Sony Ericsson Buyout Deal Completed

Sony’s has announced that its buyout of Ericsson from its Sony Ericsson mobile partnership has been completed, and Sony’s mobile division is now called Sony Mobile Communications. Sony paid around $1.47 billion to buy Ericsson out of the two companies mobile phone partnership, and future smartphones from Sony will now we released under the ‘Sony’ brand.

Sony will rename Sony Ericsson “Sony Mobile Communications”, and further integrate the mobile phone business as a vital element of its electronics business, with the aim of accelerating convergence between Sony’s lineup of network enabled consumer electronics products, including smart phones, tablets, TVs and PCs.

We can expect to see all of Sony’s new smartphones at MWC 2012 bearing the Sony brand, we have already seen a couple of leaked devices and are expecting Sony to unveil a few more smartphones later this month. Sony recently posted losses, and it will be interesting to see whether their new Sony Mobile Communications company is able to help Sony get back into the black.

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Sony Xperia S Fast Charging Feature Detailed

We recently heard that Sony’s latest Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia S would come with a fast charging feature, although at the time we didn’t have any information on how this would work. We now have some details on how the fast charge feature on the new Sony Xperia S will work, you will be able to plug your device in for 10 minutes and this will give you one hour of talk time on the Xperia S.

The Sony Xperia S will be able to charge your phone to 80 percent power in just 30 minutes, which sounds pretty impressive, after the 80 percent power is reached, the rate at which the device charges slows down. When the battery reaches 80 percent, the rapid charging is switched to standard charging, this is done so that the life of the battery is preserved and it charges as the slower rate until it reaches 100 percent.

An 80 percent charge in just 30 minutes does sound impressive, it will be interesting to see how the rapid charging works on the device and also what the battery is like in day to day usage.

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Sony Xperia Sony Nypon LT22i To Be Called Sony Xperia P?

Sony has already announced the Sony Xperia S, and we have seen some details on the Sony Xperia U, now it looks like the Sony LT22i Nypon that we saw a while back will be called the Sony Xperia P. The device will apparently look very similar to the Sony Xperia S, although it will be based on the NovaThor U8500 chipset, and the device is also expect to feature a qHD display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels.

It will also come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, unfortunately those are the only details we have at the moment, although we can expect the full specifications when the device is announced at MWC 2012.

First we saw the Sony Ericsson LT26i "Nozomi" officially become the Sony Xperia S, then we heard about the Sony ST25i "Kumquat" that will allegedly be called the Sony "Xperia U" and now we head more rumors of Sony using letters of the alphabet. The same Indonesian Telecoms Regulatory body that brought us the info about the Xperia U is now revealing that the device codenamed LT22i "Nypon" recently tipped and spotted online will indeed hit the market as Sony Xperia P.

To sum it up, we have the Xperia S, Xperia U and Xperia P; all these testify that Sony might be adopting a single-letter naming convention -- the same way it does with tablets (Sony Tablet P and Tablet S). We just have to hear official wording from the manufacturer explaining the algorithm of attributing letters to phones.

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Sony announces PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi Launch Bundle, comes with free game, 8GB memory card and 250MB free 3G data

February 22, the launch day for the North American version of the the PlayStation Vita is drawing near and Sony has now announced a new version for those who’d like to buy the console on the day of the launch.

This limited edition Launch Bundle comes with the 3G/Wi-Fi version of the PlayStation Vita, along with a free PSN game, 8GB memory card and an AT&T DataConnect Session pass that will give you 250MB of free 3G data. The Launch Bundle will set you back by $299, which is actually a bit less than the standard 3G/Wi-Fi model, which would cost you $299.99.

If, however, you want to get your hands on the PlayStation Vita a bit early, then you can opt for the previously announced First Edition Bundle. Although it will cost you 50 bucks more over the standard 3G model, you will get the console a week in advance, along with a 4GB memory card, limited edition PSVITA case, a copy of ‘Little Deviants’ and upon activation of the device you’ll also get AT&T DataConnect Pass and a PSN game, making it the best value of all the bundles. If you’re in no hurry and want to spend the least, then you should go for the base Wi-Fi model that costs $249.99.