Sony Ericsson is turning to social media to get some buzz before launching new products. The Swedish-Japanese company is reaching to its Facebook fanbase of over 4.5 million to ask them to be the first to review two “new feature phones.” The phrase used is “feature phones” even though the competition image shows the Xperia…
Mobile market grew 19% year over year in Q1
Gartner has posted their report for the first quarter of 2011, which shows predictably solid growth in smartphones, and re-establishes many trends we’ve been seeing all along. Nokia’s hardware market share has dipped to 25%, Samsung is down to 16%, and LG to 5.6%. That leaves Apple with 3.9% market share (up from 2.3% last…
Vodafone New Zealand Fakes Xperia Play Shipment Theft in Marketing Stunt
Yesterday, Vodafone New Zealand tweeted rather somberly that “the Xperia Play launch will be delayed. Major security breach. The shipment of phones has been stolen.” Following that, they posted a sketchy video of the purported theft in action, then that Vodafone “NEEDS YOU A man hunt is underway to find our stolen phones. REWARD: 6…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Coming to Verizon May 26
Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation phone, the Xperia Play, has been in Europe for a little while now, and up in Canada for the last couple of weeks, but Americans will be getting their turn soon. Sony Ericsson just announced that the launch date on Verizon is set to May 26, with preorders starting the 19th. (this…
Sony Ericsson Xperia acro hits FCC
The phone marked CDMA SOI11 has been spotted at the FCC’s website. It’s a Japanese version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, which we also know as acro. In that sense, it’s unclear why the Swedish-Japanese handset maker took this step, cause it’s not like Japanese telco regulator asks for FCC’s seal of approval (or…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo to be called Kyno in France
Handset makers are getting crazy about the names of their phones. Why not call one device the same across multiple markets is beyond me. Samsung is well known for this practice and now Sony Ericsson is joining the stupid trend. Their Xperia Neo will be called Kyno in France. The name change comes after the…
Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot Android smartphone in works?
File this under “rumors” and “makes perfect sense” at the same time. We’ve no doubts Sony wants to capitalize on its brands in the mobile arena. And since that arena is steadily “getting brains,” I see no reason why they wouldn’t launch smartphones wearing the company’s famous brands. As a matter of fact, the first…
Hands-on: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini and Mini Pro – Small phone, big punch
Alongside all the whiz-bang tech coming out of Google I/O 2011, Sony Ericsson came to the developer-focused conference to show off their new, pint-sized Android smartphones – the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini and XPERIA Mini Pro. In an age where smartphone displays seem to be getting bigger and bigger (and pushing the limits of pocketability),…
Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc – Slim is In
Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia Arc at CES back in January, which wowed the crowds with its slimness and style. Their last stab at the big and beautiful powerhouse Android smartphone was the Xperia X10, which launched with out-dated software and unappealing customizations. Since then, Sony Ericsson has dialled things back for the entry level…
Sony Ericsson WT18i Walkman smartphone heading to China Mobile
Sony Ericsson announced its second Walkman-branded Android smartphone – WT18i. However, unlike the W8, this baby runs a special version of Android, OPhone, used by China Mobile. Yup, it’s a China-only device which most likely won’t be available elsewhere. Speaking of OPhone, Sony Ericsson’s baby runs version 2.5 of the platform, which is said to…