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More leaks of Xperia Nozomi

Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Xperia NozomiNozomi with ICS

More pictures of apparent LT26 are out. This one on the right is particularly interesting, as it shows Nozomi with ICS (judging by the lockscreen), with recognizable Xperia UI colours, opposite of last information stating that ICS will come to SE devices skinless.
Other than that, cropped specs on the side suggest that it will have dual-core processor, and cropped title could as well be ” Xperia Cloud”.

Next leak is all about specs:

1.5 Ghz dual-core processor
1Gb RAM, 32Gb ROM
4.3″ Reality display with Mobile Bravia engine, but this time HD resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels.
Whopping 12 megapixel Exmor R camera, with 1080p full HD video recording
720p HD front-facing camera
1750 mAh battery

Date of official announcement? Probably between 10 and 13 January, as that’s when the 2012 CES is holding up, and we traditionally expect reveal of the next Xperia flagship phone right on those three days.

By Aleksandar, via XperiaBlog

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…-xperia-nozomi/

Posted in android, bravia, concept, future, new-phone, uncategorized, x-series, xperia | 14 Comments »

Sony Ericsson made camera libraries (drivers) available!

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

SE is giving quite a bit these days! From announcement of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, to supporting FreeXperia group, Sony Ericsson is making a big step in development, and what’s more important, making a step ahead of the others. We just might see SE going up the ranks.

Making camera libraries, (essentially camera drivers) public, means that modders around the world can modify those libraries, make adjustments of their liking, and ultimately have better experience with Xperia smartphones and their cameras. Similar situation already happened with Sony Ericsson cellphones, now you got whole array of camera drivers that are better than original ones, even that they are model-dependent.

This libraries come with special EULA licence (in archive), it’s not that long, it’s not strict, but do read it carefully before doing anything.

SE says that they decided to do this because, at first, drivers made some trouble to FreeXperia group, as libraries they used heavily relied on Xperia’s default ROM, while FreeXperia group used custom ROMs, which didn’t totally support the camera. Next move was by Sony Ericsson. They rebuilt the drivers, essentially keeping same files, but made it less reliable on default Xperia ROM. And then they decided to make them public, as they realized that this could help people using custom ROMs, and even users with default ROM, that wanted to get out every bit of their cameras.
On the other side, we expect fixing of Xperia Mini Pro’s electromagnetic noise problem, as some believe that faulty drivers are causing trouble.

You can download the libraries here (remember to read that short license inside archive)
At the moment, it’s not very clear on how to edit libraries, but they should hopefully explain it soon at FreeXperia XDA thread

From: Aleksandar, via SE Dev World

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…vers-available/

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Posted in Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Neo, Xperia Pro, Xperia active, Xperia ray, android, camera, customization, developer, x-series, xperia | 7 Comments »

It’s official, 2011 Xperia portfolio will get Ice Cream Sandwich!

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Yes,  gentlemen, it’s official. Earlier today, Sony Ericsson posted on their product blog:

“There have been a few questions here on the blog and in our support forums regarding our upgrade plans beyond Gingerbread. We can today confirm that we plan to upgrade the entire 2011 Xperia™ portfolio* to the next version of Android known as Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. We are working on merging our current Xperia™ experience with the new features in Android 4.0. More detailed information regarding this upgrade, timing and global availability will be communicated in due course here on the blog.

* “2011 Xperia™ Portfolio” refers to the following products: Xperia™ arc and arc S, Xperia™ PLAY, Xperia™ neo and neo V, Xperia™ mini and mini pro, Xperia™ pro, Xperia™ active, Xperia™ ray as well as Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman™”

And that “merging current Xperia experience” should mean that it will not be a stock ROM, whatsoever, I hope update won’t disable features that Xperia ROMs have, and there are many of them.

Only remaining unknown is the date. Well, as I said, I hope they don’t hurry and pack this ROM with all goodies that comes with Xperia. We shall keep you informed on any information that comes available, as well as post some screenshots from various devices as they get ICS.

Theonewithideas, from SEMC Product Blog

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…cream-sandwich/

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Posted in Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Neo, Xperia Play, Xperia Pro, Xperia ray, announcement, firmware, operating-platform, update, x-series, xperia | 4 Comments »

No more updates for X10?

Friday, October 21st, 2011

As said by this tweet from SE, X10 is at it’s final official version. It has come a long way from being released as Android 1.6 Donut to having 2.3 Gingerbread, latest Android version until 19.10.2011 (three days ago) when 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is released. This may be disappointing for the X10 owners, but think on the time when your X10 was 2.1, and you wasn’t sure if  2.3 will ever gonna be officially released for your phone? Or when it was 1.6, and everyone was kinda rolling eyes on Sony Ericsson delaying an update? This device has come a long way, and it’s time to focus on updating lots of new devices SE released in 2011. It’s still a great phone!  Thou you will never get a official update anymore, you can flash it with every ROM you want, which most of you actually did.

Theonewithideas

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…ates-for-x10-2/

Posted in X10, android, firmware, x-series, xperia | 9 Comments »

CyanogenMod 7.1 released for Xperia devices

Friday, October 21st, 2011
CyanogenMod logo

On September 28, FreeXperia group got support from SE, and they released CyanogenMod 7 for 2011 devices.

And now, they’re updated most of their Sony Ericsson ROMs to CM 7.1, but X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini pro aren’t supported as they said on blog, apparently, but you can download the X10 Mini Pro file here .

You can see changelog here , it seems that it features some nice stuff for all of you modders out there.

Haven’t really had a chance to try it out, since Mini (which I have) could be harmed if rooted, break the DRM, etc.
So if you flashed this brand new ROM, post comments on what new features you like the most, or maybe what you dislike about it?

Theonewithideas, source CMB

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…xperia-devices/

Posted in Xperia Arc, Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Neo, Xperia Play, Xperia active, Xperia ray, android, firmware, x-series, xperia | 2 Comments »

Android 2.3.4 now official, SE Xperia Pro “coming soon”

Friday, September 30th, 2011

A few things to update you all on:

As we know, the 2.3.4 update that was promised in October has now started to roll out, though it is for generic world and nordic countries only. This is coming to the following Xperia devices:

Arc

Neo

Play

Ray

We are also hearing that it has started to arrive on the Xperia Mini too, so we expect the Xperia Mini Pro and the Xperia Active to follow suit soon.

Sony Ericsson officially announced it a few days ago, and you can find out what kits are officially receiving the update reading it here.

More good news: Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V and Walkman Live are now on pre-order from Play.com, with quite close expected release dates. Again, more details here.

In fact, speaking of Play, it seems that the Xperia Active got delayed. We have had no details why, but anyway the new expected release date is now later today. You can find it on the Play website here

SE UK are now selling their own phones via the SE website, instead of using se-store.co.uk. Now this makes things easier to control from SE’s point of view, but it may raise a concern or two;

We all (should) know about the Xperia Pro being delayed until Q4 2011. Also, Xperia Pro (according to se-store) was due to be released in “late September”.

Now whats so worrying about that? Well, since se-store had the Xperia Pro on pre-order, and I would imagine people have placed an order for it, I saw on twitter the other day asking about what has happened to their order:

Now to me, that does not read very well, and does not answer the question. Pre-orders mean very little, but surely someone knows at SE what is happening with the Xperia Pro? On the SE website we are still seeing the “coming soon” on the Xperia Pro.

However, we do have some good news with the Xperia Pro; it appears that it is finally being introduced into the United Kingdom on 6th October. Another blog has already reported this, but to be honest I would rather report on somewhere that has a bit more of a better reputation. It current stands at £300 (all bar a penny) at Play.com. You can read more details here.

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…ro-coming-soon/

Posted in Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Neo, Xperia Play, Xperia Pro, Xperia active, Xperia ray, android, announcement, firmware, flashing, update, x-series, xperia | 5 Comments »

Sony Ericsson supporting FreeXperia – CyanogenMod for 2011 devices

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

On 28. September, Sony Ericsson Developer Blog declared that they now support FreeXperia group.

Sony Ericsson seems to accept independent developers more every day, they started unlocking bootloaders, showed how to make your own Linux kernel, and now, they’re supporting FreeXperia devs. Not that they support whole spectrum of modding activities (like rooting) but they recognize independent ROM developing (and such) as indispensable part of Android.

This are pretty good news, meaning that CyanogenMod 7 is now available on :

Arc
Neo
Mini
Mini pro
PLAY
Ray

Active and Pro will be supported soon after they get out.

The only lack is that currently now, FM radio isn’t working, but that shouldn’t be a big hassle to fix, nor that much of a major feature.

What is CyanogenMod?


Well, in case you’ve been living on Mars, or never had a Android smartphone, CM is:

Aftermarket ROM that offers many features over default manufacturer ROM’s like  Open VPN and DSP equalizer. And theming. With one APK you can repaint your whole system, where before, you could only change background and maybe some colours. And they claim that their ROM is better on performance and reliability sides than default manufacturer ROM’s.

By: Theonewithideas

Source: Both Sony Ericsson Developer Blog and CyanogenMod Blog

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…r-2011-devices/

Posted in Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Neo, Xperia Play, Xperia Pro, Xperia active, Xperia ray, android, announcement, customization, developer, x-series, xperia | 1 Comment »

XPERIA PLAY – Minecraft edition in Germany

Sunday, September 25th, 2011
After the exclusive release of Minecraft pocket for XPERIA PLAY the Minecraft and Sony Ericsson fans can be happy again: Sony-Ericsson-Shop.de sells special designed XPERIA PLAY’s with Minecraft covers.
Xperia Play Minecraft


Furthermore it includes another fan-toy: Steve’s Minecraft head – popular from gamescom 2011.
MOJANG Steve's Head


But there is something that is special, too: Its price. While the cheapest price for a SIM- and branding-free PLAY is around 277€ (in Germany) the Minecraft version costs 299€.

If you want to buy it, follow this link: Sony-Ericsson-Shop.de

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…n-in-germany-2/

Posted in Xperia Play, accessories, android, article, customization, exclusive, new-colour, news, useb, x-series, xperia | 4 Comments »

Xperia PLAY 4G coming to at&t on 18th of September

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Some time ago at&t said that their version of the Xperia Play, the Xperia Play 4G, will come to the company later this year, but now the company confirmed that it will come on 18th of September.

The Xperia Play 4G (it’s compatible with AT&T’s 21MBps HSPA+ 4G network) will come for an upfront cost of $49.99 on a two-year contract.
Other than the different radio it will also come in a new color called Stealth Blue.
Plus it seems as if buyers will also get the DK300 Multimedia Dock and MC100 music cable with the Play 4G, which doesn’t sound like a bad deal.

It will also come with seven preloaded games including Dungeon Defenders Second Wave, Asphalt 6 Adrenaline, Star Battalion, Madden NFL 11, The Sims 3, Tower Bloxx: My City and Crash Bandicoot.

And it’s the first 4G device from Sony Ericsson.

Source: Xperia Blog

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…h-of-september/

Posted in Xperia Play, android, announcement, new-colour, new-phone, operators, upcoming, x-series, xperia | 2 Comments »

Bootloader unlock now available for Xperia X10

Friday, September 9th, 2011

A while ago we reported that the bootloader of the Xperia X10 got unlocked because of a security hole in the Qualcomm security encryption.
Since then it was quite quiet about it and the users were happy to have the bootloader bypassed since April thanks to the dev zdzihu.

But now the real bootloader unlock came true for everyone and you can go ahead and unlock your Xperia X10!
It’ll permanently unlock the bootloader, but to do that you need to be running on Android 2.1.

If you want to do it, here is everything you need for it and a tutorial.
Thanks to the_laser for his hard work.

Source: xda-developers.com and unofficial Xperia X10 Blog

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…for-xperia-x10/

Posted in X10, android, modification, release, x-series, xperia | 3 Comments »

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