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Xperia X10 shapes up against the Nexus One [Video]
Depending on when the Xperia X10 launches, there’s no doubt that the phone will feature some stiff competition. One of the biggest Android phones to recently launch is Google’s Nexus One smartphone. A couple of videos have appeared comparing the two together and are well worth checking out below.
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Yellow background spotted on Xperia X10
Up until now, the only background we’ve seen on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 smartphone is blue. Whether one has used the Timescape or Mediascape apps, the blue background has always remained. Many have asked whether alternate colours will be available and it looks they will. An Xperia X10 with yellow background was spotted in […]
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3D Maps demoed on Xperia X10 [Video]
The boffins over at Ericsson Labs have shown off a 3D landscape API & SDK that allows developers to create some funky apps with 3D maps. It looks quite good with navigation reasonably smooth. This is likely to strain the CPU, although the Snapdragon chipset copes admirably with the video maintaining 30fps. Let’s just hope […]
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Augmented Reality app Layar demoed on Xperia X10
The great thing about Android is the many apps that can be used to try for free in Android Market. One of the more popular apps is an augmented reality one called Layar. It uses the GPS and digital compass in the Xperia X10 to overlay on the screen the points of interest on the […]
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Xperia X10 previewed by PhoneArena [Video]
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has received another preview, this time from PhoneArena who also posted their impressions in a video. Overall they were quite positive on the handset saying that if it were to be released on the market today it would be a “smashing hit”. They praised the great design and UI as […]
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Xperia X10 gets Timescape video tutorial
The Timescape and Mediascape applications are Sony Ericsson’s main points of differentiation when it comes to phone UI. The guys over at the SE Product Blog have produced a quick guide on exactly how the Timescape interface works. The video shows it off from a user perspective in terms of settings and customisation. Timescape can […]
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Messaging walkthrough on the Xperia X10
The guys over at the SE Product Blog have another quick video that shows how messaging works on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. The video shows that you can send a text message either from the Timescape view or by pressing the traditional messaging button. Your messages then follow in a ‘conversation’ pattern, similar to […]
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More Xperia X10 photo & video samples
We have already seen some examples of the photo/video capabilities of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. However, we now have some more, courtesy of Techblog.gr. The 8.1MP camera was tested and we present the results below. The picture quality looks very good, with excellent contrast. We have also attached a sample video shot in WVGA […]
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Xperia X10 compared against the iPhone 3GS, Omnia II & HTC HD2
Whenever a high-end touchscreen handset is launched, it invariably will always be compared to the iPhone, both in hardware and software. Greek website, Techblog.gr, has shown the Xperia X10 comparing the hardware against a number of handsets including the HTC HD2, Samsung Omnia II and iPhone 3GS. The video shows how small the iPhone 3GS […]
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How to make a call on the Xperia X10 [Video]
For those of you familiar with the Android ecosystem, you can probably skip watching the quick video below on how make a call with the Xperia X10. For everyone else, it gives you a good idea on how the dialler, contacts and call log are structured. It’s also nice to see a friendly way to […]
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Prisjakt price comparison app demoed on Xperia X10
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is the company’s first Android smartphone. As such, whilst it is nice seeing different apps demonstrated on the handset, the functionality is the same as you would find on any current Android handset. Anyway, Sony Ericsson Devs, Daniel Rosendahl and Albin Olofsson recently demonstrated a Swedish price comparison app called […]
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Xperia X10 face recognition technology shown off
The Xperia X10 uses face recognition technology that enables you to easily identify and call friends/family from your photos. Check out the video below where Tamotsu Yamamoto demonstrates this feature in action.
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SE launches Nexus UX platform WebSDK for Android & Symbian development
Sony Ericsson is currently showing off the Xperia X10 Android smartphone at the Web 2.0 Conference in New York. As part of the show, the company has confirmed that its special user interface will be called the Nexus UX platform. The Nexus UX platform incorporates both Timescape and Mediascape interface. It is Sony Ericsson’s special […]