Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in Tech, a thrilling gadget show produced in our London office. Luke's focus is on keeping you in the loop with a mix of ...

Sony made an announcement that should get developers and modders hearts a-thumping. Not only has it given its Unlock Boot Loader service web page a much needed facelift, making it easer for even ...

According to Sony Unlock Bootloader site, Warning! At the moment, unlocking the Xperia™ Z1 boot loader will stop the camera functionality. Based on the reports on XDA, you will not be able to use the ...

Unlocking the bootloader on your device is one of the most awesome things about Android, and can really help you customize your phone to suit your needs. For some time now, Sony has been very ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The message from most smartphone manufacturers seems abundantly clear – bootloaders are better locked. Even ...

Sony has updated its Sony Xperia bootloader unlock tool, it is now designed to make unlocking of your Sony Xperia smartphone easier. The new bootloader unlock tool for Sony’s Xperia devices is design ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The long wait may be over for Verizon Xperia PLAY owners. The device may have finally been unlocked and rooted ...

Sony Ericsson will be allowing users of all four of its upcoming Xperia phones — Arc, Neo, Play and Pro — to access the bootloader (the software which loads an operating system into memory) for the ...

Sony has released a video on its Sony Mobile Developer website that details how users can unlock the boot loader for a long list of Xperia devices manufactured by the company, albeit with warnings on ...

We continue to fight the war against phone theft with kill switches, but companies like Sony have been providing theft protection for years. Sony’s My Xperia app can locate, lock, factory reset or ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...