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Sony’s shares went up three points in Japan after a Barron’s analyst made some off-handed speculation that Apple could make a bid for Sony, Disney, Adobe, or other major players with the oodles of money it’s been making lately. Even though this was just some innocent analysis of commentary from Steve Jobs, who said “there…
Sony has been talking about Android for some time now and with the introduction of their new television line with Google TV built-in, it looks like it is getting a little more serious about the little green robot. With the X10, mini/pro and X8 under its belt, Sony is looking to put Android into more…
Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg confirmed in a Q3 2010 earnings conference call that the handset manufacturer will drop Symbian and produce a Windows Phone handset. Nordberg failed to give any details but confirmed the Windows Phone handset would not be available for the holiday season. This 2011 launch window puts the handset manufacturer behind…
Sony Ericsson has posted their financial results for the third quarter of 2010 today, which include such highlights as: 10.4 million units shipped (versus 11 last quarter and 14.1 last year) 1.6 billion Euros in sales (versus 1.7 last quarter and 1.6 last year) 49 million Euros in net income (versus 12 last quarter and…
Sony Ericsson has decided to show a little preview of their upcoming Xperia X10 Android 2.1 update, and are expected to roll it out starting at the end of October, pending carrier approval. The main features of the update include continuous autofocus on the 8 megapixel camera, five home screens (instead of just three), 20…
Best Buy confirmed that it will be carrying four new smartphones and mobile devices this holiday season. The illustrative lineup was previously spotted in a leaked sales flyer and includes the following: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 in White on AT&T with the Essential Taylor Swift Experience: The A&T Sony Ericsson X10 will be available in…
Best Buy is bringing the Android heat with the smartphones and it will soon have a white Samsung Fascinate, Sony Ericsson X10 and the Dell Streak later this month, according to a leaked promotional flier. The Samsung Fascinate is the Verizon version of the Galaxy S lineup and it’s quite a nice Android phone. I’ve…
After spending some time at the FCC, the Sony Ericsson X8 is now shipping alongside the eco-friendly Cedar. The two were announced together about four months ago to little fanfare, but maybe they’ll get a bit more lovin’ once they’re actually in stores. SE is toting the X8 as their most affordable Android phone to…
Sony is at it again with insanely high megapixel counts for mobile phone cameras. The new Exmor R, which is a 16.41-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, is said to produce high-quality images with good low-light performance and less digital noise than other camera phones. We’ve seen how cameras on phones with small sensors deal with tons…
Sony Ericsson is trying really hard to get a decent slice of the smartphone market. We know they’ve dropped Symbian support and that their commitment to Android is as strong as ever. What about Windows? The Swedish-Japanese handset maker already offers several devices running Microsoft’s mobile OS, including the Xperia X1 and X2. The company’s…