Tag Archives: Sony Ericsson

Has the transparent smartphone finally arrived?

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When will we see a transparent smartphone? It’s a question that’s been circulating for years, thanks to films like Minority Report and Iron Man 2, which sparked dreams of a diaphanous mobile future. And now, more than a decade…


BlackBerry appoints former Sony Ericsson CEO and an ex-Verizon exec to its board of directors

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Bert Nordberg, the former President and CEO of Sony Ericsson, has today joined BlackBerry’s board of directors, alongside former Verizon Executive Vice President Richard Lynch. The new pair won’t be performing any executive fu…


BlackBerry appoints former Sony Ericsson CEO and an ex-Verizon exec to its board of directors

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Bert Nordberg, the former President and CEO of Sony Ericsson, has today joined BlackBerry’s board of directors, alongside former Verizon Executive Vice President Richard Lynch. The new pair won’t be performing any executive fu…


Samsung outselling HTC by seven times in UK Android market

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HTC (2498) is finally catching a break by getting the high-end Windows Phone 8X and budget Windows Phone 8S models out in Europe before Samsung’s Windows smartphones arrive. And just as well, because according to Mobile Magazine, Samsung’s (005930) volume advantage in the UK over its smaller Android rivals has become epic. Over a three-month period before Christmas, Samsung sold 3.2 million Android phones in the UK while Sony (SNY) sold 500,000 units and HTC sold 440,000 units. The UK market used to be one of the most favorable for the Sony Ericsson brand, but it’s still surprising to see Sony gaining this sort of foothold in Europe’s second-biggest smartphone market so rapidly after the emergence of the stand-alone Sony smartphone


Sony Xperia T ad asks you to unleash your pictures on the world [VIDEO]

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Sony is continuing their new Xperia ad campaign with a new 60 second spot for the Sony Xperia T. This ad focuses on the device’s superb camera and image sharing abilities. It doesn’t do much to showcase the rest of the device but if photos are your thing then this should be enough to get [...]


Xperia Go, Xperia U, and Xperia Sola getting Ice Cream Sandwich

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Sony’s steadfast on keeping their promise of upgrading most 2011 phones and tablets to Ice Cream Sandwich, and three more devices have been added to the list. The OEM announced that the Sony Xperia Go, Xperia U, and Xperia Sola will all be geting the OTA starting today and, of course, only unlocked versions are [...]


Sony Xperia U review: a little slice of Android that punches above its weight

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More Info Sony Xperia P review Sony officially debuts Xperia U at MWC 2012 Sony Xperia U gets torn to pieces, FCC destroys something beautiful There’s an oft-used idiom about small packages, which frequently doesn’t apply to the world…


Sony Xperia P review: a confident, middle-sized smartphone waiting for Android 4.0

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More Info Sony Xperia S review Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2 Sony pushing ICS to more devices next week, confirms Xperia Play won’t be upgraded As the middle child from Sony Mobile’s NXT family, the Xperia…


Chipworks, iFixit tear down the Galaxy S III for all to see, spot iPhone 4S’ camera sensor hanging around

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You’ve picked up the Galaxy S III. You’ve grabbed the source code. But you probably like the quad-core monster too much to tear it down, which is why Chipworks and iFixit have taken to disassembling the phone for themselves to look fro any surprises….


Sony Smartwatch SDK update adds open source music player and puzzle game extensions

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Still wishing for some more functionality on Sony’s touch-friendly watch? Well there’s good news if you’re into slider puzzles and music playing apps, as both of these have arrived open source in the SmartWatch’s latest SDK. The music extension will …