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Demo of Xperia X2 Panels on Touchpro2

December 5, 2009 | By WenWP

WMPoweruser recently made a video showing off some new things happing with the Touchpro2. The video demo’s the Xperia Panels running on the T-mobile Touchpro2, check it out.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a is available now Online and in Sony retail shops

January 6, 2009 | By marios96

The long awaited Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a, after almost a month of delays and apparently one pull-back, is now officially available online at SonyStyle.com and at a few Sony retail shops all over USA.

The price online is $799.99 but apparently tax is not included as WMExperts got one of this on a retail shop for $867.

WMExperts also posted a quick photo unboxing of their new toy, which to be honest is almost identical to older unboxings of X1i, as nothing on the casing or the box is different.

Nevertheless, the XPERIA X1a is now available in the US, so if you are willing to spend $867 for the privillage to own an XPERIA X1 that supports North American HSDPA, run to your nearest Sony shop. Who knows? You might be lucky!

Via: The Unwired View

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Removing the Default Signature on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

January 6, 2009 | By tjlikes3G

Tired of that default signature on your Xperia X1 that is attached to all of your outgoing e-mail? You know, the one that says, “Sent from my Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1″. Or even worse, you change the signature, only to reset your device a few days later and see that it has returned?

Here is a quick fix, and many thanks to pocketnow.com for the tip.

“In order to remove this feature, use File Explorer to browse to: My Device>Windows>Startup. Then select the file named “SignatureReplace” and choose Menu>Edit>Cut. Then browse to another folder and paste the file elsewhere, Now you can change your signature in the Messaging application and it will stay that way after a reboot.”

Now you can add a signature that gives a personal touch to your outgoing mail, and will remain after re-setting the device. Very cool.

If this was helpful, let us know in the comments.

Read the original post here.

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New Windows Mobile partner and device for Sony Ericsson in 2009

December 28, 2008 | By marios96

We have reported during the past week, that the next Sony Ericsson Windows Mobile device would be made by Mobinovva. Although it is still possible that this might be the case, it is still not certain, as new reports show that two other companies, with one of them being Pegatron, are also looking to take over after HTC. Industry sources claim that, the number of candidates for the job is narrowed down to just 3, as HTC is definitely not among the prospective partners.

Sony Ericsson is according to the reports, already in final talks with FIH, (the mother company of Mobinnova), Pegatron and another undisclosed company. With the former two companies being the strongest competitors, we will have to wait for Sony Ericsson to finalize the particulars with the selected partner during the first three months of 2009 and expect the new Windows Mobile device before the end of the coming year.

Information for the newly established Pegatron (a spin-off from Asustek) can be found at its official site, while we have provided info about Mobinovva and its current offerings, on earlier articles. If you have any idea who the third candidate might be click on the comment button below.

Via: Digitimes

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Cracks on XPERIA X1 plastic casing

December 27, 2008 | By marios96

There seems to be something wrong with Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1, as users from all over the world are reporting finding cracks on their brand new phones. I know that many of you already knew this by now, but since users at xda-developers.com are preparing to send a generic mail to Sony Ericsson, it is obvious that the situation with the cracks only got worse.

Furthermore, as Sony Ericsson and HTC just recently announced that they will end their partnership in the near future, this raises suspicions as to the reasons of this termination. Was the XPERIA X1 so badly build that made Sony Ericsson to take such a decision? We won’t know for sure, until an official statement from any company is released.

In the meantime, if you own an X1 check the plastic casing on it for any cracks and if you are unlucky and find cracks, join the rest of the upset users at xda-developers.com. If on the other hand, you are considering buying an X1, have in mind that the most reported model is the silver and thus be aware!

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Xperia facebook panel updated

December 16, 2008 | By Surur

If you are running the Xperia facebook panel you may want to check out the More Panels page on your smartphone. The facebook panel has seen an update which, according to users, results in much faster loading and snappier performance.

You can also download the cab directly from the Sony Ericsson website here.

Read more about the free facebook panel on the Xperia X1 here.

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Make your own Xperia panels

December 14, 2008 | By Surur

Talking about more 3rd party panels, the owner of the mysonyericsson blog has become frustrated with how difficult it is to make the same, and has simplified the process greatly. Now just about anyone can make an HTML-based Xperia panel and after uploading the files to the blog, get delivered a .cab file ready to install to your device or distribute further.

The service comes with a tutorial which explains the process in pretty simple terms, and it seems just about anyone who can throw up a blog page can do a panel (even I made a Google search panel for myself )

Read more at the mysonyericsson blog and try it for yourself.

via WMExperts.com

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Custom Xperia navigation panel eases GPS software use

December 13, 2008 | By Surur

Some 3rd party Xperia panels are finally becoming available.

Zenyee Navigation Panel for the Xperia X1 has been designed by its developer to ease the setup needed when preparing to use your GPS navigation software. The application will rotate the screen, activate bluetooth, increase volume to maximum, set your backlight to maximum brightness and start your chosen GPS software. All the changes are reversed when you exit the panel.

See the video below for the panel in action.

Download the cab from XDA-Developers here.

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BBC iPlayer Mobile announced formally for Xperia, Omnia

December 12, 2008 | By Surur

We have already discovered support for the Samsung Omnia in the BBC iPlayer code (and exploted it for other devices), but the BBC has officially announced support for the Samsung Omnia and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. The service has previously only been officially available for the iPhone and Nokia N96.

Speaking of the expansion, Jon Billings, head of technology for mobile for the BBC, says of the decision to support the Omnia and Xperia:

“These phones have been selected as they hit our requirements of Wi-Fi and 3G support with great browsing and media playback experience (i.e. the video and audio look and sound good), and it’s also great to broaden our platform support out to Windows Mobile smartphones as well as our first feature phone offering on the C905″.

The BBC iPlayer service is only available for UK residents and offer live TV and radio alongside the catch-up services.

The BBC says they will be extending the portal out to other compatible devices in the coming weeks.

Via Pocketlint.co.uk

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SE Xperia X1 vs the HTC Touch Pro – where the Xperia is clearly ahead

November 22, 2008 | By Surur

Having been accused of being biased against the Xperia X1, I thought I better try and balance the books a bit and note explicitly the areas where I think the Xperia is clearly ahead. These areas may in fact be the deal makers and deal breakers when it comes to choosing between the two.

Firstly, the hand feel of the Xperia is definitely better, due to the slimmer, thinner and lighter design which is more reminiscent of a candybar phone than the slightly more blocky Touch Pro.

Secondly, the all metal construction of the Xperia does speak more to quality than the all plastic construction of the Touch Pro.

800×480 at 3 inches clearly beats 640×480 at 2.8 inches, even if the software does not always take advantage of it.

The Xperia’s 3.5 mm headphone jack also clearly beats whatever the Touch Pro has to offer.

Buttons – again the Xperia has a plethora of them, including a camera button which makes taking a picture 3 times faster on the Xperia than on the Touch Pro.

Lets not forget the Xperia does VGA video recording while the Touch Pro only does piddling QVGA.

Phone reception – its close, but the Xperia is better at holding on to a signal than the Touch Pro.

Phone sound quality – the earphone is louder and clearer on the Xperia and the Touch Pro, with none of the “sweet spot” nonsense of the Touch Pro.

WIFI reception is definitely much better on the Xperia, with much better range than the Touch Pro.

Battery life – I think is good on both, but the Xperia has more mAh, and does seem to last longer than the Touch Pro.

More open development environment for their skins – Touchflo3D has no SDK (and badly needs it) while Panels, while it has less community support, is actually an open platform which anyone can develop for.

The last advantage the SE Xperia has over the HTC Touch Pro is in those two little letters – SE. Sony Ericsson is an established brand name, and when some-one sees the Xperia and see the little Sony Ericsson logo the device suddenly seems more familiar, accessible and desirable, and people who would not touch a Windows Mobile smartphone suddenly sees something they can actually work with.

I am sure there are many other advantages which I can not recall at the moment. Why don’t you leave a comment at the end of the article and I will include it in the article (but only if I feel its objective enough).

Both the Xperia X1 and HTC Touch Pro are available on Expansys (affiliate link).

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Xperia panels on HTC Touch HD now “fully functional”

November 22, 2008 | By Surur

We have reported before on efforts to get the SE Xperia Panels interface on the HTC Touch HD. Earlier attempts were far from perfect, and left you stuck in the Panels interface and unable to switch to another, due to the lack of a Panels button.

It seems with some clever hackery this problem has been solved,and the Panels are now fully functional on the HTC Touch HD. For proof the team has made this Youtube video available.

The interface is now in private beta, and they hope to have the cab released to everyone interested very soon.

Keep an eye on this thread for the latest developments.

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SE Xperia X1 vs HTC Touch Pro – browsing experience

November 21, 2008 | By Surur

Today we look at the browsing experience in these two competitor phones. They both use the Opera Mobile 9.5 browser, build 2005 on the Xperia X1 and build 1522 on the Touch Pro. For this test I used default settings, with no added software tweaks. The conclusion may surprise you, and I am aware the outcome may be different after some configuration changes and 3rd party software, but most users will not know about these.

As can be seen in the video, text entry without a stylus is nearly impossible on the Xperia X1 in portrait mode. By necessity you have to slide open the keyboard. The same situation does not apply to the HTC Touch Pro.

We are loading the Slate website, a web property apparently inaccessible to Opera Mobile according to Gizmodo.

When it comes to rendering the page its clear the zoom level is lower on the Touch Pro than the Xperia, resulting in the device showing more of the page, both in portrait and landscape mode. Of course due to the higher resolution and higher zoom level, the text is more readable on the Xperia, but you still need pretty good eye sight to read text at those small sizes. Additionally zooming is much easier on the Touch Pro, which uses the navi-wheel to zoom in smoothly in and out. The Xperia uses the OK key to zoom in, but there is no key to zoom out with, and because the OK key is tied up with zooming you cant use it to minimize Opera anymore.

Edit: I have just discovered one can zoom in and out using the volume keys also, but again not as smoothly as the navi-wheel.

On the Touch Pro the text also reflows to fit the zoom level, a feature which is strangely missing from Opera on the Xperia.

All these issues combined results in the browsing experience being much slicker on the HTC Touch Pro than the Xperia X1, despite that device’s larger, higher resolution screen.

As mentioned earlier, installing a 3rd party keyboard or even the same one the Touch Pro uses, and fiddling with Opera Mobile’s settings on the Xperia may cause both devices to behave similarly, but again, these are really issues Sony Ericsson sorted out before releasing the device.

Both the Xperia X1 and HTC Touch Pro are available on Expansys (affiliate link).

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