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PlayStation Vita OS coming to Sony Smartphones

Chris Burns, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

It appears that with the relative success of the Sony PlayStation Vita in its relatively limited release thus far, the operating system aboard has garnered some attention in regards to a possible mobile phone port. When asked this past November what the possibility was for the operating system to be brought to mobile phones was, mister Yoshio Matsumoto, Director of Business and Sony Computer Entertainment SVP noted that though the Vita OS was made for the Vita itself, its applicability was certainly made with other devices in mind, this being the "thin edge of the wedge" for the operating system. Read The Full Story

Sony to debut new Xperia phones at Mobile World Congress

Mark Raby, Feb 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you bought a phone at a SonyStyle store last year, it was most likely a Sony Ericsson Xperia phone. The Xperia name is trying to join the ranks of Evo, Droid, and Razr in the world of high-value Android brands. Later this month, we'll see a whole new slate of Sony Xperia devices when they're on display at the Mobile World Congress in Spain. Wait; did you catch the big difference in what we just wrote? It's "Sony Xperia," not "Sony Ericsson Xperia." Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson buyout approved by EU

Chris Burns, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the EU's list of mergers and takeovers includes no less than an approval for Japan's Sony to acquire sole control of the mobile phone company called Sony Ericsson. This company had thus far been co-owned by both Sony and Ericsson, and has been approved on the 26th of January to be owned only be Sony. This comes just one week after the company Sony Ericsson posted a $318 million USD loss in their 4th quarter earnings report. Read The Full Story

AT&T Sony Xperia Ion LTE up for pre-order

Chris Burns, Jan 23rd 2012 Discuss [8]

Earlier this month we got a chance to peek at one of Sony Ericsson's newest hero devices, the Xperia Ion, complete with AT&T LTE speeds to back up its collection of top of the line specifications in a smartphone body. What we're seeing here is that the device will cost you something like $570 in pre-order dollars to get the whole device off-contract. What that money gets you is some rather enticing bits and pieces that make up one monster of a phone. Read The Full Story

Sony Kumquat ST25i Xperia smartphone spied?

Shane McGlaun, Jan 23rd 2012 Discuss [3]

A new Sony smartphone has been spied in the wild for the first time. In the past, the weird Kumquat name has been tied to a new device coming to market in roadmap leaks. This is thought to be the first photo of that Kumquat device in the wild. The device is said to have a 3.5-inch screen, and it is a bit smaller than other Sony smartphones already in the line. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson reveals $318m Q4 loss

Chris Davies, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [5]

Sony Ericsson has reported dismal Q4 2011 financial performance, with a pre-tax loss of €247m ($318m) amid "intense competition" along with the poor economic climate. The company - which will be rolled into Sony later this quarter - has plenty of blame to share around: as well as a strong showing from its rivals and the general economic doldrums, Sony Ericsson reckons price erosion, restructuring charges and the effects from the flooding in Thailand are all at fault. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson Xperia lineup leaks with 2012 names and prices

Chris Burns, Jan 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's been a bit of a leak over at Sony Ericsson, and their Xperia line of smartphone devices has broken through the fold with code-names and prices, and word that the whole leaked list is running Android. What we're seeing here is a set of devices that we've either never heard of before or has been rumored with attached specifications quite recently. Everything from the massively expensive $720USD MINT_I to the low-end Tapioca, the whole family is here! Read The Full Story

CES Live

Sony XPERIA S hands-on

Sam Koutroulakis, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [3]

The Sony XPERIA S is the second smartphone released by the manufacture, alongside the XPERIA Ion LTE. Though this version doesn't have 4G LTE, it takes advantage of HSPA+ for up to 21MBps speeds. The most noticeable difference of the XPERIA S was how much thinner it was than the Ion, and of course that see-through glow along the bottom of the casing. Read The Full Story

CES Live

Sony Ericsson Xperia ion hands-on

Chris Burns, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [8]

We've gotten the opportunity this week to first bear witness to AT&T's real dropping of the hammer on the LTE world with six new devices, then one by one we've been allowed to get up close and personal with them - here with the Sony Xperia ion. This device is Sony Ericsson's first LTE enabled device and has no less than one massively impressive 12-megapixel camera. The back facing camera is also able to film 1080p video, while the front-facing camera is capable of 720p video. This device is both sleek and lovely. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson NT27i “Pepper” Neo V replacement leaks

Chris Davies, Jan 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

When it comes to mysterious Sony Ericsson smartphones we're probably most excited about the upcoming Xperia Arc HD, but this leaked MT27i "Pepper" does at least have us curious. Said to have a 3.7-inch 854 x 480 touchscreen and 1GHz dual-core processor, according to Xperia Blog's sources, the MT27i "Pepper" seems to be intended for the mid-range with its 5-megapixel, 720p-capable camera. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc HD mystery CES 2012 phone teased in subway

Chris Burns, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [10]

This week we're getting our fair share of viral marketing from the folks at Sony Ericsson for the device their teasing for CES 2012, and with this newest tease from the group, we've got what appears to be the back, this connected with the rest of the leaks showing off the entirety of the device. What we saw earlier today was photos of the sides and the front of the device, it being a generally candybar-looking smartphone with a lovely stylish metallic strip along the bottom and black plastic around the edges. Now from Sony Ericsson Germany we've got the back in full HD, nearly. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc HD caught in wild, benchmarked

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [5]

Sony Ericsson's teased CES 2012 smartphone, the XPERIA Arc HD (codenamed "Nozomi"), has been caught in the wild and benchmarked already. The Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread smartphone has a 1280 x 720 display, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8660 chipset and, ITProPortal's source confirmed, no expandable memory slot. Still, the 12-megapixel camera should make up for any disappointment. Read The Full Story