[Breaking] Sony buys out Ericsson’s 50% share in Sony Ericsson

We’re still waiting for more information regarding this but Reuters reports that Sony has bought out Ericsson’s 50% share in the Sony Ericsson joint venture. Sony Ericsson has recently completed 10 years of the JV and started off making feature phones and the iconic Walkman , Cybershot series of devices.

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Kazuo Hirai : Sony is ‘in discussions with non-Sony companies’ to adopt Playstation Suite

At the AsiaD conference , SCE Chariman Kazuo Hirai said that the company is in talks with other Android phone manufacturers to support the Playstation Suite.

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Sony Ericsson launching smartphone with 3D display?

Sony Ericsson is one of the famous mobile phone companies in the world and they are offering a lot of good handsets, and most of their smartphones are Android powered. They launched number of devices earlier this year at MWC and we recently told you that they are working on another Android device, which will be known as Xperia Duo. It seems that Duo isn’t the only device SE is working on as SEMC Blog is reporting that according to a famous Chinese site, SE is working on a 3D phone which will be out next year and it will feature a 4.7 inch display, that’s huge, right? Continue reading “Sony Ericsson launching smartphone with 3D display?”

AT&T officially announces Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Sony Ericsson launched world’s first ever PlayStation certified devices which is known as Xperia Play a few months ago. It’s an Android powered devices and it was launched by Verizon Wireless in May. It comes with a sliding gamepad and it’s especially for people who love playing games on their device. Continue reading “AT&T officially announces Sony Ericsson Xperia Play”

Sony Ericsson Duo specs and press shot leaked, launch in September?

In past few months, Sony Ericsson launched some amazing looking devices and Xperia Arc is worth mentioning. Xperia Arc is not the best Android device available but personally I think it’s one of the most beautiful looking devices. Last month, we saw first ever leaked shot of the Xperia Duo twice but it was blurry. Now another leaked shot of Xperia Duo is posted on a Chinese forum known as IT168 and it’s also a press shot, but this is currently the best and the most clear shot of it, and trust me the device looks sexier than Arc. Well, beauty is there but what’s under the hood of this beast? Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Duo specs and press shot leaked, launch in September?”

Sony Ericsson Arc hits USA, available unlocked via Sony

Xperia Arc was announced by SE at MWC which is  a good and attractive device. Michael Hell and Jonathan reviewed it and they were satisfied with it. We recently told you that it will be hitting USA soon and I guessed that it will hit AT&T but now Sony Ericsson is finally offering it in USA but they are offering the unlocked version and it’s available directly from Sony. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Arc hits USA, available unlocked via Sony”

ThreeUK officially announces Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson recently announced two new devices and they are known as the Xperia Ray and Xperia Active. Xperia Ray is for people who are looking for a stylish device, and it really looks like a good device. It looks like Three UK is impressed by Xperia Ray so much and now they have officially announced that they will be carrying it but they didn’t tell us when actually they are launching it. Continue reading “ThreeUK officially announces Xperia Ray”

Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo leaked again

We recently showed you first shot of Sony Ericsson Duo which is an upcoming device from Sony Ericsson. Dual-core smartphones are becoming a trend nowadays and Sony Ericsson recently launched Xperia Arc but unfortunately it’s not dual-core but it looks like Duo will be Sony’s first ever dual-core device. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo leaked again”

Sony Ericsson Canadian Store Hacked

Sony seems to be facing a lot of problems with hackers these days. After the breach in the PSN (Playstation Network), now the Sony Ericsson Canadian Store has become the latest in the series of attacks from hackers.

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Nokia Windows Phones to be Powered by Dual-Core ST-Ericsson U8500

Forbes magazine has reported that Carlo Bozotti (CEO of STMicroelectronics) said that Nokia will be using the dual core ST-Ericsson U8500 chips to power some of their Windows Phones.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc hitting USA this summer

There are number of Android devices available in the market, but a very few of them are good enough to drop your jaw. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is one of them which I think is currently the most beautiful device available (read our preview). It was announced by SE at CES and it’s a successor to the  Xperia X10, which is also a good looking device. A lot of people in USA are dying to get their hands on this sexy device, and one of them can’t wait and asked about it on SE Product blog. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc hitting USA this summer”

Android 2.1 Update starts rolling out for XPERIA X8, X10 Mini and X10Mini Pro

XPERIA X10 got updated to Android 2.1 earlier this month.  Now the other models in XPERIA series such as X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro and X8 have started to receive Android 2.1. The Sony Ericsson Official Blog said that the update is started to roll out for certain product codes.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X7 and X7 Mini leaked !

Remember when we told you that Sony Ericsson is cooking a WP7 device, and the name of the device could be Xperia X7. I think we were right because a video has been uploaded on Youtube which is showing two Sony Ericsson WP7 devices. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Xperia X7 and X7 Mini leaked !”

Sony Ericsson W200 budget walkman phone

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Sony Ericsson today announced a budget walkman phone W200i.

The phone can store upto 37 Audio tracks in its 128MB default Memory Stick Micro. It supports upto 1GB memory expansion.

Theres also a VGA Cam and FM radio to add to the features.

No word on the pricing yet.

Sony Ericsson launches W700 and Z525

sonToday Sony Ericsson announced two new mobile phones, the W700 and Z525.
The W700 which is the 8th addition to the Walkman series, strongly reminds of the W800 model. The tri-band phone has a 1.8″ 256K colors display with 176 x 220 pixels resolution. The main difference between the new device and the W800 seems to be the smaller Memory Stick PRO Duo card that comes in the box. In this case, it’s a 256 MB one, as in the W800 box it’s 512 MB. Otherwise, the phone has a 2 megapixel camera with LED flash, but without autofocus. W700 has GPRS Class 10 support and has Bluetooth, USB and Infrared connectivity. Stereo earphones are supplied in the original package. Sony Ericsson W700 will come in Titanium Gold color as for some markets there will be a Smooth White version. It will be available in Q2 2006.

The Z525 clamshell is aimed at the US market and succeeds the Z520 model even in design. Unlike its predecessor, it will have Push-to-Talk support. The new device will have a 80 x 101 pixels resolution external display with 4K colors. The internal display will be a 1.8″ 65K colors one with 128 x 160 pixels resolution. The internal memory remains the same as in Z520 – 16 MB. The phone still has a VGA camera, MP3 & AAC support and caller ID associated light effects. The connectivity features of the quad-band Z525 are Bluetooth, USB and Infrared. Sony Ericsson Z525 will be available in New Blue around Q2 2006.