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X10 mini with Multi-touch Support

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

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After a month long debate finally being rested, with Sony Ericsson reconfirming that multi-touch indeed is not supported on the Xperia X10, it seems the action has now shifted to another device, the X10 mini.

However, this one isn’t your usual run of the mill rumor. Our  friend Michell over at se-blog did a little bit of research on his own. He managed to contact Synaptics, who are a supplier of touchscreen technologies and learned that the X10 mini sports a ClearPad 2000 solution, which means it supports dual touch, which is the basic form of multi-touch. It may not be available out of the box due to the device launching with Android 1.6 onboard, but it’ll certainly be enabled once the Android OS is updated.

Strangely, Synaptics is the supplier for only the X10 mini and not the X10 mini pro. Is it because Sony Ericsson thought that the mini would be crippled due to the lack of a physical keyboard and hence opted for the technology to provide a better experience? No idea. Sony Ericsson do have a knack of taking strange decisions, this one being another addition to the list.

Via: se-blog

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…-touch-support/

Posted in android, upcoming, x-series, xperia | 9 Comments »

SE confirms Xperia X10 Android upgrade

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Putting an end to all the speculation, Sony Ericsson have confirmed that the Xperia X10 will eventually be updated to a newer version of Android at some point of time after its launch. Addressing questions from fans and critics whether the X10’s Android 1.6 OS will prove to be competitive enough in the long run, Sumit Malhotra on the SE Product blog has confirmed that ‘there will be a software update for the X10 that will upgrade the complete Sony Ericsson User Experience Platform based on newer version of the Android OS.’

Hence in all probability, X10 will launch with Android 1.6 which will be updated to a ‘newer Android version’ later. Sony Ericsson has however not specified which version it’ll eventually be updated to.

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Posted in android, news, x-series, xperia | 43 Comments »

Greenhearts Elm and Hazel Announced

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Sony Ericsson recently presented their latest Greenheart tree-hugging phones – aptly named Elm and Hazel. Both the devices pack pretty much the same features – 5 megapixel auto focus cameras, Wi-Fi connectivity and GPS receivers complete with the preinstalled Google Maps and Wisepilot mapping apps, the only difference being that the Hazel has a slider form factor while the Elm is close to your regular Sony Ericsson candybar.

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All Android rumors have been put to rest as both the devices run on Sony Ericsson’s proprietary OS,  the fresh look that we saw in spy pics being due to social networking integration via homescreen widgets.

Screen resolution remains at the QVGA standard (320 x 240 pixels), but what’s surprising here is that the one on Hazel is 2.6 inches large and sports a 16.7 million colour TFT, whereas it’s only 2.2 inches on the Elm sporting a 262.144-colour TFT.

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What’s new here is that they both pack in some innovative sound enhancing technologies such as Noise Shield, Clear Voice and Intelligent Volume Adaptation. ‘Clear Voice’ is a technology that is supposed to make a caller’s voice more distinguishable from eventual background noise whereas ‘Noise Shield’ does the opposite,reducing background noise during a call in order to improve the voice quality for the recipient of your call.

The Sony Ericsson Elm will be available in Metal Black and Pearly Rose from Q1 2010. The Sony Ericsson Hazel will be available in Superior Black and Passionate Rouge from Q2 2010.

Official Press Release

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New Pics of the Sony Ericsson Kurara

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

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Here are two new spy pics of the Sony Ericsson Kurara ( ‘U5′) , which was leaked a couple of weeks ago for the first time. The ‘Kurara’ will be launched under the Entertainment Unlimited banner and will be based on the Symbian S60 platform. It will sport an 8 megapixel camera capable of recording HD videos ( check out the words ‘HD’ imprinted on the back). Other features include a LED flash, face detection and smile shutter.

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Contrary to rumors, the Kurara will feature a smaller 3.2 inch touchscreen although it’ll sport the same processor as on the Satio.

Other specs include a 1200 mAh battery, 3.5mm audio jack, Wi-Fi with DLNA, HSDPA and HSUPA support, a built-in GPS receiver and a microSD card slot. Sony Ericsson has also decided to give its proprietary connector a miss and its been replaced by a microUSB port, which is covered by a protective lid.

Via: GsmArena

Posted in entertainment-unlimited, rumour, symbian, symbian-foundation | No Comments »

Sony Ericsson Kurara shows up again..

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

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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.

Via: SEMC Blog

Posted in entertainment-unlimited, rumour, symbian, symbian-foundation | 4 Comments »

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness announced

Friday, September 4th, 2009

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Sony Ericsson gave everyone a surprise by announcing the XPERIA Pureness (remember ‘Kiki’? ), a new feature phone, at a media event on Thursday in London. The device was shown off to affirm Sony Ericsson’s new brand message, titled “make.believe.”  Sony Ericsson showed it off as  “a simple design phone which brings together beautiful craftsmanship and the concept of “talk, text, time – a holiday from technology”. The device  sports a transparent screen and while the bottom  half of the phone looks like a regular candybar, except without any writing on the buttons, the top half looks like its made of glass with most of the screen completely transparent.

The Xperia  Pureness will be officially launched in November 2009 through selected retail distribution channels in key cities around the world.

Official Press Release

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SE phones will read your facial expression to select a playlist!

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

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A recent patent application filed by Sony Ericsson indicates a technology that will enable front-facing cameras to click a user’s photo and analyse it to find the user’s mood and selec a playlist accordingly. A method may include playing a first song on a device, capturing an image of a user, performing facial expression recognition of the user based on the image, and selecting a second song based on a facial expression of the user.  Pretty neat!  This tops even the Sense Me application in my opinion.

Via: CellPassion

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Posted in concept, future, news, patent, technology | 12 Comments »

Sony Ericsson Idou Silver Live-Pics

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

We all agree that the black one’s a beauty. Now Pictures of a silver colored Idou have surfaced. And of course, we certainly don’t mind the additional color option.

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Just in case you’ve been living in a cave all this while, we’d like to tell you that the Sony Ericsson Idou is a full touch screen phone featuring a 12 megapixel camera. It will be available by the end of this year and according to a  recent rumor, it should be out by October. Hit the link below to view more live pics of the Idou in silver.

Via: Mobilecowboys

Posted in entertainment-unlimited, idou, new-colour, news, symbian, symbian-foundation | 14 Comments »

Evernote Panel now available for XPERIA X1

Monday, March 16th, 2009

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The Evernote panel is now available for download from the Sony Ericsson website. Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere.

Via: Xperiancers

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Posted in windows-mobile, x-series, xperia, xperia-panels | 4 Comments »

UIQ files for bankruptcy

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

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UIQ’s CEO Johan Sandberg told Reuters in a recent interview that the company has filed for bankruptcy. UIQ was jointly owned by Sony Ericsson and Motorola, and supplied a version of Symbian to some mobile handsets. UIQ’s bankruptcy comes partly as a result of Nokia’s purchase of Symbian, formed the Symbian Foundation and said it would begin producing a royalty-free Symbian platform. CEO Johan Sandber said the owners will not provide any more financial support. He also added that there were no opportunities to create a new line of business in the current financial climate.

Sony Ericsson had said in November that it would continue to fund UIQ while it considered the options for the future of the firm. However, it seems that the handset maker has decided its pointless to continue funding UIQ. UIQ still had 200 employees as of last month.

Via: Esato & Sydostran

Posted in news, uiq | 12 Comments »

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