Overview
- Sony introduced the Xperia 1 VIII with a fixed 70 mm telephoto lens on a larger 1/1.56-inch sensor, trading the prior variable zoom for better light capture and improved low-light shots.
- The phone keeps a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a microSD slot up to 2 TB and includes a 6.5-inch 120 Hz OLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, and a 5,000 mAh battery with IP68 protection.
- Sony promises four Android version upgrades and six years of security updates, pricing the 12 GB/256 GB model at €1,499 and a 1 TB special edition at €1,999.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is in talks with SpaceX about running data centers in Earth orbit, linking the effort to Google’s earlier SpaceX investment and stated interest in orbital compute.
- Market researcher Dialog Consult forecasts that in 2026 gigabit-speed internet lines in Germany will edge past connections below 16 Mbit/s, signaling a gradual move to faster access.