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Sony Ericsson Xperia smartphones now able to have 50GB online storage, free

Jakk — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:39:12 +0000

There are many different types of storage available in the world including Drobo storage, SSD storage, cloud storage, however for average consumers only one thing really matters and that is “how much will it cost”?. Well in the Xperia world, naff’ all apparently.

In a purely time limited offer Sony has announced that their Xperia branded line of smartphones are to get 50GB of free online storage each, with the deal ending on December the 31st 2012. The online storage, coming from a deal with Box.net, comes as HTC made a deal with Dropbox to allow customers 5GB of free online storage in the cloud; it is safe to say though that the extra 45GB being offered by Sony has HTC firmly beaten in this area.

The free online storage will allow Xperia smartphone users to edit documents from any device, and retrieve them anywhere. This news and deal was announced via the http://touch.sonyericsson.com portal, and comes as Sony bought out Ericsson’s stake in the company, with the aim of rolling out Sony only branded handsets in the near future.

Android 2.3 upgrade for the Sony Ericsson X10 coming August

Jakk — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:57:14 +0000

We’ve been here before, but I do love checking my e-mail inbox to see a nice little bit of PR from technology companies, the latest of which is from Sony Ericsson, who have kindly informed us that the Android 2.3 upgrade for the Sony Ericsson X10 is coming in August. On top of providing all round speed inprovements to the current version of Android the X10 runs (2.2 Froyo), the update from SE will include (importantly) new software functionality taken from the latest Xperia family handset line-up including the Xperia Arc and Xperia Play.

Thanks, Sony Ericsson.

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SE announces 20 new Xperia PLAY games

Jakk — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:09:56 +0000

Do you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play? Have you exhausted your list of must have games already? Well that’s okay, because Sony Ericsson has just announced that 20 new games will be released soon, of which will be showcased at E3 starting June the 7th (Sony Ericsson Booth 713). Hot titles coming up include Minecraft and Battlefield Bad Company 2.

If you’re interested, you can check out the list of titles below and see if any take your fancy.

New Android Games Exclusive on Xperia™ PLAY:

Minecraft™ by Mojang
Battlefield Bad Company 2 by Electronic Arts
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Shadow Vanguard by Gameloft
Desert Winds by Southend Interactive
Ruined by Bigpoint
Icebreaker™ by NaturalMotion
Sleepy Jack by SilverTree Media
Cracking Sands by Polarbit
Aramgeddon Squadron 2 by Polarbit
An unnamed fighting game from Khaeon Gamestudio

New Games coming soon on Xperia™ PLAY:

Pocket Legends by Spacetime Studios
Star Legends: The Black Star Chronicles by Spacetime Studios
Eternal Legacy by Gameloft
Guns ’n’Glory 2 by HandyGames
Dungeon Hunter 2 by Gameloft
Pocket RPG by Crescent Moon Games
D.A.R.K. developed by Gamelab
Samurai II: Vengeance by MADFINGER Games
Vendetta Online by Guild Software
Order & Chaos – Gameloft
Happy Vikings by Handy Games
A Ball Game by Trendy Entertainment
Lumines by Connect2Media

Sony Ericsson Hacked, 2000 Users Data Stolen

Jakk — Wed, 25 May 2011 08:56:59 +0000

Hackers simply won’t give Sony a break, will they? First the Playstation Network was hacked and is set to cost Sony a whopping $170 million and now the Canadian online store of Sony Ericsson has been hacked, aimed at disrupting Sony’s overall business operations further. Sony has stated that up to 2000 users data has been stolen, however wants to re-assure user affected that passwords taken were encrypted and no credit card details were lost. All of this hacking is bringing Sony’s security network in to question, and with the whole PSN hacking still ringing in Sony’s ears, this is the last thing they needed.

LG Nexus 3D?: Who will make Google’s next Nexus handset?

Jakk — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:19:25 +0000

In the world of smartphones there are two sides who hotly debate about which phones are better. For obvious reasons I won’t name them both (as it should be evident) however I will mention that the premium sector of one those sides is Google’s Nexus handset, which first became available to the world on January 5th last year (2010 for the time travellers out there).

The Nexus One (as it was so amptly named) was manufactured by Taiwanese handset maker HTC, and was widely regarded as the flagship Android totting handset of it’s time, summed up through its genuine exclusivity.

On December 6th last year Google then announced an update to the current Nexus One, the Nexus S, which was and is manufactured by Korean manufacturer Samsung. This particular handset received rave reviews from multiple websites, and featured curved glass for *face meet phone* comfort.

Based from the above couple of paragraphs, you do have to say that it is obvious that Google is running through a cycle of manufacturers to make it’s generations of flagship smartphone. So who’s next? Well it certainly won’t be HTC or Samsung that’s for sure.

LG Nexus 3(D?)

For me LG is going to probably be the next manufacurer in line to create the Nexus S. This is down to two reasons, first and foremost is that Taylor Wimberly, formerly of Android and Me, posted his farewell post on his blog, and dropped one last major “Android Insider rumor report” by saying this:

LG Nexus 3 with Tegra 3 by Christmas…

Now, i’m not saying that Taylor Wimberly is 100% correct, however this rumour certainly does sound tasty, doesn’t it?. Second of all it just sounds ‘right’ for LG to make the next Nexus, due to their latest Innovation in the Optimus 3D (Nexus 3D, anyone?).

Sony Ericsson Nexus 3

Another key manufacturer who could create the Nexus ’3′ is Sony Ericsson, who’s latest smartphones such as the Arc are wonderful looking, yet feature an operating skin which some people despise. The combination of Arc build quality and stock Android would be a sure win.

Alas though my friends, we will not know who is going to be the next manufacturer for Google’s Nexus, however the two listed above are hot favourites and for me, LG takes the cake.

Xperia X10 Will Recieve Android 2.3 Update After All

Jakk — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:24:35 +0000

The chaps over at Sony Ericsson really need to make their minds up. First of all in a press statement Sony Ericsson said that they were “not going to update the X10 past Eclair” however now they have stated that X10 users will see a Gingerbread 2.3 update this Summer.

SE have stated that they will bring Gingerbread to the X10 at the end of Q2 / start of Q3 this year, much to the delight of X10 users who will no doubt enjoy the added speed and security of Android’s latest mobile operating system. We’ll keep you all updated of an ‘actual’ date you can expect your beloved SE to be updated.

Windows Phone 7 Sony Ericsson caught in the wild, slides open to reveal underbelly

Jakk — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:25:16 +0000

Well well well! Sony Ericsson appear to have a rather sexy looking smartphone in the works according to these images leaked online, which clearly show a Sony Ericsson slider smartphone running Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s latest stab at the mobile OS market which has recently seen a few updates for those that have gone out to buy mobile phones with WP7 already.

As seen in the images provided the device says ‘prototype’ meaning this is in development stages, however the device is also clearly a Sony Ericsson and runs Windows Phone 7. Sony Ericsson’s Android handsets have so far been rather underwhelming compared to competitors, so perhaps launching a few handsets running WP7 is a good idea.

Check out more WP7

If you think outside of the box for a second though something smells fishy. When Windows Phone 7 first launched a range of manufacturers got in on the WP7 act early to release mobile phones and Sony Ericsson were reportedly supposed to do the exact same thing. But they didn’t. Could this be the late Sony Ericsson smartphone which was supposed to arrive much earlier than now? Theres certainly a high possibility.

We’ll keep you noted.

Sony Ericsson announce the Neo and Pro

Jakk — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:09:45 +0000

Aside from SE’s big Playstation related reveal, they also dropped news on two new phones. The Pro and Neo, a 3.6 inch slider (above) with 8MP camera and a 1ghz processor and the Neo which can be plugged into your tv to act as something of a media streamer via HDMI as well as the very same 1ghz processor and camera and with a 2MP front facing camera thrown in for good measure. Both phones run Android 2.3 with SE’s skin on top.

In terms of screen tech, they’re both using Sony’s “Reality Display” technology alongside their Bravia video enhance which they say means great video and screen quality for all your media needs, which is what Sony is pushing its new Xperia line as. The ultimate media experience, just a little more mobile than you’re used to.

No word on when you can get your hands on these, but when we know, you’ll know. Promise. In the mean time, check out the Neo below