Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Acro and Xperia Arc get PlayStation Certified in Japan
Hello, PlayStation Certification! Looks like the Xperia Play is getting a bit of company in Japan, where Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc and Acro are getting that coveted seal of approval. Updates are actually rolling out across a number of SE phones on NTT DoCoMo, enabling dozens upon dozens of new games to be tailored (and available) for the Arc and Acro in particular. Hit the source link for the official word, and if you aren’t camped out in the Land of the Rising Sun, hang tight — we get the feeling Sony proper is going to be pushing this initiative a lot harder than it has been thus far.
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Acro and Xperia Arc get PlayStation Certified in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Acro and Xperia Arc get PlayStation Certified in Japan
Hello, PlayStation Certification! Looks like the Xperia Play is getting a bit of company in Japan, where Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc and Acro are getting that coveted seal of approval. Updates are actually rolling out across a number of SE phones on NTT DoCoMo, enabling dozens upon dozens of new games to be tailored (and available) for the Arc and Acro in particular. Hit the source link for the official word, and if you aren’t camped out in the Land of the Rising Sun, hang tight — we get the feeling Sony proper is going to be pushing this initiative a lot harder than it has been thus far.
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Acro and Xperia Arc get PlayStation Certified in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony Ericsson brings Gesture input to Xperia line, gives new meaning to ‘Swiper, no swiping!’
Xperia-toting Scandinavians got to claim first dibs on Gingerbread 2.3.4 this past September. But now Sony Ericsson is looking to share that Android update love with owners worldwide. And when that firmware finally hits your handset, don’t be surprised to find a pre-installed, Swype-like doppleganger on board. Dubbed “Gesture input,” this SE-made mobile keyboard option shamelessly apes its competitor’s sweep-to-type implementation for texting, tweeting and general emailing. Anyone who’s spent quality time with the finger-dragging solution will know exactly what to expect. A roll call of devices set to get this feature upgrade is listed on the company’s blog. So, if you’re curious about your place in this upgrade line, check out the source for a little illumination.
Sony Ericsson brings Gesture input to Xperia line, gives new meaning to ‘Swiper, no swiping!’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sony Ericsson brings Gesture input to Xperia line, gives new meaning to ‘Swiper, no swiping!’
Xperia-toting Scandinavians got to claim first dibs on Gingerbread 2.3.4 this past September. But now Sony Ericsson is looking to share that Android update love with owners worldwide. And when that firmware finally hits your handset, don’t be surprised to find a pre-installed, Swype-like doppleganger on board. Dubbed “Gesture input,” this SE-made mobile keyboard option shamelessly apes its competitor’s sweep-to-type implementation for texting, tweeting and general emailing. Anyone who’s spent quality time with the finger-dragging solution will know exactly what to expect. A roll call of devices set to get this feature upgrade is listed on the company’s blog. So, if you’re curious about your place in this upgrade line, check out the source for a little illumination.
Sony Ericsson brings Gesture input to Xperia line, gives new meaning to ‘Swiper, no swiping!’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sony Ericsson CEO says company ‘should have taken iPhone more seriously’
Current Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg wasn’t leading the company back when Apple introduced the first iPhone in 2007, but he still has some opinions about how it should have reacted to the phone’s debut. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal today, Nordberg said, “it’s safe to say that Sony Ericsson should have taken the iPhone more seriously when it arrived in 2007.” He has nothing but praise for the company’s commitment to Android, however, saying that “our Android strategy has been successful and the best choice we could have made,” and that he “wouldn’t feel comfortable investing in a platform that isn’t as good as the one that we currently use.” That last bit was in response to a question about Windows Phone, and it may sound like a complete slam if not for the fact that he went on to admit he is “quite curious” it. Exactly what that means isn’t clear, but it sounds like the door still at least isn’t completely shut for the OS it once toyed around with. Hit the source link below for the full interview.
Sony Ericsson CEO says company ‘should have taken iPhone more seriously’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Artega SE electric supercar is coming to the US, we go eyes-on
With the Tesla Roadster‘s tenure drawing to a close and a proper two-seat replacement seemingly just a twinkle in Peter Rawlinson‘s eye at this point, there’s something of a coming void in the world of the electric supercar. Artega would love to fill that with the SE. It’s an all-electric version of the company’s GT supercar, and while the GT will not see a release on American shores, we got confirmation from Artega that the battery-powered SE will — eventually. The 375 horsepower motor drives the car to 62MPH in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 126.5. Maximum range is 172 miles, but drive the car “more enthusiastically” and you can expect a more realistic 124.
The car was announced earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show and here in Frankfurt we were able to spend a few minutes ogling its curves in a variety of interesting colors, including one model with a cut-away fender showing off the positioning of some of the 16 battery modules. 12 of those are scattered around the rear of the car, while four are up front, giving the car a rearward-biased 40:60 weight distribution. Cost is said to be 150,000 euro, or about $207,000. That’s nearly twice the cost of a Roadster. Worth it? We’ll see.
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Artega SE electric supercar is coming to the US, we go eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play 4G hitting AT&T on September 18th for $50 on contract
We knew good and well it was coming, and come it has. Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play has made the natural GSM shift in the States in order to grace Ma Bell’s airwaves, and despite the “4G” naming convention, this fellow will be topping out at HSPA+. In other words, LTE lovers will need to look elsewhere. This marks the first launch of a PlayStation-certified smartphone for AT&T, and given that it’s been around the block a time or two, the carrier is (smartly) pricing it at just $49.99 on a two-year contract — a buck-fifty less than what it launched for on Verizon Wireless. As we’d heard, it’ll ship with Android 2.3.3, a 1GHz CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, a 4-inch display (854 x 480) and will arrive in an exclusive ‘stealth blue’ hue. AT&T customers will also be blessed with a gratis Multimedia Dock (DK300) and MC100 music cable, not to mention seven pre-loaded games at no charge. Full details on that are hosted up after the break, and interested consumers can line up to grab their own on September 18th.
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How would you change Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play?
It came with a bang, but even Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play seems to have already become yesterday’s treasure in a world swamped with dual-core superphones. Still, the Play remains the only Android phone on the market with a full-on slide-out gamepad, and while the library’s still lacking, there’s oodles of promise here. And that, friends, is where you come in. For those that forked over whatever it took to snag one, we’re anxious to know how you’d do things differently. We’re guessing that SE didn’t sink an absurd amount of resources into this thing without a successor in mind, so what are you hoping to see in Revision B? A higher-res display? A few more buttons to mash? Ice Cream Sandwich? Get as crazy as you wanna be in comments below, won’t you?
How would you change Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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How would you change Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play?
It came with a bang, but even Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play seems to have already become yesterday’s treasure in a world swamped with dual-core superphones. Still, the Play remains the only Android phone on the market with a full-on slide-out gamepad, and while the library’s still lacking, there’s oodles of promise here. And that, friends, is where you come in. For those that forked over whatever it took to snag one, we’re anxious to know how you’d do things differently. We’re guessing that SE didn’t sink an absurd amount of resources into this thing without a successor in mind, so what are you hoping to see in Revision B? A higher-res display? A few more buttons to mash? Ice Cream Sandwich? Get as crazy as you wanna be in comments below, won’t you?
How would you change Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Alleged shot of Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo surfaces
There’s not really much more than the image above to go on with this one, but what you’re looking at is purported to be the as-yet-unannounced Xperia Duo, which may or may not be Sony Ericsson’s first dual-core phone. As you can see, it bears some resemblance to the Xperia Arc, with what appears to be a large, edge-to-edge display and a UI that’s apparently been tweaked a bit from what we’ve seen previously on SE phones, including a different weather widget and media player controls under the dock. Of course, it is still just a single image, so we’d recommend taking it with the usual grain of salt for the time being.
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Alleged shot of Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo surfaces originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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