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Xperia X8 rooted plus first review pops up
GSM Arena came out with the first review for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 earlier this week. The handset was praised for its size, balanced features and price tag. However, they felt that in the face of weak competition it doesn’t really have the wow factor. They also felt that Sony Ericsson was shooting itself […]
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Xperia X8 now shipping around the world
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X8 is now shipping in a number of markets around the world. It’s already been on sale in the UK over the last week and other markets should have it very soon, if not already on sale. As we already knew the phone is shipping with Android 1.6 but will get the […]
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O2 UK gets Xperia X8 exclusive
It looks like UK mobile operator O2 will be getting an exclusive on the upcoming Xperia X8. The phone is listed in the latest October catalogue at a very reasonable price point of £129.99 on Pay & Go (when bought with £10 top up) along with the words “Only on O2”. The X8 is broadly […]
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Xperia X8 gets benchmarked, a new colour and indicative pricing
The Xperia X8 should be hitting retail shelves during the next few weeks and as we get closer to launch, new details are trickling out. First of all is confirmation that the Xperia X8 will also be available in black (we’ve only seen a white model in the previews and official promo videos so far). […]
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More details on Android 2.1 Xperia X10 delay
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners have been up in arms following yesterday’s announcement that the Android 2.1 update has been delayed by a month. The post on the SE Product Blog is nearly 1,000 comments strong, with some very harsh words for SE, and we’ve had over 200 similar comments on our post regarding the […]
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Xperia X8 photo and video samples
Those guys over at SE-First have been hard at work, following on from their unboxing video, they are first on the scene with some photo and video samples. As a quick reminder, the handset comes with a 3.2MP camera sensor (lower than the X10 mini series) and has no flash and no autofocus. The latter […]
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Xperia X8 in video unboxing
SE-First has managed to get hold of the retail packaging for the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 highlighting that its release must be nearing. They put the handset through a video unboxing and revealed what prospective owners can look forward to. It seems that SE is being quite generous by including four different coloured back […]
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Android roadmap leaked for Xperia X10 family
We have been sent what is believed to be the Android roadmap for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 family. It is in German and originates from last week’s IFA show in Berlin. We can’t verify whether it is real or not, but it appears legit to us. The roadmap highlights three major firmware releases: Android […]
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Sony Ericsson Canada points to Q4 Xperia X10 Éclair update
Whilst Sony Ericsson UK is consistently saying that the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update is due to hit the Xperia X10 before the end of Q3, it looks like our friends in Canada will have to wait a little longer. SE Canada’s twitter account yesterday confirmed that they are “aiming for Q4”. This doesn’t really surprise […]
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Xperia X8 gets promo and preview videos
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is due to hit the market by the end of Q3 2010. So far we’ve not heard anything definitive regarding release dates and all-in-all it’s been very quiet on the X8 front. SE were planning to release the device with Android 1.6, but given that the Android 2.1 update is […]
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Xperia range now official mobile of the UEFA Champions League
For those of you that follow football will no doubt know that Sony has been sponsoring the UEFA Champions League (the most lucrative football tournament in the world) for years now. Now Sony Ericsson is jumping on the bandwagon and has become “the official mobile handset of the UEFA Champions League” until 2012. As part […]
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Sony Ericsson releases Xperia X8 retail demo video
Sony Ericsson has released the first promotional video for the Xperia X8. The video highlights the Android market, YouTube, the four corner shortcuts, sharing photos, browsing apps/contacts as well as SE’s proprietary Timescape app. Hopefully the release of this video highlights that the Xperia X8 launch is just around the corner. Check out the video […]
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 hitting O2 UK in September
The 3-inch Xperia X8 will be launching on the O2 network in the UK in September. The official website has a placeholder which states that the phone is coming soon. No pricing details have been announced but it is expected to come in cheaper than the X10 mini given the slightly inferior specs like 3.2MP […]
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Xperia X8 sized up against the X10 [Video]
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 was formally announced yesterday and a number of hands-on reports are coming out. SE-First has a hands-on video that gives a good look at the handset and compares it to the Xperia X10 as well as its mini siblings. We covered the full specs in our previous post and it’s […]
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Xperia X8 gets official: 3-inch Android for €200
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 handset has now been officially announced. We saw a number of promo shots of the phone earlier but details were lacking. We now know that the X8 is indeed an Android (version still to be determined) phone and will come with a 3-inch (320 x 480) TFT display. It will […]