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The iPhone 4's retina display and other evolutionary features will not be able to save it from Android domination within the year. ]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:02:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-sony-ericsson-xperia-x10.htm http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-sony-ericsson-xperia-x10.htm

Sony Ericsson has pulled out no stops with the design of the Android-based handset. ]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:31:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-continues-android-push-with-new-sony-ericsson-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-continues-android-push-with-new-sony-ericsson-phone.htm

Optus has ramped up its offering of Android-based handsets with the release of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini earlier this week.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:55:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-on-may-4th.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-on-may-4th.htm

Telstra adds a second Android phone to its roster from next month, with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 starting at $99/month or $1,099 outright.]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:42:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-launch-this-month-on-all-aussie-3g-networks.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-launch-this-month-on-all-aussie-3g-networks.htm

The first Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson hits Australia later this month on Optus, Telstra, Vodafone and Three, on contract and outright sale.]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:51:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//april-is-android-month-for-aussie-phone-vendors.htm http://apcmag.com//april-is-android-month-for-aussie-phone-vendors.htm

A fistful of phones running Google’s open-source OS are set to launch next month, giving Android a boost while Microsoft waits for Windows Phone 7.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//vha-readies-new-fleet-of-smartphones.htm http://apcmag.com//vha-readies-new-fleet-of-smartphones.htm

VHA’s smartphone roadmap includes Samsung’s new Bada-powered Wave, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 Android handset and the BlackBerry Storm 2.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:21:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-what-we-learnt-from-the-iphone-and-what-apple-can-learn-from-us.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-what-we-learnt-from-the-iphone-and-what-apple-can-learn-from-us.htm

Apple’s tight integration of hardware and software pointed the way for Windows Phone 7, admits Microsoft, but it sledges the iPhone’s UI as out-dated.]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-unveils-two-more-android-xperia-phones.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-unveils-two-more-android-xperia-phones.htm

In an increasingly cluttered smartphone market, Google’s open-source mobile OS continues to gather support.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:48:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//opera-mobile-10-makes-life-tougher-for-microsoft.htm http://apcmag.com//opera-mobile-10-makes-life-tougher-for-microsoft.htm

With HTC and Samsung pre-installing Opera Mobile as the default browser on their Windows Mobile smartphones, the newest version 10 ups the ante for Internet Explorer Mobile.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericcsons-rachel-set-to-join-android-friends.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericcsons-rachel-set-to-join-android-friends.htm

It’s codenamed Rachel but we’ll see this Android-powered smartphone debut as the Xperia X3 and sporting a custom Sony Ericsson UI.]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:29:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//smartphones-below-par-when-it-comes-to-voice-calls.htm http://apcmag.com//smartphones-below-par-when-it-comes-to-voice-calls.htm

Tests indicate that Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and even the iPhone provide mixed results when used as a plain old mobile phone.]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:11:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-were-greener-than-the-rest.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-were-greener-than-the-rest.htm

Sony Ericsson may not be winning the battle against the iPhone, Blackberry or hundreds of Nokia models, but says there's only one choice if you want to 'buy green'.]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:24:44 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-well-wait-for-android-20.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-well-wait-for-android-20.htm

Sony Ericsson is staying away from Google’s smartphone OS until it’s better at multimedia, which it says means waiting until Android 2.0 is released.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 15:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//skype-lands-on-nokia-smartphones-but-iphone-still-to-come.htm http://apcmag.com//skype-lands-on-nokia-smartphones-but-iphone-still-to-come.htm

Skype could end the ‘mobile roaming rage’ for Nokia and Sony-Ericsson customers stung by outrageous carrier charges for global roaming. But where’s the promised Skype for iPhone?]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony_ericsson_xperia_x1.htm http://apcmag.com//sony_ericsson_xperia_x1.htm

Our first hands-on experience with the X1 at a Telstra presso last year was a memorable occasion. ]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//cheap_voip_comes_to_iphone_blackberry_sony_ericsson.htm http://apcmag.com//cheap_voip_comes_to_iphone_blackberry_sony_ericsson.htm

Fed up with dropped calls, patchy reception and expensive call rates on your iPhone? Pennytel lets you use VoIP both in and out of a wireless network]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:51:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//smart_but_fat.htm http://apcmag.com//smart_but_fat.htm

The P1i continues the trend of previous P-series models by running the Symbian UIQ operating system, and thankfully it’s the newer 3.1 version that irons out most of the kinks of the previous firmware. ]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:41:09 +1000