Oh FCC, how you can ruin many great surprises for companies. Last week, we told you about a leaked video and promotional photo of what appears to be a Sony VAIO Duo 13-inch, the hybrid Windows 8 laptop and slate. Sony already sells the VAIO Duo 11-inch so this latest model seems to offer what we’ve already come to expect from the series with an extra 2 inches of real estate space on your screen. Now, the FCC has all but confirmed the validity of the VAIO Duo 13-inch and a product through their doors means a very high likelihood of a release in the US, and soon.
The Sony Xperia Z is without a doubt a marvelous phone. The 5-inch flagship Android smartphone from Sony packs the latest technology with a powerful processor, 13-megapixel camera, and a water-resistant body to name a few. For Sony, the success of this phone could determine their mobile strategy while its doom could forever lock Sony out of the top 5 smartphone list. The last thing Sony or any company ever wants to deal with is a defective design or manufacturing process. But that may be exactly what Sony has on their hands. Thanks to a tipster and after our own digging on Sony’s 
There is no doubt that the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL are some of the most exciting smartphones that Sony has ever put out. The press and public have agreed with mostly praise and a lot of excitement and hype surrounding the product’s release. If such a phone was release by Apple, HTC, or Samsung, you could expect a big media blitz, followed by carrier partnership which is the life and breath of the smartphone market in the US. Learning from past mistakes and their nearly zero market penetration in the US, Sony finally partnered with a carrier to help bring the Xperia ZL to more consumers while driving down the phone’s cost via subsidy. The only problem is, who the heck is Cincinnati Bell?
