Articles tagged "Sony Ericsson"
Flashback: Sony Ericsson P910 used an odd flavor of touch Symbian and wanted to do it all
After gaining a beachhead in the 80s, personal computers invaded homes en masse in the 90s. Then in the 2000s smartphones were trying to do the same to people's pockets. By that time people had gotten used to document editors, spreadsheets, email...
Flashback video: the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and how it bet on the wrong OS
After a series of successful feature phones, Sony Ericsson suddenly found itself in need of a touchscreen phone. In the past the company had used the touch-enabled UIQ front end for Symbian OS, but its fate was uncertain – the Symbian Foundation...
Flashback: Sony Ericsson Satio and a look at how far camera phones have come in the last decade
The Satio was Sony Ericsson’s first phone with a 12MP camera. It very nearly became the first 12MP phone ever, but it was beaten by a few months by rival Pixon12 from Samsung. This is a rivalry that we will revisit in just a bit. Even if it...
Flashback: the Sony Ericsson K800 was as versatile as James Bond and the first Cyber-shot phone
The Sony Ericsson K800 was a phone with many faces. From one angle it looked like a Cyber-shot digital camera, from another like a phone, look at the left side and you’ll see a button for the music player, inside was a capable graphics chip for 3D...
Flashback: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini, the smallest Android with the biggest heart
The Xperia X10 brought renewed focus in Sony Ericsson’s smartphone strategy – it went all in on Android, leaving behind experimentation with Symbian and Windows Mobile. Its 4.0” display was fairly large for the day, this was back when people railed...
Flashback: (Sony) Ericsson T68 and the add-on camera that made it famous
The T68 was essentially the last phone released under the Ericsson brand. In fact, a few months later it was re-released as the Sony Ericsson T68i with only small cosmetic changes on the outside and a software update (which was available to the...
Flashback: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 fixed past mistakes by choosing Android
2008-2010 was a difficult time for Sony Ericsson. In late 2008, it released its first Windows Mobile device, the Xperia X1. A year later, its first non-UIQ Symbian phone came out, the Idou. Another year and the Xperia brand underwent a brain swap...
Unreleased Sony Ericsson W707 prototype with unique button display surfaces
Here’s a blast from the past – an unreleased prototype of a Sony Ericsson Walkman flip phone has surfaced on eBay. It’s fully working too, here’s what could have been. The Sony Ericsson W707 “Alicia” features a small color screen on the outside,...
Flashback: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 or why the X-Panels weren't superheroes
There are few stories of meteoric rise and precipitous fall that can rival the tale of HTC, but Sony’s mobile division offers just as many highs and lows. Today, it sells some Xperia – it shipped less than a million during the three months of Q2....
Xperia mini pro ICS update is now available, others to follow soon
Sony has just released the Android 4.0 ICS update for the Xperia mini pro. It is available almost everywhere already, so if you own one of those – go ahead and check for an OTA update. In case the update is still unavailable for your unit,...
Sony began seeding ICS update to the 2011 Xperia lineup
Sony has began seeding the Android 4.0 ICS update to its 2011 lineup of Xperia smartphones - right in line with the previous report. The first handsets to get the treatment are the Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray in the hands of users in...
Sony Ericsson is now Sony Mobile Communications
Back in October, Sony had announced that it will be purchasing Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's 50 percent stake in the Sony Ericsson joint venture for €1.05 billion, turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony. And although the deal was...
Sony Ericsson range grabs 4 iF design awards
Sony Ericsson walked out triumphant from the iF design awards ceremony after scoring 4 trophies in the telecommunications category. The company's handset range didn't even need the help of the Xperia S, which is yet to hit the shelves, to do so...
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...
The EU approves Sony's bid for Ericsson
The European Commission has approved Sony's decision to buy Ericsson's stake of the Sony Ericsson joint venture. The ten year long alliance is coming to an end and the EU approval is a huge step for Sony. Back in October the ladder...
Sony LT22i Nypon to be marketed as Xperia P
Just a week ago the Indonesian equivalent for the American FCC posted the retail name of the Sony's ST25i Kumquat a.k.a. Xperia U. Today we find another retail name in there - the LT22i Nypon's. Sony LT22i Nypon should be called Xperia P when it...
Xperia S to feature a fast-charge battery and anti-stain coating
The first Xperia to have stripped itself of the Ericsson brand, the upcoming Sony Xperia S, is rumored to feature a sunlight-activated coating which should help repel dirt and other stain-forming materials, as well as a quick-charge battery. Dirt...
Sony ST25i Kumquat to be called Xperia U when it launches
The Indonesian equivalent of the US FCC has given us the retail name of the rumored Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat. It's listed under the name "Sony Ericsson Xperia U", though by the time the phone is officially unveiled, we're sure that will have...
Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat emerges in a photo
While this is not the first time we've heard of this exotic fruit name bearing handset, we haven't had the pleasure of seeing it in a clear picture yet. Until today that is. Sony Ericsson ST25i "Kumquat" has emerged in a spy photo and it looks,...
New photos of old Sony Ericsson WP7 phone prototype surface
Early last year we saw a a prototype from Sony Ericsson that was running Windows Phone 7. The company never did announce a WP7 device, but now more shots have cropped up of what appears to be the same device. It's a prototype of the same model, but...
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