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The new Xperia acro HD SO-03D is scheduled to retail in Japan on 15 March next month, with pre-orders starting on 2 March.

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Sony Mobile Communications has unveiled their new next generation smartphones at this week's Mobile World Congress, which comes in the form of Xperia U and Xperia P. Both smartphones are equipped with 1GHz dual-core processors and features Sony's Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine.

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It's possible that we'll be seeing a range of Vita OS running smartphones and tablets in the future to come. At least that's the hint given by Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai during a Q&A last Friday.

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Research in Motion has announced BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365, which allows business and government organizations to extend Microsoft Exchange Online to their BlackBerry smartphone devices, as well as allow users to manage their BlackBerry deployments in the cloud.

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Sony Ericsson has had its fair share of troubles this past year, but it looks like the company is about to rebound come next year, even ahead of its move to killing off the Ericsson part of its brand name. Details of an upcoming model called the LT28at have leaked courtesy of the Bluetooth SIG and it looks like Sony Ericsson is planning to launch at least one seriously high-end handset next year.

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The mobile phone has evolved from being a device to make and receive calls, as well as send SMS (short message service), to one packed with a wide range of features - built-in camera for capturing videos and pictures, gaming, accessing the Internet and email etc. On top of that, the phone manufacturers are also competing in making their devices slimmer, lighter and with a decently huge display. Well, if you are looking to upgrade your phone or planning to get your loved ones a new phone this Christmas, read on.

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Sony Ericsson's rumoured upcoming flagship was sighted yet again, and this time it is from a Chinese source. The amazingly thin profile and a mysterious illumination strip along the bottom of the phone certainly leads one to wonder what the phone manufacturer is up to this time.

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Despite its expertise in the radio components that goes into smartphones, ST Ericsson hasn't had any real wins when it comes to its ARM processors that go hand in hand with its baseband components. That looks set to change soon as apparently Sony Ericsson is planning on building at least one handset based on the NovaThor U8500 and the good news is that ST Ericsson has already got Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich if you prefer, up and running on its platform.

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In a not entirely unexpected move, Sony is set to buy out Ericsson from the joint Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB joint venture for a not insignificant €1.05 billion and will turn Sony Ericsson into a wholly-owned subsidiary that will fall under its network-connected consumer electronics division. The two companies remain friendly though, the deal also includes an IP cross-licensing agreement and they'll also create a joint wireless connectivity initiative.

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Sure, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich may be out, and the Samsung GALAXY Nexus would be the first smartphone to get it. But Sony Ericsson has revealed on their Facebook Page that their Xperia smartphones launched this year, will also get the Android 4.0 update.

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Sony Ericsson has announced the availability of the Xperia arc S and Xperia neo V in Singapore. The Xperia arc S is the improved version of its popular Xperia arc sibling, features an upgraded 1.4Ghz processor and boasts 25% faster camera start up and 20% faster web page rendering. The Xperia neo V sports a 3.7-inch display and comes with all the features like Google Talk with Video Chat and enhanced Facebook.

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The Sony Ericsson Xperia active, designed for the active lifestyle users, was showcased in June with the Xperia Ray and Xperia Txt. Today, the company has officially launched the phone in Singapore, together with the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman that promises great audio enjoyment for music lovers.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY owners who are also fans of Lara Croft games would be pleased to know that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be available on Android, and first on the Xperia PLAY smartphone. Read on for the details.

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Owners of Sony Ericsson Xperia range of Android phones would be pleased to know that the Lode Runner X game from Tozai Games will be exclusive on the smartphones. The Lode Runner X game is scheduled to be available from November this year.

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Last month, VR-Zone was in Tokyo, Japan to learn more about the design concept and engineering of the new Sony Ericsson Xperia ray. We also managed to get a a unit for review. So how good is the Xperia ray with its fairly small 3.3-inch screen and how does it compare to its larger screen competitors? Read on to find out.

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