The end is nigh for Sony Ericsson. The Japanese-Swedish tie-up is no more, after Sony stumped up just shy of £1 billion to buyout Ericsson’s 50 per cent stake and reenter the mobile market as a solo player, ten years after it hooked up with the Swedish firm. What does this mean for Sony fans and smartphone lovers? Read on and find out.
Sony Ericsson’s LiveView was one of 2010’s more bizarre mobile concepts. But never ones to be put off by something being a bit left-of-centre, Sony Ericsson have revealed plans to extend its wearable tech brand, firing the starting gun on a contest that will see fashion students try and come up with the next big thing in mobile accessories.
It’s easy to claim that Android is more open than iPhone, but many manufacturers still have their software locked down in order to stop developers tinkering with it at lower levels. That’s not stopped a thriving hacker community spiring up around Google’s operating system, and in a surprise move this week, Sony Ericsson has announced it’s actually working with some of them to make custom software you can run on your Sony Ericsson Xperia Android phone.
It’s time retire the Xperia Arc my friends and pave way for the faster, 3D-friendly Xperia Arc S coming to you later this year. S, as the name implies, stands for speed. The Arc S is powered by a blistering-fast 1.4 GHz processor which delivers 20 percent faster web page rendering and 25 percent faster camera start up and media conversion compared to its predecessor.
The Arc S packs an 8.1-megapixel camera with Exmor R for mobile image sensor capable of 3D and 2D sweep panorama photography. A 4.2-inch Reality display with Mobile Bravia engine let’s you share your HD video at its finest. In addition to the blockbuster specs, the Xperia Arc S is also compatible with “Music Unlimited” and “Video Unlimited”, barring availability of course.
Coming Q4 2011 | Sony Ericsson | TBD
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo was a nice but fairly underwhelming addition to the Xperia Play line. Now it’s returned in a new more affordable form as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo v, heading up the charge as 2011′s Xperia handsets get an Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 update.
Read on to find out what’s different about the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo v and when the rest of its Xperia brethern will be getting the latest taste of Gingerbread…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro may look like a bit of a rehash – the original X10 Mini Pro launched more than a year ago – but don’t be fooled. This itsy bitsy, teeny weeny smartphone mops the floor with BlackBerry’s messaging rivals.
Sony Ericsson has slipped out a new Walkman phone. The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman packs a pile of music features into a decently decked out Android Gingerbread 2.3.
The big selling points are a dedicated Walkman button and deep Facebook integration with the social network baked in to the photo gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar. If you’ve been hunting for a music phone, this could be just what you’re after. Read on for the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman’s full specs…
Not exactly a release date, but news nonetheless. Vodafone has just launched a sign up page for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray. The not-so-Neo Xperia Ray had us stumped in June, but we’ve found much to love in the bite-sized handset since. With a 3.3-inch FWVGA resolution touch screen and Gingerbread on-board, this could be one of Android’s finest value handsets to date.
As the most likely successor to the popular X8, the Xperia Ray packs an 8.1-megapixel camera, Reality Display and Mobile Bravia engine in a 9.4mm thin shell. While we’re still a bit flustered over the lack of a HDMI-out port, having the latest build of Android is a perk not many Sony Ericsson handsets can contend.
