Sony Ericsson

Android 2.3.3 coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and PLAY starting next week

It appears that Sony Ericsson will release an Android 2.3.3 update for the Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY next week. Calum MacDougall, Head of Web Service Partnerships at Sony Ericsson, told Recombu.com that the update will also add deeper Facebook integration. The Facebook inside Xperia feature will offer Facebook calendar syncing, tighter contact integration with Facebook profiles, and the ability […]

Verizon pre-orders for Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY start May 19th

Verizon Wireless today announced that the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY will be available as of May 26th. Ahead of the launch, Verizon will be taking pre-orders starting on May 19th. Take conference calls, send emails and win football’s biggest game, all on one device. The Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY, for Verizon Wireless, redefines mobile gaming by combining all the features […]

Sony Ericsson to launch at least 8 Android smartphones in 2011

Sony Ericsson will launch at least 8 Android smartphones in 2011 (up from 4 in 2010) according to Sony Ericsson vice president and CTO Jan Uddenfeldt. He also reconfirmed that the company will no longer launch Symbian-based smartphones. As for Windows Phone, Uddenfeldt did not rule out such devices in 2012 or later. Smartphones now account for 60 percent of […]

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY now available from Rogers

As expected, Rogers Wireless today launched the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY Android 2.3 smartphones. The Xperia arc is a very thin (8.4mm at its thinnest) smartphone with a display powered by the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and a 8.1MP camera with a Sony Exmor R for mobile sensor. The Xperia PLAY is the first PlayStation Certified smartphone […]

At the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and arc launch

Sony Ericsson Canada officially launched the Xperia PLAY and Xperia arc with Rogers Wireless with a well-attended party last night. As you can imagine, both devices were in high demand but I had the chance to play with both (if only for a short time). First a few pics: Sony Ericsson keychainAndroid lollipopI found the dummy phones before the real […]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.3 upgrade coming – but not to everyone

After announcing a while back that there would be no further Android upgrades for the Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson has done an about-face and announced a forthcoming upgrade to Android 2.3. We have listened to our consumers. In addition, the development of the software for our new 2011 range of Xperia phones gave us a solution that made it possible […]

MWC 2011: Sony Ericsson unveils Xperia Play

Along with the Xperia neo and Xperia pro, Sony Ericsson today unveiled the Xperia Play, the first PlayStation certified smartphone to be released. It combines smartphone functions with those of the PlayStation gaming platform. The slide out game pad reveals a digital D-pad, two analogue touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the four PlayStation icons: circle, cross, square and triangle. […]