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Sony Ericsson VH700 Bluetooth ‘Noise Shield’ Headset Review
Following on from our earlier Sony Ericsson MW600 review, we now have another Bluetooth headset up for review. This time it is the Sony Ericsson VH700 ‘noise guard’ Bluetooth headset, part of the company’s Greenheart range. The Sony Ericsson VH700 does not have as many fancy features as the MW600, for example you won’t find […]
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Custom Froyo ROM loaded onto Xperia X10?
There are reports from xda-developers that devs may be close to loading a custom ROM onto the Xperia X10. Video evidence shows xda member booting an X10 running Android 2.2.1, albeit with an unchanged kernel. As a nice touch the boot screen has the words ‘Free X10’. He goes on to confirm that the bootloader […]
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More details and pics of the Sony Ericsson ‘ANZU’
Our tipster has come back to us with some more details surrounding Sony Ericsson’s next Android flagship, codenamed ‘ANZU’. The phone is an early prototype currently running Android 2.1, but will use Android Gingerbread on retail launch. Even in its current state the phone is said to be very fast (no idea of CPU or […]
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Sony Ericsson ANZU – X10 successor caught in the wild?
It is somewhat surprising that there has been a lack of information on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 successor i.e. the next Android flagship from the company. By this time last year the Xperia X10 had already been announced. However, given the five-month wait between announcement and delivery, maybe SE has just learned its lesson this […]
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Complete list of Xperia X10 Android 2.1 ‘kit’ numbers to date
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 family continues to receive the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update through different regions and operators. The guys over at the SE Product Blog have highlighted the full list of ‘kits’ that have been updated thus far. Sony Ericsson’s reference to kits is that each type of X10 in each region will […]
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Sony Ericsson MW600 Bluetooth Headset Review
Sony Ericsson was kind enough to send over a brand new white MW600 stereo Bluetooth headset to review. The black MW600 has been on sale for a while now, which we’ve been using since the Xperia X10 launch. However, for those of you still considering a Bluetooth headset and sporting a white Xperia X10 this […]
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Sony Ericsson LiveView App hits the Android Market
In a sign that Sony Ericsson’s LiveView Bluetooth display is soon to be released, the application has hit the Android Market. The app itself is a simple affair that basically manages the connection of the display with your Android phone as well as choosing what information you want displayed. We’ve attached a few pictures of […]
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Integrate Spotify within Mediascape and Timescape
We reported back in April, that Spotify, the popular music streaming service, had been integrated into the Mediascape and Timescape apps by Telia in Sweden. Well it seems that this is now open to all as long as you’re running the latest Android 2.1 update and have a premium Spotify subscription. You need to go […]
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Arabic, Farsi fonts finally available for rooted Éclair Xperia X10’s
There has been a large group of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 users that have managed to get by up until now by not having their native language support by the handset. In fact, in the run up to the Android 2.1 update, the demand for Arabic fonts in the Xperia X10 intensified. Whilst, the phone […]
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Xperia X8 to get some sexy new colours
It looks like the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 will not be restricted to just white and black colours. The company will be releasing three new two-tone colours, all with a dark theme. This includes black/grey, black/blue and black/red. We have no idea if these colour options will be included at launch or at sometime […]
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Tired of Mediascape? Get access to the 3D Gallery
Sony Ericsson has done a good job of burying the stock Android 2.1 3D Gallery deep within the software. This means that if you want to browse your photos and videos, one of the only options out of the box is through Mediascape. If you want to know what the 3D Gallery is, you can […]
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NTT DoCoMo’s Xperia X10 update hits on November 10
It appears that the Android 2.1 Xperia X10 rollout is gathering apace. Just yesterday we reported that the update commenced in the UK and later the same evening Rikard Skoberg from the SE Product Blog confirmed other regions have also gone live. This includes generic firmware in China, the Baltics, Belgium, France and India and […]
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UK Xperia X10 update now rolling out
Sony Ericsson UK has confirmed that the Android 2.1 update for the Xperia X10 is finally rolling out. They also went on to apologise for the wait. I imagine this is for unbranded handsets right now with the branded updates following at some point down the line. Hopefully other regions should follow shortly.
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X10 mini gets surprise continuous autofocus in Éclair update
A number of Sony Ericsson X10 mini and X10 mini pro users are reporting that the video functionality of the handset has been upgraded to include continuous autofocus. This functionality certainly wasn’t on the change log, which makes me wonder why SE wouldn’t want to promote such a feature. Of course, there’s no HD video […]
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The Black Xperia X8 gets handled in the wild [Video]
It looks like those rumours of a black Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 are true. The team over at mobile-review have managed to get hold of one and promptly shot a quick 1-minute video. The X8 looks better in black (to our eyes) with the front exterior clad in a matte plastic, whilst the sides and […]