One of the first phones to bear only the “Sony” name, the Xperia S is a sleek Android smartphone. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Owners of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY smartphone, the world’s first PlayStation-certified smartphone, have something new to play with, as OnLive has announced that it has built compatibility with the PLAY’s game pad into the latest version of its Android app Tweet Vote on HN ...

Images of a rumored upcoming flagship smartphone from Sony Ericsson have hit the internet, and from the looks of things, this might be a phone to watch in 2012. Supposedly named the Xperia arc HD, the phone is said to have a 720p display and dual-core processor. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The codenamed Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi (potentially the Arc HD) is getting more sightings than a Hollywood A-list star and this time we’re able to see it in all its glory.The latest spy snaps sent to GMSArena suggest it will be packing a 4.3-inch LCD display, with a 1280 x 720 pixels HD resolution, with a matte finish and a stylish clear button block. Inside it will house a dual core processor, rumoured to be 1.5GHz Scorpion cores, and 1GB of RAM.You’ll also be greeted with a HDMI port, a 12 megapixel camera packing FullHD video recording, a front facing snapper and either ...

C Spire Wireless today announced the launch of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play gaming smartphone. The Xperia Play is available immediately through most C Spire retail channels for $49.99 after rebate with a new two-year agreement. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Sony Ericsson recently revealed that it is going to discontinue its Sony Ericsson Sync service, which was meant to help users of Sony Ericsson devices, such as the Xperia line of smartphones, keep their contacts synced properly across devices. In a note posted to its support forums Sony Ericsson lays out the steps users need to take to make sure their contacts and other date are backed up. Sony Ericsson recommends that its users switch to Google Sync or other similar services for their future syncing ...

Sony Ericsson today announced that it has made the Xperia neo V and arc S available to U.S. buyers through the online Sony Store. Both handsets are being sold unlocked. The neo V costs $349.99 and the arc S costs $449.99, no contracts required. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Sony Ericsson today announced that it has partnered with Ingram Micro to help distribute its unlocked smartphones to retail points in the U.S. Ingram Micro ships devices to retailers world wide, and has a number of U.S.-based reseller partners, including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Buy.com, and Newegg.com. When Ingram Micro starts shipping Sony Ericsson’s smartphones later this month, they will become available to U.S. buyers from the aforementioned retailers. The agreement covers a number of devices in Sony Ericsson’s Xperia line of Android smartphones. ...

Sony today announced that it is going to purchase Ericsson’s share of the two companies’ Sony Ericsson cell phone joint venture for $1.47 billion. Once the purchase is complete, Sony Ericsson will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony, which intends to integrate the handset division into its other consumer electronics products. As part of the deal, Sony gains five essential patent families related to wireless technology, and also struck a cross-licensing agreement with Ericsson concerning other, non-essential patents. The transaction has been approved by the boards of both ...

The Xperia Arc (we’re going to be making lot of comparisons to the Arc in this review) is 125 x 63mm with a depth of 8.7mm. The Ray slices most of that off and comes in at a remarkable 111 x 53mm. It is slightly fatter, by less than a millimetre, clocking in at 9.4mm deep. It reminds us very much of the original (and, at the time, revolutionary) HTC Touch Diamond from 2008 – a niche handset that only retro phone geeks are likely to recall.Indeed, compared to the larger handsets we’ve become used to using, such as the Samsung Galaxy S2, Apple iPhone 4 and HTC Sensation, ...