Sony Ericsson intros T715 slider, VH310 Bluetooth headset

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Sony Ericsson's pushing its Walkman and Cyber-shot sub-brands
harder than ever these days, but there's still plenty of good stuff
in the regular range, too -- take this T715, for example. The newly
announced slider features a 3.2 megapixel camera with "photo light"
(don't call it a flash), sunlight-viewable 2.2-inch QVGA display,
3G, an impressive claimed 20 days of standby time, and a compact
shell -- SE says it's the size of a credit card when closed.
Launched alongside the T715 is the VH310 headset, available in your
choice of silver or black with three different earpieces and two
loops to fit your screwed-up head perfectly. Look for the phone to
launch in Galaxy Silver and Rouge Pink (isn't that a
contradiction?) in the third quarter -- and yes, both global and
North American 3G versions will be available.

Sony Ericsson launching something at ComunicAsia this week -- XPERIA X2, maybe?

Nokia certainly took its launch lineup seriously ahead of CommunicAsia's grand opening in Singapore this week with the launch of the 5530 XpressMusic and E72, and considering that, we're willing to bet that Sony ericsson would want to make a similarly big splash when it holds its press conference on Wednesday -- but what could it be? The Satio and Aino are already out there, so it seems like the odds-on favorite for announcement here would have to be the well-leaked XPERIA X2. If the leaks turn out to be spot-on accurate, we're definitely not sold that the phone's any better-looking than the X1 it replaces, but then again, it'd be awfully hard to argue with an 8.1 megapixel cam and OLED display running Windows Mobile 6.5, even if you're not a WinMo kinda person. The action kicks off at 4:30PM Singapore time, which works out to a torturous 4:30AM for you New Yorkers -- so just how badly do you want to see it possibly unveiled, eh? And more importantly, how peeved will you be if it isn't?

• Sony Ericsson X1 upgrade pricing on Rogers: $499.99?

Sony Ericsson X1 upgrade pricing on Rogers: $499.99?

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We figure that the Sony Ericsson X1 is destined for
Rogers any day now -- just around the same time that we suspect the
X2 will be
announced, ironically -- and now we're starting to get an idea on
pricing. A tipster writes in to tell us that this CAD $499.99
you're seeing here is for an upgrade customer with no data plan,
which would be crazy high for a new lad coming in off the street
and signing up for a three-year deal, we hope, but it gives us a
good picture of what current customers might have to gear up for.
Excessive, perhaps -- but then again, some of us will go to the
ends of the Earth for WVGA.



[Thanks, cell143]