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Vodafone have already confirmed that the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will become a part of their handset range when it is released in the UK but, so far O2 haven’t confirmed whether they will be offering the X10 as part of their range too. However, O2 have posted up a couple of teasers on their website that leads us to believe that they will indeed be offering the 4.1 inch Android based smartphone themselves.

The X10 has appeared on the O2 accessories part of their website previously and has just been spotted in the O2 smartphone hub too. Not confirmation from O2 that they will supply the X10 but, teasers none the less and we are expecting O2 to release definite confirmation information soon.

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At Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson have officially announced the Vivaz and the X10 Mini. Not only that but, they announced the Pro models of the handsets. The Vivaz Pro and X10 Mini Pro will both feature a slide out qwerty keyboard on top of the specs found on the Vivaz and X10 Mini.

The Vivaz will feature a 3.2 inch touch screen display, 8 megapixel camera and run on S60 5th edition. Connectivity wise it will feature Wi-Fi, GPS and HSPA. Also, the Vivaz will come with a 3.5mm headphone jack, allowing you to use your own headphones. Available in black and white, it should be released in Q2 2010.

The X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro on the other hand, will be powered by Android 1.6, like it’s big brother, the Xperia X10. Because it is the mini version though, it features a 2.5 inch display and a 5 megapixel camera. You’ll also find GPS, Wi-Fi, EDGE and a 3.5mm headphone jack on the handset. Both the X10 Mini and Mini Pro will also be available from Q2 2010. The X10 Mini will come in black, white, red, silver, pink and lime. While the X10 Mini Pro, will be available in black or red.

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The Xperia has got a release date thanks to Play.com. You can now pre-order the handset from Play, who state the release date is January 29th. The RRP for the handset is £549.99 but, with Play it’ll cost £50 less at £499.99. While over on the Vodafone store, the Xperia X2 page has mysteriously disappeared. Instead you are greeted with a page not found page.

The time’s finally arrived, Sony Ericsson have officially announced the Android powered Xperia handset. We first heard of the handset under the codename of Rachael, which later became known as the X3. Rumours had started flying that the handset had been renamed to the X10 and with the announcement from Sony Ericsson, we can confirm this is correct.

Along with using Android as the operating system, it will also use a unique Sony Ericsson UX platform on top of the Android OS. The X10 will be the flagship phone of 2010 with release slated for the first half.

The X10 will be released in selected markets in Q1 in white or black. You can view the press release here and the X10 page here.

You can view the “specs at a glance” after the jump.

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The 12 megapixel, Entertainment Unlimited phone we first heard of as the Idou has finally been released. The handset is the first phone in Sony Ericsson’s Entertainment Unlimited range, which combines the Walkman range into the CyberShot range while featuring a Symbian OS (Symbian S60 5th Edition) and a touch screen display. While the handset officially part of the Xperia range, it’s been dubbed the X1’s brother and could compete with the upcoming Xperia handsets.

The handset is available on Vodafone in the UK and will be free on £35+ tariffs lasting 24 months. Other networks will follow.

Expansys may have the release date of the Xperia X2 as January, but the official Sony Ericsson store has the release date listed much earlier. As early as October in fact. There’s no information regarding price or an exact date but you’re able to Pre-Register your interest on the handset. But before you even get to that, the company has outed the phone as being an exclusive to Vodafone here in the UK.

Live life in the fast lane with the XPERIA^TM X2 from Sony Ericsson, available exclusively in the UK on Vodafone.

Telefonino have had a chance to use the upcoming Xperia X2, but up until recently it was only available in Italian. The video has now been re-uploaded on YouTube. Again the actual video is in Italian, but English subtitles have been added. You can view the video after the jump.
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It may have only been a few days since the Xperia X2 was officially announced, but the handset is already available to pre-order. Rumors are going around that the handset will be released November 2nd in Italy for 600 Euros, but as of yet, I’m yet to see any sites confirming this.

In the UK however it’s a different story. Retailer Expansys, who previously listed the X3 for a couple of days, has the Xperia X2 listed for pre-order with a release date and price. It lists the specs which we already know, such as featuring an 8.1 megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 6.5 and TV Out. Expansys are listing the X2 with an estimated release date of 11 January 2010. The price of the handset is listed as £604.99.

This week Sony Ericsson have officially announced the release of the Xperia X2 along with the handset which was previously known as Kiki. The Xperia X2 is the successor to the popular Windows Mobile Xperia X1. The X2 will also run Windows Mobile but the updated 6.5 version. Engadget were also able to preview the Xperia X2, which at the moment, Windows Mobile 6.5 isn’t finalised, so there’s a bit of lag in the UI. The Xperia X2 also features an upgraded camera coming it at 8.1 mega pixels. Release date is set for Q4 of 2009, so hopefully we should see the handset before Christmas. You can view the video by Engadget after the jump.

The other Xperia handset announced, is not the Xperia Rachael, aka X3, but rather the handset we formally knew as Kiki. The handset, well known specs are limited at the moment, we have known it will feature a “transparent screen”. Again we have a video showing this which you can view after the jump. The display is visible from both sides of the handset, but if it only displays during certain screens or can be turned off is currently unknown. Hopefully it can be turned off, or not on during certain screens, other wise text messages soon won’t be very private. The handset has been named Xperia Pureness and is due for release also in Q4, with November as the month the coming is aiming for.

Both handsets will launch in selected markets during Q4. No price is known as of yet.
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The mysterious handset from Sony Ericsson, Kiki, has passed through some of the net world as an unknown, strange, Sony Ericsson handset. Upon closer inspection, the handset bears the Xperia wording. Unlike the previous Xperia handsets though, it appears to lack the touch screen keyboard and takes on a transparent screen instead. While any specs of the handset are still undiscovered, some more photos of Kiki have surfaced.