Sony Ericsson XPERIA Nozomi

Well, would you look at that: our first glance at Sony Ericsson's upcoming Nozomi and the photos are actually in focus. The LT26i is still rocking Gingerbread, but steps it up in the display department by moving to a 1280 x 720 panel, just like the Rezound and Galaxy Nexus.

Most reports peg the Nozomi a having a 4.3-inch screen, but after some quick math it looks like its actually packing a 4.6-incher(Update: or... 4.3 inches, if the DPI reported is API related and not a hardware reference after all). The Quadrant score of 1,800 (which would put it in the realm of the Xoom and Galaxy Tab 10.1) also doesn't quite jibe with the rumored dual-core 1.5GHz chip that's supposed to be powering this device. The front facing camera is clearly visible, so it'll be ready for all your video chatting adventures. Price, release date, carrier? It's all up in the air, but we can tell you it's a very handsome device. Check out the source link for more pics.

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Sony Ericsson ( Yendo Walkman)

Coming Soon Sony Ericsson ( Yendo Walkman)

The new Sony Ericsson Yendo Walkman phone uses a similar "four corner touch" user interface as that on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and the X10 mini Pro. The handset comes equipped with a 2.6-inch touchscreen display with a 320 x 240 resolution, a 2 megapixel camera, an FM radio, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The Yendo also measures in at 93.5mm x 52mm x 15.8mm (3.7in x 2.0in x 0.6in) and weighs 81 grams (2.8oz).

Sony Ericsson Yendo Walkman phone features included on the Yendo include a touch-capable Walkman player, TrackID for identifying songs, a PlayNow features for quickly playing your music, and MediaGo for transferring music between your PC and phone. The Yendo also comes with Facebook and Twitter preloaded.
Sony Ericsson Yendo Walkman phone Specifications :

Band GSM 850/1900MHz or 800/1900MHz
Data GPRS/EDGE
Size 93.5mm x 52mm x 15.8mm (3.7in x 2.0in x 0.6in)
Weight 81g (2.8oz)
Battery Life Up to 3.5 hours talk time, 13 days of standby
Main Display 2.6-inch 262k colors TFT (320x240 pixels)
Camera 2 megapixel
Video Record/Playback
Messaging SMS/MMS
Email IMAP/POP/Exchange
Bluetooth Yes, stereo
Memory Unknown
Processor 720MHz
Other 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio, social networking apps

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Features and Review

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Features and Review ...

Xperia Arc is so lovely in looking due to thin in body. It has many great features and specification. A 4.2 inch LED backlit LCD display, with a resolution of 480 x 850 pixels, you also get an 8 megapixel camera that can record HD video in 720p,single core 1Ghz Qualcomm processor, and there is also 512MB of RAM, and it has 320MB of built in storage, plus a microSD card slot that can take up to 32GB cards, although the one we tested had an 8GB microSD card included.



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Android: Skyfire launches 4.0 version mobile browser with 8 new features

Today Skyfire, maker of the award-winning and popular mobile browser, announces the release of Skyfire 4.0 for Android, its highly anticipated next-generation Android browser. Skyfire 4.0 for Android allows users to personalize their SkyBarTM toolbar, while adding eight new SkyBar features. While the basic browser and toolbar will remain free to Android users, Skyfire is also introducing a premium in-app purchase to enable its Video feature, which draws on Skyfire’s cloud-based servers to optimize videos from across the web.  As a thank you to over 3 million early beta users of the app, all existing users will be “grandfathered” in for free access for the lifetime of their device

Skyfire’s SkyBar toolbar is now scrollable and customizable, allowing for a larger and more personalized number of features to be positioned on the toolbar. Beyond the ‘Video’, ‘Facebook’, ‘Fireplace’, ‘Popular’, ‘Ideas’ & ‘Like’ buttons, Skyfire has added full Twitter, Groupon and Google Reader integration, a ‘Share’ button, Sports, News and Finance feeds, and a ‘Settings’ button.

Skyfire for Android is one of the most popular applications in the Android Market and has seen over 3 million downloads since launching in April 2010. The mobile browser was upgraded to critical acclaim in November 2010 with integrated social media and Facebook capabilities, and the app currently has a user rating of 4.5 stars out of a possible five stars, based on tens of thousands of reviews in the Android Market. This latest update will continue to build on Skyfire’s strong track record of innovation.

With v4.0, Skyfire for Android will begin offering its video optimization as an optional $2.99 premium feature, unlocked via an in-app purchase after a three day free trial.  The feature pays for itself for most users around the world by allowing users to watch more video with less data usage (where users have capped or metered data plans), as well as increasing battery life.

As part of a special, limited time offer, Skyfire is offering the video optimization feature free to all Verizon customers downloading Skyfire 4.0 for Android.  Skyfire will be available in the VCastTM Apps section of the Android Market for Verizon users during this promotion.

Skyfire 4.0 for Android, including the video optimization feature, will remain free for all of the over 3 million beta testers around the globe who have used the app to date, in gratitude for their support in helping Skyfire grow and improve.

“With Skyfire 4.0 for Android, we’re enabling users to customize their browser toolbar to fit their interests, from sports, to social networks, to finance, news, and local deals,” said Jeff Glueck, CEO of Skyfire. “While the basic browser will remain free, with the launch of Google’s Android In-App purchase platform, the time has come to make our video cloud acceleration service a premium feature that reflects the investment we make to support each user in our cloud.  We deliver state-of-the art web video tuned to your current mobile connection bandwidth, saving 75% on average data loads. For users who enjoy web video, or who are on metered data, the service can pay for itself in the first month of use.”

New Features in Skyfire 4.0 for Android include:

Customizable SkyBar – Skyfire’s toolbar is now configurable and expandable, enabling users to create their own flavor of Skyfire experience.  With the new scrollable SkyBar, users now have access to fourteen Skyfire features and have the ability to enable, disable and position each button as they see fit.

New SkyBar Features –Skyfire has added eight new features:

o   Twitter – Login to the ‘Twitter’ Button to have one-touch access to Twitter streams.  Tweet, search, and check in with the Twittersphere without leaving the Skyfire browser.  (And yes, watch videos shared on Twitter with just one click.)
o   Groupon – With the ‘Groupon’ Button, the SkyBar is now delivering nearby deals so you can do a quick check on the deal of the day at all times.
o   Share – Easily share websites, articles, pictures & videos with the touch of the ‘Share’ button, a feature previously accessible through the Skyfire menu.
o   Google Reader – Use the ‘Google Reader’ Button to keep up with feeds from your favorite sites.  Google Reader keeps you in the know by constantly checking your favorite news sites and blogs for new content.
o   Sports, News & Finance – Three new buttons, ‘Sports’, ‘News’ & ‘Finance’, have been added to the SkyBar to bring one-touch access to the latest events.
o   Settings – The ‘Settings’ button could easily be labeled the ‘Customize’ button.  Use this to enable, disable or position SkyBar features to your personal preferences.

·       General Tips – We’ve added a host of new in-browser tips, tricks & tutorials to help users get them most out of browsing with Skyfire.

Download: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skyfire.browser

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Japanese Xperia Acro presentation leaked

 

No, that's not a typo. We're talking about the Japan-exclusive Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro, which is still unannounced, despite being leaked earlier this month. Now a leaked presentation, found on Japanese blog
 Gpad.tv, seems to confirm what was previously suspected about this device -- it's basically a slightly fatter Xperia Arc with a couple of additional features like a TV tuner and NFC payments for the Japanese market.
The presentation shows that black, white and blue versions of the Acro will be available, but no release date is given. Head on over to the source link to find out more about a phone that you'll (probably) never be able to buy. [Gpad.tv (Japanese) via XperiaBlog]

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Tap Tap Revenge 4 for Android Phones

 

Tap and shake to the music of your favorite artists like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Bruno Mars, B.o.B -- PLUS free tracks from Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance and Benny Benassi!

Features include:

• Chat with TTR players around the world
• Global leaderboards with up-to-the-minute scores
• Battle other players online
• Customize your avatar
• Weekly contests and new music
• Play any track in Arcade Mode
• Like tracks in the game, then battle other players who like the same tracks

Download: Use your barcode scanner to scan this barcode below to get the download link directly on your phone. You can also download the app directly from Android Market.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Unboxing

Matt takes a look at the final retail version of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc. The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is a phone with a 4.2 inch LED back-lit multi-touch 480 x 852 pixel resolution Reality display. It uses the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine which gives crystal-clear colours and crisp images. It has an 8.1 megapixel camera with up to 2.46 times smart zoom and touch focus, LED flash, and geo-tagging. There is also HD video recording (720p), an MP3 player and an FM radio. This Quad band phone is only 8.7 mm thick, weighs 117 grams and has a battery which gives up to 7 hours of talktime or 16 days on standby.

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Xperia Play Launch Partys

 

In preparation for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, the Xperia Launch Party was held on 31 March 2011. After a false start, with booing and calls for ‘down with the dj’ after he inadvertently welcomed everyone to the ‘Nokia’ event, invited guests, press and competition winners made the night truly special.

The featured entertainer of the night was the rapper Tinchy Stryder.  The Xperia Play launches with 60 games in the first week, 6 of these are PlayStation 1 games.

                       

Follow the above link on youtube for the full programme of videos from the event.

Check here for many more images taken at the event. And yes, you are correct that a car and helicopter were at the event.

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PlayStation One games appear in Android Market, predictably restricted to Xperia Play

If there was one thing that bothered us most about the Xperia Play, it was the dearth of original PlayStation games we could, you know, play on it. That's getting a shot in the arm tonight with the introduction of five PS One titles to the Android Market: Syphon Filter, MediEvil, Cool Boarders 2,Destruction Derby, and Jumping Flash. Each is priced at £3.99 in the UK, with the first two games on

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play review

The PlayStation Phone. We've had quite the intimate history with this gamepad-equipped slider, learning of its secretive existence way back in August and then handling a prototype unit in January, so you'll forgive us for feeling sentimental and still entertaining our pet name for it. The Sony Ericsson marketing gurus renamed it the Xperia Play when it finally went official at MWC this year, but

Rogers puts Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Arc up

Well, it's not yet confirming the "late April" launch date that leaked out yesterday, but Rogers has now just started accepting pre-orders for both the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Xperia Arc, each of which will run you $99.99 on a three-year contract (there's no indication of off-contract pricing). It does say, however, that the current "offer" will expire on May 2nd, which could possibly be an indication of an actual release date, or just the beginning of a different offer. What's more, Rogers has also revealed a small surprise of another sort -- it turns out that it will be carrying both the black and white versions of the Xperia Play. Hit up the link below to get your order in if you're interested.

PlayStation One games appear in Android Market, predictably restricted to Xperia Play (update)

If there was one thing that bothered us most about the Xperia Play, it was the dearth of original PlayStation games we could, you know, play on it. That's getting a shot in the arm tonight with the introduction of five PS One titles to the Android Market: Syphon Filter, MediEvil, Cool Boarders 2,Destruction Derby, and Jumping Flash. Each is priced at £3.99 in the UK, with the first two games on the list also being available in five languages. That pricing translates to $6.38 when the games are accessed from the US, but we imagine the final pricing may differ once the Xperia Play lands stateside. And yes, the Xperia Play will be your only way to access these for now (R800i is its codename), leaving the rest of us Android PS One lovers with a bunch of games to envy and one less emulator to enjoy. The Android giveth, and the Android taketh away.

Update: Sony Ericsson wants you to know that since the Xperia Play is, in fact, an Android handset, it won't be restricted to just those five PS One games -- it will also feature quite a few titles that you can also find on the Android Market and even a few temporary exclusives like Backstab and Dungeon Defenders Second Wave. Still, it's a little light on actual PlayStation gaming... See the full list in the press release after the break.

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Download Firefox 4 Mobile for Android and Maemo – Changelog inside

Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo is now available as a release candidate in more than 10 languages from the Android Market and for download on your Maemo device. See what’s new in this release after the break.

Take Firefox anywhere. Go from desktop to mobile without interruption. Firefox is your Web, anywhere you go! You can now synchronize your Firefox history, bookmarks, tabs and passwords between your desktop and mobile. Discover and install add-ons right from your phone to customize Firefox exactly the way you like. Start a search in the Awesome Bar and surf the Web with less typing and more speed.

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Opera Mobile 11 – Live video

PhoneArena presents a video hands-on with the Opera Mobile 11. Head over to the next page to view the live video. Enjoy!

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Opera Mini 6 – Live video

PhoneArena presents a video hands-on with the Opera Mini 6. Opera Mini is not nearly as powerful as the Opera Mobile browser, but its latest 6th version brings a lot of exciting features to a great many platforms.

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Update on Xperia X10 – Gingerbread is coming!

Great news for the Xperia 10 users.  After SE announced that this phone would not get more updates (the last one was Android 2.1), they have now made it public that they will deliver Gingerbread in a near future.  Read the full declarations after the break.

This is the official statement by SonyEricsson:

I have been working with this blog for almost 1 ½ years. After lots of interaction and discussion, by far the most intense discussions lately were around Xperia^TM X10 Android upgrades. We earlier stated that we did not have plans for further upgrade of the Xperia^TM X10 beyond Android 2.1 Éclair, which was correct at the time.

However, I am happy to inform you that this has changed. We plan to bring an upgrade to Android Gingerbread for the Xperia^TM X10 to generic trade kits end Q2 / early Q3 this year. We have heard your requests all along but until today have not been able to confirm this. The great work on our 2011 products Xperia^TM PLAY, Xperia^TM arc and Xperia^TM neo actually has enabled us to start the work in a special project bringing Gingerbread to the Xperia^TM X10.

I believe this is good news to many of you out there and I am sure you have many questions around this. I’ve tried to list answers to the ones that came to my mind below. More details will come closer to launch but let me know in the comments section if I missed any questions. I’ll do my very best to find out and follow-up!

Why are you doing this upgrade?

We have listened to our consumers. In addition, the development of the software for our new 2011 range of Xperia phones gave us a solution that made it possible to deliver Gingerbread on Xperia^TM X10.

When will the upgrade be available for me?

The roll-out is planned to start end Q2/early Q3 this year. Today, Xperia^TM X10 is available in the market both in generic trade version and in versions customized for operators. Due to the resources available in this special project, we will focus on delivering trade versions of the software.  Regarding possible customized operators kit we will have to get back with more information on this at a later stage. But we want to be very clear already at this stage on the fact that some of you may not get this upgrade.

What are the components of this upgrade and what are the major differences from the 2.1 version of Xperia^TM X10?

In short, we plan to bring similar software and functionality to Xperia^TM X10 as we have in our new 2011 Xperia smartphones. Our ambition is to provide the majority of functionality of the Gingerbread platform, as well as the Sony Ericsson specific User Experience and features. The final scope of the software is still a work in progress. We will get back with more details closer to launch in end Q2 / early Q3 this year.

Will any functionality from the previous software version disappear by doing this upgrade?

Yes – the work is still ongoing so details will be communicated closer to launch but these are the current expected limitations:

• The current plan is that the Xperia^TM X10 will get the Android standard Camera user interface and therefore features like e.g. face recognition, smile shutter etc will be lost.
• Moxier is replaced by the gingerbread native EAS functionality.
• Mediascape is being replaced by the media experience widgets and music player included in our new 2011 products.
• DRM keys for protected content on your phone will be lost in the upgrade process.
• The Sony Ericsson Backup and Restore client is not supported in the Gingerbread version and will therefore be lost.
• Support for bi-directional languages will be reduced compared to the latest version of the 2.1 version of the Xperia^TM X10.

What are the major differences between 2.3 on Xperia^TM X10 and 2.3 on your 2011 range, for example Xperia arc?

In short, the intention is that the Xperia X10 will receive similar software and functionality that we have in our new 2011 Xperia smartphones. The current ambition is to provide the majority of functionality of the Gingerbread platform, as well as the Sony Ericsson specific UI and features that are not  restricted by hardware limitations (for example no HDMI out). The final scope of the software is still work in progress but we are working to minimize the differences. We will get back with more details closer to launch.

How do I get this upgrade?

The upgrade will only be available through our PC-based upgrade clients. I.e. it cannot be done over the air.

Can I go back to the 2.1 version if I am not happy with the upgrade?

No – our upgrade solutions do not support downgrading.

Will I lose any content or settings by doing the upgrade?

Yes – All your personal content and settings stored in the phone will be lost in the process. You will have to make sure that you have stored your information somewhere else. Note that the Sony Ericsson Backup and Restore client will not be included in the Gingerbread version, therefore we recommend using a 3^rd party backup application if you don’t have your data stored in other places than your phone. Content stored on your memory card is not affected by the upgrade, except DRM protected content since keys will be lost.

Why have you stated before that the 2.1 version would be the final upgrade to the Xperia^TM X10?

We didn’t plan to upgrade Xperia^TM X10 beyond Android version 2.1 and our communication reflected this. However, that plan changed but we didn’t want to communicate this until we were sure that we would be able to deliver a good user experience with Gingerbread on Xperia^TM X10.

Why didn’t you inform about this upgrade until now?

As a company we strive to be as open as possible in channels such as this product blog. We have been focusing on delivering our 2011 Xperia products on the latest Android platform for smartphones. In parallel we have investigated what of those efforts could be re-used for an upgrade of the Xperia X10. Our ambition all along has been to inform about this as soon as we concluded that we could deliver a good user experience with Gingerbread on Xperia^TM X10, which we now feel confident we can do.

Why did you bypass the 2.2 upgrade?

Our focus has been on Gingerbread. The work we have been doing on Gingerbread for our products launching in 2011 has given us a solution that made it possible to deliver Gingerbread on Xperia^TM X10.

Will you upgrade the Xperia^TM X10 mini, mini pro and Xperia^TM X8 to 2.3?

No, we have no such plans. We have had to prioritize our resources and have therefore focused on delivering the upgrade to Xperia^TM X10.

Will you continue to upgrade Xperia^TM X10 beyond Gingerbread 2.3?

No.

Is the upgrade based on Android version 2.3.2 or 2.3.3?

The Xperia^TM X10 Gingerbread release will be released on Android 2.3.3

What about upgrades for your new phones like Xperia PLAY, arc, neo and pro. Will users be able to upgrade to newer versions of Android when they become available?

The Xperia^TM PLAY, arc, neo and pro are launched on the latest version of Android for smartphones (Gingerbread 2.3) and we plan to upgrade these to the next version of Android (beyond 2.3) available to us, subject to the Google/Android roadmap. And even if it is too early to give detailed comments around later Android upgrades for future products, the changes we have made to our way of working with Android puts us in a good position to provide Android upgrades in a timely manner.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo

The Sony Ericsson Xperia neo takes Android 2.3 Gingerbread mainstream, with its 3.7″ 480x854 pixels screen, utilizing the Mobile BRAVIA Engine for enhanced sharpness and contrast when watching multimedia. The Sony Ericsson Xperia neo will come with support for HD video playback, HDMI-out port, an Exmor R sensor for the 8MP camera with LED flash. It is powered by a second generation 1GHz Snapdragon processor, so you can rest assured performance won’t be an issue here.

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Guerrilla Bob Cross-Platform Multiplayer – Now for Android, iPhone, Mac and PC

Guerrilla Bob just got released for Android phones and it now features cross-platform Multiplayer. As always, you’ll be able to connect your Android device to any other device where you see Bob: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac, and play a Multiplayer game.

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Android / iPhone: Angry Birds Seasons – Happy St. Patricks Day – Updated

The Angry Birds Seasons – Happy St. Patricks Day got updated today for Android and iPhone.
Download:

• Angry Birds Seasons for Android (free)
• Angry Birds Seasons for iPhone & iPod touch (99 cents)
• Angry Birds Seasons HD for iPad ($1.99)