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Sony Ericsson Vivaz coming September 5th to AT&T

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

In the mood for a good Ma Bell camera phone (emphasis on the camera more than phone)? Sony Ericsson and AT&T have just now decided to bring the Symbian S60-packing Vivaz stateside, still touting a 720p autofocus HD video mode and a 8.1 megapixel c…

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FCC cracks open Sony’s Xperia X8, posts user’s manual and revealing photos

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Sure, that Xperia X8 in the picture may look demure, but the FCC doesn’t mess around — mere seconds after we found this shot of the 3-inch, Android 1.6 handset, we stumbled across a PDF showing the phone in — ahem — various states of dress. Now, we…

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Sony replacing handset wiring with a single copper cable

Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Sure, it’s just boring ol’ component news but you can guarantee that this advance will affect the appearance of Sony (and Sony Ericsson) products some time soon. Sony just announced the development of a “single wire interface technology” that replaces…

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Celebrity Nerds: Justin Timberlake — secret Android lover?

Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Celebrity Nerds confirms what you always knew, deep in your heart of hearts: that stars are nerds like us. Send in your own confirmations of this fact right here.

Oh, Justin Timberlake. Why does he insist on confusing us? Known BlackBerry user (p…

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Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Well, it looks like Nintendo isn’t the only gaming company that thinks Apple is the “enemy of the future” — Sony has now also taken aim at iPhone gaming in a new PSP ad featuring Kevin Butler’s pint-sized counterpart, Marcus Rivers. In it, Marcus rem…

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Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone

Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

There’s no question that gaming on the Android platform has heretofore been relatively underwhelming, but that looks like it’s all about to change. It seems that Sony Ericsson — a company that has yet to even introduce an Android 2.0 device — is at …

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Sony Ericsson adds gold X10 Mini, pink Mini Pro, infinite class

Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

One problem with owning a phone as diminutive as the X10 Mini (or Mini Pro) is that it’s pretty hard for others to notice — and let’s be honest: what’s the point in owning a sweet little Android device if no one’s going to spontaneously walk up to yo…

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Sony teases something smarter, our money’s on Xperia

Posted on 08. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Sony’s website is slowly ticking down the hours, minutes and seconds until the company’s latest product launch, but like all other Sony teasers in recent memory, there’s little real doubt. If references to “X10″ peppered through the site’s source code…

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Samsung Eternity II hitting AT&T in the coming weeks?

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

You might remember that we’d said back in April that AT&T would be picking up the Sony Ericsson X10 in the 30th week of the year. Well, turns out we weren’t exactly right, but it seems we’re going to end up being pretty damn close. We’re hearing t…

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Sony Ericsson X10 firmware update introduces wildly annoying WiFi bug

Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Apparently, the latest firmware update for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 (which, yes, is still based on Android 1.6) does more harm than good — if you’re frequently using WiFi and you find yourself in weak cellular coverage, anyhow. Basically, any time …

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 coming to O2 UK in September

Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

It doesn’t have the X10′s beefy spec sheet — nor the X10 mini’s cute-as-a-button looks — but if you’re looking for a midrange Android device that’s a little lighter on the pocketbook, you might want to keep your eyes glued to O2 in the UK where the …

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HTC makes Super LCD screens for Desire and Nexus One official

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Welcome back to our “worst kept secrets” hour, where HTC has seen fit to release a PR blast informing the world of what it already knew: the Desire and Nexus One are getting Super (duper) LCD displays to fill demand that Samsung’s AMOLED division cann…

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Sony Ericsson posts second consecutive profitable quarter

Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Sony Ericsson managed to keep the good times rolling in the second quarter of 2010, posting its second consecutive razor-thin net profit — this time of €12 million (about $15.6 million) on sales of €1.757 billion ($2.284 billion). In its ear…

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has been rooted, all is right with the world

Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 has been out and about for some time, facing off against the competition and predictably getting ripped to shreds. Now it has reached the next natural step of its evolution: receiving the root treatment by a bloke at xda-deve…

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 gets software update (and no, it’s not Eclair)

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Sony Ericsson had previously committed to the fourth quarter for an update to Android 2.1 on its X10, and as far as we know, that date’s still holding firm — in other words, the update that’s now rolling out to units around the world is still the sam…

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Hulu Plus announced with support for iPad, iPhone, PS3, Xbox Live, and more (update)

Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

We’ve just received word that the premium Hulu service we’ve heard chatter about for a while now has just become official. Dubbed Hulu Plus, the $10 / month service will feature entire seasons of shows that are available in limited quantities on the f…

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HTC running low on AMOLED stock, will add SLCD to the mix for some models

Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

AMOLED displays in phones haven’t necessarily lived up to their promise; they’d been billed as the be-all, end-all answer for clarity, vibrance, and low power consumption, but in reality, the latest and greatest LCDs look just as good, offer similar v…

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