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Thu, Feb 16, 2012 | 16:22 GMT

Sony Ericsson now known as Sony Mobile Communications

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Sony has announced its finalized its mobile business integration, and after purchasing Ericsson’s 50% stake in the mobile arm of the firm, the phone-end of the business shall hence be known as Sony Mobile Communications.

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Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 08:27 GMT

Two more Xperia models become PlayStation Certified

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Sony Ericsson has made two more Xperia handsets become PlayStation Certified in Japan at least. The introduction of the Xperia Acro and the Xperia Arc in the country will join Xperia Play in the PS Certified range. Updates are going out via NTT DoCoMo that will enable handsets to download PS Suite games.

More details on Engadget.

Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 11:28 BST

Ericsson snapped up by Sony for €1.05 billion

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Sony has bought out Ericsson’s remaining 50 percent share in the previously joint venture, giving it full control of the company and of the PlayStation certified Xperia Play handset.

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Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 06:07 BST

Kurushi, Kula World and more added to Japanese Xperia Play market

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Sony has launched a number of PSOne Classics on the Japanese Android Market to celebrate the local release of the Xperia Play.

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Sat, Oct 08, 2011 | 19:40 BST

Sony and EA handing out four free games for Xperia Play

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Sony Ericsson and EA want to give you four free Xperia Play games. So, if you have the phone, instructions on how to the get the following games free can be found here: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Dead Space, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and Need for Speed: SHIFT. You have until January 15, 2012. Thanks, D’toid.

Thu, Oct 06, 2011 | 23:29 BST

Rumour – Sony to buy out Ericsson’s half of Sony Ericsson

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Sonys is said to be willing to pony up $1 billion for Ericsson’s stake in the two companies’ joint mobile venture.

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Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 02:37 BST

More PSOne Classics and console-like games coming to Xperia Play

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Sony Ericsson is making a push for more games for the Xperia Play.

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Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | 02:57 BST

75 percent of Xperia Play owners buy games

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Sony Ericsson’s research suggests Xperia Play owners are more willing to fork out for mobile games than others.

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Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 10:53 BST

PopCap to bring titles to Android in Europe

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PopCap’s announced it’s to bring a couple of its titles to Android in Europe as part of a global agreement with Sony Ericsson.

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Mon, Jul 11, 2011 | 07:47 BST

WipEout, Syphon Filter join EU Xperia Play catalogue

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Two new titles have been added to the European library of Xperia Play-compatible PSOne Classics.

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Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 00:09 BST

Xperia Play is a “phone first”

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Sony Ericsson’s Dom Neil-Dwyer has said the Xperia Play will succeed as a dedicated gaming-friendly smartphone where the N-Gage famously failed.

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Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | 04:22 BST

Xperia Play games library set to expand

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Sony Ericsson has announced a swag of new titles for the Xperia Play, otherwise known as the PlayStation Phone, including Battlefield: Bad Company, Desert Winds, Order & Chaos, and Lumines.

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Tue, May 24, 2011 | 23:56 BST

Minecraft coming to Xperia Play

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Mojang has said Minecraft will grace Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play for an exclusivity period before coming to other mobile devices.

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Wed, May 18, 2011 | 04:34 BST

PlayStation Phone heads to America May 26

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The long-awaited “PlayStation Phone”, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play, has already launched in parts of Europe and Canada, but hasn’t yet made it to the United States. Don’t worry though, you’ve got just over a week left to wait.

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Thu, May 12, 2011 | 15:28 BST

Sony Ericsson: “No concerns” with Xperia Play PS1 Classics despite low sales

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Sony Ericsson has said its not worried about sales numbers for PS1 Classics on Xperia Play, saying it has “no concerns” of it so far.

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Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 15:01 BST

Sony Ericsson admits Xperia Play “freight issue,” Vodafone and 3 delay UK launch

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Sony Ericsson has told VG247 that a “freight issue” may impact the number of Xperia Play handsets reaching the UK in time for its launch tomorrow, but insists it will still release as planned despite Vodafone pulling its launch for the device overnight.

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Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 02:29 GMT

Xperia Play to launch on April 1 in Europe, new commercial released

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Sony Ericsson has released a new trailer in its thumb-transplant series of Xperia Play ads, and confirmed an April 1 European release.

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Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 06:10 GMT

Gameloft promises ten launch titles for Xperia Play

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Gameloft has confirmed it’ll release ten titles for the launch of Xperia Play.

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Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 14:07 GMT

XPERIA Play gets a couple more benchmark tests and reviews

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New shots and a couple of reviews were released for Sony’s PSP phone, and according to the benchmark tests, the pre-release XPERIA Play has 1 GHz of processing power, similar to HTC’s Desire HD.

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Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 09:54 GMT

PS Phone sized-up in new photos

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Yet more pictures of the PS Phone have been published, this time comparing the device to numerous others, such as the PSP itself, DS and a handful of mobile phones.

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