Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 - Small update

There's a small update for Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 available at:

http://www.sonyericsson.com/update/locale

This is a cab-file which you will download to your computer and then transfer to the memorycard in your phone. It doesn't seem that the update is available through update service.

According to Xperiancers there will be a bigger upgrade for the X2 at the end of March and another upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5.3 in May:

"In March, we’ll launch our first upgrade (MR1). It will upgrade Windows Mobile from 6.5.1 to 6.5.2 (which will improve both the stability and usability of the device), it will bring in the use of video telephony, an FM radio and it will introduce fast GPS to get a quicker fix. As well as all this, MR1 will upgrade a lot of the applications in the phone to improve speed, usability and fix any bugs we find.

The second update will go live in May and this will be a big one as it moves Windows mobile onto 6.5.3. This is a significant upgrade in terms of usability, performance, power management and the browser experience."

Satio - Update

Seems like we can expect a new update for Sony Ericsson Satio to be release within the next few weeks:

The software will also include new features such as:

Support for WVGA video recording – The already great video recording will be enhanced to fit the wide screen format and hence resolution is also slightly increased to 864 * 480 pixles. (the preset size will still be VGA, user has to change to get WVGA)

Upload of pictures to Facebook – It will be possible to upload pictures directly from the picture menu you have on the home screen or from the Media UI.

Youtube video uploading – It will be possible to upload videos to Youtube directly from the Media UI.

Conversational messaging – “Conversations” will be nicely integrated in the messaging menu in order to easily find and inspire to more conversations with your friends.

DLNA support – The new software will support DLNA media server for easy transfer of audio and still pictures. (Note that video is not supported)

UI improvements – On top of above, several minor UI improvements have been done in order to optimize the user experience.

The Facebook application that is now available on PlayNow for free download will be included in the sw.

Source: http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2010/03/05/satio-software-update/

PC Suite for Smartphones on Windows 7

Many people are experinecing problem with Windows 7 and Sony Ericsson PC Suite version 1.5.26 for Smartphones such as P1i, G900, G700, W960 etc.

I managed to get it work and heres a little how to:

The problem is that the folder symbian 9 drivers isn't installed correctly. What you need to do is:

1. Download PC Suite from Sony Ericssons webpage:

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/pcsuite/g900?cc=gb&lc=en

2. As you can see in the requirements it doesn't say Windows 7 like it does for PC Suite 6.009.00 for non-smartphones. Follow the instructions and make sure you close all other processes while installing and that you haven't connected the USB-cable.

3. Install the latest PC Suite (1.5.26) in Compatibility Mode for Windows Vista and Run as administrator. Right click setup file and select properties -> compatibility mode.

4. Restart your computer.

5. Download and unzip the following:

http://alltomxp.itpoolen.se/filer/P1/p1_usb_signed_drivers.zip

6.Install the Setup.exe (File version: 4.40.2.1) in Compatibility Mode for Windows Vista and Run as administrator.

Do not connect the usb-cable until now.

Here's a screenshot:

Music Player with Equalizer for Satio

Many have requested a music player with equalizer for Sony Ericsson Satio. I can give you tips of two music players with equalizer that works great with Satio. Unfortunatley none of them are freeware, both comes with trial period and if you like it you can buy the full version.

First one I tried was Power Mp3 by Mobifactor:

Features:

- Most popular audio formats (MP3, OGG, AAC, MP4)

- Rich music library with moods, ratings, playlists and folders

- Album cover with Internet search

- Visualization effects - graphic spectrum analiser

- Tight integration: phone key shortcuts, access by statusbar icon

- Fully customizable skins

- Built-in phone Equalizer support

- Handsfree playback control

- Sleep timer

You can read more, download the trial version or buy the full product at: http://www.mobifactor.ru/

The other one i tried is LCG Jukebox from Lonely Cat Games:

Features:

-High-quality stereo playback

-MP3, AAC* and OGG music formats

-Internet radio streaming

-Fine volume control - 100 levels from silence to loudness

-Sleep timer letting you to fall asleep with your music

-10-band equalizer with several presets

-Playlist editor - add, remove, save, load, order your songs

-Customizable colors

-Album image search on Internet

-Lyrics search and display

-Playback in normal or random order

-Mini mode displayed on phone idle screen

* AAC playback is supported on newer Symbian S60 phones with built-in AAC decoder

You can read more, download the trial version or buy the full product at: http://www.lonelycatgames.com/?app=lcgjukebox

MyMobiler - Powerful tool for Windows Mobile

My Mobiler is a freeware program for your Windows Mobile Phone with allows you to remote play your phone on your computer, basically you will see the screen of your phone on your computer allowing you to remote play it for example you can write SMS on the computers keyboard.

My Mobiler is free of charge and includes the following features:

• View your mobile screen on your desktop.
• Control your mobile by using desktop keyboard and mouse.
• Copy/Cut/Paste text between mobile and desktop.
• Capture mobile screen.
• Drag and drop files to your mobile.
• Support ActiveSync / IP Connection
• Support Mobile Explorer (File Browse)

Click here to go to Mymobilers webpage for more information and downloads.

Satio - Codes

Sony Ericsson Satio has been launched, if you use MAC-filtering in your WLAN and don't know how to find your MAC-address in your Satio you can enter: *#62209526# from the call menu. Heres a list of other codes you can enter in your SE Satio, some might even work in other phone models:

*#62209526#

MAC address (WLAN)

*#06#

IMEI

*#0000#

Firmware version

*#2820#

Bluetooth hardware address

*#7780#

Soft reset (phone lock code needed; 0000 by default)

*#7370#

Hard reset (phone lock code needed; 0000 by default)

*#92702689#

Total call time

Translator application from Sony Ericsson

The latest project from Sony Ericsson Labs was released a couple of days back it's called Capuchin Translator. It's powered by Google Translate which means it will connect to the Internet when translating. You can quick and easy translate words or sentences to different languages., Capuchin Translator supports about 42 languages and works on newer Sony Ericsson Java OS phones.

Facebook pictures on your contacts

Sony Ericsson released the beta to their Sync ML service which allows you to synchronize your user data and store them on Sony Ericsson webpage login with your former MyPhone or PlayNow Arena account on http://www.sonyericsson.com/user included with this beta is a cooperation with Facebook allowing you to check the name of your synchronized contacts and match them with your Facebook friends. It does not only match the contact information with the contact it also saves the Facebook picture of your matched contacts. And you just put a face to all your Facebook contacts in less then 10 minutes.

Backup your Sony Ericsson X1

Sony Ericsson X1 comes with no possible solution for backing up and restoring your data unless you synchronize it via Exchange Active Sync or a local synchronization to Microsoft Outlook.

Microsoft just released a new service (Myphone) together with the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 a.k.a Windows Phone, which allows you to backup your data including messages and photos via Exchange and free of charge. This also works with the older Windows Mobile 6.1 version, you can read more of this service at http://myphone.microsoft.com

Snaptu

Sony Ericssons Application Store PlayNow Arena features a nice little program named Snaptu. "Snaptu is a fast stylish suite of social networking and lifestyle services including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, News from all major providers, Sports, Movies, Sudoku and much more..."

Snaptu is free of charge and available for many newer Sony Ericsson phones such as W995, W715 etc.