Maria Sharapova's Flashing Dress Is Less Exciting Than It Sounds

Maria Sharapova recently shilled for teamed up with Sony Ericsson and the London College of Fashion to show off students' techno-fashion ideas. The winning concept, i.e. the future? A Bluetooth dress that blinks whenever your phone rings. More »

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Specs Leaked and Laid Bare

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 spyshots we saw earlier this month got a little more meaty today as someone has allegedly leaked the mobile's official specifications. More »

Rumored Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Spy Shots Surface

The followup to Sony Ericsson's slightly-pricey Xperia X1 may or may not be the phone seen in these spyshots obtained by Engadget. Thought to be the X2, the phone seems to share similar traits as its predecessor, including Windows Mobile. More »

Sony Ericsson Ditches Memory Stick Micro in Cellphones, Goes with MicroSD

Looks like Sony Ericsson is admitting defeat in the flash storage war, as TrustedReviews reports SE is going with MicroSD in future phones instead of the parent company's Memory Stick Micro format. More »

12-Megapixel Sony Ericsson Idou Is Now Satio; Smokin' Hot Model Sold Separately

Sony Ericsson gets it: Why show the 12-megapixel phone that's already been introduced, when you can just show it obscured in various ways by insanely beautiful women? More »

Sony Ericsson Yari Requires You to Move Like a Dork to Play Games

The Sony Ericsson Yari has gesture gaming. Instead of moving the phone or clicking buttons, "you make moves in front of the screen to get right in the middle of the action." Oooooooook. More »

Sony Ericsson Patent Chooses Music Based On Your Facial Expression, Which Will Mostly Be Annoyed

Sony Ericsson has just patented a system that allows a phone or PMP to choose music for you to listen to based on your facial expression. My, how unnecessarily complicated and impractical! More »

Sony Ericsson Needs a Boatload of Money to Stay Alive

Following the wretched quarter where sales dropped by almost half, Sony's CFO said yesterday that Sony Ericsson desperately needed to raise cash—about 100 million euros ($135 million)—this year to stay alive. [NYT]

Sony Ericsson Sales Drop By Almost Half in One Quarter

Sony Ericsson, the world's 4th biggest handset maker, has reported a titanic sales decrease of almost 50% in just a few months. This is a bad thing, you see.

Sony Ericsson Idou Arrives In Second Half 2009 With 16:9 Touchscreen, 12MP Camera

Sony Ericsson kicked of the MWC show a bit early today with a press conference for a slick new phone: The enigmatically named Idou.

Mysterious, Bulky Sony Ericsson 'Reese' Phone Expected to Debut at MWC

This swiveling, QWERTY-equipped Sony Ericsson mobile is expected to debut sometime this week over in Europe at the Mobile World Congress. Here's what we know. More »

Only in Japan: KDDI au's Spring 2009 Cellphone Line

In case you're curious about what else our friends across the Pacific are getting, here's some more of KDDI au's Spring 2009 line. This season's trends: 3-inch-plus screens, easy global calling and fitness.

The PlayStation Phone Was Blocked by Sony?

In one of those moments when you realize Sony is indeed a Jupiter-sized, 5000-tentacled robot, it appears that Sony may have refused to let Sony Ericsson use PlayStation branding for their phones. More »

Sony Ericsson Employee Busted After Stealing Secret Prototype Phones Worth $90K

A Sony Ericsson employee working in their Sweden HQ has been arrested for stealing top-secret prototype phones worth around $90,000. More »

The First Good Look at Sony Ericsson's C510 (Kate) Cybershot Phone

Sony Ericsson's upcoming C510 (Kate) Cybershot phone has been floating around for a while now, but these images from Daily Mobile represent the first decent look at it. More »

Sony Ericsson C905 Hits The FCC With U.S. 3G, 8.1MP Camera

The race to bring the first retardedly huge 8MP cameraphone to the U.S. is on! After a Samsung 8MP piece with T-Mobile livery surfaced, the FCC has outed the 8.1MP C905 bound for AT&T. More »

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Delayed Until January 12th

The U.S. version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 has been pushed back until January 12th. That gives you another month to figure out what else to spend your $800 on. [Electronista]

Tiny, Adorable Walkman Phone Is Hard To Use Unless You're Also Tiny and Adorable

By the numbers, the KDDI Walkman Xmini phone is nothing special. Well, except for a few of the numbers: at 44mm wide and 18mm thick, the 1.8in screen phone is absolutely minuscule. More »

SE Xperia Panel Interface Modded to Work on HTC Touch HD

Not sure why anybody would take on this project, but several modders at the xda-developers forum have gotten Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 panel interface to work on HTC's Touch HD. From the look of it, X1 installs, launches and works without much of a speed difference, and the panel interface actually seems nicer on the Touch HD's roomier screen. I doubt either company would be happy about this, but if you ever wanted X1's interface rather than TouchFLO on your HTC handset, I guess now there's a way to get it. [xda-developers via Engadget China]

Sony Sets 2012 Goal For 12MP Cell Cameras, Meets it in a Week

Last week Sony Ericsson predicted quite a few things for the cell phones of 2012: faster processors, high-resolution screens, superfast connectivity and most specifically, 12-20MP cameras. Well what do you know! Sony — that Sony — has just announced a 12.25MP CMOS sensor for phone cameras. Looks like either a horrible breakdown of internal communication or a hilariously obvious example of gaming expectations. In either case, expect these to start showing up in CyberShots (and others) well before 2012. [Akihabara]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a Coming to Best Buy Next Month

According to inventory spy shots obtained by BGR, the North American version of the Sony Xperia X1 is expected to finally hit store shelves in the States via Best Buy stores starting on December 7th. If you were eager to get your hands on one, be prepared to fork over a whopping $800 for what appears to be an unlocked version—a price that hardly seems worth it for a Windows Mobile smartphone that really doesn't bring anything new to the table. [BGR]

Sony Ericsson Declares UIQ an Epic Fail, Looks Forward to S60 Handsets

It's no secret that UIQ effectively died when it merged into the Symbian Foundation earlier this year. But at a Symbian event this week in London, Sony Ericsson reiterated that the platform is destined for certain death and mentioning that it "didn’t attract the operator, manufacturer or consumer interest needed to stop it from failing." Ouch. More »

Sony Ericcson W760a Picked Up by AT&T

It has been a couple of months since we first heard the rumor that the 3G-enabled Sony Ericcson W760a and its updated Walkman interface would arrive on AT&T, but it appears that the day has finally arrived. Features include a 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS and full-HTML web browsing for $129.99 after a two-year agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate. [Yahoo via IntoMobile]

SE Xperia Phones Might Not Use Windows

In a small blow to Microsoft's smartphone market dreams, Sony Ericsson has refused to confirm that their spanking new Xperia line will continue shacking up with the Windows Mobile platform. The heartless cad of a company insisted that it not commit to any specific operating system, presumably because it'd be doing the world a disservice if it allowed itself to be tied down. Hmm, sounds like some of the dudes I've dated. What are the chances M'soft will also have to shoulder hysterical 3am phone calls begging for a second chance at making the relationship work? [Reuters]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 to Hit Streets First in Europe, September 30

Sony Ericsson's upcoming Xperia X1 smartphone is due to go on sale at first in Europe in just 20 days. It'll hit the streets in the UK, Germany and Sweden then, followed by many other countries throughout the remainder of 2008. To "start the countdown" SE will be launching a live global webcast on September 15 at 1PM London time, demonstrating the handset's fucntions. That's fab news, and confirms that rumor the phone would go on sale this year... just not in the US. Dates for North America and other countries will be out "in the coming months" apparently. Press release below. More »

Sony Ericsson Planning to Offer Unlimited Music Service

Following on the heels of its main rival Nokia, Sony Ericsson's allegedly also planning an unlimited music downloading service for its Walkman-branded cellphones. According to the Financial Times, Sony Ericsson is in discussions with all major labels about a rival tunes subscription service. More »

Media Sync: iTunes Syncing on HTC, Nokia, Sony, and Sony Ericsson Devices

Obviously, if you love iTunes but do not own an iPhone, syncing your music can be frustrating. Salling Software has developed a solution to this problem with Media Sync—an app that transfers playlists, music and podcasts to a wide array of Nokia, Sony, and Sony Ericsson phones (also works in a limited fashion with the HTC Touch Diamond). The basic Windows / Mac software is free, but you will have to shell out $22 for the fast sync version. And, naturally, it does not transfer DRM protected tunes. [Salling via Cult of Mac]

Sony Ericsson's TM506 3G Handset on T-Mobile is Official

At the start of last month we mentioned that Sony Ericsson's TM506 would be coming to T-Mobile as the first HSDPA handset, and now it's official. Out early September at "select T-Mobile retail stores and online." Price still to be announced. [SonyEricsson]

Sony Ericsson W760a Coming to AT&T, Says Rumor

We raved about the Sony Ericsson W760's whizzy Walkman interface when we first talked about this phone in January, and now over at Cellphone Signal they've got information suggesting the cellphone is coming to the US with AT&T. The confirmation comes from this leaked photo of a W760 bearing a teeny tiny little AT&T Deathstar logo. The guys at Cellphone Signal think that means you'll be able to buy this 3.2-megapixel cam, GPS-enabled phone "within weeks," though that sounds a little too like speculation. [Cellphone Signal]