C Spire launches the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play for $49.99
After having made its playful way to Verizon earlier this year, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is now also available at C Spire. This, if you remember, is the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone, which launched with much fanfare, but has so far failed to become anything other than a niche offering. Still, some C [...]
Sony Ericsson to become Sony in mid-2012, focus on Android smartphones
In October, Sony officially announced that it was buying Ericsson’s stake in the Sony Ericsson joint venture. That didn’t come as a big surprise, since we had heard rumors that this would happen starting all the way back in 2009. From the announcement on, Sony didn’t let on any details as to how exactly this [...]
Sony Ericsson Nozomi official render leaked, dual-core processor all but confirmed
The Sony Ericsson Nozomi will probably be the company’s first dual-core smartphone. Yes, it seems odd right now when we’re busy discussing upcoming quad-core tablets, but Sony Ericsson’s smartphones all have single-core processors at the moment. So undoubtedly Sony Ericsson fans are anxiously waiting for the first dual-core offering from their beloved company. This has [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Active and Motorola Defy+ JCB Edition now available in the UK (SIM-free)
Two rugged Android smartphones are finally about to be shipped to those who pre-ordered them in the UK. Well known mobile retailer Clove has received shipments of both the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active as well as the Motorola Defy+ JCB Edition. The Xperia Active was announced in June, believe it or not, and we’ve been [...]
Verizon’s Black Friday: $199 Xoom, $49 LG Revolution, free Droid Incredible 2, Xperia Play, and more
Earlier today we brought you all the necessary information about Amazon’s Black Friday deals (although the retailer has already made them available). Truth be told, it’s hard for any other company to beat Amazon’s sale of many high-end smartphones for just one penny. That said, if you were wondering what Verizon had up its sleeve(s) [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V now available in the US unlocked for $349.99, Xperia Arc S in stock too
Yesterday we told you that you could order an unlocked Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S from Sony’s US online store, yet it was unclear when the phones would start shipping. Thankfully, one press release later, we now know: tomorrow. Furthermore, you can also get the Xperia Neo V from the same outlet. The price being [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S can now be ordered in the US for $499.99 unlocked
The Xperia Arc S is Sony Ericsson’s current flagship smartphone. The company is rather slow to adopt new tech into its devices (it still doesn’t have a dual-core processor inside any of its phones), but may compensate for that with some interesting software tweaks (Facebook inside Xperia, for example) and design. That said, sales-wise, Sony [...]
Confirmed: Android Ice Cream Sandwich coming to Sony Ericsson’s Xperia 2011 lineup
In case you had any doubts that Sony Ericsson would update its latest Xperia handsets to the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, today the company has made things clear: it has officially confirmed that its “entire 2011 Xperia portfolio” is going to get ICS. Unfortunately, SE didn’t provide a timeframe for the updates. [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S launched in India. Samsung Galaxy Note to be released there tomorrow
The Xperia Arc S is Sony Ericsson’s latest Android Gingerbread smartphone introduced in India. Available to Indian customers for 26,995 INR ($542) unlocked, the SE Xperia Arc S is an upgraded Xperia Arc, coming with a 1.4GHz processor, 3D sweep panorama, and all the features from the original handset. You can go here at Letsbuy [...]
Sony Ericsson LT26i Nozomi (Xperia Arc HD) smiles for the camera
Like every other phone maker out there, Sony Ericsson is busy working on its next flagship smartphone. And since the company is pretty much committed solely to Android as a smartphone platform, it’s quite clear what operating system it will run. This next high-end Sony Ericsson device will have the model designation LT26i, and we’ve [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, Motorola Defy+ and LG Optimus Spirit announced by Telstra in Australia
Telstra, Australia’s largest mobile operator, has announced no less than four new Android smartphones, all running 2.3 Gingerbread: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, Motorola Defy+, LG Optimus Spirit, and the Telstra QWERTY Touch. Both the Motorola Defy+ and the LG Optimus Spirit are already available. The rugged Defy+ can be bought online here, while the [...]
Sony Ericsson working on Xperia Arc HD with 720p HD display?
Sony recently bought Ericsson’s share in Sony Ericsson for $1 billion dollars. What is Sony’s next project? The answer to that question could very possibly be the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD. Specs wise, the Xperia Arc HD is rumored to feature a 4.3-inch HD touchscreen with 1280 x 720p resolution thanks to Sony’s Bravia [...]
Sony officially buys Ericsson’s share in SE for €1 billion
The rumors were not just rumors after all: Sony has officially announced that it’s going to buy Ericsson’s stake in Sony Ericsson – which was established as a joint-venture between the two companies back in 2001. The deal will obviously not affect the SE brand, so we’ll continue to see Sony Ericsson smartphones being launched. [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V available in the UK
Introduced by Sony Ericsson in August as a slightly different Xperia Neo, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V is now available in the UK, where Play.com is selling it unlocked. Play is asking £259.99 (about €300 or $415) for the Neo V – a good price considering the handset’s features, which include a 3.7 inch [...]
SE plans to bring Android Ice Cream Sandwich to its 2011 Xperia lineup
While HTC is not sure yet about updating its recent smartphones to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Sony Ericsson takes a bolder position regarding its 2011 Xperia family. According to Engadget, the company has confirmed that “beyond Gingerbread 2.3.4, we plan to upgrade our 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio to the next Android platform made available [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play now just £149.99 on O2 Pay & Go
In the UK, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play probably hasn’t been doing very well sales-wise. We say that because the smartphone has seen price cut after price cut after price cut over there, yet the madness hasn’t stopped. For now the Xperia Play has received yet another, you guessed it, price cut. Unlike previous occasions [...]
Sony Ericsson posts Q3 2011 results. 22 million Xperia phones shipped to date
Sony Ericsson has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011. The Swedish-Japanese company sold 9.5 million handsets during the quarter, at an average selling price of €166. The majority of those handsets (about 80%) were Android smartphones, and SE says it shipped a total of 22 million Xperia devices worldwide since the [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro now finally available in the UK, SIM-free for £306
After having been announced back in February during MWC, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro was delayed in the UK until the fourth quarter of the year. And thankfully it’s now finally become available, so while indeed launching in the fourth quarter, at least it didn’t get released in December. Or, who knows, at the one-year [...]
Sony wants to buy Ericsson’s stake in Sony Ericsson
Ten years after the Sony Ericsson joint venture was established, and about a year and a half after we last heard this would happen, reports are once again coming in that Sony is trying to buy out Ericsson’s part of Sony Ericsson. For those of you who don’t know anything about anything, Sony Ericsson wasn’t [...]
Verizon offers the SE Xperia Play for free until October 6
Launched back in May, at the same time with the LG Revolution, Motorola Droid X2 and HTC Trophy, Verizon’s Sony Ericsson Xperia Play was initially available for $199.99 on contract. Not long after its launch, Verizon cut the handset’s price to $99, and then to $49 (to match the price of AT&T’s Xperia Play). Now [...]
