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The Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V is now available for pre-order in India from LetsBuy. The phone was announced last month. It runs on 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) and has 3.7 inch (854 x 480 pixels) LCD TFT display with Mobile Bravia Engine, 5 Megapixel Auto focus camera with 720p HD video recording, front camera for video calling feature and HDMI-out.

It is 13 mm thick and weighs 126.0 g. It also has 3D Sweep Panorama, Swipe keyboard and DLNA. It has Music Player, FM Radio with RDS, 512MB RAM, 320MB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD. The connectivity features include, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and aGPS.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V is now available for pre-order in India from LetsBuy with the expected release date of 12th October 2011.

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Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod’s chief developer, has confirmed that CyanogenMod 7 (CM7) will be coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets in its upcoming release. They have been working with FreeXperia team to make this happen and this team is now part of the CyanogenMod development group.

According to the Steve Kondik’s Google Plus Post, The list of 10 Xperia phones to get the CyanogenMod 7 (CM7) include

Xperia ArcXperia NeoXperia MiniXperia Mini ProXperia PlayXperia RayXperia X10Xperia X8Xperia X10 MiniXperia X10 Mini Pro

Most these phones already run on the Android 2.3, with the Xperia X10 being the latest one to get this update. This is definitely a happy news for the Xperia X8, Xperia X10 Mini and Xperia X10 Mini Pro users who are still with Android 2.1.

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Keen on boosting the Xperia Play’s gaming credential, Sony Ericsson has today announced a partnership with Japanese video gaming developer and publisher Square Enix, to bring exclusive titles to the Xperia Play smartphone.

The first of such titles is Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, a well received Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game, and will be released in November 2011. More established Square Enix hits will follow in the coming months.

Square Enix are perhaps best known for the Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest franchise. Square Enix bought Eidos along with the Tomb Raider franchise back in 2009.

“With a unique control pad and immersive graphics that enable an enriched gaming experience, Xperia™ PLAY is bringing a unique and exciting dimension to smartphone gaming,” said Ben Cusack, Head of Mobile for Square Enix Europe.

“This is just the start of what we plan to do together, but right now, we are delighted to be able to show off the full potential of our games with this innovative smartphone, bringing them to life as our creators intended.”

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We already told you that the 2011 Sony Ericsson Xperia devices are getting Android 2.3.4. Now a user in the XDA forum has confirmed that the stock camera now supports 720p video recording with continuous auto focus after the Android 2.3.4 update. This update also brings lots of other features that include Gtalk video calling support, Swype Keyboard and 3D sweep panorama.

One of the XDA member has posted the 720p video taken using the Xperia PLAY:

Other than the Gtalk video calling and the Swype keyboard, this update would also bring option to take screenshot without rooting the phone when the power button is pressed, share apps directly Facebook, option to set auto brightness, new smooth screen on/off animation, Ability to change playlist order, Option to enable/disable extensions and New icons for Folder and Widgets.

This update is also rolling out for Xperia Neo and Xperia arc in some the European countries.

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Sony Ericsson announced the new Android 2.3 phones Xperia ray and Xperia active in India at the end of last month. Flipkart announced the price of the phone last week but it was not available for pre-order. Now the Xperia ray is available from the online retail store LetsBuy. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is just 9.4mm thick and comes with 3.3 inch (854 x 480 pixels) Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine.

It has 8MP Auto focus camera with Sony Exmor R CMOS sensor and offers 720p HD video recording. The connectivity options include, 3G, Bluetooth with A2DP, Wi-Fi and aGPS and has a 1500mAh battery.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is now available in 2 colors, Gold and Black, from LetsBuy for Rs. 18,995 and available for pre-order from Flipkart (Shipping from October 1st week) for the same price.

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Sony Ericsson announced earlier that they would roll out Android 2.3.4 for new Xperia phones that would bring Gtalk video calling support, Swype Keyboard and 3D sweep panorama. The update is expected to be available in October, but these updates are rolling out in some regions for devices such as Xperia PLAY, Xperia Neo and Xperia arc.

Other than the Gtalk video calling, Swype keyboard, this update would also bring option to take screenshot without rooting the phone, when the power button is pressed, share apps directly Facebook, option to set auto brightness, new smooth screen on/off animation, Ability to change playlist order, Option to enable/disable extensions and New icons for Folder and Widgets.

This update is available in the European countries, and this update is not available over-the-air (OTA), you need perform the update via Sony Ericsson PC Companion. There is no information about the Android 2.3.4 update for other phones like Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro and Xperia Pro. Check out our hands on of the 3D sweep panorama feature in the Xperia Neo V.

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Sony Ericsson today announced the XPERIA neo V, a new mid-range Android smartphone to its XPERIA range and successor to the XPERIA neo.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA neo V will feature a 1 GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 processor, 3.7? LCD TFT display with Mobile Bravia Engine, 5 Megapixel AF camera with 720p HD video recording, front camera for video calling feature and HDMI-out feature. The neo V has the same ‘human curvature’ design as the XPERIA neo and Vivaz smartphones. It will be available in white, silver and blue gradient variants.

The XPERIA neo V will ship with Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 preinstalled, complete with Sony Ericsson’s Facebook Inside and Google Talk.

The XPERIA neo V will be made available from Q4 of this year. No pricing has been announced.

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Sony Ericsson recently announced two new devices and they are known as the Xperia Ray and Xperia Active. Xperia Ray is for people who are looking for a stylish device, and it really looks like a good device. It looks like Three UK is impressed by Xperia Ray so much and now they have officially announced that they will be carrying it but they didn’t tell us when actually they are launching it. Xperia Ray is small brother of Arc, and it comes with a 1 GHz processor, 3.3 inch FWVGA Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, Facebook integration and an 8MP camera with HD video recording. Three UK will be officially launching it soon, probably next month or maybe later, so you better wait for it if you are looking forward to a cheap version of Xperia Arc. Check out Three UK preview after the break:

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Sony Ericsson is rolling out the first software update for its popular Xperia Arc and Xperia Play smartphones. The Android 2.3.3 update is currently available only in European region, but the company plans the wider roll-out to start by the end of this week or in the beginning of next week. The new Android 2.3.3 update will bring the Facebook inside Xperia feature to the Xperia Arc and Xperia Play smartphones, which was recently showcased during the launch of XPERIA Mini and Xperia Mini Pro.

The Facebook inside Xperia features works perfectly side-by-side with TimeScape and the Facebook for Android app. This update also brings lots of fixes and optimizations within many different areas. Check out the complete changelog below.

Battery performanceGeneral software stabilityWi-Fi stabilityHD Video recording performance (Xperia arc)Touch responsiveness

This update will be soon available in other regions, but sadly, it won’t be available to the Verizon’s recently launched Xperia Play in the US. Back in March, Sony Ericsson announced that, the Xperia X10 will get the Android Gingerbread update. Now, the company has confirmed that, it will also get the Facebook inside Xperia functionality. Check out the video below, to learn more about the Facebook inside Xperia feature.

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Yesterday, we told you about the launch of the LG Revolution on the Verzion network. Verzion are launching another three phones apart from the LG Revolution that include : Motorola Droid X2, HTC Trophy and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play.

The LG Revolution is the only handset that is LTE capable among the four and it will be available for a price of 250 US $. The Droid X2 and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play will cost 200 US $ each and the HTC Trophy will set you back 150 US $.

All the handsets come on a compulsary two year contract. They will be available for purchase on Verizon starting from 26th May 2011.

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It’s been some time since i last had a Sony Ericsson smartphone in my hand. After the desaster named Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, i was almost frightened to go back to SE again. Sony sure had it’s qualities, but they kinda missed it with the X10. big time. Fast forward into 2011, Sony Ericsson seemed to have learned from their mistakes and CES was a first sign of things to come, with the introduction of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. Slim, sexy and Gingerbread under the hood. A recipe, i thought, could breath new life into SE’s Smartphone division.

Impressed with SE’s latest try, I was eager to get my hands on the Arc. It attracted me in many ways. Even more so, when i had my hands on one shortly at the Sony Ericsson on Ice event some time ago! The time has come, when the fine folks of Sony Ericsson’s PR agency (thanks Marlene!) thankfully sent a review unit over.

So did it live up to it’s hype? Read on, once again divided into hits and misses (which will follow up later on):

Sony Ericsson Xperia Hits:

Form Factor: Although I’m no fan of the material choice (more on that later on), i gotta say that the 8,7mm body (on the thinnest spot) is really hitting one of my weak spots. I’ve always been a big fan of slim, sexy devices, and the Arc is definitely that. With only 117g it’s very light, and features a good size, 125 x 63 mm. SE made sure to not waste a lot of space above and below the display, so the phone was not made unneccessarily big. Yes, big fan there.

The Battery: Yes, i know there’s the Samsung Galaxy S 2 too, but cramming a 1.500mAh battery in such a slim device deserves a mention. The battery is ridiculously thin, yet a very powerful solution, compared to devices with a desperate need of some extra juice. Yes, i’m looking at my own HTC Desire HD right now. Battery life was decent, and without Juice Defender, i was able to get through a whole day. i like, a lot.

Display: Sony Ericsson has equipped the Arc with yet another next step in technology, the so called Reality Display, powered by the mobile Bravia engine. Promising less noise, enhanced colours and richer contrasts, SE really went into town here. The 4,2? 854×480 pixels LCD-screen does indeed promise a lot – did it deliver? Yes, partly. For once, i gotta say that this has to be one of the best LCD-screens around. Mind you, things are different when coming from more extreme viewing angles, which just happens if the screen is backlit, but in normal situations, the display was very, very good. Colours and even black tones are very good, readability in sunny weather conditions equally good. It’s difficult to see big differences when the Bravia Engine is on and off (which apparently happens when looking at pictures and videos), but still, i am impressed here.

Camera: Ladies and Gentlemen, what you are looking at, is undoubtedly the best camera I have seen so far on an Android Device. The 8 MP, Exmor R sensor-equipped camera comes with a single LED flash (no dual solution, for reasons unknown) and some neat little software features. Pictures in daylight turn out to be very good, although sometimes a bit oversaturated pictures. If you compare the Nokia N8 with the Sony Ericsson Arc, you will notice that the N8 is producing the pictures in a more realistic color tone, while the Arc gives each picture a more vibrant color. Don’t get me wrong here, the Nokia N8 obviously remains king of camera phones, but compared to some of cr*p I have seen on other Android devices, the Arc is a very, VERY welcome change here.

The Exmor R sensor helps when the light isn’t that great anymore, and while most cameras struggle in poor light situations, the Arc did a surprisingly good job. It’s no thing of wonder, but still works decently. The LED flash is not exactly powerful, but with the addition of the new sensor, things usually turn out very nice. The camera app has been overhauled by Sony Ericsson, equipping it with features like an auto-scene mode, touch-to focus, etc. The auto-scene mode is especially nice, given that it even chooses between normal or macro mode! Videos are shot in 720p HD resolution at 720p, complete with continuous autofocus.

(For more camera shots of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, click one of the pics or this link to get to my Flickr Set: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc cam shots)

Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread: Everyone who follows the mobile scene a bit, may remember the desaster of the Sony Ericsson X10. SE decided to overhaul the UI heavily, instead of being up to date. With the Arc, SE has learned from past mistakes, equipping it with Android 2.3.2 out of the box, with all it’s goodness and apart from that, promising faster updates for their devices. Alongside some of the new features, like for example an overview about all used homescreen widgets via pinch to zoom, Gingerbread gives every Android phone a notably better battery life, which is always appreciated when using one of those powerhungry Androids. Another new feature I’ve found out, is a new E-Mail preview function (which does not work in the Gmail App). This can be brought up using the menu button while at your mail list, in either portrait and landscape, or landscape only and gives you a very cool drag down preview of the selected E-mail. I’ll show you what I mean in a video in the next couple of days.

Now let me make one thing perfectly clear: The UI definitely looks pretty. Everything is animated nicely, and it’s fun to use, HOWEVER, it’s certainly not as functional as f.e. Sense UI from HTC, which is by far my favourite Android experience. Therefore yes, having Gingerbread is great and even though it’s working almost flawless and fluid, you will find the software part also in the second part 2 of my Arc review, which covers everything I wasn’t so happy about.

Sony Ericsson life.contacts: This is more an app than a feature, but since this one comes from SE, I definitely wanted to mention it here! life.contacts is a simple contacts widget, bringing up your frequently used contacts. The contacts will get resorted once you talk more to other people, so you always get your latest displayed. The widget comes now in 3 sizes (small, large and XXL), and gives you every possible connectivity feature for those contacts. Another gimmick is the notification email, which drops by, whenever you missed a call or received a SMS. Might come in handy for some people, but I found it rather annoying after some time, so thankfully this can be switched off. This widget comes from Sony Ericsson, but works on all Android devices (or at least on everyone I’ve had my hands on lately!)

As you can see, there is a lot of things to like about the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. I certainly love the slim package, the very good camera, and even the Display which performs nicely even if it’s no AMOLED unit. But, as usual for my reviews, there are things I was not happy about, so make sure to check back in a few days, when I’ll show you what I didn’t really like about the Arc!

Find my picture gallery of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc over at my Flickr page: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Gallery

Find a constantly updated Flickr set with camera shots by the 8MP camera of the Arc here: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Camshots

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Sony Ericsson revealed only one device at the CES 2011, which is known as Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, a beautiful slim and smart phone. A few days ago, we saw a leaked shot of Sony Ericsson phone, which is actually a successor to Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro. We saw some benchmarks of the device, and now some more shots and further information is leaked about the phone. A Chinese forum known as IT168 has posted specifications and some new images of the phone. In the new images, we can also see the QWERTY keyboard. It is reported that the phone comes with Android 2.3, a 3-inch 320

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Sony Ericsson have just prematurely announced the XPERIA Arc at CES (Consumer Electronics Show). It is in fact the same model that we previously referred to as the XPERIA X12/Anzu.

Initially the rumours stated that the phone would be announced in February at MWC (Mobile World Congress) but at the CES Expo, Sony Ericsson had placed various teasers of the phone and this is the phone in the teasers.

The phone gets its name from the unique arc shaped back. The design looks very similar to the XPERIA X10 but better.

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The Sony Ericsson XPERIA ARC which was leaked yesterday was finally made official at CES in Las Vegas. The handset is powered by Android 2.3 operating system and features a sexy Arc design which is just 8.7mm at the thinnest portion.The ARC sports a 4.2 inch display featuring a Mobile Bravia engine.

The phone packs a 8.1 MP Camera with HD Video recording and uses Sony’s Exmor R mobile sensor.You can beam them to your TV using the built in HDMI port.

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Sony Ericsson just sent out some information regarding the upcoming XPERIA ARC which is a great looking phone. Looks like we have to wait till end of March this year for that handset to hit stores. This Android 2.3 smartphone with an ARC design and 8.7 mm thickness has managed to impress us for the looks.It’s got a nice 8.1 MP camera too.  We can’t wait to get our hands on it.


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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is a bizzare-looking handset with a curved form (hence the Arc name) and dimensions of 4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 (125 x 63 x 8.7 mm). It sports a 4.2-inch screen with a resolution of 480x854 and an 8-megapixel camera. Under the hood, the phone has a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, while Gingerbread is running the Arc show.
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Another Sony Ericsson XPERIA handset has been leaked on a Chinese Website and is reportedly the successor to the XPERIA X10 Mini Pro. It is expected to run on Android 2.3 and looks pretty fast considering the benchmark screen below. It has a better score than the Samsung Galaxy S and Nexus One.It is rumored to be powered by a 1 GHz CPU and pack a 3 inch 320x480px display. It might also have a slideout QWERTY keyboard which we can’t make out in the leaked pics.

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We heard a while ago that Sony Ericsson was planning to include their Playstation/PSP phone in the XPERIA family under the name of XPERIA Play. Now Sony Ericsson has confirmed the addition of new products to the XPERIA family.

The Sony Ericsson invite is for an event on 13th February in Barcelona. Sony Ericsson invites us to meet the new members of the XPERIA family.

We expect the devices to be the XPERIA X12/Anzu and the Playstation/PSP phone. The invitation is for the 13th so we think this would be for a preview of the devices as MWC only starts on 14th.

So this would be a preview to bloggers and VIPs and the announcement will be made during MWC 14-17th.

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XPERIA X10 got updated to Android 2.1 earlier this month.  Now the other models in XPERIA series such as X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro and X8 have started to receive Android 2.1. The Sony Ericsson Official Blog said that the update is started to roll out for certain product codes.

XPERIA X10 Android 2.1 Update Changelog

More stability Performace improvementsLive Wallpaper SupportMore fluidity in the uiTimescape and Mediascape

Do check your XPERIA mobile to check whether the update is available for you. For checking the product codes to which the Android 2.1 update is available please the official SE blog Here

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