Posted on February 9th, 2010 by Simon
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is an impressive mobile phone with plenty of features and top notch hardware. The only thing it really lacks is the latest version of the Google Android OS. With versions 2X being used in most of today’s modern smart phones, Sony’s Android gambit will be the old version 1.6 Donut.
Good news now comes to those who have been planning to get the X10. It has been reported that a firmware update to the device will be implemented soon though no details as to the specific launch date or version of the OS has been given.
Considering that Sony Ericsson is counting on this phone to lead its lineup this 2010, the announcement of the update could not have come at a later time. We can expect this news to play a big role when Sony Ericsson talks about the new XPERIA phone this coming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Anyway, the phone has been in the limelight since early on. Being one of the very first ambitious Android phones that were sighted to use the Snapdragon processor, plenty of people followed the news of the device until they were distracted by other high end Android devices such as the HD2, the Milestone and others.
The XPERIA X10 comes with a 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, a 4 inch capacitive touch screen and an 8 mega pixel camera. Overall it’s a great mobile phone in terms of specs. Aside from the existing Android OS, the device also uses the new Timescape and Mediascape user interface for the XPERIA X10 –it has also been reported that the custom UIs will also get an update as well.
To see the initial news feed regarding the release of a new software update for the XPERIA X10, head straight to Know Your Mobile.
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Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by Simon
The Sony Ericsson Aspen is the very first business edition Greenheart mobile phone from the Swedish Japanese joint venture and judging from the initial specs, it is one device worth looking forward to.
Speaking of looking forward to something, SE has a lot banking on their 2010 lineup of devices. The company has had a very rough year last 2009 and they have lost quite a lot (over 800 million Euros). Despite this, the company is optimistic that their products this year will put the company right on track.
Anyway, back to the Aspen, the device looks professional and stylish. The form factor is clearly very Sony styled, with the hard edges and solid lines defining the phone’s no-nonsense purpose. This is also the first time such specs will appear on a Greenheart device. With SE’s Greenheart series trying to prove that eco friendly phones can be as fully functional as other devices, the addition of this business-centric device certainly goes a long way.
For those not familiar with the SE Greenheart series, the eco standard set by Sony Ericsson maintains that all devices under the Greenheart line will be made of over 50% recycled plastic and will be manufactured under special procedures that will eliminate the use of toxic chemicals.
The Aspen itself comes with a 2.4 inch touch screen display and a physical QWERTY keyboard in portrait orientation. It is very BlackBerry like in terms of form, but it is that well known look that gives the device its professional looking theme.
The device is expected to arrive this Q2, though it might also appear at the Mobile World Congress later this month at Barcelona, Spain where MS is expected to unveil the new 6.5.3 operating system.
Get more details on the Sony Ericsson Aspen from the folks at Mobile Choice UK.
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Posted on January 29th, 2010 by Simon
Since the first pictures were leaked of the new Xperia X2 from Sony Ericsson, people have been waiting to hear the release date, and asking what the exact specifications were. No one knew exactly what was going to be included with the phone, but everyone thought it would be quite a special phone, and they were not wrong. The new Xperia X2 is packed full of new technology designed to keep people in touch with each other. The phone uses a huge 8 megapixel camera, so big that it out does many professional digital cameras.
With a camera with that much quality you can take photographs of anything, including moving objects and still receive great quality photographs. Using WVGA video recording facilities, you can take great quality videos, ideal for funny family moments, of recording a song you heard at a music event. The X2 from Sony Ericsson features a slide out keyboard, allowing you to type up emails and letters faster than ever, as you have a proper keyboard rather than 3 letters to one key.
Available in 2 colors, black of silver the phone is designed for anyone with a passion for connectivity, whether it be a business man needing to keep in touch with partners, or a phone for purely social use. If you want to get your hands on the Xperia X2 on contract then have a look at what deals are available online.
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Posted on January 28th, 2010 by Simon
Everyone looks for different things in a mobile phone. Some look for design and looks, some look for reputation and reliability whilst others look for ease of use. One thing which many people appreciate though is the music facilities on a mobile phone. Whether you are into heavy metal and rock music, or rap and trance music, the new phone from Sony Ericsson can handle anything, and has many new features to help it cope will all different types of music whatever the genre may be.
Titled the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness, the phone is designed to be easy to use and reliable to the user. The phone has a high definition video and music player, allowing you to catch up on favorite TV shows at any time of day, or listen to some music whilst on the way to work. The special program called Track ID is designed to allow you to know any song name and artist if you do not know it. When you hear a song which you do not know the name off, simply hold the phone up to the speaker, and within seconds the phone will display the song artist, the album and the song name.
The Xperia Pureness has a huge 350 hours on battery power whilst on standby, and 8 hours of talk time battery, allowing you to chat for hours and not worry too much about the battery consumption. The phone has a Bluetooth connection so that you can share photographs with your friends or family for free, and without the hassle of using a computer to do so. Check out your local store or look at the Sony Ericsson internet site for more information regarding release dates.
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Posted on January 27th, 2010 by Simon
Looks like the XPERIA X10 might be getting a release through O2 Mobile UK. Online, there is already space on the official O2 website for the upcoming Sony Ericsson smart phone. Despite the fact that it is still over a month before the device is expected to launch, it appears that mobile phone operators are eager to subsidize the mobile phone. Given that the Nexus One is available exclusively through Google’s online store, it makes sense that the next Snapdragon Android phone will be snapped up by operators.
Fans of the Google Android operating system may have been dismayed at the fact that the Google phone is so hard to acquire in the UK short of having the device shipped from the US at an additional cost of 30 Pounds. Having a device with similar specs that is available locally would certainly be much better.
The XPERIA X10 is powered by a Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon processor clocked at a speed of 1 GHz -expect to get fast loading speeds on this device. The screen is a 4 inch (diagonal) capacitive TFT touch screen with 65 thousand colors and a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. It comes with an accelerometer for auto rotate and a proximity sensor (for voice calls so you can press it to your ear).
The phone will be using the new Timescape and Mediascape user interface along with the Android OS. The device will be powered by a 1500 mAh battery so expect to get plenty of hours of use on a full charge.
The X10 is expected to launch alongside the Sony Ericsson Vivaz (formerly SE Kurara), a Symbian smart phone with 720p HD video recording capability. It is not known if O2 will also be getting the Vivaz.
Get to know more about O2’s X10 offer from the source.
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Posted on January 26th, 2010 by Simon
Sony Ericsson have long since had a reputation for producing easy to use and stylish mobile phones. Their simplistic design makes them attractive to any type of user, and they can be used for any uses, as the title states. The new Sony Ericsson Elm is Sony Ericsson’s new release. It is designed to be used in all different situations, accommodating for any use.
One of them main advertised factors of the Elm is the small impact that it has on the environment. Many mobile phones use a lot of chemicals and other bad elements which can harm the atmosphere in the long run. The Elm uses recycled household plastic, which has been treated and reproduced to create exactly the same material you would normally find with a phone. It looks the same, the only difference is that it is Eco friendly.
The built in widget manager allows you to instantly manage all your specified needs. For instance, you can set up a Facebook or Twitter widget, which once clicked will take you directly to your page, saving you from having to go through the browser.
Coming with a free GPS navigation system, you will never lose your way to a meeting, a holiday resort or just a friend’s house again. The system takes you through road by road which way to go, and warns you of approaching turns and possible hazards. The new music recognition software lets you hold your phone up to a song and will recognize it. It will tell you the artist, song name and album. This is great when you hear a great song on the radio but missed the announcement of who it the song was by.
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Posted on January 5th, 2010 by Simon
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 runs on an Android 1.6 OS. It is the first time that Sony Ericsson has manufactured an Android Smartphone. I gather that if it is a success, it won’t be the last one. The company has put together a pretty impressive mobile phone that will probably surprise a lot of people, in a positive way.
The Xperia X10 comes with 1 GB of memory. Users can add more via the phone’s microSDHC card slot, up to 16GB. This is an incredible amount. It utilizes a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The phone comes with a 4 inch display screen which is quite large. It is a capacitive touch screen that utilizes more then 65,000 colors. This is a bit surprising considering the quality of the phone. The phone’s camera makes up for it, with its 8.1 megapixels, auto-focus, video and image stabilization, smile detection, geo tagging and digital zoom, all very impressive features.
The Xperia X10 uses a 1500 mAh battery, weighs 135 g and has the following dimensions 63mm x 13mm x 119mm. The 4 inch screen mentioned above is a WVGA and has a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The X10 has Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities, GPS and Wi-Fi.
As one can see, the Xperia X10 is extremely feature-rich. It has an incredible camera that is 8.1 mega-pixels and many great ‘extras’ such as image and video stabilization and smile detection. At more then 8 megapixels, it is one of the best camera phones on the market. The phone features a large touchscreen and comes standard with 1GB memory. That can be expanded a whopping 16GB, surely enough memory for most people. The Xperia X10 is Sony Ericsson’s first try at designing and manufacturing an Android phone. When examining the specs, it looks like they have done a very good job. The phone has lots of great features and looks like it should be a winner.
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Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Simon
Sony Ericsson has unveiled two new mobile devices into the market this day in London. Also released is an accessory. The phones; The Sony Ericsson Elm phone, as well as the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone together with the Bluetooth Noise Shield Hands free VH700 are the latest additions to the Sony Ericsson GreenHeart ever increasing portfolio. Lovers of the Sony Ericsson range of mobile phones now have an array of high quality green choice, with prejudice to design and standard.
According to Fortune Alexander, Global MD, Sony Ericsson, “The Sony Ericsson Elm and the Sony Ericsson Hazel Phones offer consumers a green choice without compromising on features or fun. These mobile phones also give consumers a better voice quality experience, with Noise Shield, Clear Voice and Intelligent Volume Adaptation. Both phones offer an easy-to-use social networking experience featuring the Widget Manager application, which allows users access to their social networking page via the stand-by screen and quickly switch between different social networks.”
On the company’s future plans, 2011 looks like the year it has set for itself to be 100% GreenHeart compliant with all its accessories. This will further add to the company’s ever growing profile in the world, when the talk is on Green heart. Here is what Mats Pelllback 
Scharp; Sony Ericsson’s Environmental Director has to say on the company’s plans. “Building on the established heritage of our parent companies we have worked continuously to maintain our leadership position by committing to reduce our own CO2 emissions by 20 percent and product life circle CO2 emissions by 15 percent by 2015.”
Mats Pellback Scharp went further to say that, “The Sony Ericsson Elm phone Sony Ericsson Hazel Phone and the VH700 are a statement of our continued commitment to the environment and are part of the ongoing roll-out of our GreenHeart strategy announced in June 2009.”
Both phones support various great features to enable users enjoy great value for money. The official release date into the market is 2010 and will be available among many other Sony Ericsson deals planned for the new year.
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Posted on November 26th, 2009 by Simon
“Buggy” software was the term used for the withdrawal of sales for the Sony Ericsson Satio by Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u.
Sales of this mobile device have come to a halt temporarily until Sony Ericsson outlays a way for fixing the issues raised by customers. Some of these issues range from slowness down to powering down of the device. It is most likely that it is a hardware issue as even a comprehensive firmware upgrade is unlikely to fix the problem.
Richard Dorman, Sony Ericsson’s Senior marketing Manager spoke to The Times. He said “Sales of the product have been very strong and we expect them to remain strong once the problem has been fixed.”
In a similar story, T3.com claimed that the withdrawal of the phone from the two key shops may well have an adverse effect on the sales of this device. They said that this is “made worse by the over-enthusiastic advertising of the Satio, which shows several cheerful people bouncing about on spacehoppers taking photos of each other on the Satio.”
Anyway, this isn’t a widespread decision as it was observed that Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange were still offering the device for sale.
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Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Simon
Brent Hoberman was at the iconic London venue, the design Museum, together with tons of VIP guests for the launch of the multimedia Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 which is exclusive to Vodafone UK.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 is designed for users who do not like discrepancies between work and play. This event was a succinct platform to show case the hidden potential that lies with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2.
“When traveling for work or pleasure, receiving up to date news, pictures and messages from home is crucial. With a young family and busy career, it’s great never to miss a moment”. This comment was made by Brent Hoberman during the launch.
David Hilton, Marketing Director, Sony Ericsson UK and Ireland also buttressed the views of Brent Hoberman with these words “We‘re delighted that Brent was able to join us at the launch of Xperia X2. In this fast moving world we live in, the need to stay connected has never been so important; and the Xperia X2 allows you to do just that – managing your life from work, to home, to play, all on one device.”
The device which debuts Windows 6.5 renders 24/7 communication enabling the instant synchronization of mail, calendar and even media by users. The Xperia X2 also comes with a fill QWERTY keyboard which in itself possesses a unique slide functionality. The QWERTY keyboard allows easy viewing of recent phone activities.
There is also a high resolution 8.1 Mega Pixel Camera, 3.2″ full touch screen and also DVD playback quality. Google and Windows live are amongst the host of preloaded applications herein present.
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