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Sony quietly removes Xperia PLAY from ICS update list
Xperia PLAY users waiting for the Android 4.0 update, we have some bad news for you. It seems that Sony won't be updating the ill-fated device to the latest version of Android. Back in December last year when Sony (then Sony Ericsson)...
Sony releases ICS beta ROM for Xperia PLAY
We've got some good news and some bad news for you. Sony Mobile has just released a beta ICS ROM for the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, which allows you to experience the goodies of the latest Android version on your smartphone right away. The sad...
Sony Ericsson announces Xperia active Billabong edition
Sony Ericsson and the extreme sports brand Billabong have entered into a partnership, which will bring the Xperia smartphones closer to the adrenaline junkies, who are fans of the popular Australian clothing and gear company. The first product of...
Upcoming Sony smartphones to support the Russian GLONASS
Sony has announced that their newly announced Xperia smartphones, the Xperia S and Xperia Ion, will come equipped with the GLONASS satellite navigation system built-in. What's more, they have also revealed that some of their previous smartphones...
ICS landing to select Xperia phones in January 2012?
Great news for all Sony Ericsson Xperia phone owners, who have been eagerly waiting for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to run on their devices. A Sony employee has tweeted, rather optimistically, that ICS should be expected to arrive in the very...
AT&T to launch Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G on September 18th
The game-centered Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY has been available in the US for a while now, but only in CDMA flavor. Well, starting September 18th this will change as AT&T will be launching the Xperia PLAY 4G. It's basically identical to its...
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich coming to all '11 Xperia phones
Sony Ericsson is really doing well this year. All of its latest Xperia phones - arc, neo, PLAY, mini and mini pro turned out to be really great devices, with even more coming soon up - ray, active and arc S. All the latest Xperia are based on...
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia PLAY get software update
Sony Ericsson is pushing out an update for the Xperia Arc and the Xperia PLAY. It's a minor update, the Android version is still 2.3.3, but it brings a few useful changes like stereo sound in videos, landscape mode in the homescreen and a few...
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo to arrive in Europe in July
We were starting to wonder whatever happened to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. The phone was announced back in February at the Mobile World Congress 2011 along with the Xperia Arc and the Xperia PLAY and although the other two started selling months...
Xperia PLAY Experience Pack bundles a dock and some games
The E3 expo has just started and Sony Ericsson has something to show the gamers - the Xperia PLAY Experience Pack. It contains the DK300 Multimedia Dock, USB and audio cables and code for 3 three Gameloft titles. The Experience Pack is compatible...
The Xperia PLAY finally available at O2 UK, white one too
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play generated a lot of hype for a phone with a single core CPU in the year 2011. We guess that has something to do with the PlayStation blood it has running in its veins. Now the phone is finally available from O2 UK, after...
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and Arc update start rolling
Sony Ericsson kept their promise and quickly released the first software update for their Xperia PLAY and Arc smartphone flagships. Right now only a few markets are able to experience the goodies of the Facebook-centered update, but more should...
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Arc get Android 2.3.3 security update
Sony Ericsson will be rolling out an update for Android 2.3.3 on their Xperia PLAY and Xperia Arc phones. The update will fix some security issues and will come with Sony Ericsson's latest Facebook integration which was introduced with the latest...
Sony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY to finally come to O2 UK in June
The first PlayStation-certified smartphone, Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play, is finally going to make its debut on the O2 network in UK next month. The carrier was initially expected to launch the handset in April, but reportedly software bugs found at...
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo not coming to the UK until July
It looks like the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo won't be hitting UK shores and getting into the hands of prospective buyers as early as the 19 April. UK retailer Clove who originally reported that release date have stated that: "We published this...
XPERIA Play delay confirmed for even more UK retailers
blockquote p { font: italic normal 13px/17px Arial; color: #474747; } blockquote { border-left: 3px solid #ddd; padding: 0 0 0 15px; margin: 10px 0px 10px 9px; } Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play was supposed to launch...
XPERIA Play to get loads of optimized games at launch
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play will be launching officially on 1 April. And according to CNET Asia there will be a massive number of optimized games for it, available at the very beginning. We've prepared the list, which CNET Asia compiled, to...
1.4 GHz Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus with Gingerbread surfaces
We just got word that Samsung are working on a new hot Android smartphone called Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus. Packing a 1.4 GHz single-core Snapdragon processor and running on the latest phone-friendly 2.3 Gingerbread version of the Google OS, this...
O2 UK will delay the XPERIA Play launch due to software issues
The so-called PlayStation phone was expected to launch with the O2 UK network on the 1st of April. But things won't be going as planned, according to Stuart Hibberd - head of O2 device testing team. The smartphone, reportedly, has some...
Sony Ericsson to invest £4M in new XPERIA line ad campaign
It's no secret that the future of Sony Ericsson as a company is hugely dependent on the success of their XPERIA smartphone lineup. So it's no wonder that company is throwing so much effort in their ad campaigns, especially the Play one....
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