#1april gift Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play preview: First look

Here is a preview of Xperia Play by great blokes of GSM Arena.................check out your #1april gift here: Xperia Play

GSM EVO 3D coming?HTC event scheduled for 12 April

HTC has just started sending out invitations for an event it is holding on 12th April. Inviting press to "see what's next" the company is most probably going to announce a new high-end smartphone.
Good old HTC is cooking up a little somethin' somethin' for an April 12th launch in London town, for an event kicking off at 1.30PM BST or 8.30AM EST. While consulting our solar calendars, we noticed that's when Microsoft's MIX 2011 developer gathering is also getting started, but we're sure it's just a coincidence and HTC isn't about to spring a battery of new Windows Phone 7 devices on us. In fact, if you stare at the invite's image long enough, you might just convince yourself you're looking at a bulging smartphone screen, which could indicate we're talking about the EVO 3D's European launch. You never know with these things. Whatever happens, we'd advise circling the date and making sure your popcorn supplies aren't running low.
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Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus got 1.4 GHz Gingerbread

Samsung are working on a new hot Android smartphone called Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus. Packing a 1.4 GHz single-core processor and running on the latest phone-friendly 2.3 Gingerbread version of the Google OS, this Galaxy S smartphone should fill the gap between the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Ace in the company's 2011 portfolio.
Samsung is just about to release arguably the hottest Android smartphone of all times, but that's not enough for a company that aims to become the world's top cell phone manufacturer. To achieve that they should be have a device for everyone on offer and that's why the Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus comes into play.
Just like the S II Mini, which leaked through the O2 roadmap, the Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus packs a SuperAMOLED screen, a 5 megapixel camera capable of recording HD video and a 1650 mAh battery. Best of all, it comes with an all-metal back.

On the other hand the Galaxy S Plus screen is said to measure 4", while the Galaxy S II Mini was supposed to pack a 3.7" unit. Anyway both rumors point at a launch in April so we should find out pretty soon if Samsung has one or two new smartphones in store for us.

The estimated retail price of the Samsung Galaxy S Plus (which will be called Samsung Galaxy S 2011 Edition in Russia) is said to be 24 000 RUB, which converts to $840. This seems pretty unlikely though, considering that the pre-orders for the Galaxy S II start at $700.

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Tons of games for Xperia Play at launch

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play will be launching officially on 1 April. And according to CNET Asia there will be a massive number of optimized games for it, available at the very beginning. CNET Asias say that there will be about 71 titles XPERIA Play-ready in the coming months, while Sony Ericsson has said that upon the official launch there will be about 50. CNET Asia has compiled list to show you which games will be served to new owners in the Playstation Pocket store. Whole list can be found here: CNET Asia

Xperia PLAY - Exclusive look on Gameloft's 10 games!

If you're into watching little chubby fingers play mobile video games, this video is for you, folks. Mobile games publisher, Gameloft, has posted a new compilation trailer on their YouTube account. The montage includes ten HD games for the Xperia Play. Now, we're not quite sure if these titles we'll be the more "complex games" the Sony Ericsson exec was talking about, but all we know is that they will be availabe at launch. Not a bad line-up. Chubby fingers aside, it's still pretty cool to see shooters being played with the dual touch pads -- making shooters on the go that much better. [YouTube via Twitter]

Here is a list of titles in the montage:

1. Spider-Man: Total Mayhem
2. Uno HD
3. Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles
4. Real Football 2011
5. Star Battalion
6. Splinter Cell: Conviction
7. Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus
8. Let's Golf! 2
9. Brother's In Arms 2: Global Front
10. Asphalt 6: Adrenaline

Yeah!Firefox 4 for Android available now....hoTTTT

Available from the Market now, Firefox 4 features several tools to keep your mobile devices in sync with how you browse from home. Not only can you synchronize your bookmarks, tabs, history, and passwords, but you can also download add-ons to retain the personal feeling you’ve come to know and love from Firefox desktop.
Ready for ride download from here: Android Market

Android on top,WP7 will go second by 2015, iOS and BlackBerry will lose ground

The analysts from IDC just published their forecast on the smartphone market development in the next five years and it contains some pretty interesting numbers. Apparently the future is bright for Microsoft and its WP7 mobile OS. According to ID, it should climb to a global number two spot in the next four years.

According to IDC Windows Phone 7 reached a market share of 5.5% in 2011, but it will achieve an average growth of 67% per year until 2015, which will help it overtake Symbian, BlackBerry and iOS in the smartphone ranking. The analysts see the partnership with Nokia as key to securing this impressive growth rate.
In the lead Android has little to worry about as it will be nearing a 40% market share over the course of this year. An increase in sales by 23.8% over each of the following four years will let it increase that even further to an estimated 45.4% in 2012 when Nokia is supposed to make its first large-scale move with WP7 devices.

Naturally a large part of those increases will come at the expense of Symbian, which will be rapidly losing ground in the years to come. The Nokia platform will be down to 20.9% before 2011 has ended and with a 0.2% market share, Symbian will be virtually non-existent in 2015.

The sales of iOS and BlackBerry devices will be growing by 17.1% a year and 18.8% a year respectively until 2015, but that would actually mean they are underperforming the market. That will lead to a slight slip in their market shares - iOS will be running on 15.3% of all smartphones in 2015, while BlackBerry OS will only be powering 13.7%.
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Bye bye Nokia,Blackberry,Apple Iphone

Theres no future of Nokia,RIM Blackberry,Apple Iphone in near future.............our prediction is HTC,Sony Ericsson,HP Palm,Samsung will ruin every player,they will be the cell phone super power,they got everything to inspire everyone......go HTC,Sony Ericsson,Samsung,HP Palm gooooooooooooo.........

U can unlock the Sony Ericsson XPERIA's bootloader thiz spring

Sony Ericsson has listened into the developers' requests and will allow them to unlock the bootloader on the latest XPERIA smartphones - Arc, Neo, Pro and Play. The process will be a secure and legal and will become possible this spring.

This is surely a good news for all the Android developers. According to Sony Ericsson, it has found a way to allow the devs unlock the boot loader in a secure way and without sharing it.

The compatible XPERIA phones will be Arc, Neo, Pro and Play. The XPERIA X10 family won't be considered "due to technical and legal reasons."

Not all the available model variants will be able to take advantage of the unlocking though. The carrier-locked devices and some region-specific ones won't be able to get their bootloaders unlocked. If your XPERIA phone is able to connect to the Fastboot tool in the Android SDK, then your phone meets the requirements and you will be OK.

Sony Ericsson also warns that you may void your warranty if you use unsigned ROMs and in case of damage you might need to pay a handling fee at the service center. They recommend that only advance developers do bootloader unlock.

Anyway, it's a bold move. This, with the recently announced Gingerbread update and the unique XPERIA Play launching any moment surely speaks that the Sony Ericsson's corporate policy has changed. Did we miss something important along the way?

HTC Desire HD to get Gingerbread Motorola DEFY will enjoy Froyo

The French carrier SFR announced a schedule for the Android updates for HTC Desire HD and Motorola DEFY. The Desire HD will get a Gingerbread update in the first half of April, while the Motorola DEFY will taste Froyo by the end of April. Both updates are right on schedule. If the SFR info is right we guess the rest of the world will get them about the same time.

Kristen is killing it - Xperia PLAY

This is a fabulous commercial of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play featuring actress Kristen Schaal..........goooooooooo play gooooo