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Xperia X2 software support schedule

// February 2nd, 2010 // 28 Comments » // X2, X2 News

As the X2 begins to roll out globally, it’s only fair that customers know what kind of support we’ll be giving the phone in the months to come. It’s not news to say that we attracted some criticism for this on the X1 and we’re not going to go there again with the X2. So, for the record, this is what X2 customers can expect in terms of software upgrades.

In March, we’ll launch our first upgrade (MR1). It will upgrade Windows Mobile from 6.5.1 to 6.5.2 (which will improve both the stability and usability of the device), it will bring in the use of video telephony, an FM radio and it will introduce fast GPS to get a quicker fix. As well as all this, MR1 will upgrade a lot of the applications in the phone to improve speed, usability and fix any bugs we find.

The second update will go live in May and this will be a big one as it moves Windows mobile onto 6.5.3. This is a significant upgrade in terms of usability, performance, power management and the browser experience.

That’s the extent of our plans at the moment but I’ll update this post as we make any more decisions.

Thanks. Aaron

(ps. Before anyone asks, no it won’t ever go onto Windows Mobile 7, it won’t support the hardware.) 

X2 to be launched in January

// December 10th, 2009 // 47 Comments » // ANNOUNCEMENTS, X2, X2 News

Hi All – Over the last couple of weeks there has been a few, OK more than a few rumours that the X2 is going to be delayed until January and I’m sure it will not come as a surprise when we say that these are well founded.

The software worked fine but when we started integrating it with some of the network specific apps it threw up a few issues which we’re working to fix.

It’s all minor tweaks really (extending the battery life and speeding up aspects of the software), but we want to be sure that when we ship this it is as good as it should be and that you don’t have to constantly upgrade the software as we iron out these wrinkles.

So… we’re launching first week of January. Really sorry if you were looking forward to getting hold of one before then but it will be worth it when we get there.

Thanks for your continued interest in the site.

Aaron

Xperia X10 interview videos

// November 3rd, 2009 // 3 Comments » // MEDIA, X10

The following videos are clips of some of the key people involved in the X10 project talking about various aspects of the product.

Steve Walker, head of portfolio planning

A second clip of Steve Walker:

Sumit Malhotra, marketing business manager for the XperiaTM X10:

And last but not least, Erica Kato Marcus, head of application planning for the XPERIA™ X10:

Sony Ericsson announces Xperia X10

// November 3rd, 2009 // 4 Comments » // ANNOUNCEMENTS, X10

Yes, the X10 is now official. Head over to the official announcement for more information or check out the Sony Ericsson product blog.

Here is the official product video for the Xperia ^TM X10. Video interviews with some of the key people behind the project will follow in the next post.

More on SlideView

// September 12th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // X2

Hey everyone, I wanted to follow up the SlideView video with a few comments. Definitely the main purpose of SlideView is to provide quick access to frequently used phone functionality. At its core SlideView is a one click overview of missed incoming activity – calls, emails, and text messages – as well as quick access to all media and the panel manager. The XPERIA X2 is the first Sony Ericsson device to bring this feature to the market.

But really what makes SlideView meaningful is it how it compliments Windows Mobile’s ability to multi-task. Users can be listening to music while firing off emails on the great keyboard and want to skip to next track. One click of the SlideView key brings the mini-media player to the screen, skip ahead to your next track, click the SlideView key again and you’re back to your email. Similarly if you’re checking the latest sports scores in IE6 and receive a text from a friend, click the SlideView key and see what your buddy is up to – then click back and keep on surfing.

SlideView is another slick and efficient way for the modern professional to maximize the features of the XPERIA X2 – combining the power of WM6.5 with the amazing multimedia capabilities that are part of Sony Ericsson’s core DNA. Good stuff…

Update: The video is now live…

Open X2 Q and A post

// September 10th, 2009 // 18 Comments » // X2

We’ve been getting quite a few questions regarding the X2 and thought it would be a good idea if we had a place to collect and answer these.

If you’ve got a question which can’t be answered by the press release or the white paper, please leave it in the comments and from time to time we’ll post a bunch of answers here.

X1 upgrade not in the roadmap

// September 10th, 2009 // 133 Comments » // XPERIA X1

We picked up on a couple of rumours from yesterday that an official X1 Windows Mobile 6.5 rom had surfaced on XDA developers. Just wanted to be clear that this isn’t true.

There is no official X1 6.5 rom and it’s not in the X1’s product roadmap. There are hackers out there who can do pretty much anything, but unless you’re getting it from the SE update service it isn’t an official Sony Ericsson product.

Some requested specs for the Xperia™ X2…

// September 3rd, 2009 // 12 Comments » // X2 News

Hello, everyone! I’m Aaron Duke, Product Manager for the just announced XPERIA X2.  I’m at the Sony Booth at the IFA Conference in Berlin but wanted to respond to your request for some official technical specifications of the X2.

Here you go:

– The X2 has a vibrant 3.2 inch TFT LCD
– Available user flash memory up to 110 MB and we include a 4GB card with every phone; Total flash is 512 MB & RAM 256 MB; the X2 has microSD™ and microSDHC memory card support up to 16GB
– The chipset inside is the Qualcomm 7200A with 3D hardware acceleration through OpenGL ES 1.0

More to come…

UPDATE: the X2 white paper is available to download here, it should answer any further question you may have.

Xperia™ Pureness announced today

// September 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Pureness News

This morning at an event highlighting our new brand direction and its alignment under Sony’s make.believe brand message we showed the next device to be launched under the Xperia^TM brand to a select few journalists.

It’s called Xperia^TM Pureness and will launch during November 2009. Pureness is a really simple design phone, based around the core concepts of talk text and time but dressed up in a highly designed, sculpted shell and created around the idea of the handset as a work of art.

We’ll announce more details closer to when the phone launches but for now feast your eyes on the images below.

Xperia™ X2 to be announced today at IFA

// September 2nd, 2009 // 52 Comments » // UNCATEGORIZED

It’s official – the X2 will be coming to the first few selected markets early in Q4. We’re in the final stages of talks with the various operators right now and will have more news re: which markets and which operators in the coming weeks.

The handset is the first of our second generation Xperia devices and will be the first to ship with the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. It’ll also come packing an 8.1 megapixel camera, a 4Gb micro SD memory card and 13 pre-loaded panels.

We’ll be publishing the full list of specs later today along with some videos (and will update this with a link when we have.) You can also check out our Flickr account for some product shots) and follow our Twitter stream for some live coverage of Sony’s press conference later today.

UPDATE: Video interviews with the xperia team below:

Sumit Malhotra

Aaron Duke