Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray to go on sale

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray to go on sale

 Even if the weather can't make up its mind this summer, there's definitely a ray of sunshine on the horizon -- the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray will go on sale in August. 

That's right -- the lightweight Android phone that's extra-friendly on pockets is listed by Carphone Warehouse for an August release. That's excellent news for anyone wearing particularly tight trousers this summer.
The Ray sports a 3.3-inch touchscreen in a body that's just 9.4mm thick. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Sony Ericsson's own user interface slapped on top. It also offers 'Facebook inside Xperia', a new feature that grabs your Facebook photos, calendar and updates, and smushes them into your phone.
Inside the Ray, there's a 1GHz processor to keep apps ticking over. There's also a front-facing camera for video calls and an 8.1-megapixel camera for snappy snaps while you're out and about. 
The camera is powered by the Exmor R CMOS sensor that first appeared in the Xperia Arc. The phone plays back 720p high-definition video in extreme good-o-vision thanks to the Bravia Engine image-processing software that also made its debut in the Arc. Both these features borrow from the technology in Sony's cameras and televisions.
So far we know the Ray will beam down on Three and through the Carphone Warehouse. Pricing is yet to be confirmed, but we're hoping its dinky dimensions will keep the phone as light on the wallet as it is in the pocket.

Xpearia X10

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SONY ERICSSON XPERIA X10 

8.1 megapixel camera with Face recognition



Nothing makes a picture as great as friendly, familiar faces. Take your photos with the 8.1 megapixel camera. The Face recognition feature recognizes up to five faces in a picture.

Capture video in HD quality

The glistening sea. After work, with your colleagues in a bar. Your team celebrating the winning goal. Capture your world in full HD quality. The Xperia™ X10 lets you record video at 720p, 24 frames per second. Already have an X10? To enjoy HD video recording, you may need to upgrade your phone software.

Update your Xperia™ X10

New software is available for your Xperia™ smartphone. Update your software to benefit from:
- Pinch/Zoom touch for mobile Internet browsing and Google Maps.
- Additional support for bi-directional languages.

Note that availability may be dependent on your operator and/or market

Pinch to zoom

Let your fingers bring you closer. Just place two fingers on the phone screen and drag them apart to zoom in. The Pinch/Zoom feature is enabled for the phone web browser and Google Maps. It also works for some third-party apps.

Note: To enjoy this feature, you may need to update your phone software.

Sony Ericsson Live View Gets A Software Update

                                                                                  

                                                 

Sony Ericsson has released a firmware update for its Live View micro display accessory. The Sony Ericsson Live View has a small 1.3-inch OLED display which connects to your Android powered phone via Bluetooth.

The small OLED display will display all the relevant information from your phone including music player controls, social networking site updates, caller ID etc. Sony Ericsson also released the API of the Live View  to developers. This allowed developers to create some nifty plugins for the Live View.

However, at the time of its launch the Live View was plagued with stability and performance issues as well as Bluetooth connectivity issues with other Android based handsets.

Today, Sony Ericsson has released a software update for the Live View which improves the performance and stability of the device. The update also improves the compatibility of the device with other Android 2.2 based handsets.

Here is the official change-log of the update from Sony Ericsson Product Blog –:

o    Improved stability in the phone application (latest update available on Android Market as of minutes ago)

o    Improved plug-in handling and limit of number of installed plug-ins raised to 30.

o    Connection stability improved – most identified reasons for random disconnects should be fixed now.

o    There were some cases of random reboots reported, and all those reported crashes have now been resolved.

o    Compatibility with competitor phones is greatly improved, both in regards to stability and to battery life time.

o    Automatic reconnect when coming back in range improved.

Nevertheless, some stability and connectivity issues still exist which can be fixed by rebooting the Live View. The Live View from Sony Ericsson is the perfect example of a great idea which was executed in the wrong manner. The device should have been priced a bit lower and with better compatibility with other Android running handsets.

Live View owners can update the device by using Sony Ericsson’s Update Service software.