ONE of the world's biggest tech companies has apologised after its phones mysteriously disappeared from shelves prompting closure fears.

The big mobile brand has been selling handsets for some 33 years but its popularity has waned massively.

Bosses at Sony assured the world that they hadn't given up on smartphones despite all its Xperia phones being marked as out of stock online .

The move was prompted by a fault that caused some handsets to shut down and not turn on properly.

Sony says the manufacturing process was changed immediately to ensure this does not happen again.

But for those with affected handsets, they will have to claim a free replacement.

Writing on the company's Japanese website, the firm said: "We sincerely apologize to many customers for the inconvenience caused b

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