Here’s our 12-minute video preview of the drool-worthy XPERIA X1. In the video, we’re covering the design and feel of the phone, boot-up, the XPERIA panels, camera and briefly the two web browsers, Opera Mobile and Mobile Internet Explorer. We hope you enjoy the video, as it was straight-up painful to upload (almost 300 megabytes) - this one is not going on YouTube, that’s for sure! At least not today. Keep in mind this is a prototype, although it seems in a stage awfully near retail.
September 15th is the date where Sony Ericsson will be giving an exclusive, in-depth demonstration of the X1. But until then, they’ve got something else for us. An alternative reality trailer of Johnny X. I’m unsure whether it’s a movie or what it is, but it can be found at this website.
By the way, it seems Wolfstar is doing a rather good job at promoting Sony Ericsson’s online communications. Just have a look at the website - it’s possible to digg it, add it to facebook and myspace, and more. Also - Sony Ericsson’s got a YouTube channel and it is more active than ever nowadays.
It seems like it’s taken Sony Ericsson forever to get the X1 ready. But finally, we’ve got some news - a closed X1 launch webcast is due in roughly two weeks, and a few days ago the XPERIA SDK was published at Sony Ericsson’s developer site, with the press release being published yesterday.
The SDK (software development kit) will allow developers to create their very own XPERIA panels, and test them out in an emulator on the computer. You can check out all the documentation and features of the XPERIA SDK for Windows Mobile over at Sony Ericsson’s developer website. The download is 9.1 megabytes, and can be downloaded directly here.
Maximys over at SEMC Blog has just reported that the upcoming PlayNow Arena services will be launched in two versions; one for your computer and one for your phone. I like the look of both versions, and I sincerely hope this will be used by consumers. This should also make it easier for new musicians to make a name for themselves.
Maximys also added that the services will soon be launched in Sweden and the United Kingdom, while the rest of us will have to wait a bit longer. I’m sure I’ll get round to do a review of the service once it launches, though.
Here’s an internal test view at the PlayNow Arena service for computers, also dubbed the Web service.
And here are a few screenshots of the handheld services for mobile phones, dubbed the WAP service.
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Yes…you’ve read it correctly 
The wait is over! Opera mobile 9.5b (beta) is now available for Symbian UIQ3 phones.
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