We’ve already seen the Xperia X2 twice so far and we have an idea of what features to expect from it when it arrives. Today we get to see it in Silver and it certainly looks better. And a lot thinner I might add although at this point we’re still guessing. If the phone has been already leaked to everyone why isn’t Sony Ericsson do the honorable thing and announces it? Will any carrier be ready to pick this Windows Mobile 6.5 carrier up?

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Tags: Mobile News, Portable Devices, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile 6.5, X2, xperia

The Sony Ericsson C901a GreenHeart is an eco-friendly phone formed from a minimum of 50% recycled plastics as well as an optimized display light sensor that uses less energy. The ocean white handset is colored with waterborne paint with low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). The included MH300 GreenHeart headset is constructed of 100% recycled plastics. Some of the other green features include an electronic in-phone manual instead of a paper booklet, smaller packaging that lessens transport related CO2 emissions by over 80 percent while the charger is low-power usage. The WalkMate application lets users count the steps they take compared with the same journey traveled by car.

The integrated 5.0-megapixel digital camera with Xenon flash takes sharp high-resolution photos and includes face detection, while smile shutter takes the photo when they smile. BestPic gives the user nine chances to capture the precise moment by taking four additional images as the button is pressed, and another four afterwards while the photo fix improves pictures by adjusting contrast, light and brightness for the best possible picture. The Sony Ericsson C901 Green Heart is able to support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSPA 900/2100. It has phone memory of up to 120MB and talk time for GSM / GPRS is up to 9 and half hours while stand by time for GSM / GPRS is up to 430 hours. This is a great example of sustainable design.

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After two photo sessions with the Xperia X2 it’s time to show you some specs of it. Unfortunatelly these features aren’t confirmed yet but they would very well fit with the pictures. So here they are:

• 8.1 megapixel camera with auto focus,
• VGA video recording at 30fps
• 3.5 inch WVGA OLED touchscreen display
• GPS, aGPS
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• accelerometer
• faster processor
• 512 RAM
• custom Windows Mobile 6.5
• XPERIA Panels with innovative features
• Upgrading to Windows Mobile 7 is supported by Xperia panels

The X2 seems a lot better than the X1, at least from where we’re looking. That Windows Mobile 6.5 OS we were talking about yesterday is there and it looks like the X2 will be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 7. We’ll be looking forward for Sony Ericsson to officially mention the X2.

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We have just told you about the next Xperia smartphone from Sony Ericsson and it looks like more pictures of the X2 have been leaked. The Xperia X2 seems more and more certain and it even has a codename, the Vulcan. This Xperia will be black and it will run on Windows Mobile like its predecessor. According to the pictures it will also sport an 8 megapixel camera with flash. We’ll be waiting for the official Sony Ericsson announcement for more specs, but it might take a while since the phone could be launched only in 2011.

via SEMC Blog

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The Xperia X1 was definitely one important phone for Sony Ericsson and it should be only logical for the manufacturer to work on a follower. Is this the one? Is this the X2? From what we can see in the picture it’s definitely a Sony Ericsson phone. It has an X Panel button and a Windows key so it definitely qualifies as the next Xperia. The handset offers a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard which is also consistent with what we’d expect from the next Xperia. Anyone interested in a potential X2?

via Engadget

Tags: Mobile News, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile, X2, xperia

Despite not doing that great lately, Sony Ericsson has new phones for us. The company has announced the C901 GreenHeart and the Naite.

Both the Naite and the C901 GreenHeart have lots of eco-friendly features like recycled plastic components, waterborne paint and eco-friendly packaging, the EP900 GreenHeart charger and the MH300 GreenHeart headset. When it comes to the actual phone features, the C901 comes with a 2.2-inch QVGA display, a 5 megapixel camera with xenon flash, 900/2100MHz HSPA connectivity and microSD support. The Naite comes with quad-band EDGE device, 2100MHz HSPA connectivity, a 2 megapixel camera, a 2.2-inch QVGA display and 100MB of internal memory.

We have no idea about pricing yet but we should get more details soon as the C901 sometime in Q2 while the Naite is coming in Q3.

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Sony Ericsson seems good and ready to launch its first application store. Since everyone else is having a store of their own, why should Sony Ericsson be any different? But the company has taken a totally different approach on this one. Instead of creating a dedicated app store it decided to add the apps to the PlayNow arena. The service is used so far for music distribution and starting this month for movie rentals too. Is Sony Ericsson copying Apple’s iTunes?

The future apps will be available in 13 countries and it will run on about 38 Sony Ericsson phones when the app store is ready to be launched. The first apps you can expect will be Java- or Symbian-based but who knows what Sony Ericsson is preparing for later this year when at least an Android phone is expected. Developers will be able to submit their apps starting with July 1 and the store will therefore be launched at a later date.

via businesswire

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Sony Ericsson has at least one more trick up its sleeve before going under. The company is getting ready to launch its mobile movie content business this June. It’s not an app store but it’s still a similar service. The new movie downloads section will be part of the existing PlayNow Arena service. Using the new service you will be able to download videos to your PC at first and then you’ll be able to bring them to life on your smartphone. The movies will be available to play for 90 days after being purchased so you will have plenty of time to enjoy them.

Unfortunately the whole selection process might not really suit your needs. You will be able to choose from 15 movies at any time and up to 60 movies per year with certain phones. The service will be available at first on the W995 and customers in Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK will get it this June. No news about prices yet but we’ll be waiting for the official launch to tell you more.

via playnowarena

Tags: Arena, Mobile News, Movies, playnow, Portable Devices, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, videos, W995

The smartphone we have all come to know as the Idou is now Sony Ericsson Satio. Yep, other than the name change, Sony Ericsson has now announced it as we knew it to be before with its awesome features.  Here’s a quick look at what the Satio offers:

• 12.1 megapixel autofocus camera with Xenon flash, face detection, smile detection, geotagging, and 12x digital zoom
• 3.5-inch touchscreen display with true 16:9 quality
• Two versions supporting European GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSDPA 2100 networks and an AT&T version supporting GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100 frequencies
• Symbian S60 5th Edition
• WiFi and Bluetooth
• aGPS with Google Maps
• FM radio
• Facebook and YouTube support
• MicroSD slot (8GB bundled)
• Music player with PlayNow, TrackID, and Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) support
• 112 x 55 x 13.3 mm in size with a weight of 126 grams

The Sony Ericsson Satio will become available in the early fourth quarter of 2009 in Black, Silver, and Bordeaux colors.  There is no news on a price yet, but if you want it, you better start saving now as it won’t come cheap.

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Despite going to some rough times, Sony Ericsson can still afford to launch new phones like the Yari and Aino. The Yari is a slider ready for gestured-controlled gaming. It comes with a 2.4-inch display, GPS and support for those PlayNow services. The Aino comes with a 3-inch touchscreen and it offers a numeric slide-out keypad, a 8.1 megapixel camera, Sony Remote Play support, GPS and HSPA connectivity.

The Yari will be available in the last quarter of the year and it will cost you about $558. The Aino will also be available in the last quarter but we don’t have any pricing details so far. What will you choose between the Yari and the Aino?

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Google is expecting anywhere from 18-20 Android phones this year from 8 or 9 different manufacturers. That means our Android universe will just get better. Andy Rubin said all that during the Google I/O conference but the number could be even bigger since some manufacturers might not have revealed their Android plans yet. So far we know that HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Acer, Dell, Sony Ericsson, Huawei, Kogan Agora and Asus have all announced one way or another that they are going to make at least one Android phone. Given these future choices, what will you buy? Android, Apple or Palm?

via New York Times

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 fans in Canada will be more than happy to find out that Rogers is going to start selling the Xperia X1a starting with June 9. Considering that the Xperia is so last year, you might consider getting one of the fancy phones which are about to be available. And just in case you’re hooked on the Xperia then you should know Rogers is going to soft-launch the device. That means only selected Rogers stores will have it on June 9. Full retail launch will roll on June 30 in case you won’t get your hands on a new Xperia early next month. As for the price for the X1a, you will have to fork out $249.99 with a regular 3-year Rogers contract or be prepared to pay anywhere between $649 to $749 to get the handset free of contract.

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The picture above shows a leaked Sony Ericsson. We don’t have all the details just yet but the handset above, codenamed the Kokura, is said to be the CDMA version of that famous 12-megapixel Idou handset. Will Verizon launch the Kokura? Is Sprint going to get it? Will you get the Kokura or the Idou soon? So many questions and so little time. We’ll be waiting for some sort of confirmation from the parties involved.

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Tags: 12 megapixel, CDMA, Idou, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Sprint, Verizon, Verizon

Okay so maybe the following handsets are not the all the phones Rogers Wireless will launch this summer but they will surely be among the most popular: the LG Rumor 2, Sony Ericsson C905 and Xperia X1, HTC Dream and Magic and the new iPhone. Here they are:

LG Rumor 2 (Solo Mobile) — ETA: May 25th, outright: $160.00, 2-year contract: $75.00

Sony Ericsson C905 — ETA: May 19th (delayed), outright: $449.99, 3-year contract: $249.99 ($299.99 without Rogers Vision)

HTC Dream — ETA: June 2nd (limited quantity, availability will increase by June 12th), outright: $649.99, 3-year contract: $199.99

HTC Magic — ETA: June 2nd, outright: $649.99, 3-year contract: $199.99

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 — ETA: June 30th (barring additional delays), outright: TBD ($649 - $749), 3-year: $299.99 (will launch at $249.99)

iPhone — ETA: unknown (July/August), outright: not allowed, 3-year: TBD

Unfortunately there’s no clear indication as when will the new iPhone arrive. Rogers will probably launch it around the same time the AT&T will for a similar price. What phone would you choose?

Tags: Apple, C905, Canada, Dream, HTC, HTC, iPhone, LG, LG, Magic, Mobile News, Portable Devices, rogers wireless, Rumor 2, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, XPERIA X1

If white does for you what black does for me, Sony Ericsson has something to show you.  The company has added another hue to the Ambient Black for the upcoming W205 Walkman phone, which was announced in April.   Other than the hazard of getting it dirty in the first few days of handling it, the Creamy White color does look attractive.  But the new color changes nothing on the inside and the W205’s features remain low end with a 1.3-megapixel camera, 5MB of onboard memory with 2GB M2 card support, 1.8-inch display, and the usual Walkman goodies.  Expected to land in July 2009.

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Not to be left off the Google OS wagon, Sony Ericsson has now announced that it wants a piece of the Android cake too.  And not just a Cupcake, but a Donut.  The company already has its fingers in quite a few pies already with Symbian and Windows Mobile handsets, and the addition of an Android 2.0 devices to its future lineup should dispel any rumors that it is thinking about bringing down the number of operating systems on its smartphones.  According to Peter Ang, Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific, the reason for the leap to Android 2.0 bypassing the current 1.5 Cupcake is that the 2.0 version “will provide more multimedia support” than the previous versions.  By the way, did everyone on T-Mobile receive their update yet?

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I’m really sorry to see companies like Sony Ericsson or Motorola fighting desperately for their survival. Today we hear that Sony Ericsson is in big trouble. According to its CFO has confirmed that the company needs to rais 100 million euros by the end of the fiscal year to keep afloat. Here’s an idea Sony Ericsson, design a hot phone, like, I don’t know, Palm did? It will surely raise that money for you. At least Moto has been playing with our minds earlier this year and we’re waiting for some hot phones this year. What do you guys think about this Sony Ericsson predicament?

via Engadget

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Sony Ericsson has been made aware of an online email campaign claiming that Ericsson will give away a free laptop computer to users who forward the promotional information. The same campaign includes a photograph of the Sony Ericsson logo and mentions an Ericsson contact name and email number.

Sony Ericsson confirms that this email campaign is a hoax. In addition, Sony Ericsson confirms that the Ericsson contact name does not exist.

All competitions and promotions involving Sony Ericsson are run through official channels such as Sony Ericsson’s website or Sony Ericsson’s partners’ websites. Please be wary of any competition or promotion that appears to come from outside of Sony Ericsson or Sony Ericsson’s partners official channels. Examples of these include via spam emails or SMS.

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Do you love to take pictures of yourself with your mobile phone? Well if you are, here is something you can check out. All you have to do is take a picture of yourself, smile and upload the raw image at the Sony Ericsson site and you get a chance to receive an unspecified selection of Sony Ericsson goodies.

Contestants in the Sony Ericsson Smile Hunt must upload unretouched images of smiles, captured using camera phones only. The images must have been taken during 2009, and Sony Ericsson will award prizes to three individuals - a Judges Winner, People’s Winner, and Smile Ambassador winner. The People’s Winner will be selected via global public voting on Sony Ericsson’s website, and the winner will receive an unspecified selection of Sony Ericsson products.

Selection for the Judges Winner is rather more complex, with three entries being considered from each eligible country, as nominated by local competition organizers or their media partners if applicable, or by the number of public votes received in countries with no media partner.

From the many dozens of nominees, one winner will then be selected by a panel of five judges. In no particular order, the judges are Sony Ericsson’s senior designer Martin Wezowski, Reuters UK & Ireland Chief of Photography David Viggers, and three well-known photographers - Tony Briggs, Liu Heung Shing and Angela Boatwright.

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Sony Ericsson mobile phone owners are going to get some help when it comes to personalizing their phones thanks to the new Themes Creator 4.0. The new program includes a wide range of attractive features, enabling customers to design their ideal ‘signature style’ directly on their mobile phone’s desktop.

Moreover, the Themes Creator also enables mobile phone users to choose from dynamic and intuitive animations that are based on Adobe Flash technology, and which will vary according to the time of the day, will change as soon as the season changes, and are even able to change colors when the battery is low on power.

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