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Sony Ericsson confirms XPERIA Play shipping delay; will miss April 1 release on some carriers

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony Ericsson has confirmed shipping delays that could mean the XPERIA Play might miss its April 1 release date in the UK at some carriers and vendors. SlashGear was contacted by several XPERIA Play pre-order customers who had received a Vodafone update that, due to a hiccup in Sony Ericsson's delivery process, their pre-orders would not arrive on April 1 as promised. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson to release Android bootloader unlock tool (but not for everybody)

, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it will be offering an official bootloader unlock for certain Android handsets in its 2011 range, following developer and owner requests for more flexible access to third-party ROMs and modifications. According to the company, only SIM-unlocked handsets will be eligible (as well as certain other limitations based on market and phone pre-configuration) but the XPERIA Play, Arc, Neo and Pro will all be included in at least some form. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 to get official Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

, Mar 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sony Ericsson has changed its mind on XPERIA X10 updates, and announced that it will indeed be releasing Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread for the smartphone. According to the company's official blog, while Sony Ericsson did say back in January that the X10 would remain on Android 2.1, strong customer demand has prompted them to prepare a final Gingerbread release for the smartphone. Read The Full Story

Sony Unleashes New Xperia Play Commercials, Humorous and Raunchy

, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [8]

Sony Ericsson has unleashed some new advertisements for their upcoming Xperia Play handset, which is set to release around mid-April. Kristen Schaal stars in the line of adverts and shows you the capabilities of the “Playstation phone”, especially the gaming aspects. If you’ve seen some of the recent commercials for the PS3 about gaming, these are in the same vein, but taken to another level. Read The Full Story

Apple, RIM, Motorola, Among Seven Sued For Patent Infringement

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

Imperium Holdings has filed a lawsuit against Apple, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Kyocera, LG, and Sony Ericsson for patent infringement. The court documents were filed last Friday in the Eastern District of Texas and all of the infringing products from the seven listed companies are mobile phones. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson Windows Phone just a cancelled prototype tips insider

, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

The leaked shots of what appears to be a Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 prototype may not, in fact, be a sign that the company is planning a Microsoft smartphone for imminent release. According to Mobile Review's Eldar Murtazin, the pictured device is "an old prototype that was cancelled last year." Read The Full Story

More pics of prototype Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 smartphone leak

, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you are a Windows Phone 7 fan, some more pics of a Sony Ericsson prototype device running the OS have leaked. We don’t really have any specs to go along with the leaked shots but we can glean a few details. Read The Full Story

XPERIA X10 gets taste of Gingerbread despite Sony Ericsson abandonment

, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Sony Ericsson's decision to axe Android OS updates for the XPERIA X10 (and other pre-Arc XPERIA handsets) didn't exactly meet with a positive reaction from owners of the smartphone. Still, where SE fears to tread, xda-developers member TripNRaVeR storms ahead: he's taken Android 2.3 Gingerbread from an XPERIA Arc ROM and fettled it to suit the X10. Read The Full Story

MWC 2011 Wrap-Up

, Feb 19th 2011 Discuss [6]

Another year, another Mobile World Congress, and the unstoppable juggernaut that is the smartphone industry continues apace. SlashGear took its biggest team to MWC 2011 to-date, and still found more than enough to keep us busy in Barcelona. After the cut, the stand-out products, the key mobile themes of 2011, and how tablets are muscling in on smart mobility.

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Sony Ericsson’s 4G Android tablet prototype spotted

, Feb 18th 2011 Discuss [4]

We were only just talking about Sony Ericsson's Android tablet plans, and now shots of what could be the company's 4G prototype have emerged from deep in the TDIA MWC 2011 booth. NieuweMobiel spotted the slate - branded with the TD-LTE 4G used by China Mobile, the carrier which Sony Ericsson has already said it is working with - complete with a front-facing 3.0-megapixel webcam and what's estimated to be a 6 to 7-inch touchscreen. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson: LTE phones and Android tablet incoming, but no WP7

, Feb 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sony Ericsson has said it is "advanced" in its development of an LTE handset, and revealed that it has plans to release an Android tablet. CTO Jan Uddenfeldt told Fierce Wireless that the company has been "holding discussions with Sony" regarding the tablet, though declined to give further details as to timescales or specifications. It's unclear if this is related to the leaked Sony S1 gaming tablet reported earlier this week. Read The Full Story

The XPERIA Play’s Gaming Appeal Is Practically Non-Existent

, Feb 17th 2011 Discuss [108]

Apple’s iPhone has done quite a bit to change the mobile market. It has ushered in the touch-screen craze, delivered an easy way to get third-party programs onto the platform, and generally changed how all other mobile phones are judged. But one of the most significant changes the iPhone initiated was the growth of gaming on smartphones. Thanks to the Apple App Store, more and more people are downloading games like Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, and countless others. The iPhone is now a full-fledged gaming device that, by all measures, can be compared to the Nintendo DS and Sony’s PSP.

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