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Tired of waiting for the Xperia X10 for your first taste of Android and Sony Ericsson? Leave it to the gang at the XDA-developers forum to jump the gun. Last week marked the successful port of Android 2.0.1 (or Android 1.6, if you so choose) to the Xperia X1. No bluetooth, camera, or GPS — not yet, at any rate — but WiFI, GSM, resistive touchscreen, and all the other amenities should be functioning.

source: engadget.com

Here’s the thing about Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Pureness: once you get past the translucent display, there’s not much to it. Seriously — it doesn’t have 3G, a camera, hunks of precious metal, or even a fancy name to flaunt like Vertu, Dior, or Versace; it’s just a low-end phone from a mass-market manufacturer that can’t do much other than make calls. We suppose that’s why it was so easy for a Shenzhen KIRFer to pop out this near-perfect duplicate of the Pureness — the Somy X5 — in no time. Heck, it’s even got support for two SIMs, or exactly twice as many as you’ll find on the $1,000 genuine article — which, if you’re keeping track, is over twelve times the bargain-basement sticker on the Somy here at RMB 550 ($81).

NTT DoCoMo has decided to launch the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 in the Japanese market this April. Powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, the Xperia X10 has a 4.0-inch touchscreen capacitive display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, an 8-megapixel shooter with Autofocus, LED flash, image stabilizers, smile and face detection, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi b/g.

The smartphone is also compatible with FOMA HIGH-SPEED, DOCOMO’s HSUPA/HSDPA data-communication service for extra-fast 2.0 Mbps uplinks and 7.2 Mbps downlinks.

Don’t you just hate it when some big dumb press release company spills the beans on your top secret product long before you intended? Wait, you’ve never experienced that? Well, neither have we. We were just trying to, you know, connect with our readers or something.

Sony Ericsson, on the other hand, has felt that burn. Just today, in fact! We’d already heard rumors and tales of an 8 megapixel Symbian phone called the Sony Ericsson Kurara; thanks to some mis-scheduling, it’s now about as official as things get.

Here’s what we learned before they pulled down the presser:

* The Kurara is now called the “Vivaz”. We liked the old name better; it reminded me of that “your crew run run” line in Notorious B.I.Gs “Hypnotize“.
* It will launch sometime in Q1 of 2010 — in other words, sometime in the next 2-3 months.
* Four colors: Silver Moon, Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blue and Venus Ruby.
* 8.1 megapixel camera, capable of recording video at 720p, with continuous autofocus, geotagging, smile detection, and image stabilization.
* It’ll run S60 5th edition with the same stylistic tweaks as you’d find on the Sony Ericsson Satio

One detail the press release skimped on was the price. According to the dudes over at PhoneArena, we should expect it to come in somewhere between $670 and $750 bucks.

You are lucky if you are living in Canada, because Rogers will launch the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 in Q2 of 2010.

As a reminder, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 comes jam packed with a 4-inch touchscreen capacitive display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, an 8-megapixel shooter with Autofocus, LED flash, image stabilizers, smile and face detection, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi b/g. Other specs include aGPS, Android 2.0 with Custom user interface, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor.

Folks living Stateside have plenty of cellphone options to choose from, that’s for sure. Well, with a myriad of cellphone operators as well as handsets available, one is spoilt for choice, and it doesn’t help that Sony Ericsson has just released their Xperia Pureness in this part of the world – touted to be the first handset in the world that comes with a transparent liquid crystal LCD screen. Not only that, it also boasts ground-breaking miniaturization technology in the battery, memory card and antenna for one truly jaw-dropping handheld. Folks living in the US can pick this up via Saks Fifth Avenue online (www.saks.com) and Sony VIP Shopping Service. Just make sure that you have at least a grand in your bank account to spare, considering the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness retails for $990.

Sony Ericsson has decided to delay the release date of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 until the first week of January 2010. The first Android smartphone features a 1GHz Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm, a wide 4-inch capacitive touch display, and an 8.1-megapixel camera with LED flash. This Sony Ericsson model will be a quad-band GSM phone with mobile broadband. There will be two versions, one with the 3G frequencies used in North America, and a second for the rest of the world. Additionally, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 will have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a GPS receiver, and a microSDHC card slot.

Sony Ericsson has announced that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will go on sale on January, 18th 2010 in the UK. The Android-powered Xperia X10 will retail for £529.99 (Unlocked). You can pre-order this phone right now via Play.com and will be a free delivery item. FYI, the smartphone features a 4-inch touchscreen capacitive display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, an 8-megapixel shooter with Autofocus, LED flash, image stabilizers, smile and face detection, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi b/g. Other specs include aGPS, Android 2.0 with Custom user interface, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor.

The Sony Ericsson Elm and Sony Ericsson Hazel have officially announced as Sony Ericsson’s newest GreenHeart phones. Both handsets are made of recycled plastics and free from hazardous chemicals. The Hazel and Elm also feature a Walk Mate eco application, a green calculator and a low power consumption charger (called EP300 GreenHeart).

The Sony Ericsson Elm is a candybar with a curved case that features a 2.2-inch QVGA display, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, Google Maps, “10 days free weather forecast with Accuweather”, “clear voice and intelligent volume adaptation”, social networking integration (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter), push email, a 5MP autofocus camera with Led flash, a 280MB of internal memory, and a MicroSD card support. It will be available starting the first quarter of 2010 in Metal Black and Pearly Rose. Meanwhile, the Sony Ericsson Hazel is a slider phone with a 2.6-inch QVGA display. The phone will be available from Q2 2010 in Superior Black and Passionate Rouge.

Sony Ericsson today introduced its new eco-friendly cell phone, the Sony Ericsson J10. This handset is actually a part of the GreenHeart phone series. The Sony Ericsson J10 eco-friendly handset features Wi-Fi and a 5-megapixel camera with a built-in flash. Additionally, the phone has been built with green materials to save the Earth. Too bad, there is no info on pricing or availability so far.

Sony Ericsson today released the latest promotional video of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. In case you didn’t know, this new smartphone comes jam packed with a 4-inch touchscreen capacitive display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, an 8-megapixel shooter with Autofocus, LED flash, image stabilizers, smile and face detection, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi b/g. Other specs include aGPS, Android 2.0 with Custom user interface, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor. Video after the jump

Sony Ericsson has recently released a video that shows more details about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. The X10 was originally known by its prototype name of Rachel or the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3. The smartphone supports a 4-inch touchscreen capacitive display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, an 8-megapixel camera with Autofocus, LED flash, image stabilizers, smile and face detection, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi b/g. Other features include aGPS, Android 2.0 with Custom user interface, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor. The Sony Ericsson X10 smartphone will be launched on November 3rd, 2009.

Lots of mobile phone news today… Next up is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 that was just spotted live in the wild. The Sony Xperia X3 is an Android based phone that was first heard of a few months back.

Although the image is quite small and doesn’t really show that much details, it’s still good to see that the phone is actually getting nearer to production. It is also expected that both the X2 and X3 will be released at similar times as they run different operating systems.The Xperia X3 will be powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor built by Qualcomm that should make it a snappy device and probably also good timing for Android 2.0 which was recently captured. Connectivity wise the Sony Xperia X3 will connect over HSDPA networks as well as Wi-Fi although at this point it is unknown if it will be 802.11n or more than likely a step down from what.As can be expected on a device of this capacity, the X3 will have integrated GPS for making use of location based services and Maps, satnav etc….

The phone is expected to have a capacitive screen measuring 4 inches that can display a very good 852 x 480 pixels. Also included will be an 8 megapixel camera.It looks set to be an impressive phone and if the current X3 specs are to be made official it no doubt will be one of the devices to compete with.

Unveiled in June, at the same time with the C901 GreenHeart, the Sony Ericsson Naite has just been announced by O2 UK.

The Naite is an eco-friendly candybar phone made from recycled and recyclable materials. It’s being shipped with reduced packaging, a low power consumption charger, and an e-manual instead of a printed Users Guide.

The phone’s features include: QVGA display, HSPA connectivity, stereo Bluetooth, 2MP camera, and MicroSD card support (up to 8GB).

Sony Ericsson Naite should be available through O2 UK as of now, free on select plans, or for £97.86 ($155) on Pay & Go.

If you buy the Sony Ericsson Naite you have the chance to take a free gift for yourself (like a solar power charger), or give a donation to charity – “pay the salary of a teacher for a month, help the care of a vulnerable child or even contribute towards a PlayPump roundabout water system in Africa.”