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Sony Ericsson Nexus UX Platform WebSDK released for Android & Symbian Foundation development

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

We may be giving Sony Ericsson a darn good scolding on the one hand for their XPERIA X10 hijinks, but we’re a little more interested by their new WebSDK for Android and Symbian Foundation devices. The Sony Ericsson WebSDK promises a metaphorical hand-holding for developers hoping to have their wares nestle up against the company’s own apps, whether that be on the XPERIA X10 or the SE Satio. It’s called Nexus, seemingly the official title for the UX platform Sony Ericsson were talking about with regards the X10.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 February launch date yanked

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Having tracked Sony Ericsson for years now, it comes as little surprise to see that, after plenty of happy noises about the apparently confirmed February 2010 release of the XPERIA X10, the company’s online store has now whipped away the date details. The “coming soon” page now merely says “to be announced” and reiterates the Q1 2010 window, which is all Sony Ericsson would tell us officially when the XPERIA X10 was announced a few weeks back.

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No WinMo6.5 update for XPERIA X1 says Sony Ericsson

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Sony Ericsson have confirmed that there will be no update to Windows Mobile 6.5 offered to owners of the XPERIA X1 smartphone, at least not officially through the company. The news follows speculation about Sony Ericsson's intent, after at least one developer got hold of a ROM that seemingly indicated an official update was planned.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 video demo: ah, there’s the Snapdragon speed

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

Sony Ericsson’s launch event for the XPERIA X10, their first Android smartphone, was slightly undermined by the fact that their single demo prototype proved to be not exactly the Snapdragon speed-demon we all expected. The company’s homegrown Timescape and Mediascape apps ran like molasses in a permafrost, which Sony Ericsson told us was due to them not having been optimized for the hardware. Happily HDblog have had access to a newer prototype, and theirs looks positively snappy.

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Video demo after the cut

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 coming Feb 2010 says official store

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 16th 2009 No Comments

Sony Ericsson weren’t, to be fair, being all that coy about their launch plans for the XPERIA X10 Android smartphone back at its launch a few weeks ago: asked when it was likely the touchscreen Snapdragon handset would arrive within its “Q1 2010″ window, the SE exec told us “it’s not going to be the beginning or the end of the quarter”. We presumed a February release, then, likely around or about Mobile World Congress, and sure enough Sony Ericsson’s own online store are suggesting a February arrival for the X10.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 gets official: Hands-on Video Demo

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 2nd 2009 4 Comments

Sony Ericsson have finally come clean on their latest smartphone, and as expected it’s an Android flagship. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 – previously known as the Rachael and the X3 – is a Snapdragon-based touchscreen candybar, with a huge display, 8.1-megapixel camera and some “special sauce” in the shape of two homegrown applications – for communication aggregation and media aggregation – with a custom UI. SlashGear caught up with Sony Ericsson in London yesterday to take a look at the new smartphone, and find out why the company reckons this is the launch not only of the Android X10 but of a new “user experience platform”.

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After the cut: live XPERIA X10 gallery and video

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Sony Ericsson Rachael mediascape UI gets leaked video demo

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Nov 1st 2009 1 Comment

If our assumptions are correct, this coming week should see Sony Ericsson officially unveil their first Android smartphone, the handset variously known as the Sony Ericsson Rachael (or Rachel), XPERIA X3 and X10 and – most recently – the Sony Ericsson Infinity. We’ve already seen a video demo of what Sony Ericsson’s custom UI might look like (and darned pretty it is too) but now a second demo has emerged and gadzooks it has us interested.

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Video demo after the cut

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Sony Ericsson Android XPERIA X3/X10 teaser video

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 30th 2009 No Comments

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA teaser may have been accused of being a little presumptuous, but that doesn’t mean we’re not excited about the Android device they’re announcing on November 3rd. Now a teaser video has emerged showing the XPERIA X3/X10 Rachael in action, and darn it if we’re not excited again.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Android announce coming November 3rd?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 27th 2009 1 Comment

Sony Ericsson’s first Android device might almost be upon us, after months of teasing and leaks. The company has announced a product launch on November 3rd, believed to be the debut of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (aka X3 or Rachael), expected to have an 8-megapixel camera, HSPA, a huge touchscreen and Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon processor behind the scenes.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 to be company’s first Android smartphone?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 20th 2009 1 Comment

It seems we could have been calling Sony Ericsson’s first Android smartphone by the wrong name, at least according to a Tweakers forum member. That individual, who claims to have not only talked to Sony Ericsson staff about the device but to have played with a prototype, says that rather than the XPERIA X3, the handset will most likely be branded as the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. They’ve also let slip some details about a possible launch window.

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