases a tablet prototype after separating from Sony
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Sony and Vaio are no longer working together as a single entity, but it seems the newly formed Vaio is eager to remind consumers just what the talented teams are capable of producing. The company has revealed an attractive render of a high-end Windows tablet. Simply named the "Vaio Prototype", this tablet isn't quite ready yet for release, but the images provided do show what Vaio is...