Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X2 demoed on video

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You know what frustrates us? Someone with their hands on a totally
sweet piece of gadgetry who clearly doesn't know what to do with
it. Such is the case in the video below, which seems to depict a
gentlemen fondling sony Ericsson's next XPERIA installment,
the X2. While there's
not much to see of the device itself, the phone is apparently
running a fairly recent version of Windows Mobile
6.5, and the company has clearly taken its skinning team to
parts of the OS, as the user in the video manages to stumble past
some pretty magnificent looking UI trickery. It doesn't seem as
dressed up as the X1's Panel interface does, though this likely
isn't the final product. Truck on after the break to see the X2 in
action, and try to quell your anger as the phone is repeatedly put
to sleep during the demo.



[Thanks, David]

• Sony Ericsson "Twiggy" seems to leak into the wild

Sony Ericsson "Twiggy" seems to leak into the wild

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Sony Ericsson has a world-renowned reputation for being unable to
keep a lid on its stuff, and the trend appears to be continuing
with the "Twiggy" -- a
phone that seems destined to replace the aging W350. This bad
boy was actually first spotted way back in March -- curiously
leaked in Sony Ericsson's own marketing materials, no less -- but
this time around it looks like we have a unit somewhere out there
in the real wild ("IRL" as those particularly internet-savvy folks
out there might say). No word on specs just yet; regardless,
though, we're just pleased to see that the company appears to still
be committed to this niche form factor most manufacturers won't
touch with a ten-foot pole.

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]

Sony Ericsson W518a for AT&T gets FCC blessing

Yep, that rumored W508a remix with AGPS is real -- the FCC says so. No word on pricing or availability for the W518a, of course, but we're heartened to see that another decent midrange sony Ericsson with HSDPA is on its way to AT&T; now all we need is the C905 and we'll be all set. Expect a 3.2 megapixel cam, the full range of Bluetooth profiles, external music controls, and if we had to guess, a pretty hot sticker price on contract.

• Move over, CS8: Sony Ericsson W995 gets FCC approval, too
• ericsson ready to shell out heroic Sony Ericsson cash infusion if necessary

Orange getting in on Foxconn-sourced Android phones from Sony Ericsson?

You might recall that Orange was already rumored to be on board for some Android action from Sony ericsson this year, and a new report out of the always-accurate DigiTimes (we kid, we kid) would certainly seem to corroborate that. Specifically, the publication says that Sony Ericsson is eyeing Foxconn to produce its Android sets, which is convenient considering that the company was recently rumored to be moving away from HTC for its WinMo devices -- and in light of that, it's entirely plausible that Foxconn could be landing a whole bunch of contracts from these guys. The rumor goes on to say that Orange expects to jointly launch an Android device (or devices, plural) with Sony Ericsson in time for the holidays this year, and if the Idou is anything to go by, we're interested to see what sort of hardware they can pump out with this deal.

• Sony Ericsson CS8 passes FCC, looking T-Mobile bound