One very dedicated hacker from XDA Developers has successfully ported Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Of course not all features are supported on this port, but quite much can be achieved with this.
Head over to XDA Developers for the download (over 1GB).
Sony Ericsson today announced two unrumored phones, the Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro. The phones are, not surprisingly, smaller versions of the original Xperia X10, and with a few downgraded features. It will run Android 1.6 on a 600MHz Qualcomm processor, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, A-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth, WiFi and a 2.55″ QVGA touchscreen.
The only difference between these two versions is the QWERTY-keyboard. Expect to see this phone in stores during the second quarter.
Check out the press release and specs after the break.
Sony Ericsson just announced the Vivaz Pro at the Mobile World Congress. This is basically the “original” Vivaz that was announced last month, but with an added QWERTY-keyboard. Another minor difference is a downgraded camera, from 8.1MP to 5.1MP. The Vivaz Pro will come in black and white, and should be available sometime during the 2nd quarter.
Full specs and press release after the break.
Unboxing of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz. The clip is shot with another Vivaz in 720p HD-video. Check out the video after the break.
Sergey Kuzmin from Mobile-review has gotten his hands on the recently announced Sony Ericsson Aspen. The video is unfortunately in Russian, but let the video speak for itself ;) Check it out after the break.
April seems to be the global release month for Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10. The latest country/carrier to announce availability of the X10, is Vodafone UK. The phone will be be released in both Japan and Germany in April.
An exact release date and price is currently not available for XPERIA X10.
Update: A Finnish online-store(Verkkokauppa.com) lists the phone at a price of 649.90€ without a contract.
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Sony Ericsson published a scheduled updates roadmap for the Xperia X2. Users were not happy with the support on their Xperia X1, which did not get any updates. This will be fixed with the X2, and now they have come clean with the updates that the phone will see. The only problem is, that the phone will not see Windows Mobile 7. Here is a quote from their Xperiancers blog:
As the X2 begins to roll out globally, it’s only fair that customers know what kind of support we’ll be giving the phone in the months to come. It’s not news to say that we attracted some criticism for this on the X1 and we’re not going to go there again with the X2. So, for the record, this is what X2 customers can expect in terms of software upgrades.
In March, we’ll launch our first upgrade (MR1). It will upgrade Windows Mobile from 6.5.1 to 6.5.2 (which will improve both the stability and usability of the device), it will bring in the use of video telephony, an FM radio and it will introduce fast GPS to get a quicker fix. As well as all this, MR1 will upgrade a lot of the applications in the phone to improve speed, usability and fix any bugs we find.
The second update will go live in May and this will be a big one as it moves Windows mobile onto 6.5.3. This is a significant upgrade in terms of usability, performance, power management and the browser experience.
That’s the extent of our plans at the moment but I’ll update this post as we make any more decisions.
Thanks. Aaron
(ps. Before anyone asks, no it won’t ever go onto Windows Mobile 7, it won’t support the hardware.)
Hit View Post to see the PR video of the recently announced Sony Ericsson Aspen.
Sony Ericsson today announced its next phone that will be part of the GreenHeart line. The QWERTY smartphone will be called Sony Ericsson Aspen, and will run on top of Windows Mobile 6.5.3.
The phone will have a 2.4″ QVGA resistive touch screen, a 3.2MP camera, 3.5mm audio-jack, FM radio, WiFi, microUSB connector and a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone is 117 x 60 x 12.45 mm in size, and weighs 130 grams.
Read more from Sony Ericsson’s press release here.
Sony Ericsson Satio’s little brother, Kurara, will most probably be released in April, at least if you trust “sources close to the matter”. Engadget is reporting that Sony Ericsson will announce the phone at the Mobile World Congress held in February. This is the same conference, where their Satio was released last year. Kurara will be released first in the United Kingdom, and in other European countries soon after that.
Sony Ericsson’s Kurara will come with a 8.1MP camera, Symbian OS and a large touch screen. Sample images taken with Kurara’s camera after the break(really impressive quality).
DailyiPhoneBlog has gotten their hands on a set of pictures of a new Sony Ericsson phone dubbed ‘Faith’. It will be part of their GreenHeart serie, and runs on Windows Mobile 6.5. Here is what is known about the phone so far.
So basically it’s a chunky version of the Nokia E72 with a touch screen. Check out the other pictures after the break.
