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Sony Ericsson keeps signing exclusive deals with game publishers to make popular titles available for its Xperia Play smartphone. Their latest gig involves a deal with Square Enix to bring “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light” exclusively to Android on Xperia PLAY in November 2011. And that’s like a start with more “established hits”…
Today Sony Ericsson announced that it’s making the Xperia Ray available to the U.S. The handset may not be the hottest device in town but it is one sexy looking handset that we’d love to get our hands on. While Sony Ericsson makes some of the sexiest phones we’ve ever seen, the Ray is certainly…
Sony Ericsson has taken some interesting routes for ads when it comes to its first Playstation Certified phone, the Xperia Play. From thumb harvesting to Kristen Schaal yelling at herself, while they can be seen as odd, most of the Xperia Play ads were at least interesting or funny. The latest ads for the handset…
Sony Ericsson’s two Android smartphones, Xperia Arc S and Xperia Pro, are heading to Clove UK. The former — which we know as an updated version of the original Arc — will be available on September 30 (tomorrow); while the latter will start shipping on October 6. Both devices are already available for pre-order, which…
For some reason some versions of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play don’t come with the built-in capability to record HD videos, even though the phone rocks a pretty fast 1GHz processor that we know is capable for such things. No more, as the Swedish-Japanese handset maker decided to change that by releasing a brand new…
Isis, a joint venture between AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, announced today that most of the leading mobile device manufacturers have worked with them to get near-field communication (NFC) technology onto upcoming handsets. Specifically, HTC, LG, Motorola Mobility, RIM, Samsung, and Sony Ericcson are all on board. DeviceFidelity also joining the cause by promising new products…
Music-centric Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is heading to Three UK. The carrier will release it soon, though we don’t have any other detail except “September.” In any case, the Android smartphone will most likely move from Three’s Coming Soon page to the regular catalog at some point next week. And if you’re too eager…
Sony Ericsson released the Android 2.3.4 update for its Xperia Neo smartphone. Aside from packing the Android core changes — including support for Google Video Chat — the Swedish-Japanese handset makers decided to further sweeten the deal by including additional updates under the hood, as well. For instance, this firmware release also comes with: Improved…
As part of a plan to make its game-centric Xperia Play smartphone more appealing, Sony Ericsson has struck an exclusive launch deal with Tozai Games for their Lode Runner X. The remake of the legendary game will be available “from November 2011” on Xperia PLAY and “other Xperia devices,” while the rest of the Android…
Sony Ericsson is out with a new bundle for one of its phones. This time they’re targeting Xperia Play owners with the Sony Ericsson XP151 Gaming Experience Pack, offering them a multimedia dock along with three Gameloft games. The mentioned dock can serve as a large clock display and desktop radio. It comes with a…