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Sony Ericsson details GLONASS support in Xperia phones

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 23 Jan 2012 9:53 am
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Sony (Ericsson) has taken to its mobile Developer World blog to confirm thats 2011 Xperia smartphones, as well as the recently-announced Xperia S and Xperia Ion, fully support the Russian GLONASS positioning service in addition to GPS. GLONASS is run by the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, and performs similar tasks to GPS, but operates independently of it. By using information from both...

Xperia owners will receive 50GB of free storage thanks to Box

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 15 Dec 2011 1:39 pm
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Sony Ericsson announced this morning that it has teamed up with cloud-based storage app Box to provide all Xperia owners with 50GB of free file storage and sharing for life. If you own an Xperia device (The Xperia X10 and all subsequent models are included), you can download Box from the Android Market and sign up for a free account right on your phone. Once logged in on your Xperia, you'll...

Xperia Arc and Xperia Acro get PlayStation certification in Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 10 Nov 2011 8:42 am
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Until now, Sony's PlayStation certification has been limited to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Sony Tablet S, but that may be about to change. According to a recent annoncement by Sony Ericsson Japan, Japanese Xperia Arcs will soon be receiving PlayStation certification through an official software update, as will the Xperia Acro, the Arc's Japan-only sibling. The update should allow Arc and...

Swype-style gesture input arriving in latest Xperia software update

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 3 Nov 2011 8:25 am
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Sony Ericsson has a little surprise waiting inside the latest software update for its 2011 Xperia series -- a Swype-style "gesture input" system baked into the Xperia keyboard. After enabling the new option it in the keyboard settings, you'll be able to type words by tracing a path through their letters, just like Swype or HTC's Trace keyboard. All this goodness comes pre-loaded on the Xperia...

Sony Ericsson planning to bring ICS to 2011 Xperia line

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 20 Oct 2011 9:32 am
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We've already heard HTC's thoughts on Ice Cream Sandwich, and now Sony Ericsson has revealed its plans for the next version of Android. According to a statement on the manufacturer's Dutch Facebook page, SE plans to bring Android 4.0 to its 2011 Xperia line, which includes phones like the Xperia Arc and Xperia Play. Here's a translation of the statement from Sony Ericsson Nederland -- We are...

Japanese Xperia Acro presentation leaked

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 15 Apr 2011 8:32 pm
 No, that's not a typo. We're talking about the Japan-exclusive Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro, which is still unannounced, despite being leaked earlier this month. Now a leaked presentation, found on Japanese blog Gpad.tv, seems to confirm what was previously suspected about this device -- it's basically a slightly fatter Xperia Arc with a couple of additional features like a TV tuner and NFC...

Japan-only Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro sighted

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 11 Apr 2011 9:27 am
 The first clear images of the Japan-exclusive Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro have emerged via Japanese blog Datacider. Based on the new pics, as well as earlier leaked information, it seems the Acro is a slightly bulkier version of the Xperia Arc with new functionality for the Japanese market, including NFC, a TV tuner and infra-red sensor. It also looks like the Acro will sport the same 4.2-inch...