Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been keeping tabs on Sony Ericsson’s Kurara, which has promised to be a reasonably impressive Symbian device with an 8 megapixel camera and 3.2” WVGA touchscreen. Little had been said about an official launch before today, but a press release has been issued and quickly retracted, possibly a…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 live demo from CES 2010
Bigger isn’t always better, but when it comes to some things – like a touchscreen display – size really does matter. Seriously, who doesn’t think their smartphone’s touchscreen could use a little more size? Well, if you had Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10, you probably wouldn’t be left wondering what it feels like to have an…
Orange UK stops selling Nokia N97 Mini due to high return rate; Vodafone cancels XPERIA X2 launch
The Nokia N97 Mini will no longer be offered by UK operator Orange after sources told Mobile Magazine that the return rates of the device were “quite high”. In other operator related news Vodafone said it is no longer going to launch the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 since it was significantly delayed and no it…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Announced for Rogers in Q2
Anyone interested in Android probably has their eyes on the Nexus One announcement this morning, but for those north of the border, we haven’t heard which (if any) carriers will offer the Google Phone subsidized. Luckily, Sony Ericsson and Rogers just announced a palatable alternative, the Xperia X10, for the second quarter of 2010. Packing…
Mystery Sony Ericsson Slider Looks a Lot like Kurara
The touchscreen slate from Sony Ericsson called Kurara has been pretty extensively explored, but it looks like it will be getting a slider sibling in the near future. Aside from clearly running S60 5th. Edition, little else is known about the device, but if it’s anything like the Kurara, an 8 megapixel camera, 600 Mhz…
New Year 2010 resolutions from our fave mobile phone makers
A new year is a time to reflect on our achievements in the past dozen months and to set goals for the coming 12 months. That goes for regular folks and multi-national corporations alike. In the spirit of fixing what’s wrong with their mobile phone businesses this year, our favorite cellphone manufacturers have submitted to…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 does Google Goggles in style
When it comes to Android phones, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is one of the prettiest faces out there. It flaunts its 4-inch capacitive touchscreen with a stylish package stuffed with a 1Ghz processor, 8-megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi and a customized Android user interface. There aren’t too many Android smartphones better suited to for the…
Sony Ericsson U5i clears FCC on its way to getting a real name
An unknown Sony Ericsson device has been spotted while passing the FCC hurdle. It’s marked as the U5i and honestly we’ve no clue what’s it all about. If it means something, Aino was known as the U10, while Satio was marked as the U1. According to Cellpassion, which dug up U5i’s user agent profile, we’re…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 passes FCC on its way to T-Mobile?
Things are looking good for T-Mobile to pick up Sony Ericsson’s Android-powered XPERIA X10 in 2010. Last we heard, XPERIA X10 whitepapers hinted at the existence of an X10 variant with support for T-Mobile’s WCDMA Band IV (1700Mhz) frequency. Now, thanks to an FCC filing, we have confirmation that the X10 will indeed be capable…
Rogers’ Holiday Webphones Available for Free
Rogers’ star holiday lineup, the white BlackBerry Bold 9000, the LG Eve, Sony Ericsson X1, HTC Magic, and Nokia N86, have been on sale for under a hundred bucks the last month or so, but just in time for the final push, they’ve knocked them all down to $0.99 on contract (yep, pretty much free).…