Exclusive: Sony 'S1' PlayStation tablet (updated)

Think for a second, what major consumer electronics company doesn't have a tablet to show? Right, Sony. In fact, the rumor womb has been conspicuously barren of salacious Sony tablet tattle ever since Apple's iPad was announced back in 2010. Oh sure, Sony's owned-up to the development of prototypes that fill a "very important position" somewhere in between its own Vaio PC lineup and the Xperia Play byproduct of its Ericsson commingling. But beyond that: zilch, nada... until today. Update and more after the break...

SONY ERICSSON X10 MINI - PICTURES

Heres are the first pictures of the successor of the Sony Ericsson X10 mini. The device will run on Android 2.3 platform and have a 3-inch 320×480 multi-touch screen, 1GHz CPU.Pictures after the break.....

Sony Ericsson mystery handset leaks out, provides juicy rumor material

Do you recognize this handset? Neither do we, and that's kind of the point. We're looking at a never-before seen Sony Ericsson smartphone running Android -- neither the Anzu / X12 nor the PlayStation Phone -- and if we're not terribly mistaken, that's the company's translucent Timescape UI on top. Oh, and it seems to be attached to Vodafone Germany, for whatever that's worth. What's more, the picture itself only tells half the story, as the other half is where it came from -- a Picasa account filled to the brim with 8 megapixel test shots from a pair of camera phones. It's hard to say whether either the Sony Ericsson "LT15i" or the "MT15i" are the device we're actually looking at here, but the brethren have now fired off over 150 images testing out these camera modules. Rumor has it that both are running Gingerbread and that this one's internal codename is "Hallon," but honestly we're more interested in that huge camera module on the front. HD video chat, perhaps?  

Find a full-frontal picture after the break.........

SONY ERICSSON Z1 PSP PHONE

Heres a Spy video of what seems to be the new Sony Ericsson Z1 PSP phone.

PICTURES SONY ERICSSON HAZEL

Sony Ericsson Hazel Pictures – As part of the Greenheart initiative, the Sony Ericsson Hazel is a handset for the users that care about the environment. It is a slider made of recycled plastic, comes without a paper user manual and with an enery-efficient charger. Other specs include 5MP camera, GPS and microSD slot.

SONY ERICSSON AINO GETS NEW FIRMWARE UPDATE

oday the Sony Ericsson Aino received a new firmware update that will give the Aino more stability and improved battery. You can find the entire changelog after the break.
Changelog:

You can get the 2nd software update now on sonyericsson.com/update . It will give your Aino even more stability and a further improved battery stamina. With this update you will also benefit from the new video codec supported (MIME-type MPEG4-generic) and improved WLAN/Bluetooth coexistence. To thank you for your fidelity, we have added the new game Bubble Town 2 and 3 new Sony Ericsson themes.

SONY ERICSSON ASPEN - HANDS ON REVIEW

The Sony Ericsson Aspen is the first smartphone, officially said to run Windows Mobile 6.5.3. It belongs to the GeenHeart family, which houses other eco-friendly handsets by the manufacturer. In addition, it adds a personalized homescreen that you can use on the 2.4-inch touch-sensitive display. A front-facing QWERTY keyboard will be on board to assist your messaging needs, along with many other features.

SONY ERICSSON VIVAZ PRO INTRODUCTION

Daniel Sandblom from Sony Ericsson gives a short introduction to the Vivaz pro. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro is almost identical to the Vivaz but has some key differences. First of, it features a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard for the texting crowd out there and second, it has a 5-megapixel camera, as opposed to 8MP. Fortunately, it has kept its ability to shoot HD resolution videos.

Sony Ericsson’s move to streamline its portfolio and focus on high end handsets has paid off

Sony Ericsson’s move to streamline its portfolio and focus on high end handsets has paid off, seeing the company return to profitability in the first quarter.A resolution of a royalty dispute also helped margins, the company said.
The handset manufacturer earned £18m during the first quarter, after losing £257m in the same period last year and £147m in the fourth quarter. The results confounded analyst predictions. A mean forecast in a Reuters poll of 27 analysts had been for a £138m loss.
The move has seen a fall in revenue which dropped 19% to £1.23bn. The company shipped 10.5 million phones, 27.5% lower than the first quarter of 2009. The company said its strategy of streamlining of its portfolio to focus on higher-priced phones was behind the fall.

However the strategy appears to be paying off with average selling prices improving rising to £117 compared to £105 in both the fourth quarter and the first quarter of 2009. Restructuring charges have also fallen to just £2.63m of restructuring charges, compared to £131m in the fourth quarter.
Sony Ericsson president Bert Nordberg, who joined the manufacturer last October, attributed the lift in average selling prices to the launch of the Xperia X10 and the Vivaz smartphones. Both models have been well received globally, he said. Increases in both gross and operating margins show that we are on the right track to build the correct cost structure for our business organization and strategy.
Gross margins rose to 31%, compared to 8% in the prior-year period and 23% in the fourth quarter of 2009. Operating margins were 1%, compared to -21% in the previous year period and -10% in the fourth quarter. Market share fell by a percentage point to 4%.
Sony Ericsson also announced that Bill Glaser, former head of Sony Group’s risk office, is replacing Ulf Lija as chief financial officer. Lija will return to Ericsson.

SONY ERICSSON XPERIA X2 SOFTWARE UPGRAPE - NEW IMPROVEMENTS

A new firmware update is avaible for the Sony Ericsson X2. The update will be distributed through the Update Service client found at sonyericsson.com/update.

Here’s a list of highlights:

• MR1 is built on a new core platform release from Microsoft including a newer version of IE6
• Stability improvements are everywhere with focus on SlideView, Panel manager and TileWave
• Performance improvements focused on rotation and touch performance, the camera, web browsing, the software keyboard and audio streaming
• New features are added like FM radio, Video calling, Auto-lock and Fast GPS which allows for a faster first fix to the GPS signal
• SlideView 2.0 gives better usability throughout with a fresh design; and new actions are build in like new/reply/delete/edit capabilities in messaging and calendar. Music scrolling/searching and the mini-player have also been enhanced
• The new dialer took a big step forward with four easy buttons giving easy access to the dial-pad, favorites, call activity and contacts. We increased the target hit area in contacts for finger friendliness and added user friendly redial functionality
• Based on feedback from you, we really worked hard on the software keyboard (XT9) by improving speed and touch responsiveness

UPLOAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS FROM THE SONY ERICSSON X10

A short demonstration on how to upload video to YouTube directly from the XPERIA X10. Recorded in 720p HD with the Sony Ericsson Vivaz.

SONY ERICSSON VIVAZ REVIEW

The Gadget Website reviews the HD video shooting Sony Ericsson Vivaz handset. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is an Entertainment Unlimited smartphone running on the Symbian S60 operating system. What’s interesting about it is that it’s capable of recording HD videos. Other cool features that seem to be part of it are a 3.2-inch screen and an 8.1-megapixel camera.

Sony Ericsson X10 Unboxing

Heres another unboxing video of the black Sony Ericsson X10.

Sony Ericsson Naite

Phone Scoop gets hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Naite, an inexpensive phone that’s part of Sony Ericsson’s Greenheart initiative.

Sony Ericsson Aspen Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone

Heres a video demo of the Sony Ericsson Aspen Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone recorded at Mobile World Congress 2010. Enjoy 

 

SONY ERICSSON X10 MINI - CAMERA DEMONSTRATION

During the coffee break this Friday afternoon Michelle at Sony Ericsson Developer World played around with the X10 mini and was amazed by the great speed of the device and we just had to share it with the public. X10 mini is an Android phone and is still running on developer software so this is not the final version of the software for X10 mini.

SONY ERICSSON SATIO GETTING A NEW FIRMWARE UPDATE

The Sony Ericsson Satio is going soon to get a new firmware update and according to Sony Ericsson, the new update will be available next week. The update will be available through the Update Service client found at www.sonyericsson.com/update.
Changelog after the break…
Here’s the list of highlights:

• Support for WVGA video recording – The already great video recording will be enhanced to fit the wide screen format and hence resolution is also slightly increased to 864 * 480 pixles. (the preset size will still be VGA, user has to change to get WVGA)
• Upload of pictures to Facebook – It will be possible to upload pictures directly from the picture menu you have on the home screen or from the Media UI.
• Youtube video uploading – It will be possible to upload videos to Youtube directly from the Media UI.
• Conversational messaging – “Conversations” will be nicely integrated in the messaging menu in order to easily find and inspire to more conversations with your friends.
• DLNA support – The new software will support DLNA media server for easy transfer of audio and still pictures. (Note that video is not supported)
• UI improvements – On top of above, several minor UI improvements have been done in order to optimize the user experience.
• The Facebook application that is now available on PlayNow for free download will be included in the sw.

HANDS ON WITH THE SONY ERICSSON VIVAZ AND VIVAZ PRO...

Here are two hands-on videos with the Sony Ericsson Vivaz / Vivaz Pro. Enjoy!

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is an Entertainment Unlimited smartphone running on the Symbian S60 operating system. What’s interesting about it is that it’s capable of recording HD videos. Other cool features that seem to be part of it are a 3.2-inch screen and an 8.1-megapixel camera.

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro is almost identical to the Vivaz but has some key differences. First of, it features a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard for the texting crowd out there and second, it has a 5-megapixel camera, as opposed to 8MP. Fortunately, it has kept its ability to shoot HD resolution videos.