The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc caught some attention at CES, and today we’re getting a closer look at how the 8 megapixel camera fares. It features an Exmore R sensor, f/2.4 aperture, white balance metering, image stabilization, and can rapid fire pictures like nobody’s business. The UI of the camera app is significantly improved, with…
Sony Ericsson suing WiMAX operator Clearwire for having a suspiciously similar logo
Handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson, who used to be a top dog thanks to their fantastic hardware designers, but after a string of expensive devices that ran out dated versions of Google’s Android operating system left a bad taste in many people’s mouths, is going after WiMAX operator Clearwire due to their logo being far too…
Sony Ericsson has ‘open mind’ about Windows Phone 7
Sony Ericsson appears to be going all in with Android (check out its Gingerbread Xperia Arc) but the company won’t be placing all of its eggs in one basket, as representative said it will be keeping an open mind about Microsoft Windows Phone 7. According to an interview with Pocket-lint, Sony Ericsson marketing honcho Steven…
Xperia Play (PlayStation Phone) videos pop up
Well, it looks like the much-rumored PlayStation Phone is definitely coming soon, as we’ve seen multiple leaks of the device and these two videos show off some more of the hardware, which will likely be called the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The first video is a brief hardware overview of the Xperia Play at the…
Study shows Verizon and HTC fastest at updating Android phones
We know that after an Android smartphone-maker has finished polishing a software update for a particular Android device, it then goes on to the carrier for testing (and bloatwaring). This testing can take a while, and can result in even greater delays in getting it to the user. So which carrier and handset maker brings…
Sony Ericsson promises 2011 will be a better year
Sony Ericsson used to be one of my favorite mobile phone manufacturers. They used to be unique and fresh and had killer cameras on their devices. Then the iPhone came out, and shortly after a barrage of sexy Android devices were released, too. Suddenly, Sony Ericsson didn’t seem so hot and the direction the company…
Sony PlayStation phone spotted on video playing PS1 games
The Sony PlayStation phone is slowly moving from rumor to reality. Recently, the handset has been spotted in the wild and briefly detailed on video. Another video has surfaced that shows the handset in full game mode, playing the popular PS1 games Biohazard 2 (Resident Evil 2) and Rage Racer. The games are loaded through ROM…
Two new images of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro leak [We want this thing!]
One trend that was painfully obvious at CES was that mobile phones are not only getting more powerful, but that they’re getting larger as well. It used to be that having a screen size of larger than 4 inches was considered a rarity. Now it’s common place. Depending on the type of person you are…
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc to launch in Indonesia in 3 months?
The US may not be getting the the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc anytime soon, but according to the picture above, Indonesia may be grabbing the only Gingerbread-toting Android device announced at CES 2011 in just three months time. Someone tipped off Engadget that the Indonesian Sony Ericsson site already had the Arc on the site,…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro won’t get Android OS updates beyond 2.1
Sony Ericsson will NOT be updating its XPERIA X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones beyond Android 2.1. Android Community got this information from the Swedish-Japanese handset maker and we’re so sorry to hear that. The company did promise to deliver some updates that will for instance enable multi-touch on the Xperia X10 (at…