Sony delivers Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U smartphones to the US

At long last, Sony Mobile Communications has delivered their Xperia NXT range of smartphones to the US, coming in the form of the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U. The rest of the world has more or less gotten a good look at them for some time now, with happy owners of the respective smartphones, so to see these devices arrive Stateside is a relief to all you who have been waiting for the longest time.

We have covered the details of these handsets in the past, and just to get a better idea on pricing and colors which they come in, read on. All of the handsets with the prices quoted here might sound far higher than what you are normally used to, but that is because they are not subsidized in any way, coming in an unlocked form factor so that you need not get tied down to any long term contract.

The Xperia S will come in black or white shades at $559.99, while the Xperia P is more affordable at $479.99, where you can choose from silver, red or black colors. The cheapest model of the lot? The black or white Xperia U.

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Sony Mobile introduces Xperia S Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich open source code

Sony Mobile has just rolled out the open source code for the Xperia S Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich firmware version number 6.1.A.0.452. This particular version will carry all the relevant files required if you are a budding third-party developer who intends to construct a kernel that hopefully, will be worthy of making its way to the public as your very own ROM for the Xperia S. This might end up as a starting point for additional Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs for the future. Are you looking forward to just what budding third party developers are able to dream up with the open source code? It will take some time though to digest all of that code before coming up with something useful that everyone can relate to, but exciting times do seem to be in store for one of Sony’s more high end smartphones in the market.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Sony Mobile says Xperia S Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update has issues, Sony Xperia S with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich spotted in a leaked video,

Refresh Roundup: week of June 25th, 2012

Refresh Roundup week of June 25th, 2012

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Sony Mobile says Xperia S Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update has issues

Last week, we talked about the Sony Xperia S receiving an Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update that normally, if everything goes well and all the planets are aligned together in perfect fashion, you know for sure that it is going to be smooth sailing. Unfortunately, the Xperia S Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update did run into some snags, where there were folks who had trouble upgrading the firmware. The folks who fell under this category owned Xperia S devices that came with an SI number which Sony had listed down as being ready for the Ice Cream Sandwich update. I guess this boo-boo needs to be corrected, and soon – good thing Sony Mobile has acknowledged the issue, and will be re-releasing the updates soon. Here is what Sony Mobile had to say. (more…)

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