Sony has cancelled plans to upgrade the Xperia PLAY gaming smartphone to Ice Cream Sandwich, justifying its decision with negative feedback from carriers, developers and owners of the test Android 4.0 build. "After extensive in house testing with our developer teams and working with our partners," Sony said in a statement today, "we have concluded that a consistent and stable experience, particularly with gaming, cannot be guaranteed for this smartphone on Ice Cream Sandwich."
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Qualcomm AllJoyn proximity-based peer-to-peer technology hands-on
This month we got the opportunity to speak with Qualcomm on a technology of theirs by the name of AllJoyn, made to allow proximity-based device-to-device communication possible without the use of an intermediary server. We’ve got hands-on looks with smartphone games, tablet games, music and document applications, and some tablet-to-television action as well all lined up for you here. Discover what makes Qualcomm’s all-inclusive framework surrounding this powerful technology so great!
Sony Ericsson announces indy developer support for FreeXperia program
If you're an avid fan of Android, you've got to know that there's a gigantic developer community out there that's not just interested in creating market-ready apps. They' call themselves developers, but what the rest of the world calls them is hackers. In particular, Sony Ericsson wants to get in on this party by voicing their support for ROM creators across the board. The program Sony Ericsson is announcing this week is FreeXperia, an assistant group for developers looking to create great new customized experiences for Xperia devices. Neato!
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AT&T XPERIA Play 4G dated for $50 US release
AT&T will launch the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play 4G, the company's gaming-centric smartphone, on September 18, though don't expect LTE. Instead, the sliding Android smartphone tops out at HSPA+; other specs include the same 4-inch WVGA touchscreen, Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread and 1GHz single-core processor that we remember from our reviews of the Verizon and the European versions of the handset.
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Xperia Play PS1 emulator hacked for custom ISOs
If you have one of the Sony Xperia Play Android smartphones and a love of old school retro gaming with your favorite PS1 titles, this is your story. Apparently, a geek over on XDA called yifanlu has reverse engineered the PS1 emulator on the smartphone and hacked it to play custom game ISOs. The hacker apparently worked for a full week to create the hack.
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After a Couple Weeks with the Xperia PLAY
Let’s talk about the Xperia PLAY for a moment, speaking first about how nice it feels to use, then working in some games, since that’s exactly what this device is all about. Let me also preface this by saying that at first I wasn’t going to be able to give this device a fair revue because my standards were so high and it’d been built up to be the greatest and most anticipated device of all time by PlayStation fanatics – everything changed the day I got to grab my first hands-on with the device personally and I was able to kick the face of my opponent with Bruce Lee. Several weeks and a slew of Xperia PLAY-specific reviews in, I’m fully for the furtherance of the career of whoever or whatever was responsible for the design of this platform, be it human, robot, or cross-breed PlayStation monster.
XPERIA Play Gets Teardown
The ultimate PlayStation phone, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play has just hit the U.S. market today and received an immediate update to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. We also got our unboxing and hands-on with the smartphone earlier today. But now, UBM TechInsights has gone ahead and given the XPERIA Play a proper teardown treatment.
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Android 2.3.3 for XPERIA Play and Arc released [Video]
Sony Ericsson's latest firmware update for the XPERIA Arc and XPERIA Play has begun to roll out. The new software upgrades the smartphones to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, addressing various issues and bugfixes, as well as including the Facebook Inside XPERIA functionality that Sony Ericsson first showed on the XPERIA mini and mini pro.
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XPERIA Play Unboxing and hands-on [Verizon]
Verizon’s XPERIA Play, the CDMA version of Sony Ericsson’s gaming smartphone, has just dropped onto the SlashGear test bench, which means it’s time to see whether physical game controls are enough to win a slice of the Android market. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the Play, of course; we reviewed the original GSM version, on sale in Europe for a couple of months now, back in March. Question is, has Sony Ericsson’s gaming ecosystem caught up with the XPERIA Play’s promise?
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Only $99 On Amazon
Amazon is really busting out the deals lately. Last week they posted a deal for the DROID Charge and just yesterday they had a crazy $0.99 deal for an entire Lady Gaga album. Today, they're slashing the price for the much anticipated PlayStation phone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play, Arc To Get Android 2.3.3 And Facebook Integration Next Week
There was quite a bit of Sony Ericsson news today with a couple new feature phones hinted at earlier today, and the official announcement for the XPERIA mini and mini pro earlier this month. And now there is confirmation that the XPERIA Play and Arc are set to get a firmware update next week.
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Verizon offers pre-orders on Xperia Play starting May 19
If you have been following the tale of the Sony Experia Play, the first PlayStation certified phone, you may be ready to plunk down your hard-earned cash and take one home. That launch day is getting very close now and Verizon has announced that it will be offering the Play for pre-order starting this week on May 19. The Xperia Play will hit stores shelves on May 26 at $199.99 with a new 2-year agreement. This should be a very nice phone for gamers that also need a phone that can work too.
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