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In my recently published preview of the Vivaz I mentioned that the software is one of the key differences between Satio and Vivaz. It’s been updated quite a bit compared to Satio, and I was wondering if Satio owners would be able to get this update as well. It’s now been confirmed by Sony [...]
In an interview with Mobile Today, Sony Ericsson’s Nathan Vautier, Head of Sales in the UK, said that the company will announce 14-16 phones this year, including “a number of Walkman phones” for the lower-/mid-end segment. Most will be priced around the £100 mark.
Interesting. The last announcement of a product in the Walkman range was [...]
Sony Ericsson just announced the availability of a new small software package update for the XPERIA X2. While it is not the complete update of the operating system that will come later this month, they felt that they had to come out with something to enhance the user experience – I wonder why…
The update package [...]
Sony Ericsson announced two additions to the XPERIA line-up at this year’s Mobile World Congress, both being compact versions of the brilliant X10. Quite appropriately, they’ve been named X10 Mini and one of them got an additional ‘Pro’ in the end of its name due to the added slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Both of them are [...]
The fifth and final addition to the so-called ‘Fabulous 5′ is the Vivaz Pro, basically identical to the Vivaz with the exception of an added full QWERTY keyboard and a lower resolution camera. It was Sony Ericsson’s first announcement at the Mobile World Congress this year.
The Vivaz Pro is a Symbian-based smartphone for tech savvy [...]
Sony Ericsson have just posted their X2 software upgrade schedule on the official Xperiancers blog, and it shows that we’ve got two firmware upgrades in store for the X2. The first will come in March and it’ll upgrade the phone’s operating system to Windows Mobile 6.5.2, thereby improving the stability and usability. It will also [...]
Sony Ericsson’s developer site, Developer World, has been updated to fit the new design and style of Sony Ericsson. The new website looks hot!
Check it out here!
Sony Ericsson today officially announced Aspen – a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 handset, that was previously known by its codename Faith. It’s the company’s first handset to run Windows Mobile 6.5.3, and the second handset in the world to officially run this version of the OS. Sony Ericsson have added the panel solution on-top of Windows [...]
Check out these sparkling new photos of the Kurara / Vivaz. Like them better than the spy photos? Yeah, who wouldn’t?
The final specifications of the phone have already been posted here by me in a previous post, but let’s just do it again. It’s got a 720 MHz processor, 3.2 inch TFT display [...]
Yet another upcoming handset from Sony Ericsson has been leaked just recently (what’s up these days?), and this time it’s a GreenHeart product codenamed Faith. Having known about it for months, I was curious to see when it would get leaked and what people’s reaction would be. Not surprisingly, it was what I had expected. [...]
I had a feeling it wouldn’t be long until this one was leaked. Robyn was just leaked earlier today, and it’s the next upcoming Android phone from Sony Ericsson. It’s a very small handset with a design similar to the X10. It seems it’ll be available in three or four different colour variants, as you [...]
Now, what have we got here? A Kurara clone, you say? Pretty much. Specifications are pretty similar, except this one has a slide out keyboard. It’s codename is Kanna, and it’s going to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2010 in February.
Specifications include a 3.2 inch TFT display at 640 x 360 pixels, a 5 [...]
The X10 has been put through its paces at the FCC and as a result they’ve published pictures and other documents about the phone on the FCC website – including the user manual, which – by the looks of it – seems to be final or close to being final. There’s also quite a few [...]
Sony Ericsson today announced the Elm (below) and Hazel (above), the latest additions to the GreenHeart series. The two phones have previously been known as Susan (Elm) and Sunny (Hazel) or J10 (Elm) and J20 (Hazel). Both are pretty average HSPA-enabled feature phones with specifications that should surprise no one. Both are splash resistant, feature [...]
Just wanted to let you guys know that the new Satio firmware update brings along huge performance improvements. I just ran the SPMark Mobile JSR 184 benchmark and I noticed a performance boost between 40 – 80 percent! That’s huge! Really impressive stuff, no doubt.
By the way… I’ll publish the review in a few days. [...]
The updated Satio firmware has just reached SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service) and is now ready to be deployed on most handset variants across the globe. Operator specific versions of the firmware have yet to arrive on SEUS, but that’s pretty normal. The update (R1CA037) ensures improved performance and speed, and includes a lot of [...]
Arima Communications have just landed an order from Sony Ericsson for ISDB-T Mobile TV handsets. There aren’t a whole lot of details yet, but but the sounds of it, it won’t be a huge order. The phones will be targeted for Brazil in 2010, but will hopefully also arrive in other countries around the world. [...]
And what a beauty it is! This handset has to be one of the coolest handsets ever made. Period! You wouldn’t imagine the amount of comments I’ve received about the Pureness – in just one day! People love it. Heck, one guy even tried stealing it (not really). Anyway, my point is that it looks [...]
It’s crappy, short and not very detailed, but none the less it’s the first actual video of the Kurara (or U5) and it’s just hit YouTube. Check it out below!
Eldar has done it again. A preview of the Kurara (or U5) has been published at Mobile-review with screenshots and lots of pictures. I still can’t understand how he’s permitted to publish such content An interesting thing about the U5 is that it seems to be able to auto focus during video recordings. [...]
A leaked video sample from the Kurara has been published on YouTube in 720p resolution. I’ve downloaded the original HD video file and uploaded it here, so you can check the quality. It’s from an early prototype build, so it’s nowhere near being finished.
The video shows that it currently records video with a video bitrate [...]
Sony’s Media Go software is also used to synchronize content between your computer and Sony Ericsson handset. That’s why Sony also lists compatibility changes with Sony Ericsson phones in the change log when providing new updates. It seems like they’ve let a few phones slip.
In the version 1.3 Media Go update, the change log mentions [...]
This is just a quick post, really. Eldar has just posted yet another picture of the Kurara and has confirmed some of the previously rumoured specifications, i.e. the 600 MHz ARM CPU and PowerVR GPU – just like in Satio. In addition to this he notes that the 720p video recording is impressive and that [...]
I’ve just been invited to Sony Ericsson’s press conference at next year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The event will be on the 14th of February and will start at 7:00 pm in central Barcelona.
Here’s the official invitation:
By the way, I’ll be covering a local X10 event this coming Wednesday, so stay tuned for lots [...]
Engadget Mobile reports that Sony Ericsson will be closing four facilities and also plan to lay off an additional 2,000 employees worldwide.
The facilities will be closed in North Carolina, Miami, Kista and Chennai. The employees from the Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North Carolina will be given the opportunity to apply for a job elsewhere. [...]
Yay, this is going to be awesome!
From now on all web developers can create applications for Android or Symbian handsets without having to go through the difficulties of learning a new programming language. Simply create the web application using basic or advanced CSS / HTML / Javascript, and use the Sony Ericsson WebSDK to convert [...]
If you’re a trusty reader of GSMArena you will know that the team has just released a couple of photos of an upcoming Sony Ericsson handset under the codename of Kurara. The rumoured specifications are much like the Satio’s but with a few important changes. The battery has been juiced up a bit, now 1200 [...]
As most of you know Sony Ericsson is a changed company – or at least they’re trying to be. Their new make.believe brand message seems to have done a lot of good for the company and I was hoping to get a chance to speak with someone from Sony Ericsson about the change and what [...]
Swedish mobile magazine Tidningen Mobil has just announced the winners of its Mobilgalan, which is basically a gala party for mobile phones that is held each year, awarding the best in show, so to speak.
Sony Ericsson’s Gustaf Brusewitz and Rikard Skogberg were at the party and could walk back to the company with two awards [...]
The details about the mysterious XPERIA Pureness have finally been revealed as the handset has made its way onto Sony Ericsson’s portfolio website. A funny thing to note is that local sites are apparently translating the word “Pureness”, hence giving it another product name. In Denmark it’s called “XPERIA Ren”, which sounds about as dumb [...]
At last it happened. Sony Ericsson have just introduced the Rachael as the XPERIA X10 and it seems to be an incredible phone. It’ll be the flagship product of a family of products coming in the first half of 2010. More information will be available in a couple of weeks.
It runs Android 1.6 and Sony [...]
It seems Sony Ericsson is working on refreshing the design of their press room website. It’s still in beta and it’s a bit buggy at the moment, but I like the concept of the changes. Hopefully it’ll be perfect soon!
Check it out at www.sonyericsson.com/press.
This is a bit of a mystery. The retail units of Satio ship with a 1,000 mAh battery, which is a bit low on the juice considering it’s a high-end phone that needs a lot of power. However, there are reportedly 1,350 mAh batteries around that are compatible with the Satio.
According to Steve O’Hear from [...]
Sony Ericsson have just launched the “What’s Next?” campaign website and there’s no doubt it’s about the Rachael. According to the site something will happen on the 3rd of November. This could be an announcement or a teaser. If so, the announcement will be a few days later.
How can I be so sure? Well, several [...]
We just got this from an anonymous tipster who claims that Carphone Warehouse in the UK are making their preparations to face problems with the Remote Play feature on the Sony Ericsson Aino that was just released recently.
They have added a return code specifically for Remote Play failure on the Aino (bottom of the list [...]
Seems like the rumours and spy shots just won’t come to an end. This time the spot light is on Rachael again. Sony Ericsson’s upcoming first Android handset.
Now, some rumours say that it’ll be called X3 while others claim that Sony Ericsson dumped ‘X3′, and that X10 will be the final name of the phone. [...]
Here’s a shortfilm video about the Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana. It is directed Cyril Guyot for D&G and the entire promotional campaign has been created exclusively by D&G without the help of Sony Ericsson. What do you think of it?
You can read more about the campaign here and you can check out more videos here.
Sony Ericsson’s latest campaign is called “Eyes Wide Open” and as the name suggests it is a photo campaign to celebrate the launch of the new Satio.
In partnership with Vodafone in the UK, Sony Ericsson have teamed up with star photographer Jilian Edelstein who has shot many wonderful portraits of celebrities and personalities over the [...]
“Susan” is the codename of what appears to be an upcoming Sony Ericsson phone that is extra sturdy, sealed and weather proof. A video of the phone has been leaked earlier on and now we’ve got another image of the phone, this time coming from Maximys over at www.semcblog.com. This is perhaps the most interesting [...]
The Japanese network AU KDDI has just announced its so-called Winter collection of handsets and there’s a bit of something for everyone. The line-up included two Sony Ericsson handsets – one for the “older crowd” and AU KDDI’s first Bravia-branded handset for the high-end segment.
The phone for the “elderly” crowd is called Urbano Barone and [...]
In an interview with the Swedish website Dagens Industri, Sony Ericsson’s new CEO Bert Nordberg explains that he’s looking to achieve profit already next year. That’s a pretty positive statement coming from a man in his position!
I really like his goals and upcoming changes. He wants the company to produce more high-end phones with lots [...]
This is pretty interesting. Ericsson, despite being a separate company from Sony Ericsson, has just tweeted a post about the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3 mentioning a November announcement and linking to a Softpedia news article. Let’s bet this tweet won’t be online much longer, eh?
Here’s the link for the tweet anyway.
By the way, don’t forget [...]
Sony Ericsson today reported its third quarter financial results and they’re finally beginning to look much better than they’ve done in a while!
The decline in the global handset market is slowing day after about two years and Sony Ericsson’s transformation programme has made a positive trend. Other highlights include that the company is now being [...]
This is just in from the Sony Ericsson Developer World Twitter feed. Apparently the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 has the highest Jbenchmark PRO score ever, despite the performance disadvantages of its very high resolution display! That’s quite remarkable, to say the least.
In addition to this, the X2 is also said having the best Java Virtual [...]
According to an article on Bloomberg.com, Sony Ericsson is seeking partners to accelerate its production chain and develop new technologies.
“As we grew up, much of our technology was able to be developed internally. Times have changed. It is no longer OK to rely on ourselves and our parents to feed our innovation,” said Chris Hare, [...]
Sony Ericsson’s latest fashion statement, the Jalou, is now available for purchase. Sony Ericsson highlights the diamond like design and physical size of the phone, which is roughly about the same size as a lipstick. Being a true fashion phone, the Jalou has a bit of a rather special feature – it can turn its [...]
Here’s just a quick reminder that Sony Ericsson’s Contacts service on Facebook is now back up and running. I’ve just set up everything on Satio, and it worked flawlessly. Took no less than five seconds to sync everything over WiFi and that was it. It just worked. The above picture is a screenshot from the [...]
Today’s the day. Sony Ericsson have just announced the shipping of three of their latest additions to the Entertainment Unlimited series, the Aino, Satio and Yari. According to Sony Ericsson, the Aino and Yari will hit the stores this week (week 41), while Satio is coming next week (week 42).
I’ve just received a retail review [...]
Here’s a rather interesting video I’d like to share with you. It’s a quick overview of a new service by Sony Ericsson called “Sony Ericsson Contacts”. It’s basically a “cloud service” in which you can store all your organizer info online, making it easy to synchronize when you change something or get a new phone [...]
