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Xperia Pureness now official

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:28:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson has finally announced the XPERIA Pureness, also known as the X5. It is pretty basic in terms of functionality, with necessary changes made to the A2 platform to cope with the limitations of the transparent display.

The 3G enabled device has retained the NetFront web browser and there’s also a music player. The phone features a 240×320 monochrome screen. The handset measures 102 x 43 x 13 millimetres and weighs just 72.5 grams including the battery, which by the way is non-removable.

Besides a transparent screen as the key differentiating factor, Sony Ericsson provides some unique services as a part of the overall package.
First up is 'Xperia Services'. With your Xperia Pureness, you get a tailor-made service package. From the support panel in the phone, you can choose to contact Sony Ericsson's dedicated Xperia services support team or go straight to their Web support. And in the unlikely event your Xperia™ Pureness stops functioning, SE promises to give you a replacement phone within 48 hours in most areas.

The other unique service is "Pureness Concierge" which is basically Sony Ericsson's way of providing you personalised service.It is basically a 24-hour concierge service that’s available in a number of cities. All you have to do is simply call the concierge team and they'll help book you into the best restaurants, health clubs, concerts, plays, events and nightclubs. In one word..Brilliant! Sony Ericsson is spoiling us ;)

The sales package will include an HBH-IS800 Bluetooth headset and a 2GB M2 card. The Xperia Pureness will be launched at the end of November.

Official Product Page

Sony Ericsson 'Kurara' - Live Pics

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:12:00 +0000

The 'Kurara' will be launched under the Entertainment Unlimited banner and will be based on the Symbian S60 platform.

According to rumors, the device will sport a 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen, an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus and HD-recording.

More Live Pics after the break.

Sony Ericsson Aino Review

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:10:00 +0000

The folks at GsmArena have just published their review of the Sony Ericsson Aino. Here's what they had to say:

As far as feature phones go, the Aino has pretty much everything - excellent connectivity, full-featured navigation, a great camera, plenty of internal storage and a simple-but-snappy touch media menu.
By the way, don't let anyone tell you touchscreen functionality is limited to the proprietary Sony Ericsson multimedia menu. We were pleasantly surprised with Opera Mini, which seemed to quite agree with the Aino touch system. Touchscreen navigation is all there and it performed very smoothly. This means touch controlled Java games might work as well.

The Aino follows in the footsteps of the C905 and W995 but tries to play its own game. The complete feature list, the PMP skill and styling and the great set of accessories are tempting enough. There are things we didn't like of course. The touch thing is perhaps not the best they could do. And while the standard interface makes up for that most of the time, the limited touch control does an otherwise excellent camera no favor.

Sony Ericsson Kurara leaked

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:00 +0000

Now that the X10 announcement is behind us, the focus is back on the upcoming Sony Ericsson 'Kurara', Satio's little sister. The 'Kurara' will be launched under the Entertainment Unlimited banner and will be based on the Symbian S60 platform. According to rumors, the device will sport a 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen, an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus and HD-recording.

In all probability, the 'Kurara' will be launched at MWC next year and should be available in H1 2010.

SE to Produce 100,000 units of the X10

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review has, in his Twitter Feed, revealed that Sony Ericsson will produce 100,000 X10 units for the global market. Sony Ericsson seems to be pretty upbeat about its first Android offering and this bit of news confirms it.

Now all we can I hope is that Sony Ericsson launches it sometime in February or else potential customers might be tempted by other offerings.

If you're one of those who missed out on what's the latest on the Android front, Sony Ericsson has just announced its first Android handset, the XPERIA X10. Hit the link below for the details.

XPERIA X10 announcement

Via: USEB

XPERIA X10 videos

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:12:00 +0000

Firstly, I'll advise you to make yourself a cup of coffee as this is going to keep you glued to your computer screen for quite some time :) Here are loads of videos related to the X10 which are worth a watch.

I'd suggest you refill your glass and then check out the videos after the break.

Here's another hands-on video of the X10.

The following videos involve interviews with SE Executives involved with the X10.

XPERIA X10 - Live Pics, Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:10:00 +0000

The folks at Engadget have managed to lay their hands on a prototype of the XPERIA X10 and they've posted a short hands-on experience which is worth a read.

Kudos to SE for stepping outside of its featurephone comfort zone, and eagerly await the final results of this unquestionably ambitious project.

The guys over at GsmArena seldom disappoint and as always, have already posted their Preview of the XPERIA X10.

Here's what they had to say:

The Sony Ericsson X10 units presented at the event were devilishly fast in all Android tasks and applications, but the proprietary UI by Sony Ericsson clearly needed a lot more work.The XPERIA X10 is also impressively light for its huge screen real estate.

When asked, Sony Ericsson explained they've designed, constructed and manufactured the X10 from the ground up all by themselves and they're not relying on another company such as HTC to do the manufacturing this time.

Obviously using Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 for web browsing will be a real treat. In fact there are a lot of websites that will fit into 848 pixels worth of width without having a side scrollbar. It almost feels as if next year we'll be seeing mobile phones matching the resolution of your regular netbook, doesn't it?

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 runs on the user-friendly Android 1.6 OS (codenamed Donut). Unfortunately, version 2.0 is still a no-go for the time being and there are no plans for an official upgrade to the latest version.Another nasty surprise is that the OS won't be making use of multi-touch gestures such as pinch zooming in the web browser and gallery.
That being said, Sony Ericsson still had some impressive new UI all set on the Android phone and though it still needed a lot of polishing around the edges, it surely showed some nice potential.

Timescape is a user interface (or simply put - an application) that brings all your communications together. It gets activated by pressing the Timescape widget on the homescreen and displays an aggregated view of your SMS, MMS, email, missed calls, Facebook updates and Twitter updates all on one screen. A longer press on a tile lets you preview its content.

Quite similarly called, Mediascape gathers all your media together. Music photos and video each have a dedicated homescreen divided in two parts – local and online.

A clever automatic face recognition system has been integrated in the images department as well, recognizing up to five faces in any image. Once you name each of those faces, it goes ahead and recognizes all its appearances in your phone gallery. What's even more, tapping on the face on any of those photos afterwards, allows you to call or text that person.

Check out the lock screen. Looks pretty cool doesn't it?

Well, it's been nice to check out what Sony Ericsson have been up to lately. From what we see they certainly have been hard at work in the upper segment of their portfolio and we really like to think that they've been equaly hard laboring in the midrange behind closed doors. Anyways, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 might as well be their magnum opus after a long period of setbacks and we really hope it will get them back on track. We quite enjoyed what we saw and we're looking forward to seeing some more once the X10 gets a more polished custom UI and more balanced performance.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Announced

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:17:00 +0000

It's finally official. Sony Ericsson has introduced the Xperia X10, formerly known as the Xperia X3 and Rachael, and it seems to be a brilliant handset.

It runs Android 1.6 (popularily known as 'Donut') and Sony Ericsson’s New UX (User Experience) platform is going to offer a great and entuitive user experience. This platform will evolve across platforms and is not limited to Android.

- “The XPERIA X10 and the family of phones launching in the first half of 2010 underpin our commitment to an open and multi-platform strategy that maximises choice for the consumer and delivers the best possible consumer experience. The reaction from our global operator partners to the XPERIA X10 has been extremely positive and we will be rolling out across the world including Japan from the first half of 2010,” says Bert Nordberg, President of Sony Ericsson.

Sony Ericsson wants to market the X10 as the ultimate media device and has thus worked hard on developing a unique user interface which offers an unparalleled experience. Contrary to the rumours, X10 will come with 1GB of internal memory plus an 8GB microSD memory card included in the retail package.That is sure to be enough for most of us!

The new MediaScape and TimeScape applications will let user organize all their data in a simple way.

Timescape is a user interface that brings all your communications together. It is meant for people using web 2.0 services, such as Facebook. It gets activated by pressing the Timescape widget on the homescreen and displays an aggregated view of your SMS, MMS, email, missed calls, Facebook updates and Twitter updates all on one screen. A longer press on a tile lets you preview the content. Sony Ericsson’s technology will automatically match and filter all content, and they’ve even got advanced face recognition of up to five faces in a photo.

MediaScape is the new media browser and player, featuring photo, music and video functionality. It looks really good and I am sure Sony Ericsson will eventually go on to implement it across all platforms.

- “The XPERIA™ X10 is a fantastic example of our make.believe philosophy because we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible and demonstrating that anything consumers can imagine, we can make possible. With the X10, we are raising the bar we have set ourselves with entertainment-rich phones like Aino and Satio by making communication more fun and playful, multiplying and enriching opportunities to connect,” says Rikko Sakaguchi, EVP and Chief Creation Officer at Sony Ericsson.

The X10 will include both the Android Market and PlayNow Arena stores.

The screen is a gorgeous 4.0 inch capacitive touch screen with a class-leading resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. It’s scratch-resistant and can display up to 262.144 colours.

The camera is an 8 megapixel autofocus camera with an LED flash. It supports advanced face recognition with built-in tagging functionality of your friends. Smile shutter and geotagging is of course also available and so is high definition video recording.

It’s also got a 3.5 mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, aGPS, Micro USB connector, WiFi, triband HSPA and quadband GSM. It measures 119 x 63 x 13 millimetres and weighs 135 grams. The hardware chipset is the Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 running at a clock frequency of 1 GHz. It will run on the (BST-41) Li-Po 1500 mAh battery so I guess there shouldn't be any complaints about battery life.

The X10 will hit the market in the first quarter of 2010 in colours Sensuous Black and Luster White. I am expecting it to be available February onwards.

Check out the demo video below. Its pretty good and shows quite a bit of the UI of the device. Plenty of hot girls for you to ogle at, if that makes you happy! :D Women and Technology...killer combo ;)

In case you were too lazy to search and read about the specs mentioned above, here's a compiled list:

General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA, HSUPA

Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone

Dimensions: 119 x 63 x 13 mm, 135 g

Display: 4" 262K-color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 854 x 480 pixels

Platform: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor

OS: Android 1.6 (Donut)

Memory: 1GB storage, 256MB RAM, microSD card slot, 8GB card included in the retail box

Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash and face detection ( and most other Cybershot features)

Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack

Other: Sony Ericsson custom social networking and media UI, built-in accelerometer, stereo speakers

Check out the links below for more details:
XPERIA X10 Official Product Page

XPERIA X10 Official Press Release

Join us on Facebook!

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Facebook has grown into being one of the largest and the most popular online social communities. And since we plan to actively take part in social communities from now on,it was somewhat inevitable that we would be on Facebook at some point of time.

Feel free to join us on Facebook, where you can keep up with your friends and meet new people who share the same passion as yours towards Sony Ericsson. It'll also provide another avenue for us where we can keep you informed on the latest happenings on the Sony Ericsson front.

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New Sony Ericsson Rachael UI video

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:11:00 +0000

Remember that TimeScape interface video of Rachael’s UI that I posted a few months ago? It showed a combined update feed for each contact from multiple sources. Well yesterday another video showing off more of Rachael’s UI has popped up on YouTube. This one shows MediaScape, which is Sony Ericsson's state of the art media menu on Android. Needless to say, I love it. It sure is nothing like the comparitively bog-standard Android media interface.

You can check out the older video after the break.

SE teases with XPERIA X10 video

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:33:00 +0000

“Sometimes there’s a thin line between the extraordinary and the magical. Did we cross it?”

I love the way Sony Ericsson has framed this question. They has truly perfected the art of marketing their products and boy they know how to play with our hearts! ;) Sony Ericsson World has just published a teaser video of their upcoming Android uber smartphone.

A couple of days back I had posted about the Sony Ericsson mini-site that had mysteriously appeared to arouse interest about an upcoming announcement on 3rd November. If there was a shred of doubt in any of your minds, check the video out.

Xperia Pureness Unboxing

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:14:00 +0000

The folks over at Mobile-Burn have posted up a video of Pureness being unboxed. The phone looks mighty impressive but am not sure how many of the 'regular-folk' would actually like to own this. It's designed for the high flying jetsetters, who'll be willing to shell out approximately £530 (about $875) to show it off.
As far as that transparent glass display goes, one can tell that it's not likely to be visible in direct sunlight. The UI is standard Sony Ericsson fare and this one comes with a non-removable battery. Check out the unboxing video after the break.

MH907 Headphones - Working

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:05:00 +0000

You all must be familiar with the sense-me feature on Sony Ericsson devices right? With SensMe you can create playlists in two ways, by mood or from all the tracks in your phone. Information such as mood, tempo and chords is then added. The tracks are displayed as dots on a map with two axes. In the All view, all the tracks in your phone are placed randomly on the map.

But have you heard of Sense-Me Headphones? Probably not.

Hence, I decided to do a writeup on one of the latest products which was launched from the stable of the Japanese-Swedish manufacturer. It had been a long time since Sony Ericsson had announced something groundbreaking.All that changed recently when it unveiled the world’s first motion controlled headphones ,the MH907.

See that? That's the device that will 'forever change the way you to listen to music'. At least that's what Sony Ericsson promises. The buttonless MH907 buds are the world's first "Motion Activated" headphones with Sony Ericsson's "SensMe Control" tech.

Its working is pretty simple.When you put both headphones in your ears, thanks to the SenseMe technology, your music starts playing. If you remove the headphones the music stops.If you just put an earphone in one ear it activates the call mode to allow you to take a call. Even better there’s no chance of calls being answered accidentally because the headphones respond to body contact so if you have both in all you will hear is your music. Awesome right? I surely think so.

The buds are activated by body contact and mimick the way we control sound now. What's cool is that you can't turn on the headphones accidently.

"Requires conductive surface to activate the controls - i.e. your ears, hence it won't turn things on in your pocket by just squeezing the ear buds"

SE has further clarified that the technology is capacitive in nature. In other words, removing an ear bud isn't breaking the flow of current between buds, it's destroying the dynamic capacitor formed by the touch of human skin.

Check out the demo video:

MH907 Headphones Mini-Site

Satio, Aino, Yari launched in India

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:04:00 +0000

Yesterday, Sony Ericsson launched three of its latest phones in India, the Satio, Aino and Yari.

Sony Ericsson Satio

The Sony Ericsson Satio has a 3.5-inch TFT touch screen with a resolution of 360×640 pixels. The Satio is somewhat chunky due to all the extra camera gadgetry added to it at the back, but the regular Indian buyer shouldn't mind the extra bulge. The touchscreen is resistive, not capacitative but it's still one of the more responsive touchscreens around.

The Satio is the first phone from Sony Ericsson to run the Symbian S60 5th edition operating system. It comes with a whopping 12.1-mega pixel (MP) camera with digital zoom up to 16X, geo tagging, smile shutter, autofocus, Xenon and LED flash, and video recording. This probably makes the Satio’s camera one of the highest resolution mobile phone cams going around.

The device weighs 126 grams and its dimensions are 112.0 x 55.0 x 13.0 mm. A bit large but quite poclet friendly.

Connectivity features of the Sony Ericsson Satio are integrated WiFi, with specifications of 802.11 b/g, DLNA, PictBridge, USB support, Bluetooth, aGPS, and Google Maps. The phone also comes with built in FM radio and has an internal memory of 128MB. An 8 GB microSD card comes with the handset and if that's not enough for you, you'll be happy to know it is expandable to 32GB.

The phone works on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE network at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and UMTS/HSPA network at 900/2100 MHz.

The Sony Ericsson Satio comes with a standard Li-Po 1000 mAh battery with the following specs:

Stand-by time: Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 340 h (3G)
Talk time: Up to11 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 50 min (3G)

The phone that comes in three colors – Black, Silver, and Bordeaux – will be available in India at a price of Rs 35,950.

I feel that this price is justified for the overall package that you get as the Satio, which truly is your all in one multimedia device. At this price point, the device will be competing with top end blackberry models as well as the iPhone 3G but it leaves all of them behind due to the sheer weight of its spec list.

Sony Ericsson Aino

The Sony Ericsson Aino comes with a 3-inch touch screen in two colors, Obsidian Black and Luminous White. The touchscreen support is partial and it is only available in media menu and the camera, which are the two most used apps in any device.

The phone has a 8.1-mega pixel camera that comes with up to 16x digital zoom, touch focus, face detection, geotagging, photo feeds, video recording, photo flash, send to web, and smart contrast.
The USP of the Sony Ericcson Aino is that it enables users to access content stored on their PlayStation 3 from a remote location using a WiFi connection.
Another feature of the Sony Ericsson Aino is the Media Home app that allows users to access media content from their PCs to their phones via Wi-Fi.

The Aino works on GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100 networks.
Connectivity features of the Sony Ericsson Aino are A-GPS, DLNA, PictBridge, Bluetooth, Google Maps, USB mass storage, USB support, and WiFi. The phone comes with an onboard memory of up to 55MB and an 8GB SanDisk microSD card.

The Sony Ericsson Aino comes with a standard Li-Po 1000 mAh battery with the following specifications:

Stand by time: Up to 380 h (2G) / Up to 367 h (3G)
Talk time: Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music listening time: Up to 31 h

The Sony Ericsson Aino will be available in the Indian market at a price of Rs 28,950.

Sony Ericsson Yari

The Yari is a gaming focused phone from Sony Ericsson. The phone comes with a new Gesture gaming feature that allows users to plays games by just moving the device.

The Sony Ericsson Yari sports 2.4-inch TFT touch screen with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The phone comes with a 5-megapixel camera with up to 4x digital zoom, auto focus, geotagging, send to web, smile detection, face detection, photo feeds, photo fix, video light, and video recording.
Connectivity features include Bluetooth, Google Maps, A-GPS, DNLA, PictBridge, USB mass storage, and USB support.The phone comes with an internal memory of 60MB and a SanDisk microSD support.

The Yari runs on GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100.

The Sony Ericsson Yari has a standard Li-Po 1000 mAh battery with the following specifications:

Stand-by time: Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time: Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)

The phone will be available in two colors, Achromatic Black and Cranberry White, at a price of Rs.16,950.

I feel this will soon become a hot selling handset in this segment owing to the large number of features offered at such a moderate price point.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:03:00 +0000

The folks at Pocket-lint posted up a very nice gallery of the X2.

The X2 has a 3.5 inch WVGA OLED touchscreen and has a nice 8.1 megapixel camera that can capture video at 30 frames per second.

Included in the phone is GPS and A-GPS allowing full navigation if needed. The Windows Mobile 6.5 software is customised and Sony claim that it runs just as fast as the iPhone. Connectivity wise the phone connects at HSDPA speeds (3.5G) allowing fast downloads if you are in a good coverage area. Software called “Remote Panel” is installed on the device and allows you to connect up to your PlayStation 3 over a network to access media content.

The full QWERTY keyboard has grabbed my attention as it does look quite nice although it will be good to test it in person rather than judging by the pics.

SE redesigns its Press Room

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:21:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson is apparently working on a new design for its press room page on its website. It’s still in beta although we're hoping it'll be near perfect pretty soon.

Check it out at www.sonyericsson.com/press.

Via: SE-Blog

Aino available in the US for $600

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:21:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson Aino has been officially launched in the US, unlocked, just a few months after being announced. For $600 you'll get an 8.1 megapixel sensor, Remote Play support, tri-band HSPA, and WiFi on a 432 x 240 3 inch display. SE also throws in a stereo Bluetooth headset, dock, and an 8GB microSD card so it's a pretty good package.

The USP of the Sony Ericcson Aino is that it enables users to access content stored on their PlayStation 3 from a remote location using a WiFi connection.

Another feature of the Sony Ericsson Aino is the Media Home app that allows users to access media content from their PCs to their phones via Wi-Fi.

The Aino works on GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100 networks.

Connectivity features of the Sony Ericsson Aino are A-GPS, DLNA, PictBridge, Bluetooth, Google Maps, USB mass storage, USB support, and WiFi.

Sony Ericsson Satio Review

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:00 +0000

The folks at GsmArena have just published their review of the Sony Ericsson Satio and as expected, the device has passed their tests with flying colors. Here's what they had to say:

The Satio is a lot more than its mouthwatering features, full touchscreen debuting Symbian S60 or its 12 megapixel camera. It may be too much to say that all the company's hopes lie with the Satio but the burden on its shoulders is disproportionate compared to any other flagship device we can think of.

When it comes to the video watching experience itself, the Satio is nothing short of flawless. High resolution, excellent image quality and 16:9 aspect ratio make for a really nice video combo indeed.

Sony Ericsson Satio produces splendid images that are well beyond the output of any of its 8 megapixel rivals. The colors are vibrant and saturated, the amount of resolved detail is great and the noise levels are tolerable.The quality of the videos is really good with an almost unmatched amount of resolved detail, very good contrast and precise colors. While the HD capabilities of the Samsung Omnia HD are out of reach, the Satio is definitely among the top contenders for the world title in the VGA category.

Sony Ericsson need a winner right now and the Satio is the phone carrying the torch. It's equipped with a 12-megapixel camera, which puts it in an elite club. The Satio runs on the same "engine" as the iPhone 3GS, Omnia HD, Palm Pre and Nokia N900 - an ARM Cortex A8 CPU running at 600MHz along with a PowerVR SGX graphics accelerator. Symbian OS is known to run merrily on much lower-clocked CPUs and with more horsepower it multitasks like a champ. It also sports a brand new look, which certainly helps.

In fact, the real promise is in the recent stir-up at the high end of the Sony Ericsson portfolio. We guess, phones like the Satio and the much-awaited Rachael give credence to the company's efforts for a comeback.

The Sony Ericsson top dogs really need to pull their ranks together to stand up to the competition.
There's certainly a great deal of hype around it and the phone manages to live up to a lot of it. Of course it will be up to the mid-range reinforcements to follow Satio, Aino and Rachael to claw back some of the market share the company has lost over the last couple of years. But things may as well be looking brighter already with Satio leading the way.

Sony Ericsson Aino Unboxing video

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:48:00 +0000

My friend Michell Bak from SE-Blog has just posted an unboxing video of the Sony Ericsson Aino. If the Aino is in your to-watch list, it sure is worth watching.

Sony Ericsson 'Kurara' spotted

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:09:00 +0000

Xell over at SE World has leaked a pic of Kurana/Kurara. Sony Ericsson Kurara is slated to be an Entertainment Unlimited device and will be based on the Symbian Foundation platfom. As you can see from the leaked image below, Kurara will probably have a large display, between 3 - 3.5 inches. The device is also expected to sport a 8.1 megapixel camera. No information on the announcement date but the device should be released around mid-2010.

Rachael Announcement 3rd Nov - packs 32GB internal memory

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:37:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson has just launched the 'What’s Next?' campaign website and posed the question “Sometimes there’s a thin line between the extraordinary and the magical. Did we cross it?”

There’s no doubt in anybody's mind that its related to the Rachael's announcement, which is now confirmed to be on 3rd November. Sony Ericsson South Africa have also confirmed everything in a Twitter status update.

Also, what looks like an official sales brochure of what is Sony Ericsson make-or-break project appeared online, revealing another particularly cool unknown aspect about the handset. This state of the art Android handset will pack 32GB of internal memory, expandable even further with memory cards. This is yet to be confirmed though.

If you include that in the previously known specs - Android 2.0 (Eclair) with Sony Ericsson’s customized user interface, an 8-megapixel camera, 4.1-inch capacitive touch screen with a 854 x 480 pixel resolution, 3.5 millimeter audio connector, and a 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, it's not easy to decipher that Sony Ericsson really has a winner up its sleeve.

Sony Ericsson Rachael spotted again!

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:47:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson Rachael (X3/X10) has been spotted again. Sony Ericsson’s forthcoming Android handset is said to be sporting Android 2.0 (Eclair) with Sony Ericsson’s customized user interface and touches here and there, an 8-megapixel camera, 4.1-inch capacitive touch screen with a 854 x 480 pixel resolution, 3.5 millimeter audio connector, and a 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU. Sounds brilliant doesn't it? I'm excited and I guess so are you!

Via: Mobilecrunch

XPERIA X2 - highest Jbenchmark PRO score ever!

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Apparently the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 has the highest Jbenchmark PRO score ever, despite the performance disadvantages of its very high resolution display. This is indeed brilliant and goes on to show that Sony Ericsson has done a good job with the software optimizations.

In addition to this, the X2 is also said having the best Java Virtual Machine (JVM) on any Windows Mobile device. Comparing the X1 and the X2 does indeed reveal quite a lot of changes on the Java front. The X1 supports four different API’s and JSR’s, whereas the X2 supports an incredible 18 different API’s and JSR’s.

'Eyes Wide Open' Campaign now online

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:58:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson has launched a photo campaign to celebrate the launch of the new Satio.
In partnership with Vodafone in the UK, Sony Ericsson have teamed up with star photographer Jilian Edelstein who has shot many wonderful portraits of celebrities and personalities over the years.

Jillian will be embarking on a mission to capture the unique beauty and individuality of 121 eyes, in 12.1 hours at a central London Vodafone store.

You can check out the campaign and sign up to get your photo taken with the Satio at www.eyeswideopen.uk.net. Deadline for entries is 20th November 2009.

Campaign for 'Jalou' by Dolce&Gabbana

noreply@blogger.com (Karun) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:34:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson today showed off it’s new media campaign dedicated to the launch of the new Sony Ericsson Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana. Media campaign features a stylish video about Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana directed by Cyril Guyot.

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana comment: “The campaign theme plays with the concept of jealousy and desire for a must have object, the protagonists are willing to do whatever is necessary to get it before everyone else, the link with the Dolce&Gabbana brand is the strong femininity, the exclusivity and luxury of the women that wear the Dolce&Gabbana clothing, use the Jalou™ by Dolce&Gabbana phone and embrace our world in general”.

Official Press Release