Category: Sony / Sony Ericsson
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o2 delay Sony Ericsson Xperia Play launch due to Software problems
o2 UK have postponed the release of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (previously known as the “Playstation Phone”), due to software problems. The Xperia Play is due for a UK release this Friday, 29/03/2011, but just 4 days before release day o2 have pulled the handset. In an official blog post, o2 state that the…
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Google, Mastercard and Citigroup join forces in NFC Payment scheme
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It looks as though Google are making big plans for Android and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, as according to a report filed by the Wall Street Journal they have paired up with Mastercard and Citigroup to test out NFC payment methods. The first NFC chip was implemented into the Google/Samsung Nexus S, and since…
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XPERIA X10 to get Android 2.3 this summer!
Yes you did just read that correctly, after Sony Ericsson originally said that it had no plans to issue any more updates to the X10 after Éclair (2.1), they’re going to update to 2.3 shortly after 2.2. Sony Ericsson has now said on its blog page that the company plans to bring the Gingerbread update…
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Sony Ericsson invests £4M in ad campaign for new XPERIA range
Sony Ericsson is to roll out its biggest ad campaign in two years as the company launches its new XPERIA line-up. The budget is believed to be in the region of £4M and will be focusing on the three new XPERIA smartphones, the XPERIA arc, XPERIA neo and also the much talked about XPERIA play,…
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – “Playstation phone” pre-orders start today
Pre-orders for the anticipated “Playstation phone” – Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – are being taken as of today, with the mobile gaming gadget free of charge when selected with a 24-month Vodaphone contract costing £35 per month. For this price you will receive 900 minutes call time, free Vodaphone-to-Vodaphone calls, unlimited texts and 750mb of…
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Android overtakes Blackberry as #1 Smartphone platform in US
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A recent study by comScore has shown that Google’s Android mobile platform is the most used smartphone OS in the United States, surpassing RIM and their Blackberry platform. Almost one third (31.2%) of US smartphones now run Android of some form, compared to previous market leader RIM, with 30.4% of American smartphones being Blackberrys. Suprisingly,…
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Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 OS handset spotted
It would seem that Sony Ericsson are soon to be joining the Windows Phone 7 gathering (it’s not really a party.. is it!) as images have emerged of an unnamed Sony Ericsson handset sporting the windows operating system. Back when Microsoft announced the new operating system, Sony Ericsson promised that it was going to provide…