SE announces new “China-friendly” – the A8i (now with pics!)

Posted by Emil Nygaard
August 31st, 2010

I collaboration with China Mobile, SE have developed a new phone, called the A8i. The phone is specifically made for the Chinese market, and incorporates China Mobiles own entertainment download service (like a Chinese PlayNow). It runs on OMS 2.0, which is China Mobiles own custom made Android system, adapted to support the Chinese TD-SCDMA [...]

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New Colors for X10 Mini and Mini Pro

Posted by Timothy Shao
August 10th, 2010

Sony Ericsson has announced new colors for the Xperia X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro. The X10 Mini will now be available in a very nice gold color, while the Mini Pro gets a pink color added to its lineup. Both should be available in selected markets next month. The Xperia X10 Mini is the [...]

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How-to: Transfer files via Bluetooth on X10 Mini

Posted by Michell Bak
June 16th, 2010

In the comments section of our video preview of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini, a lot of people have been asking questions on how to transfer files via Bluetooth on the X10 Mini. I’ve told you it’s possible using a third party application, but it seems there’s still some confusion, so I thought I’d create [...]

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Sony Ericsson Cedar announced

Posted by Sandeep Murali
June 16th, 2010

Today, Sony Ericsson expanded their eco-friendly Greenheart family with “Cedar”, a candybar feature phone. Cedar features built-in widgets for Facebook, Twitter and Myspace for those of us who would like to be connected on the move. Like all recent Sony Ericsson phones, the Cedar supports memory expansion via MicroSD and a microUSB port. Those upgrading [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 announced

Posted by Sandeep Murali
June 16th, 2010

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, previously known as “Shakira”, was announced today.  While the specifications of the fourth Sony Ericsson Android device were largely unknown previously, Sony Ericsson now throws some light into the same. The X8 sits bang in the middle of the XXL sized X10 and the pint sized X10 Mini/Mini Pro with [...]

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Yendo is a new touch Walkman phone

Posted by Michell Bak
June 16th, 2010

Despite not being an Android phone, the new Yendo benefits from the four corner UI from the X10 Mini / Mini Pro and the X8, which was also announced today. The Yendo is a standard feature phone with a non-smartphone operating system, but it seems that Sony Ericsson has finally optimized the user interface for [...]

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“X10 Medium” to be dubbed XPERIA X8

Posted by Michell Bak
June 14th, 2010

Well, would you have a look at that?! The phone I called the “X10 Medium” is apparently going to be called the XPERIA X8. Can’t tell you much about it right now, but specifications are similar to that of the X10 Mini. You’ll probably know more tomorrow, along with other details… Source: Esato

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How-to: Reset the X10 mini

Posted by Emil Nygaard
June 9th, 2010

If you’re the lucky owner of the X10 Mini, you might have noticed that you’re not able to remove the battery. If you should choose to try this regardless, you will most likely lose your warranty. Without having the option to remove the battery, how do you restart and recover your phone from a potential [...]

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Pressure sensitive touchscreen demo on Sony Ericsson prototype

Posted by Emil Nygaard
June 9th, 2010

Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL) Inc. has developed a new type of touchscreen with tactile feedback that not only detects the finger’s X and Y position on the screen, but also the pressure on the Z-axis. The new panel was demonstrated at an open house event on May 28, and at the event it [...]

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“Shakira” could be the X10 Medium?

Posted by Michell Bak
June 5th, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, I showed a friend of mine the X10 Mini and told him that it was a mini version of the X10. He thought it was too small and I made a joke about Sony Ericsson probably releasing a “X10 Medium” soon for people who think the X10 is too large [...]

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VH110 and VH410 Bluetooth headsets announced

Posted by Michell Bak
June 4th, 2010

Sony Ericsson just announced two new Bluetooth headsets that will join the GreenHeart product family – the VH110 and VH410. Both sport 10 hours of talk time or 350 hours of standby life. The VH110 is going to be “ultra affordable” and the VH410 is going to be a bit more expensive, being a design [...]

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5.5-inch QWERTY Android smart phone leaked?

Posted by Sandeep Murali
June 4th, 2010

So you’ve stayed away from the delectable X10 for the simple reason that you absolutely hate typing on a touch screen? Sony Ericsson may have just heard your prayers. Leaked on this forum is a never-seen-before prototype from the Swedish-Japanese manufacturer that supposedly is running on Android 2.1 for the moment and sports a 5.5 [...]

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Star in upcoming campaign for unannounced Bluetooth headsets

Posted by Emil Nygaard
June 3rd, 2010

Apparently, three new Bluetooth headsets are on the way from Sony Ericsson. None of them have been announced yet, so we don’t know anything about them really, but according to Sony Ericsson’s YouTube video below, they’re going to be announced this summer. The marketing guys are giving you the opportunity to be the star in [...]

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Walkman flavoured Android phone coming in June

Posted by Timothy Shao
May 31st, 2010

For those who have been waiting for a new Walkman phone with a touchscreen, your wait may soon be over. According to Max over at SEMC Blog, Sony Ericsson is planning to announce a new Walkman phone with the Android operating system sometime in June. It will have a similar form factor as the Xperia [...]

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Creatouch is out for the X10!

Posted by Michell Bak
May 29th, 2010

Creatouch is now available for the X10 on the PlayNow application store. It’s a very cool application by Sony Ericsson which enables you to create very nice wallpapers with all sorts of effects and symbols. I actually didn’t like it until I tried it – you’ll be pleasantly surprised, I promise! Go ahead and get [...]

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Vivaz Pro is now shipping

Posted by Timothy Shao
May 26th, 2010

Great news for those who have been waiting for the Vivaz-variant sporting a QWERTY keyboard: the Vivaz Pro is now shipping! According to the Sony Ericsson Product Blog, the Vivaz Pro has begun shipping in selected markets. There’s no word on which specific markets there are, but it usually means a global launch. With summer [...]

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Report and pictures from local XPERIA X10 Mini event

Posted by Michell Bak
May 21st, 2010

As most of you might know, I attended a local press event for the XPERIA X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro yesterday morning and it is of course always nice to talk to the chaps at Sony Ericsson about their products. Both Gustaf Brusewitz and Rikard Skogberg were at the event. You might know them [...]

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SE-dot aims to gather your ideas and wishes

Posted by Michell Bak
May 21st, 2010

Sony Ericsson just launched a new initiative called SE-dot. And what a brilliant idea it is! It’s basically a community that aims to gather all of your – the customers’ – ideas and wishes, and not only give Sony Ericsson but also third party developers an insight into the users’ needs and wants. Do yourself [...]

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Initial report from the X10 mini event

Posted by Michell Bak
May 21st, 2010

I’m writing this from my X10, so please excuse the brief post. The local X10 mini event has just ended, and I got to try out both versions and also the Vivaz Pro with its full qwerty keyboard. Really impressed with the minis and it was clear was the guys from Sony Ericsson shared that [...]

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Special edition Aino is not so special

Posted by Jonathan Santos
May 21st, 2010

As you all know, Sony Ericsson is rumoured to be releasing a special version of Aino and we now have the preliminary information about this special edition device: Memory card – 2 GB instead of the regular 8 GB No MH100 Bluetooth headset – will have a regular stereo headset No EC100 charging dock The [...]

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Vivaz goes Gaga, Lady Gaga

Posted by Freek de Man
May 20th, 2010

Lady Gaga is one of the hottest and most popular popstars around at the moment, and only last week rumours were buzzing that the famous musician would be the new spokesperson for the much anticipated fourth generation iPhone.  As it turns out she is already a spokesperson for a mobile phone – the Sony Ericsson [...]

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PlayNow update available for X10

Posted by Michell Bak
May 19th, 2010

There’s a new application update available for the built-in PlayNow client on the X10. The client previously consisted of only music downloads, but the new update introduces application and games downloads as well. Although I have already downloaded a few applications via the updated client and that this is an update I was looking forward [...]

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Video: XPERIA X10 Mini unboxing

Posted by Michell Bak
May 18th, 2010

Rikard Skogberg just published this video unboxing of the XPERIA X10 Mini on the official Product Launch Blog. In the video, Gustaf Brusewitz from Sony Ericsson helps him unbox the phone and shows us the bundled accessories. They also show us the extra accessories that are included in some markets and by some operators. These [...]

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Minor X10 update ready

Posted by Emil Nygaard
May 18th, 2010

Sony Ericsson has released a minor update for the X10. The update is called R1FB001 and updates your phone to baseband version 1.0.21. So far the update is still only available for people running Nordic and American firmware, and that might not even be enough if your phone is branded to your carrier. Luckily for [...]

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S003 Cyber-shot & S004 Bravia phones announced in Japan

Posted by Michell Bak
May 17th, 2010

Sony Ericsson in Japan just announced two new phones today – the S003 Cyber-shot phone and the S004 Bravia phone. The phones will be available on Japanese mobile operator ‘au by KKDI’. The S003 is a 12.1 megapixel Cyber-shot camera phone with a Sony Exmor image sensor. It features a 3.2 inch TFT display with [...]

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MR2 update now available for XPERIA X2 – highly recommended!

Posted by Michell Bak
May 16th, 2010

The second Major Release for the XPERIA X2 is now available on Sony Ericsson’s Update Service (SEUS). The update  version for Generic UK is R3AA035. This update brings Windows Mobile 6.5.3 to the X2 and generally improves the usability quite a lot. The interface is also much improved with larger buttons and easier controls. Initial [...]

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The Nexus One experiment ends, Bert Nordberg was right

Posted by Sandeep Murali
May 16th, 2010

We’re talking mostly in US-centric terms here, but after getting rejected by two carriers and with the online store getting canned, it’s pretty obvious that Google’s Nexus One experiment didn’t exactly go as planned. Now I’d like to refresh your memory to a few months back when the entire blogosphere were admonishing Mr. Nordberg for [...]

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X10 is the best selling smartphone in Japan

Posted by Adrian Leung
May 15th, 2010

According to figures from Baraclay’s Note, Sony Ericsson’s flagship smartphone has been the best ever selling smartphone in Japan, a mobile market with fierce competition from companies like Sharp and Fujitsu. NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese network operator behind the X10, notes that 120,000 units have been sold within the first twenty days.  This beats previous [...]

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Themes Creator now supports Satio, Vivaz and more!

Posted by Emil Nygaard
May 10th, 2010

Today Sony Ericsson launched a new version of the Themes Creator tool – version 4.16. The new update adds support for Symbian phones Satio and Vivaz, as well as the standard feature phones Elm and Hazel. Themes Creator is an easy-to-use tool to create and edit themes for your Sony Ericsson phones in just four [...]

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Sony Ericsson launches UK “Ambassador Programme”

Posted by Timothy Shao
May 8th, 2010

To better educate retail stores and their employees about their products, Sony Ericsson has launched the Ambassador Programme. They have been traveling around The United Kingdom by bus, hoping to raise awareness of new products (namely the X10), both hardware and software wise. Sony Ericsson marketing manager, Simon Gilbert said: “We want store staff to [...]

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Special Edition of Aino to be released?

Posted by Timothy Shao
May 8th, 2010

According to Max over at SEMC Blog, Sony Ericsson will be releasing a special edition of the Aino sometime soon. There’s no news about specs or prices, but he says that it will probably get a new design and accessories. The Sony Ericsson was launched back in October 2009. It’s a slider phone with an [...]

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292 percent YOY-growth in Sony Ericsson smartphone sales

Posted by Michell Bak
May 7th, 2010

Sounds incredible, doesn’t it? None the less, that’s what Canalys reports in its latest smart phone market report. Granted, it’s a year-on-year growth – Q1 2009 to Q1 2010 – but it’s still very impressive. According to the report, Sony Ericsson’s Satio, Vivaz and X10 products are to “blame” for the immense growth in smartphone [...]

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Here’s what the X10 Mini UXP interface looks like

Posted by Michell Bak
May 7th, 2010

Karun over at SE-Loyalist has gone crazy with screenshots of the X10 Mini UXP graphical interface. A plethora of 18 original-sized screenshots have been posted over there and knowing Karun, I thought I’d share them with you on this site as well. I can also recommend reading his blog post about these screenshots if you [...]

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New software update for Aino!

Posted by Emil Nygaard
May 6th, 2010

The second firmware update for the Aino is now available! According to Sony Ericsson, the update will improve the overall stability of the phone and improve battery life. It also adds support for a new video codec (MIME-type MPEG4-generic) and fixes bugs when Bluetooth and WLAN are active simultaneously. They’ve also added a new game [...]

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X10 Mini’s launch approaching: we’ve got the dates!

Posted by Emil Nygaard
May 5th, 2010

Envious of the fancy street-smart people from the promotion video above? Well, you don’t have to wait much longer now. We’ve had a word with Sony Ericsson’s National Account Manager for Denmark and Iceland, Kenneth Møller, who tells us that Sony Ericsson are going to launch the mini versions of the X10 – the X10 [...]

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X10 Mini wins Red Dot design award

Posted by Michell Bak
May 5th, 2010

Sony Ericsson just reported that its X10 Mini has won the 2010 Red Dot design award! Designers and manufacturers from 57 countries were in the competition, but it was the X10 Mini that won. Who can blame them? I’m personally in love with its slim and cool design. Not to mention the small size of [...]

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X10 getting UXP upgrade in Q4: Android 2.1, HD video capture & improved signature apps

Posted by Michell Bak
May 5th, 2010

Sony Ericsson today confirmed that the XPERIA X10 will be upgraded to Android 2.1 in the fourth quarter of the year. They’re calling it a UXP (User Experience Platform) upgrade and it’s going to be great! Besides upgrading the operating system to version 2.1, the UXP upgrade will also include other new features. HD video [...]

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X10 Update: Battery fix coming soon!

Posted by Jonathan Santos
May 2nd, 2010

Good news for X10 owners! A software fix that will improve and lower battery consumption is already in the works. One of our friends (Rahul) came across a comment from SE Answers team on their facebook page saying that an update is on its way and that it will double the battery life of the [...]

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Exclusive: X10 Mini supports multi-touch!

Posted by Michell Bak
April 26th, 2010

In light of all the debate about the display on the X10, I decided to find a definitive answer myself. I went ahead and asked Synaptics, who’s a supplier of touchscreen technologies, and although I didn’t get the answer I was looking for, I got another rather interesting fact. Apparently, Synaptics is the supplier of [...]

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Here’s the cause of the X10 WiFi bug

Posted by Michell Bak
April 20th, 2010

Some people have been complaining about a bug with the WiFi connection on the new X10. My friend Mik seems to have found the cause of the bug, and it seems that it occurs only when the 2G or 3G network drops. When this happens, the phone’s built-in WiFi antenna will shut down, thereby losing [...]

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Q1 results: Sony Ericsson is back on track!

Posted by Michell Bak
April 16th, 2010

Sony Ericsson earlier today announced its Q1 financial results and the big news is that the company is now making profit after almost two years of making, well, nothing. It all started back in Q3 of 2008 with a loss of 25 million Euro and peaked with the almost 300 million Euro loss in Q1 [...]

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Low-end Walkmans Spiro and Zylo announced

Posted by Michell Bak
April 13th, 2010

This was bound to happen. Sony Ericsson today announced two low-end slider phones with Walkman. They’re called Spiro (pictured above – notice the UX platform interface!) and Zylo (below), and apart from their names they’re really not that interesting and doesn’t really add much to the portfolio. One interesting feature, however, is the added support [...]

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Windows Mobile 6.5.2 update now available for the XPERIA X2

Posted by Michell Bak
April 7th, 2010

Sony Ericsson today announced the availability of the first major firmware update for the XPERIA X2. It’s called MR1 – Major Release 1 – and will update the OS to version 6.5.2. It’s already available for most users and they’re hoping to make it available for all markets within this week. Here are the official [...]

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What It’s Like to Attend a Sony Ericsson Media Event

Posted by Kaloyan
April 2nd, 2010

It turns out that our dear editor in chief, Michell, isn’t the only one who gets invited to swanky press events. To my utmost pleasure, I received an email inviting me to attend one on Monday. After some hesitation, I decided to go. Why hesitate, you ask? Well, let’s just say that the trip to [...]

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Xperia X10 Update Available

Posted by Timothy Shao
April 2nd, 2010

A new update for the Xperia X10 is available.  The new firmware will update your X10 from R1FA014 to R1FA016.  Unfortunately, Sony Ericsson did not provide a change log for the update, but one user from XDA-developers has noticed some 10MB of RAM freed up. Michell also noticed a performance / speed increase when updating [...]

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Sony Ericsson Announces Split-up

Posted by Kaloyan
April 1st, 2010

As if out of the blue, Sony Ericsson has put forward a press release, announcing that the joint venture would cease operation within four months. The reason for this delay is, as stated, the need to “reallocate and redistribute resources” between the two companies. What this probably means is that Sony and Ericsson are planning to actually take on the [...]

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No multi-touch on the X10… ever?

Posted by Michell Bak
March 30th, 2010

Sony Ericsson’s Rikard Skogberg has recently posted a comment on the official Product Blog stating that the X10 will not offer multi-touch functionality. Not now and not in the future. Apparently it is hardware-related and can’t be changed in software. This is contrary to what Sony Ericsson’s Global Marketing Manager for the X10, Sumit Malhotra, [...]

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Sound equalizers now available for Satio and Vivaz!

Posted by Michell Bak
March 17th, 2010

One of the features both the Satio and Vivaz are missing is a built-in equalizer with several presets. Many people have asked for this in a software update, but it is not possible to do that. Instead Sony Ericsson have come up with another solution – a separate application that’ll give you the option to [...]

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Upcoming software update for Satio makes it more like Vivaz

Posted by Michell Bak
March 5th, 2010

NOW AVAILABLE! 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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson: 14-16 phones this year, Walkman brand isn’t dead

Posted by Michell Bak
March 3rd, 2010

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 [...]

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Small software package update now available for X2 customers

Posted by Michell Bak
March 2nd, 2010

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 [...]

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X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro join the ‘Fabulous 5′

Posted by Michell Bak
March 1st, 2010

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 [...]

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Vivaz + QWERTY keyboard = Vivaz Pro

Posted by Michell Bak
March 1st, 2010

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 [...]

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The X2 gets Windows Mobile 6.5.3 in May, no love for Windows Phone 7

Posted by Michell Bak
February 4th, 2010

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 [...]

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Developer World has been updated!

Posted by Michell Bak
February 3rd, 2010

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!

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Sony Ericsson announces Aspen, should have been scrapped

Posted by Michell Bak
February 2nd, 2010

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 [...]

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Kurara / Vivaz is getting close now… Yes, it’s announced

Posted by Michell Bak
January 20th, 2010

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 with [...]

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Don’t have faith in ‘Faith’

Posted by Michell Bak
January 13th, 2010

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. [...]

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Sony Ericsson’s next Android phone leaked – codename: Robyn

Posted by Michell Bak
January 6th, 2010

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson Kanna gets a sneakpeak!

Posted by Michell Bak
January 4th, 2010

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 [...]

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Check out the X10 user manual

Posted by Michell Bak
December 20th, 2009

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 [...]

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Elm and Hazel announced as two latest GreenHeart phones

Posted by Michell Bak
December 14th, 2009

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 [...]

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Huge performance improvements with new Satio firmware

Posted by Michell Bak
December 10th, 2009

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 [...]

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New Aino & Satio firmware is out, X2 update coming soon!

Posted by Michell Bak
December 6th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson orders ISDB-T Mobile TV handsets, Bravia coming to the US?

Posted by Michell Bak
December 6th, 2009

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. [...]

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We’ve got the XPERIA Pureness!

Posted by Michell Bak
December 2nd, 2009

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 [...]

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Video: Kurara (U5) just hit YouTube

Posted by Michell Bak
November 27th, 2009

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!

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Preview of Kurara / U5 published at Mobile-review

Posted by Michell Bak
November 23rd, 2009

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. Nice! Anyway, [...]

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Get it here: Kukara video sample in 720p

Posted by Michell Bak
November 22nd, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson J10 and U5 leaked in Media Go update

Posted by Michell Bak
November 20th, 2009

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 [...]

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Eldar Murtazin posts another picture of Kurara

Posted by Michell Bak
November 20th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson kicks off MWC 2010 on February 14

Posted by Michell Bak
November 19th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson closing four facilities and laying off additional 2,000 employees worldwide

Posted by Michell Bak
November 19th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson announces the WebSDK

Posted by Michell Bak
November 19th, 2009

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 [...]

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Kurara has been spotted again

Posted by Michell Bak
November 18th, 2009

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 [...]

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Interview with Aldo Liguori on change at Sony Ericsson

Posted by Michell Bak
November 10th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson Satio and W995 wins Best Camera and Music Phone

Posted by Michell Bak
November 6th, 2009

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 [...]

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The XPERIA Pureness is now official

Posted by Michell Bak
November 6th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson introduces Rachael as the XPERIA X10

Posted by Michell Bak
November 3rd, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson working on a new press room design

Posted by Michell Bak
October 28th, 2009

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.

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High capacity battery available for Satio, ships with low capacity one

Posted by Michell Bak
October 28th, 2009

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 [...]

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What’s Next: Sony Ericsson posts Rachael campaign website – now officially confirmed!

Posted by Michell Bak
October 26th, 2009

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, [...]

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Carphone Warehouse expecting problems with Remote Play on Aino?

Posted by Michell Bak
October 26th, 2009

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 [...]

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Rachael has been spotted – again!

Posted by Michell Bak
October 24th, 2009

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 [...]

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Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana is out – here’s the video!

Posted by Michell Bak
October 22nd, 2009

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.

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Get your eyes captured with “Eyes Wide Open”

Posted by Michell Bak
October 22nd, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson Susan shows up again

Posted by Michell Bak
October 21st, 2009

“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 [...]

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Two new Japanese phones for AU KDDI, for grandma’s and TV junkies

Posted by Michell Bak
October 19th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson’s new CEO looks to achieve break-even in 2010

Posted by Michell Bak
October 19th, 2009

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 [...]

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Ericsson Twitter feed mentions XPERIA X3 in November

Posted by Michell Bak
October 19th, 2009

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, [...]

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Q3 financial results: It’s finally getting better!

Posted by Michell Bak
October 16th, 2009

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 [...]

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Excellent XPERIA X2 performance, best JVM on a Windows Mobile device

Posted by Michell Bak
October 15th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson: “It is time to make some changes”

Posted by Michell Bak
October 15th, 2009

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 [...]

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The Sony Ericsson Jalou is now available

Posted by Michell Bak
October 15th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson Contacts is up and running again on Facebook

Posted by Michell Bak
October 12th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson Aino, Satio and Yari are now shipping

Posted by Michell Bak
October 9th, 2009

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 [...]

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Sony Ericsson’s new brilliant contacts service

Posted by Michell Bak
October 9th, 2009

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 [...]

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