FCC Reveals Sony Ericsson TM717 for T-Mobile
The FCC has revealed the second Sony Ericsson model with AWS 3G support which will be launched on T-Mobile later this year in the TM717as the successor to the TM506. The TM717 is a derivative of the European T707 with the bespoke AWS 3G support along with a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth […]
Sony Ericsson to Turn PlayNow Into App Store
Sony Ericsson has announced that it will add a centralized application store to its European-oriented PlayNow multimedia download service with plans to expand it outside of Europe later this year while continuing to support the older Fun & Downloads portal during the transition to PlayNow. The manufacturer has also signed an agreement with the venerable […]
Sony Ericsson W995a Walkman Phone Revealed
The first official images of the Sony Ericsson W995a Walkman phone have surfaced. The W995a features a 2.6 inch QVGA display, quadband GSM/EDGE and triband US 3G HSPA access, Memory Stick Micro expansion slot, and speakerphone. The W995a also features an 8.1 megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus, LED flash, video recorder, face detection and front-facing […]
Sony Ericsson Adopting MicroSD Across Lineup, Abandoning MemoryStick Format
Speaking to TrustedReviews, Sony Ericsson Global Marketing Director Fortuné Alexander has confirmed that Sony Ericsson will henceforth be adopting the microSD standard across its forthcoming handset lineup and will be abandoning Sony’s MemoryStick format, stating “Yes, we are moving in that direction”. Such a move is not without precedent as the Sony Ericsson K850i featured […]
FCC Reveals Sony Ericsson W995a
The FCC has revealed the Sony Ericsson W995a, the North American variant of the Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman branded high-end slider. The Sony Ericsson W995a features quadband GSM/EDGE, dual-band HSDPA access, a 2.6 inch QVGA resolution display, 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, and face detection, WQVGA video recording at 30fps, built-in GPS […]
Sony Ericsson Updates X1a, We Have the Update Before SEUS
Sony Ericsson has internally released ROM updates to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 high-end smart device but have not updated end user update tools yet accordingly. We’ve pulled and are now hosting the US version update, mirroring it on our Phone Encyclopedia page linked below. The update addresses issues regarding GSM/3G radio sensitivity and stability […]
Sony Ericsson Announces CyberShot C510a and Walkman W508a
Sony Ericsson has announced two new high-end handsets at CES with the CyberShot C510 and the Walkman W508. Both feature quadband GSM/EDGE radios, triband UMTS with HSDPA access, MemoryStick M2 expansion slots, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, 3.2 megapixel cameras with autofocus, flash, and video recorders, GPS support, and ActiveSync support in lieu of the […]