Xperia PLAY Customers Begin Boycott of Sony over ICS Retraction, Class Action Suit May Result
Sony may become the first company to be hit with class-action lawsuit for detrimental reliance over committing, then retracting, promised Android 4.0 upgrade.
Sony Ericsson Sets Timetable for Android 4.0 Updates
In a blog post going into further detail regarding its planned rollout of Android 4.0, Sony Ericsson has confirmed that the Xperia Arc S, Neo V, and Ray will be updated in late March or early April dependent on the completion of integration with its own Xperia overlay for the series, while the Xperia Arc, Play, Neo, […]
LG and Sony Ericsson Android Phones Get Lifetime Box.net 50GB Storage
Cloud storage provider Box.net, whose claim to fame was offering 50GB of lifetime storage to owners of HP’s failed TouchPad even after the fire sale has expanded its offering to include Sony Ericsson’s Xperia line and LG Android models. All the offer requires is that owners of  LG Android devices sign up directly from the […]
Sony to Fully Acquire Sony Ericsson Joint Venture
Sony early this morning announced that it would be fully acquiring the Sony Ericsson joint venture from partner Ericsson. The transaction will close for slightly over one billion Euro dollars. The relationship between Sony and Ericsson has been one of the more enduring and straining relationships in wireless. Born in the 2G era, shortly after […]
FCC Reveals Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray with AT&T 3G
The FCC has revealed the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray Android smartphone with support for AT&T’s 3G bands. The Xperia Ray features a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 335MB of RAM, Android Gingerbread, an 854 x 480 resolution display at 3.2 inches front facing camera and microSDHC slot. Neither Sony Ericsson nor AT&T have announced the Xperia Ray […]
Sony Launches Xperia Arc with AT&T 3G Support for $599.99
Sony has launched an AT&T compatible version of its Xperia Arc Android smartphone for $599.99 unlocked, mere months after its initial introduction at MWC. The Xperia Arc features a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, 4.2-inch 854 x 480 touch display, Android Gingerbread, 8.1 megapixel rear-illuminated Sony-branded EXMOR-R camera sensor with 720p HD video capture, 1GB internal memory, […]
Deal: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play for 1 Cent After New Agreement
Amazon is currently offering the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play through their Amazon Wireless storefront for one cent after new 2 year agreement and instant discounts. This undercuts Verizon’s online pricing and makes the Gingerbread-powered Android phone a compelling purchase for those looking to have one of the first Android Gingerbread devices with gaming controls while […]
Sony Ericsson Announces May 26th Xperia Play Launch, Preorder Details
Sony Ericsson has set May 26th as the launch date for the US version of the long awaited Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, the first Playstation Certified device on the market and the first CDMA Sony Ericsson phone in the US since the days of the Sony Ericsson T608 in 2003. Pricing for the phone is […]
Sony Ericsson Drops Trademark Litigation Against Clearwire
Sony Ericsson has quietly announced in a press release that it has dropped all litigation against Clearwire filed in January of this year over the similarity of the Clear logo to Sony Ericsson’s trademark logo in use since the joint venture’s establishment in 2002. The press release goes on to detail that as a result […]
Google Pulls Popular PlayStation Emulator Ahead of Xperia Play Release
Noted developer ZodTTD, best known for developing the popular PSX4Droid Sony PlayStation emulator for Android has taken to Twitter to announce that Google has pulled the application from the Android Market, eight months after being first approved and released. The timing for the removal is coincidental, as the Xperia Play from Sony Ericsson is expected […]