December 3rd, 2009
The high-end Sony Ericsson Satio has been through some serious software bug which caused it to shut-down randomly. The software bug issue caused a lot of British cellphone retailers, including Carphone Warehouse, to stop selling the 12MP symbian powered phone.
While SE did deny that the software bug was a serious issue, they did accept that it cannot be fixed over-the-air. But, SE somehow managed to release the new firmware which they claim has fixed the bug. The new firmware update has been released only for some limited regions, making the situation even worse. Even after loosing a large chunk of sale during the holiday season, SE has still not been able to bring the phone back to shelves.
The buzz over the internet surely says that the once who have updated the firmware are now satisfied. The new firmware not only fixed the power-down bug but also speeded up the phone. Also, there were news that the Aino has been pulled out from sales due to a touchscreen issue. SE and Carphone Warehouse have confirmed that there are no issues with Aino and the phone was never pulled off the shelves. The touchscreen issue was a media rumour.
Overall, it looks like SE is having some tough time to come back to its original glory. Satio software bug and Aino touchscreen rumors have just made the issue worse with huge sales drop even during the holiday season.
via [Engadget]
Categories: Tech Industry News, sony ericsson |
Tags: aino, firmware update, idou, satio, satio firmware, satio update, sony ericsson | 15 Comments
November 27th, 2009
The Platstation compatible phone from Sony Ericsson, Aino has developed touchscreen issues (details sketchy) and is no longer on sale. Recently another SE model Satio featuring a 12MP camera was also delayed with some software bug. The company will surely take a setback on its plan to go profitable again, missing out big time on the holiday season sales with 2 of their recent releases not being on sale.
Sony Ericsson is certainly having a tough time and for some reason I always find their software buggy and slow, right from the T610 (which was a great phone in its time IMO) to the K750i / K850i that I used. Hope they get on the right track with better smartphone than just wow gadgets.
via Engadget
Categories: Tech Industry News, smartphones, sony ericsson |
Tags: aino, holiday season, platstation, ps phone, ps3 phone, se, se aino, sony ericsson | 2 Comments
October 11th, 2009
Sony Ericsson has started selling five more new handsets: the Aino, Yari, Jalou, Naite and the one that created the most hype this year, the Satio (Previously Idou). For all ye faithful OG readers, below is the list of essential features and prices for each of the handsets.
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Categories: First look, smartphones, sony |
Tags: aino, idou, jalou, Naite, satio, se aino, se idou, SE jalou, SE naite, se satio, se yari, sony ericsson, yari | 30 Comments
May 30th, 2009
Along with the 12 Mp Satio, Sony Ericsson unveiled the PS3 compatible Aino. Aino boasts of features like 3″ touchscreen, 8.1Mp camera, 3G and WiFi along with a PS3 compatibility. The PS3 compatibility would give the PS3 users a Remote Play feature which can sync all your PS3 images, audio and video with the Aino.
No, this phone cannot sync the HD games (which makes it a sort-of-PSP-phone). Aino can also sync all your media files from your computer using the SE’s Media Go multimedia manager. SE didn’t say anything about pulling your media through the 3G network. Aino is also compatible with PlayTV which lets users watch recorded TV content over the internet.
Other features include slideout numeric keypad, bluetooth, GPS, a charging base, wireless headsets and an 8GB SD card.
Aino will be available in two colours (Black and White) and is supposed to hit a “selected market” in Q4. No words on pricing yet.
via [YahooTech]
Categories: First look, Gaming, sony ericsson |
Tags: aino, aino phone, psp phone, se aino, smartphone, sony ericsson | 5 Comments
