Earlier this week we saw Samsung announce their plans to update select Android devices in their existing product portfolio to Android Ice Cream Sandwich by the end of Q1 2012, most notably the Samsung Galaxy S II. Now it’s Sony Ericsson’s turn, and we’re sad to report that they’re moving at a much slower pace. If you’re the owner of an Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V, or Xperia ray, then expect to see Android 4.0 showing up on your device by the end of March or in early April. … Read more

Sony Ericsson, soon to be just plain ol’ Sony, is going to release a device in 2012 that’s currently codenamed LT28at. A description of it showed up on the Bluetooth SIG’s website, which says that the LT28at is a “super phone” that has a 4.55 inch 720p resolution display, 13 megapixel camera with a backside illuminated sensor, 720p front facing camera, dual band WiFi, dual microphones, and best of all support for 4G LTE. The folks at SlashGear were also able to get some sample photos that are supposedly from … Read more

New photos have appeared of a Sony Xperia phone without the Ericsson tag, as the company begins to transition into one name only (which may take until the summer of 2012 to close). Sony for the last couple of months have made some productive moves, with the sole intent of becoming a legit player when it comes to the top Android smartphone manufacturers. Rumored specs of the Sony branded Xperia pictured include the following: 1GHz dual-core U8500 chipset from ST-Ericsson 4-inch qHD display 8MP Exmor R camera 1GB RAM and … Read more

Sony Ericsson’s developer community has come up with an alpha ROM of Ice Cream Sandwich for unlocked versions of Xperia devices, including the Arc S, Neo V, and Ray. What should be noted is that alpha ROMs aren’t made for daily use because there are functions that aren’t working correctly. Here is a list of the things that aren’t working, as provided by Sony Ericsson in the company’s official blog post: Google Mobile Services (GMS) apps are not included (for example, Gmail, Google Maps, etc.). Modem is turned off and SIM card … Read more

We’ve been seeing a lot of the Sony Ericsson Arc HD, code-named Nozomi, but it may have a smaller, nearly-identical brother called the Nypon. The only telling difference between the above picture and those we had seen earlier is the placement of the front-facing camera; otherwise, it has the same stark, blocky design, and single silver band for navigation keys. While the Nozomi has a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 touchscreen, the Nypon LT22i here will only be 4 inches and 960 x 540 resolution – which by any everyday consumer’s … Read more

Sony Ericsson isn’t the most praised Android manufacturer, but to their credit they do make some pretty stylish devices. Some folks got their hands on photos of the company’s upcoming Sony Ericsson flagship and specs to go with them. In the picture above is a handset dubbed as the Arc HD (Nozomi), or more technically known as the Sony Ericsson LT26i. We actually wrote about leaked photos of the Arc HD a few weeks ago. This device is rumored to carry some decent specs: Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread 4.3-inch LCD display of HD … Read more

Surprisingly close to when Motorola did it, Sony Ericsson laid out the process for updating its phones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Basically, it’s going to take a while for Android 4.0 to land on Sony Ericsson’s phones but that doesn’t mean it isn’t working hard on it. The company had previously said that 2011 Xperia devices like the Arc will definitely get the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. It is very transparent about the process of getting this software on its devices, as this involves taking the open source … Read more