
Here's what the now-canceled Sony Xperia Play 2 looked like
A prototype of the cancelled sequel of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play has found its way to China's eBay equivalent.
A prototype of the cancelled sequel of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play has found its way to China's eBay equivalent.
With its 2011 Xperia lineup, Sony Ericsson is looking to retain its position as one of the major players in the Android ecosystem. While last year’s . And some interesting multimedia inclusions from Sony give it strong entertainment credentials. But has Sony Ericsson done enough to…
It’s finally out, eh? I feel like we’ve been talking about this phone for years. Actually, it really has been years to tell you the truth. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play was the new hotness everyone was talking about around the web. Once the rumor mill started churning out…
The past 11 months have seen Sony Ericsson recover from the disappointments and frustrations of its early Android efforts, releasing a solid line-up of well-designed Gingerbread-based phones in a range of different form factors. SE’s market share might be dwarfed by rival Android manufact…
An official "PlayStation phone" had been rumored since before the release of the original Sony PSP way back in 2005, and it’d been the subject of many a leak leading up to its announcement. However, it wasn’t until this February that we got our first official glimpse of the…
The Xperia Arc is the newest device in Sony Ericsson&39;s Xperia line. It sports a 4.2-inch display, 1 GHZ Qualcomm processor, Android 2.3 , and an 8 MP camera. Announced: Jan 05, 2011 Released: Apr 29, 2011…
It’s no secret that Sony Ericsson had a bit of a rocky start with its first generation of Android phones. Its 2010 Xperia models have been criticized for shipping with an outdated version of Android, as well as lacking some basic functionality like multitouch out of the box. Fortunat…
The long-awaited Xperia Play from Sony Ericsson -- often referred to as the "PlayStation Phone" -- is finally hitting store shelves and some mailboxes, too. This phone has been rumored by the gaming community for the past few years, but really started getting some buzz Fall of 201…
We've been seeing leaks for quite a while, but Sony Ericsson has finally made the Xperia Play official today in Barcelona. It's the first ever Playstation certified device, and the folks from Sony Ericsson are mighty proud of this one, as they should be. It looks like great device, an…
Sony Ericsson today released the full spec list for their upcoming Xperia Arc, and they aren't leaving much off the table. Highlights include: 1GHz Qualcomm processor Android 2.3 Gingerbread 4.2 inch "Reality Display" FM radio aGPS HDMI out 51…
Sony Ericcson’s Xperia Play seeks to bring a stellar gaming experience to Android. Dubbed for a while as the “Playstation Phone”, the Xperia Play features a slide out physical controller that contains optical trackpads instead of joysticks. Though not given the Playstation name,…
And sure enough, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is on its way to AT&T. The 4-inch phone is bringing its custom Android experience to the U.S. on Aug. 15, complete with 8-megapixel camera, LED flash, 8GB of on-board memory, 2GB microSD card, and the Timescape and Mediascape UIs.The X10 wi…
Sony Ericsson has announced that it&39;s entered into a global partenrship with Australian sports clothing brand Billabong, in an effort to extend the appeal of its Xperia phones to extreme sports enthusiasts. As part of the partnership, SE has revealed the Xperia Active Billabong Edition, whic…
The past year has seen Sony Ericsson releasing a slew of Android phones to fit just about every conceivable niche. First to arrive was the Xperia Arc, a great all-rounder with a striking, slim design. Since then we’ve seen the same basic hardware powering a range of SE devices in a host o…
Online preorders start May 19The way's nearly over for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play on Verizon. Big Red announced this morning that it'll be available for preorder on May 19, and in stores May 26 for $199 with a two-year contract. That's the same Xperia Play as we first got our hands on bac…
The idea of tougher, water-resistant electronics is nothing new, but this year we’ve seen rugged smartphones becoming increasingly more mainstream. Motorola has had a go at this type of product with its DEFY line, while Casio gave us the ridiculous G’zOne Commando, a phone you could…
Sony Ericsson has unveiled the latest addition to its 2011 Xperia line -- the Xperia Arc S, which builds on its previous flagship device by bumping its CPU speed from 1.0 to 1.4 GHz, a change SE says will deliver "up to 25% faster" entertainment experiences. The Arc S includes the…
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 . But regardless, Sony Ericsson is taking a gigantic step in the right direction and could very well re-define how smart our smartphones can get. Though we admit we wanted to hear an official release date, price, and carrier for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 to…
Sony Ericsson’s 2011 line has so far been dominated by devices with one or more standout features. The Xperia Arc was unbelievably slim and light, with an exceptional camera, while the Xperia Play made its debut as the first PlayStation-certified phone. The Xperia Neo, however, sees the ma…
If you listen carefully, you can hear the cheer of X10 users all around the world celebrating their impending update to Android 2.1. Scheduled to begin on Sunday in Nordic countries, this 2.1 update will crawl around the world, one market at a time over the coming months.Although the Sony&n…
It has been rumored that the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 was slated for a February 2010 release, but after seeing people's first impressions of the device, well, it looks like there's still a lot of work to be done. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 just got a bunch of first looks and hands on from…
I know my phone has been hacked and it was done by allowing developer mode and my imei. Pop ,Hi Pop , which phone ? I'll leave a link to register so you can communicate here, as a guest account u cant . ,Welcome to Android Central! How do you know it was hacked? The system app you mention is…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is coming, SE promises us that. But we still don't know the final official details like the date it's coming, the price it'll be, and what US carrier it'll land on and SE still can't manage to get 2.1 and multitouch on launch? Not the news we wanted to hear!…
Your already lukewarm impression of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is about to get even worse . The WSJ is reporting that the XPERIA X10 will cost around 6,000 Swedish kronor which equates to around $879 dollars. Eight hundred and seventy nine Washingtons. And before you scream that can't be…
No, we're not talking about a custom ROM, and no, it's not April 1st yet, either. After announcing that the Xperia X10 would receive no updates beyond Eclair just a couple of months ago, Sony Ericsson has turned on its heel and now promises X10 owners a boost straight to Android…
If you've been keeping track of our 'Rachael' coverage, you should know that we're deeply, deeply in love with Sony Ericsson's rumored Android XPERIA Phone. We're in love with the design, we're in love with the wonderful UI, and now we get to fall in love with the specs. Expansys, the UK on…
We've made it abundantly clear that we're in love with the Sony Ericsson 'Rachael' Android XPERIA Phone also known as the XPERIA X3. Just check out our previous posts on this incredibly designed, beautiful inside and out Sony Ericsson Android device. Yeah, we want this.The specs aren't offi…
We&39;ve seen this coming for a few weeks now, and today it was announced that after 10 years together and some €1.5 billion in profits, Sony its indeed buying out the Ericsson share in Sony Ericsson. Ericsson confirmed the buyout this morning and will receive a payday of &euro…
Sony Ericsson has been rather forthcoming when it comes to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc since it received its official announcement. They've given up close and personal looks at the camera improvements and have given us plenty of videos to watch as well. Interest in this device is starting…
With the huge push Rogers is having for Android right now, they've never made their launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Xperia Arc a secret. They did however, keep the launch date under wraps for a while but that has since been confirmed as being April 29. The only other thing left to fig…
Unlikely as it may have seemed just a few months ago, the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update for Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 is now live, and can be obtained from the Sony Ericsson PC companion app, assuming you're rocking an unbranded X10. In addition to the latest version of Android for smartpho…
Sony Ericsson will be showing off a slew of new games optimized for the Xperia PLAY this week at the annual Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany. The new titles will join the list of over 150 titles currently optimized for the device, which continues to grow thanks to the expanding partnershi…
We've already waxed poetry and sent love letters to Sony Ericsson regarding the Sony Ericsson 'Rachael' Android XPERIA Phone. We're in love with the design, we're in love with the specs, and we're in love with the UI. Heck, we're in love with being in love with it.So it's always great to se…
We really have no idea how to take this. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has a mini-me version codenamed Robyn that's seriously tiny. Just look at the thing! It's so tiny that we almost think it's a joke, in fact, we're certain it has to be a joke. Can it really be that small and run Android!?…
Ah, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. How we once loved you so much. The latest news regarding the Xperia X10 is that it'll be available on T-Mobile Germany in April. Yes, all the way out in April. That coincides with NTT DoCoMo's April launch of the Smartphone Xperia .We played with the Xperia X10…
We're not quite sure of any fun way to spin it: The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 -- languishing with Android 1.6 and a clumsy first-generation of the Timescape and Mediascape interface -- is now slated to get a major software overhaul ... in the fourth quarter of this year.According to the Sony…
If you fancy either the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc or the LG Optimus 2X and are down with unloading some cash for pre-order, then Play.com has just what you are looking for. Both devices are now listed there. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will set you back £459.99 and has an expected re…
There has been a alot of hype about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and to make matters worse we even watched Sony unbox it for us. Instead, it's going to our neighbors to the north. Come April 15 one can go into any Rogers store and pick up the new Xperia X10 and get a Sony Ericsson MW600 B…
Sony Ericsson just announced its next generation of Xperia Mini and Mini Pro Android Smartphones. Following up on the devices announced last year at Mobile World Congress and are running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Put it this way: With 5MP camera…
Before you get too excited, that's not Android 4.0 or anything crazy like that, it's software version 4.0.A.2.368 got Sony Ericsson's 2011 Xperia phones that's now being pushed out to European Xperia Arcs. This follows a slightly premature announcement on Sony Ericsson's support site last week. T…
British online retailer Clove Technology is first to reveal details of pricing and availability for the Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arc S, which was announced last week at IFA in Berlin. According to an entry on its blog, Clove will sell the Arc S for £350 SIM-free, with units expected to s…
Okay, it's official. The next couple weeks are going to be HUGE for Android. Sony Ericsson just scheduled an event for November 3rd that promises to be "extraordinary and magical". What could this be about? Well, poke around the site's source code and you can find 'Rachael' menti…
After being rumored once upon a time for AT&T, it looks like the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will land on the magenta carrier, T-Mobile. The Xperia X10 FCC manual lists the device as having 3G Bands 1, 4, and 8--which are the bands for T-Mobile US AWS 3G. This does keep in line with w…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 might just get an update to Android 2.2. According to CNET Asia, a SE spokesman said that the Xperia X10 will get updated to the "Eclair variant" of Android so "it could be 2.1 or even 2.2" by the end of the year. That'd be amazing news…
It appears another device has slipped out of the Sony Ericsson camp. The above Android 2.3 loaded slider has now turned up in China where it is rumored to be the successor to the X10 Mini Pro. Specs you say? How about a 1GHz chip with an Adreno 205 GPU that pushes 42.5fp via Neocore. All of which…
Sony Ericsson has been relatively quiet regarding their development of Android Phones but we've known for quite some time that they've planned to release a high-end Android device in 2009. Our previous thought was that they'll continue to use the beautiful XPERIA line to release their first…
This isn't the first time we've seen the Black Sony Ericsson 'Rachael' Android XPERIA Phone--it already looked oh so good in black, in white, and its UI is simply to die for. These new pictures just show the Black 'Rachael' in closer shots, higher resolution, and better detail.Obviously, th…
The Sony Walkman has been reincarnated yet again -- this time on Android. The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman, aside being quite the mouthful, is a 3.2-inch Android 2.3 smartphone with some seriously deep music integration It's got 320MB of on-board storage, and comes with a 2GB …
We've looked at the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc before but Sony has just given it an official announcement at their CES 2011 event. The predictions of it running Android 2.3 have now been confirmed and its 4.2 inch, 854 x 480 multitouch display is packing a mobile version of the BRAVIA Engine. That…
The Sony Ericsson's flagship phone, the Xperia Arc, has quietly made its way onto Sony's US store, priced at $599.99. There's no mention of any specific carrier, but the specs list it as running on AT&T's 3G bands -- 850MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz.This will be the first opportunity for fol…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 was officially announced today, bringing a mid-size, mid-spec Android phone to the Xperia line. The particulars:Android 1.6 HSPA.3.2MP camera.aGPS.WiFi.So, a mid-level phone, it is. Question remains whether it'll be the first to break through to the American ca…
Have an Xperia Play that is in need of some new games? If so, Sony Ericsson & EA Games has you covered. Now you can get four of the hottest Xperia Play game titles for free. Battlefield Bad Company 2 Dead Space Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Need for Speed SHIFT Son…
Many X10 users have been anxiously awaiting the OS update for their device so that they can finally be on Android 2.1. We have seen this update pushed back many times, then confirmed to still be on track, and with a recent update from Sony Ericsson we come to find out it has been delayed aga…
According to a tip received by MobileSyrup, Rogers customers will soon be seeing the SE Xperia Arc S on the shelves. The Arc S is a slight bump from the current Xperia Arc that Rogers now offers with it&39;s 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor, and it&39;s pretty likely that this will be the last Sony E…
With the Sony Ericson MW600 Hi-Fi Wireless headset, you get a Bluetooth headset with an FM radio plus a killer feature. As Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory is fond of saying; “everything is better with Bluetooth.” There are certainly people who will di…
Today, Sony announced the Xperia Pro, one of the latest additions to their Xperia line of smartphones. The Xperia Pro boasts a 3.7-inch touchscreen with a full QWERTY-slideout keyboard, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and will ship with Android 2.3 . While there is no release date set, S…
Sony has announced the Xperia Neo, a 3.7-inch device that is similar to the just announced Pro, but is without the QWERTY-slideout keyboard. The Xperia Neo will ship with Android 2.3 , boast a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and will come in a variety of colors. No official release…
Everyone is getting into the 720p display game it seems, and Sony Ericsson is no exception. The Xperia Arc HD . SE, please bring this one to the states for us, OK? Source: Just Another Mobile Blog; via: Android HDblog…
Sony Ericsson today announced the latest addition to its Xperia line -- the Neo V -- which will be the first of its phones to benefit from its new "Facebook inside Xperia" software upgrade. The Neo V also is SE's first foray into 3D, with a "3D sweep panorama" feature that rec…
Sony Corporation announced today that the transaction to buy out Ericsson&39;s 50 percent share in Sony Ericsson was completed yesterday, February 15. The announcement marks the culmination of a nearly three month process, which started with Sony and Ericsson&39;s joint statement of agre…
Some press shots and a quick promo video for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc have surfaced and despite our several years of feeling slightly burned by the Xperia line, we have to say that it looks pretty darn good. The purported specs suggest that the 854x480, 4.2 inch display sits atop a ver…
Say what you will about Sony Ericsson -- and we've said plenty -- but damned if they don't know how to make phones. All problems aside with the previous Xperia phones running outdated versions of Android, the new Xperia Arc combines just the thinnest smartphone we've seen -- 8.7 millimeters -- w…
Vodafone UK has become the first British network to stock Sony Ericsson&39;s shiny new flagship phone, the Xperia Arc S. It&39;s currently available for free, on 24-month contracts of £31 or more per month, and at that price you&39;ll get a monthly allowance of 600 minutes, unlimited text…
Two of Sony Ericsson&39;s more interesting devices have just made their way onto Three UK at subsidized prices. The Xperia Arc S and SE Live with Walkman are now available for free on any of Three&39;s standard 24-month contracts. The Arc S, SE&39;s new flagship device, can be yours for £…
We definitely need to brush up our Spanish but we're pretty sure the video is saying that the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is an amazingly wonderful device that is going to compete head on with the Motorola DROID as the best Android device available in the very near future. Okay, maybe not. Though we…
Previously rumored for release on February 10th, it looks like the highly anticipated Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 could beat that launch date by nearly a month. Play.com is pegging the release date of the Xperia X10 for January 18th 2010. Play.com is a UK-based retailer so it's still unclear w…
Oh, hello again little one. The Sony Ericsson 'Robyn' has popped it's pretty tiny face once again, this time lining up next to the iPhone. The iPhone looks like a giant, doesn't it? We're still not sure if this a joke or not because we just don't know how well the Android experience can t…
Here's something on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 that wasn't part of the hands-on demo we got at CES: 3D satellite maps. SE has an Android 3D Landscape SDK that "uses unique maps in 3D and fast methods for rendering the maps which makes it possible to show realtime 3D maps in high quality. T…
BGR is hearing that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, a device that should already be available, is definitely headed to AT&T. Absolutely positively. As in 100% certain. As in take it to the bank. BGR also states that the Xperia X10 will be available for $199 or less and hit AT&T…
We're all familiar with the saga of the Xperia X10, how we were once so very excited for the phone to release and to, well, have it never release and have it just disappoint us at every corner instead. So it comes to no surprise that the Xperia X10 is disappointing us once again. Though l…
We'll preface this by saying we don't have any idea what's going on in the Sean Kingston-Justin Bieber super-smash-top 40-drop-it-like-it's-hot song "Eenie Meenie" other than there are a lot of 12-year-olds at a party complaining about "shorties" who are wasting their time. O…
No carriers' locked systems are safe when Android hackers set their sights on them. Some are easy, some are tough, but eventually they all fall. This time in the spotlight is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. With the unknowns surrounding the fate of Froyo on the X10, and the less t…
Sony Ericsson has issued a press release today about the horrible disaster in Japan. They express sympathy for the people of Japan, show concern for the 1100 Sony Ericsson employees in Japan, and let us know that the situation is likely to disrupt their supply chain for components.Northern…
Apparently Cinco de Mayo isn't just a day for celebration and drinking, phone manufacturers like to join in on the fun, too. Sony Ericsson announced a new addition to its Xperia line of phones, the Xperia Acro, the Japanese cousin to the SE Xperia Arc.In a press release, Sony Ericsson…
Sony Ericsson has announced two new Android smartphones this morning -- the aluminum-framed Xperia Ray, and the ruggedized Xperia Active. The Ray is a 3.3-inch phone running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, powered by a 1GHz CPU -- presumably the same second-gen Snapdragon used in recent Xpe…
Sony Ericsson&39;s ruggedized Xperia Active smartphone has walked away with a top honor at this year&39;s iF received product design awards. The iF design awards are held annually, and honor the best in product design quality. The gold award given to the Xperia Active is considered to be the…
Remember the little lawsuit Sony Ericsson filed against Clearwire? Nope? You're better off for it. SE had filed suit in January, claiming Clearwire's logo looked a little too familiar, and it would cause confusion after Clearwire announced its plan to release its own smartphones. But there's…
AT&T this morning announced that its version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and MC100 music cable.…
Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of its very own Android Market channel in a post on its official product blog. The manufacturer is among the first to launch its own Market channel, which will offer exclusive first-party apps for Sony Ericsson phone owners, as well as a selection…
We've previously reported on Sony Ericsson's Android plans which were to expect a high-end device to launch the Sony Ericsson Android party in 2009 and other, more affordable devices to follow suit. So a mysterious Sony Ericsson device dubbed the CS8 has popped up in T-Mobile's tentat…
Last night we dropped in on the Sony Ericsson Summer Showcase in London's Mayfair district, to check out some of the manufacturer's upcoming Android phones. One of the stars of the show was the tiny Xperia Active, a small but ruggedized phone designed for outdoorsy types who don't want to…
Sony Ericsson&39;s financials for Q4 2011 were announced today, and they look pretty rough. They lost 207 million Euros in the quarter , and 247 million Euros for the full year. They attribute the loss to "intense competition, price erosion and restructuring charges," or in other wor…
The latest addition to the Sony Ericsson line of Xperia phones, the Xperia Neo V, is now available in the UK for £249.99 off contract. Showing up on Sony Ericsson&39;s offical site, the new version of the original Neo is a steal at that price. Remember too, that Sony Ericsson have alre…
Honestly, we're not sure how to take this tweet from Sony Ericsson North America. They're hinting at product launches today but remain purposely vague on what product announcement it'll be. We're hearing reports that Sony Ericsson will announce the XPERIA X2, X3, and X5 but we really have…
Last night Sony Ericsson threw a little party in London to celebrate the launch of the Xperia Ray and Xperia Active, and show off the upcoming Xperia Arc S and SE Live with Walkman. We were there, of course, and we've got full coverage of all of Sony Ericsson's new toys in the form of v…
We&39;ve already heard HTC&39;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&39;s Dutch Facebook page, SE plans to bring Android 4.0 to its 2011 Xperia line, which includes phones like…
Sony Ericsson already told us which of its phones will be the first to get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Today it&39;s giving us a time frame. Toward the end of March or early April, the Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V and Xperia Ray will be the first to get Ice Cream Sandwich. The Xperia Arc, Xp…
The European Commission has given Sony the OK to take full control of Sony Ericsson, three months after Sony paid €1.05 billion for Ericsson&39;s share of the partnership. Along with the entire company, the hefty sum also earned Sony an IP cross-licensing agreement, as well as owners…
Expecting a company to do what's best for their company is growing increasingly rare these days. Case in point: Sony Ericsson recently posted some horrific financial numbers in the last quarter and just recently the CFO of Sony Ericsson claimed that it'll need to raise 100 million Euros t…
Leaked images of unannounced devices aren't uncommon, but they always seem to make waves in the blogosphere. But the waves are a little higher when an unannounced device is caught on camera by another secret device. Speculation suggests the handset we're seeing here is the Sony Ericss…
Interested in seeing the parts of the the new Sony Xperia X10 Mini? Actually, this is actually the E10i model, which is the European version, but it has basically the same guts as its American cousin, the E10a. Clear? We Android lovers are tinkerers at heart, so we never pass up a…
The Xperia Ray quickly piqued our interest when it was announced a few months ago. Up to now, Sony Ericsson smartphones had invariably been constructed of plastic, and while this has its benefits, an aluminum-framed device is always going to be sturdier and feel better in the hand.We finally got…
The Walkman brand might not be as synonymous with portable music as it once was, but it's continued to live on in Sony Ericsson's Walkman line of phones. In the past, these have typically been mid-to-low-end devices as opposed to anything with true smartphone functionality. That changes with the…
An interesting new application hit the Android Market today from Sony Ericsson which allows you to easily share content from your Android smartphone to a bigger screen via a web browser. Called vscreens, the app is currently in beta but despite being a Sony Ericsson product, they claim i…
We&39;ve heard plenty about the Sony Ericsson LT26i "Nozomi" already, but one upcoming SE device that has so far only existed as a set of leaked specifications is the MT27i "Pepper", a mid-range phone that seems to share some design cues with its big brother. Today the fi…
Having just made news with its sales numbers Sony Ericsson looks to be holding true to its promise to do things better in 2011 if the latest device leakage is anything to go by. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz 2 has found its way into the hands of Mobile-review and if you're willing to give Sony Ericss…
Simon Walker, developer program head at Sony Ericsson, has made an interesting series of tweets suggesting the manufacturer may be about to change its stance on rooting and custom ROM development. Just as Motorola is looking at compromises on the issue of locked bootloaders, Sony Ericsson's…