Sony have released information on their financial report for the last financial year, 2008-2009. In it Sony admit that due to lack of demand for consumer electronics the company lost $1 Billion as consumers turn to less named brands for a cheaper cost in this economical time. Sony will have to cut costs and look at cheaper ways of producing their products, otherwise they could lose even more this financial year. The main culprit behind Sony’s loss is the PS3, which is expensive to buy compared to the Xbox 360 and Wii, expensive to produce and are losing Sony money. So far in a bid to cut costs, three production plants in Japan have already been shut down.

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The Financial Times has published an article reporting that Sony Ericsson have recorded a Q1 net loss, it’s first loss in more than five years.

Sony Ericsson have suffered as sales of handsets have been lower and considering the ‘financial crisis’ in the world currently which has created a lack of consumer confidence, Sony have managed to come through the period less damaged than they could have been due to their cost reducing methods.

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Mobile Philippines have reported that the Sony Xperia X1 will be available in the country from the 14th of November.

According to confirmation they have recieved, the X1 will be out in Sony Ericsson concept stores in the Philippines on the 14th before becoming widely available the next day, on the 15th of November.

From the 1st of November, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 will be available to pre-order from the official Sony Ericsson website for the region and Mobile Philippines stated that P40K is the price you should expect to pay for one of the new Sony Ericsson smartphones.

The panel interface is one of the highlighted features of the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and as we previously reported, Sony released the SDK for the panels which allows developers to rush in and create a host of optional panels to fill one of the nine panel slots on the cell phone.

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While many of us haven’t even got our hands on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 yet, CyK1 has received his and has already taken it apart and videoed it.

With the X1 not easily available yet, I’m surprised he took the risk of damaging it and losing his warranty while opening but, open it up he has and if you’re interested in taking your Xperia apart, or just want to see the inside of the X1, you can view the disassembling of the back and front of the X1 after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve previously viewed the Xperia X1 features page on the Sony Ericsson website, then you’ll know it was flash based and had multi-colored paper air planes flying around the screen. Sony Ericsson have now updated and improved their page for the X1.

The new X1 feature page allows you to choose one of three Xperia owners who show you various features of the phone. You can choose between Kate from London who’s a consultant, Rahul the developer from India, or Annabel who’s a Journalist in Spain.

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SEMC Blog have posted up some photographs of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, showing three different versions of the X1.

As you can see, the first two models do not show the Xperia text above the d-pad as shown on the third. Nor do they contain as many icons on the buttons. The second one with no icons at all.

There are only two different versions of the backplate of the X1. The second one looking much smoother and sleeker in my opinion.

I’ve seen both of the different backplates in various photos of the X1 but, previously I had only seen the third version of the frontplate, I much prefer that version too.

Unfortunately there is no information as of yet detailing why they are different. Or if one is for the X1a and the other being for the X1i but we’ll keep you informed of any further information.

Matt from Tracy and Matt, received his “Customer & Journalist” Xperia X1 a few days ago and has since written a short review up as well as answering some common X1 questions.

A C&J model contains the final spec and hardware won’t be changed for the final retail version. The ROM build could vary slightly though between the retail version.

The questions asked varied from what the in-call sound quality was like, to how the control touch pad feels and reacts, as well as if a sample video taken with the Xperia camera could be posted and if the Google panel has an offline mode.

The in-call sound is described as “ok” with the speaker providing plenty of volume without the use of maximum volume. While the joystick is found to be awkward to use but responsive enough, with Matt preferring the regular d-pad.

Google panels can only be used online as when linking to Google Maps, Mail or Calendar the X1 connects to the internet. You can see a sample video from the X1 here.

UK retailer eXpansys have a “Friday Offer” which this week includes a healthy price drop on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.

The offer, which was sent out via email to customers, is valid between 11am and 4pm GMT only on the 17th of October so, if you’re looking to purchase an X1 at £85 off the recommended listing price then this offer could be of interest to you. Obviously, the X1 isn’t released yet so this is a pre-order and although the release date is unconfirmed, eXpansys do have the 1st of November down as release date on their site.

eXpansys are selling the X1 for £499.99 (includes VAT) as opposed to the usual selling price on their site of £584.99 but, be aware that the offer is limited to 2 phones per customer and no other offers or vouchers can be used in conjunction with this deal.

A keen eyed o2 customer has seen an ad in an o2 catalogue showing the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and has sent it in to coolsmartphone who have posted this scan up:

If you cant wait to get your hands on an X1, it could be well worth your while checking out the o2 website where the phone is now listed but, it isn’t actually possible to buy it yet. It could be available at any time though so it’s one to bookmark.