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X10 To Ship With Android 2.0?

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Take this with a bit of salt for the moment, but during a rather interesting conversation earlier today I was reliably informed that a side effect of the delay in launching the X10 would be that it would ship with Android 2.0. The original announcement set the handset’s OS as Android 1.6 of course and there were some who lamented the lack of the newer 2.0 as seen in devices like Motorola’s Droid/Milestone. Sony Ericsson quickly responded by saying that an upgrade to 2.0 (and multi-touch) would take place, but didn’t give any timescale. If this information proves correct then it would mean the X10 starts life on a more even keel with other Android handsets and perhaps more importantly would end speculation over when (and if) it would receive the 2.0 update.

It’s not just the X10 that’s about to be released of course, Kurara is almost upon us too! In fact I was told to expect it in week nine or in other words the first week of March. Whether that means Kanna will be released at the same time or not wasn’t mentioned. Interestingly enough though, well interesting if you live in the UK anyway, it looks like 3 have definitely signed up to stock Kurara. As for the X10 T-Mobile will apparently stock the handset, which is a little surprising given that they have had a somewhat troubled relationship with high-end handsets of late. There was no mention of exactly what other networks would stock the X10, but contract pricing was said to be ‘reasonsble’, somewhere in the £35/month range.

Kanna – Kurara’s Sister

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Mitch over on se-blog.com has posted up some pictures of Kanna, a sibling of Kurara. It’s not just the names that are similar, the specifications are largely similar; the main difference being that Kanna sports a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Mitch reckons the announcement will be during the MWC in February.

Kanna 1Kanna 2

So what are we talking specs wise?

  • 3.2″ TFT screen, 640×360
  • 8 MP camera
  • 720p HD video recording
  • Wi-Fi
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Symbian 60 5th Edition
  • 720 MHz processor

[via se-blog.com]

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.

sony-ericsson-hazel2

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.

sony-ericsson-elm-2

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

Santa Demos Live Video From X10

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Susie Ericsson … er Sony Ericsson Susan Spotted

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Remember the J10? The little handset that people were wondering ran Android or not? Well the Android part still seems up for debate if chatter in the blogosphere is anything to go by, but there is another picture for you to have a peek at. The actual specs list is obviously not available, but rumour has it that the J10 will be part of the Greenheart line and feature a 5 MP camera and Wi-Fi.

SE J10 (Susan)

[via ubergizmo]

FCC Posts Up X10 Manual & Internal Pictures

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

The chaps over at the FCC (American equivalent of Ofcom) have bene putting the X10 through its paces as they do every new handset that is destined to be used in America. As part of that they’ve posted up the user manual and a few shots of the internal workings of the handset. The manual isn’t exactly riveting reading to be fair, but it does whet the appetite a little until it finally goes on sale next year.

Check out the manual here (warning PDF) and take a look at the internal pictures here (another PDF).

Video: Nexus One

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The last couple of days have seen something of a flurry of Android news, pretty much all centring around the ‘Google Phone’ or Nexus One to use its proper title. There have already been a few pictures leaked and of course the specs list is pretty much public knowledge, but there are finally some videos of the handset available. From what I’ve seen so far it looks nice, but X10 nice? I’ll still be buying Sony Ericsson …

[via Engadget]

X10 Preview & Pictures

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Mitch was in attendance at a Sony Ericsson press event for the X10 today in Copenhagen and haswritten up an interesting wee report on the day’s happenings. It’s well worth a read and of course there are a suitably impressive numbe rof pictures of the X10 to go along with it. Head on over to se-blog.com and take a look.

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X10 Mediascape

[via se-blog.com]

Mobile-Review Previews Kurara

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Eldar has put pen to paper, well fingers to keyboard, and published a preview of the much leaked Kurara. It’s an interesting read, pretty long, but certainly gives a good taste of what the handset is all about. As you would expect there’s a tonne of pictures for you to feast on, Head on over to Mobile-Review to check it out. Oh and there is a video sample from the phone!

[Mobile-Review via SE-Blog.com]

Pureness 2 In The Works

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

It looks like Pureness wasn’t a one off, at least according to the Mirror. They spoke with the man who designed the Pureness, Daniel Mauritzson, who said that Sony Ericsson are already working on a follow-up to Pureness. Interestingly though it looks like they aren’t seeking to add more to Purneess 2, but rather make it even simpler. How much simpler it can get I’m not sure, but they’re trying anyway. The idea is apparently to offer a counter-balance to the eve more feature packed phones we see being released.

Mr Mauritzson did hint that the focus would e very much on the software in Pureness 2 rather than the hardware. He said that Pureness itself had beena  challenge for Sony Ericsson’s designers because of the monochrome screen, which forced them to think in terms of things like high-contrast icons. Pureness took 2 years to develop (who would have guessed simplicity took so long?), so Purneess 2 will probably be just as long on the drawig board before it sees the light of day.

[via The Mirror]