Sony Mobile formerly Sony Ericsson will announce their latest slate of mobile phones in less than an hour’s time. It is anticipated that Sony will announce a new Xperia line of mobile devices ? Stay tuned to this page for the live coverage.
Posted on 27 February 2012 by
Sony Mobile formerly Sony Ericsson will announce their latest slate of mobile phones in less than an hour’s time. It is anticipated that Sony will announce a new Xperia line of mobile devices ? Stay tuned to this page for the live coverage.
Posted on 22 December 2011 by
Ice Cream Sandwich coming to 2011 Xperia™ smartphones from end March/early April 2012
Sony Ericsson confirms that the first 2011 Xperia™ smartphones will be upgraded to Android 4.0 starting from end March/early April 2012. The first smartphones to get the upgrade are Xperia™ arc S, Xperia™ neo V and Xperia™ ray. Soon after, starting from end April/early May, Xperia™ arc, Xperia™ PLAY, Xperia™ neo, Xperia™ mini and mini pro, Xperia™ pro, Xperia™ active as well as Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman™ will get their upgrades.
This will be a phased roll out over several weeks and all kits for a specific phone model will not get the upgrade at the same time.
Below is a summary of the process:
•It starts with public push when we as a manufacturer get access to the new Android release from Google
•Our developers take the existing Xperia™ software and combine it with the new Android release
•Once the coding is done we want to make sure the quality of the new software meets our, our partners and your expectations
•Now we feel the new software is ready but we also need to make sure it’s approved by our external partners
•All good. We’re all set to roll-out the new software. The story continues in your Xperia™ smartphone
Owners of 2011 Xperia™ smartphone will receive a notification in the phone instructing them to download the software over the air via 3G or WiFi. Alternatively, they will have the option to connect to a computer and download it via PC companion.
Posted on 23 June 2011 by
First look at Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
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Today, at the press event held in Singapore, Sony Ericsson unveils another Xperia member, the Xperia ray.
With a 3.3” screen and running the latest Android platform for smartphones (Gingerbread 2.3), the phone packs in a powerful 1Ghz processor, Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, a 8.1mp camera with Exmor R™ for mobile and HD video functionality. At only 9.4mm thin, Xperia™ ray incorporates market leading design for which Sony Ericsson has become known.
To add to a full set of specifications, the phone incorporates a front facing camera and a scratch resistant screen with excellent resolution and brightness and integrated touch keys. Sony Ericsson’s unique integration of Facebook inside Xperia™ delivers a unique consumer experience for greater social interaction. In combination with the Google services, as well as access to over 200,000 Apps via the Android Market™, it provides a solid and entertaining smartphone foundation.
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ ray will be available globally in selected markets, including Japan, from Q3 2011.
Posted on 22 June 2011 by
Sony Ericsson introduces Xperia ray, Xperia active, TXT and Smart Extras at Press event held at Press Event held on 22 Jun 2011
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Sony Ericsson held it’s Global Media Conference in conjuction with CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore today. While most anticipated a dual core processor phone, the announcement turns up to be something quite different.
Instead, Sony Ericsson announced new Xperia™ Android smartphones and Smart Extras™, broadening its portfolio in conjunction with CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore. The new additions, which will all be available globally in selected markets from Q3 2011, include:
· The Xperia™ ray, which combines a slim 9.4mm form factor with a high quality aluminium frame and a 3.3” screen, delivers stunning visual clarity on a powerful 1Ghz processor and Sony technology including Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® engine.
· A compact smartphone for users with an active lifestyle, the Xperia™ active phone packs Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, a 5mp camera, and a powerful 1Ghz processor. Xperia™ active is also dust proof and water resistant and uniquely incorporates wet finger tracking.
· A new entertaining messaging phone, the Sony Ericsson txt features a full view QWERTY keyboard and SMS shortcut key. The “friends” app lets users see Facebook™ and Twitter™ updates at a glance from their top five friends.
· Smart Extras™: LiveDock™ enables users to connect their phones to a docking station, easily launching Android apps and charging their phones at the same time. LiveSound™ headphones allow consumers to remotely access applications from the phone through LiveKey™ control, in a stylish, tangle-free design.
Sony Ericsson also announce the availability of the Xperia™ PLAY in more APAC markets, namely Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The world’s first PlayStation® certified smartphone is currently available in Australia, India and Singapore. More than 100 titles are now confirmed for the Xperia™ PLAY.
In the next few pages, we will take a look at the the products launch presentation.
Posted on 10 April 2011 by
Unboxing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Android 2.3 Gingerbread Smartphone
Watch out for our review of this phone.
Posted on 30 March 2011 by
If you are wondering about if the picture quality of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is what as it claims, you might want to take a look on page 4 of our video review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.
Here are some additional pictures
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| Photos taken using Sony Ericsson Xperia ARC |
Posted on 25 March 2011 by
We tested the upcoming XPERIA PLAY android phone which is scheduled to be launched in Q2 2011. It has a PSP console like slide out. Below is a video which shows the features on the XPERIA PLAY.
Posted on 23 March 2011 by
Sony Ericsson launches 3 android smartphones in Singapore today. The three android phones are xperia arc, xperia Neo and xperia play.
The xperia arc will go on sale by end of march 2011 while the other two will be available in 2nd quarter 2011.
Posted on 02 November 2010 by
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 now comes with new features for enhanced speed and usability
· Continuous auto-focus camera HD recording function for the
clearest videos
· Social Phonebook auto-syncs your contacts with photos and
updates from FacebookTM and TwitterTM
· Improved Timescape™ usability to easily keep in touch with
your friends via all your favourite social networks
The Sony Ericsson XperiaTM X10 smartphone now comes with a variety of new features in a software update that promises an enhanced and unique Sony Ericsson user experience.
On top of the Operating System upgrade to AndroidTM 2.1 (Éclair), all new Xperia™ X10 smartphones throughout Singapore will now offer enhanced video recording, user interface and TimescapeTM functions. Existing users can upgrade their Xperia™ X10 smartphones at any of the selected Sony Ericsson customer service centres listed below.
The upgrade, with selected features, is also available on the Sony Ericsson XperiaTM X10 mini and mini pro smartphones.
The new features that are available on the Xperia™ X10 smartphones with the software update include:
* Larger home screen: The XperiaTM X10 now offers a five panel
home screen instead of three, allowing for a 20 icon setup instead of the previous 16. Enjoy the flexibility of having space to organise your favourite applications, widgets, shortcuts and folders with ease.
* Continuous auto-focus & HD video recording: The continuous
auto-focus function now comes enhanced with greater clarity and responsiveness for a best in class HD recording experience.
* Improved TimescapeTM usability: Auto-scroll of social media
updates and improved responsiveness enhance the TimescapeTM user experience.
* Social Phonebook: Automatically syncing FacebookTM, TwitterTM
and phone contacts with photos, the application shows when your friends are online and what they’re up to in one easy-to-use interface. (also available on XperiaTM X10 mini and mini pro)
* Enhanced user experience: New functionalities and a world of
applications from the Android™ Market at your fingertips. (also available on Xperia TM X10 mini and mini pro)
* Preloaded apps (Singapore market only): A series of apps will be
preloaded exclusively on all Singapore XperiaTM devices to further enhance the communication and entertainment experience for users. These include ShowNearby™ for Sony Ericsson, TrackID™, Evernote and OfficeSuite viewer. (also available on Xperia TM X10 mini and mini pro)
Availability
The software update is available now on all Sony Ericsson XperiaTM X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones.
Posted on 28 September 2010 by
Your window to your world with
Sony Ericsson LiveView™
Singapore, September 28th 2010 – Today sees the announcement of the Sony Ericsson LiveView™. This innovative accessory is another step in Sony Ericsson’s commitment to help consumers get the very best mobile phone experience through the open Android platform. The Sony Ericsson LiveView™ is part of the Sony Ericsson Extras portfolio – a division which offers a total product experience and enhanced mobile possibilities.
The Sony Ericsson LiveView™ uses Bluetooth™ connectivity to wirelessly pair up to a compatible handset and allows consumers to control the phone without taking it out of their pocket or handbag. Read text messages, see incoming calls and keep up to date with the latest news on Facebook™ and Twitter™.
The Sony Ericsson LiveView™ allows the user to control the Sony Ericsson music features of the handset from the micro display, selecting tracks and controlling volume. The product also serves as a calendar reminder, displaying calendar events and other phone applications.
Whether on the go, in a meeting or out for dinner, the convenient Sony Ericsson LiveView™ can be clipped anywhere. Attached in a watch strap, on a keychain or clipped to a laptop, the micro display allows the user to incorporate the product into their lifestyle and always stay connected.
Eugene Goh, Deputy General Manager & Head of Singapore, Sony Ericsson said: “It is our ambition to be THE Communication Entertainment brand and this includes being the most open mobile phone brand on the market. We believe in openness and offering consumers a wide range of applications to choose from. We will continue to develop accessories to ensure we play a major and groundbreaking role in the market and design innovative and exciting accessories for all platforms, including Android.”
Eugene Goh continued: “The Sony Ericsson LiveView™ is the first Sony Ericsson accessory to be compatible with the open Android™ platform which gives developers an opportunity to be creative and develop the next must-have innovative application.”
Your window to your world with Sony Ericsson LiveView™
To find Sony Ericsson LiveView™ enabled applications, Sony Ericsson has developed the Sony Ericsson LiveWare™ Manager application. It will scan Android™ Market for Sony Ericsson LiveView™ enabled applications and present them to the user. The Sony Ericsson LiveWare™ manager will be available from Android™ Market, or come preinstalled in phone bundles.
The Sony Ericsson LiveView™ will be available in stores in Singapore from Q4, 2010.
The Sony Ericsson LiveView™ is also available in one of the Sony Ericsson Experience Packs. An ‘Experience Pack‘ is a package of several related components that together create a great user experience in a certain area. The packages include mobile phone applications, accessories, services and much more. The “Sony Ericsson Fitness Pack” is aimed at sports and fitness enthusiasts. It contains a sport application for the Sony Ericsson LiveView™ – The SportyPal™ Pro – and a carrying case for your mobile phone – ideal for exercising.
The first ‘Sony Ericsson Experience Pack’ will be available in Singapore in Q4.
To see more about Sony Ericsson Extras, visit: www.sonyericsson.com/LiveView
For more developer information, visit: http://developer.sonyericsson.com
For product images, visit: www.sonyericsson.com/press
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Sony Ericsson LiveView™ at a glance
| Music player control | Play, pause, next, previous track and volume adjustmentTrack title display |
| Social Networking Services | Display Facebook™ updatesDisplay Twitter™ updates |
| Messaging | Display incoming textsDisplay RSS feeds |
| Calls | Show phone number for incoming callsMute ringer for incoming phone calls
List of missed calls |
| Other | Calendar remindersFind your phone
Display time and date |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth™ technologyMicro USB connector
USB High Speed 2.0 support |
| Screen | 1,3”colour OLED display, 128×128 pixels |
| Compatibility | Compatible with the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10, Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini and Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini pro and most other brands on Android 2.0 and above.For full compatibility list please visit www.sonyericsson.com
Bluetooth™ range approximately 10m |
| Facts 1)2) | Size: 3.5 x 3.5×1.1cmTypical consumer battery usage time: 4 days |
| Availability | Available in Singapore from Q4 2010 |
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Posted on 03 August 2010 by
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini Pro Review
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Android android everywhere. From 3.2″ to 3.8″ and 4.0″ capactive screens. Although this is the norm for most handsets, there isn’t something that is compact in the hands. The Xperia X10 mini pro , just like the Xperia X10 mini seems to fit into this special class for users with small hands and do not require the full screen functionality. Measuring only 2.55″, it comes with a 16,777,216 colour TFT, 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) scratch resistant screen.
Designed along the lines of the Xperia X10 mini, the Xperia X10 mini pro comes with Android 1.6 preloaded and is upgradable to 2.1 later this year. The thickness is compromised because of the small compact keypad which slides out.
Although it is small, it has some good stuff built into it. Firstly is the customised User interface which hides you from the usual android screen. With the smaller screen, Sony Ericsson chose to use a 4 cornered UI to instantly access the applications available. The TimeScape application also allows you to view Facebook™ status updates, friend’s photo, inbox messages and friend requests, tweets, replies and direct messages from people you follow on Twitter™. Incoming text and picture messages and missed calls can be seen within one screen based on timeline.
As a multimdeia device, it has a 5 megapixel AF camera with geo tagging. There is also video recording, photo video light, FM radio etc. You can also add more applications from the Android market.
Below is an unboxing video of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro package.
Specifications
Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro
Camera
Music
Web
Communication
Messaging
Design
Entertainment
Organiser
Location-based services
Connectivity
Google™ Services
Screen
Accessories
Availability and versions
Colour
Posted on 16 June 2010 by
Today, Sony Ericsson hold a Global Press event at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The launch is held in conjunction with CommunicAsia 2010.
Rumours started to fly last week and most of our predictions were spot on. Sony Ericsson today announce three new phones. THey are they Xperia X8, a slightly bigger brother of the Xperia X10 Mini based on Android (but still runs ANdroid 1.6 right now).
Update : Sony Ericsson just confirmed that the Xperia X8 is ready to launch on Android 2.1 in selected markets. Due to operator testing in various markets where they may not be ready to go ahead with 2.1, the X8 will be launched on Android 1.6. But in these cases, an upgrade to 2.1 will be made available shortly after purchase.
The 2nd phone is the Sony Ericsson Yendo, a touch screen walkman phone. Although it spots the 4 corner UI just like the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini, it is based on ODM design and it is not not powered by Android.
The 3rd phone featured today is the GreenHeart phone, the Cedar. It is an affordable phone with 3G HSDPA. In the next few pages, we will take a look at the phones in more details starting with the Xperia X8.
At the event, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10mini pro will receive software upgrades from Q3 in selected markets. The software will be upgrade to Android 2.1.
In addition, HD video recording will be added to the upgrade of Xperia X10 in Q3. A further uprade to the Xperia X10 in Q4 will make it possible to connect wirelessly to and display content on your TV and enhance. Timescape and mediascape applications will also be enhanced.
Posted on 14 June 2010 by
In conjunction with CommunicAsia 2010, Sony Ericsson may launch a mid range Xperia X10 Android phone this coming Wednesday at it’s offsite event.
To date, we are unsure what are the specifications of this phone. One thing we are sure is that it should be another Android phone.
Stay tuned to OCWORKBENCH for more updates this week.
Posted on 13 June 2010 by
The annaul CommunicAsia 2010 trade show is about to begin in 2 days time in Singapore. This annual event has attracted trade visitors and media from around the globe to check out the latest wireless technology and most importantly mobile phones.
As usual, the major brands will be missing from the show. Sony Ericsson and Nokia will be holding their own private events at hotel ballrooms on two seperate days. Koeran companies LG will have no presense at the exhibition as well. Japanese giant NTT Docomo will have a more significant presense this year, showcasing it’s LTE technology and Xperia series of Sony Ericsson phones at the show.
In conjunction with the event, the local telcos won’t be sitting back. It is said that one of them will be announcing more exclusive phones to their stable of Android phones. Perhaps, one of the three might just announce the availability of iPhone 4 and iPad for the local market during this period of time.
So, stay tuned while we bring you more this coming week.
Posted on 29 May 2010 by
For those of you who likes smaller form factor Android phones, the Xperia X10 mini is definitely worth considering. It has almost all the features of it’s bigger brother the Xperia X10 less the mediascape. It also comes with Android 1.6 which is scheduled for an update to 2.1 in the 2nd half of this year. The Xperia X10 mini retails for HKD 2480 and there is also news that the other sibling Xperia X10 mini pro will also arrive in early June.
You can take a look at the specifications and videos of the Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro here.
Posted on 06 April 2010 by
There are lots of discussions about the possibility of having multi touch on the SE Xperia X10 Android phone. We asked the PR people and here is what they have to say:
At the time of the announcement of Xperia X10 (3 Nov 2009) we confirmed on our product blog that Xperia X10 would not support the android core feature of multi touch at the time of launch. As the project has evolved we have subsequently announced that that Xperia X10 will be upgraded during its lifecycle with improvements in the User Experience Platform, incorporating software feature improvements and a later release of the android OS. However, owing to the particular hardware and software configuration of the X10, multi-touch capabilities will not be enabled in the core platform irrespective of the software upgrade. Whilst there has been intense discussion amongst online consumers about many of the detailed features supported by the X10, Sony Ericsson has at no point made any official statement indicating support of multi touch as a core feature of the Xperia X10.
Whilst Sony Ericsson does not generally comment on speculation about future product or feature announcements, our communication principle is to have an open and honest dialogue with consumers and we make the above clarification in order to avoid any mis-conceptions among purchasers of the Xperia X10. We have had extremely positive consumer feedback following our first shipments of the Xperia X10 and we are very confident that this product delivers a user experience that is truly unique and will delight consumers the world over.
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