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Major Sony Xperia Z Ultra firmware update brings support for the mobile X-Reality engine, adds new features

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By Chris P.

Updated: Aug 29, 2013, 3:12 AM

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Major Sony Xperia Z Ultra firmware update brings support for the mobile X-Reality engine, adds new features

A new 14.1.B.510 major firmwareupdate for the Sony Xperia Z Ultra (C6802) has started rolling out in the Asia-Pacific region, and it brings along some overdue goodies.Among these are support for Sony's highly touted mobile X-Realityengine, which promises to increase the overall playback quality oflocally-stored media, such as photos and movies, by adjusting thelevels of sharpness, saturation, contrast, noise-reduction and evenreproduction of lackingpixels. The rest of the reported improvements and new featuresinclude:

Overall performance increase and improvements in battery life
New stock widgets – Clock, Alarm Clock and Calculator among others
Multiple small apps can now be opened at once
Refreshed design as far as the messenger and e-mail apps are concerned
Superior Auto mode added to the camera appearance
One-handed text input now possible
Background UI has gone white-grey

The update measures at 770MB, andyou'll need to use Sony's PC Companion suite to download and flashit.

source: XperiaGuide

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Chris Panayotov is a former mobile tech reviewer of phones, tablets and wearables at PhoneArena. However, his contribution to PhoneArena content includes not just reviews, but all kinds of regular and experimental features, such as news stories, buying guides, and an exclusive column on the most notable phones out of Asia.