Esato News Archive

Confirmed ICS release dates for Sony Xperia 2011 models - and why you do not want to update
Sony Mobile has now set the release date for Android 4.0 for its Xperia smartphones. Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V and Xperia Ray will get the update in mid-April. Other Xperia handsets will get the update in end of May

Apple, Nokia and other mobile phone manufacturers not able to agree on Nano-SIM card proposal
We were expecting a decision about the future format of the mobile phone SIM-card during the ETSI meeting this week. Apple, Nokia, RIM and Motorola were some of the players which was unable to come to an agreement about the newly proposed Nano-SIM card format

Sony releases Ice Cream Sandwich beta ROM for Xperia Play
Sony Mobile today released a beta version of the Android 4.0 ICS for Xperia Play smartphone. The Xperia Play is the fourth handset from Sony receiving the beta ROM Ice Cream Sandwich update

Apple brought to court in Australia because of misleading Ipad 4G advertisement
Apple has advertised its Ipad in Australia as 4G device even though the tablet do not support the 4G spectrum used by Australian operators. Apple has now agreed to give a refund to customers feeling mislead by the 4G advertisement

Just 20 seconds to figure out the Iphone 4-digit lock code or Android pattern lock code
A tool developed by a Swedish security firm show how easy it is to gain access to a an Iphone or Android smartphone

Google adds Play to service menubar
Google today added a new Play Store link to the menubar of all its services

HTC to erase user data from its cloud storage service htcsense.com
HTC has informed users of the htcsense.com remote backup service that all personal data must be downloaded within April 30 when everything will be deleted

Apple willing to forfeit patent licensing fees with usage of new Nano-SIM card format
Apple are willing to offer royalty-free patents to manufactures using the proposed nano-SIM standard

Take a look at the latest Xperia TV commercial made by famous director Wes Anderson
The famous director Wes Anderson has directed the latest TV commerical for Sony's Xperia smartphones. Wes Anderson is known from acclaimed movies such as The Royal Tenebaums, Rushmore and Fantastic Mr. Fox

LG estimates it will sell 35 million smartphones in 2012
LG aiming to sell 80 million handsets this year where 35 million are smartphones and 8 million of those will be LTE smartphones

Sony Xperia Neo L announced in China
Sony Mobile has announced the Xperia Neo L. A 4-inches Android smartphone targeted at the Chinese market

Change in plans for Nokia 808 PureView availability
It is probably a lot of interest in the Nokia 808 PureView camera phone in other countries than those initially set up to receive the 41 megapixel phone because Nokia has now changed its availability plans

Leaked image of Galaxy S III reveals an Unpacked Event on May 22nd
Samsung could be announcing the Galaxy S III at an Samsung Unpacked event in London on May 22

Confirmed list of HTC smartphones about to receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update
HTC has announced the list of 16 smartphone models which will receive an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update the next few weeks

Nokia: We are working on a tablet
This should not come as a surprise to anyone, but Nokia's design chief said in an interview that the Finnish company is working on a tablet

Sony Floating Touch technology explained
The new floating touch display technology introduced by Sony with the Xperia Solo is a new step in user interaction with smartphone displays

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now available for Samsung Galaxy S II
According to plan, Samsung has now announced the availability of an Android 4.0 update in Europe and Korea for the Galaxy S II flagship model

Sony Mobile announces the Xperia Sola 3.7 inch Android smartphone
Sony Mobile today introduced the Xperia Sola 3.7 inch Android smartphone. It is following the design style set by the Ion, Xperia S, U and P smartphones. With the Xperia Sola, Sony also introduces floating touch

Want a tablet and a smartphone in one - get the Asus PadFone
The smartphone-in-a-tablet device Asus PadFone will be available in selected markets in April

More example photos captured with the Nokia 808 PureView camera phone
Nokia has released a couple of new example photos captured with the 41 megapixel camera phone Nokia 808 PureView. All images should have increased exposure

Sony Mobile NFC Xperia SmartTags review
The Sony Xperia S will in some markets be shipped with a new set of NFC SmartTags. We have taken a closer look at what these Xperia SmartTags can do for you

Apple's new Ipad might not be compatible with 4G networks in Europe
The new Ipad announced by Apple yesterday was the first mobile device from the company with support for 4G networks. Problem is that the LTE 4G networks in the US not are compatible with those in Europe

Apple announces the iPad 3
Apple today unveild the iPad 3 at an event in San Francisco. Increased display resolution, better camera and support for LTE networks are the highlights

Apple App Store milestone with 25 billion downloads
Apple this week announced that over 25 billion apps have been download from the App Store to over 315 million devices

Android Market has changed its name to Google Play Store
Today Google changed the name of the Android Market app store to Google Play Store. This name change was done to reflect that Google also want to sell other types of media via the market place

Samsung Galaxy Pocket - A handy 2.8-inch touch screen smartphone unveiled
Samsung today announced a very cheap and small 2.8 inch Android smartphone with Wi-Fi, GPS and a 832 MHz processor

First impression of the new HTC One series - One X, One S and One V
We used the last day of Mobile World Congress to take a closer look at the three Android smartphones in the new HTC One-series

Samsung announces Galaxy Beam smartphone with built-in projector
During the Mobile World Congress this week, Samsung announced the Galaxy Beam 4 inch Android smartphone with a built-in projector