Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 has been in rumors ever since the release date was announced to be second half of 2008. Two times it was rumored that XPERIA was delayed till 2009 and both times Sony Ericsson has dismissed the rumors. The latest rumor was that XPERIA was having problems with Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. Setting rumors aside X1 actually seems to be ready to hit the market, as Sony Ericsson has announced today the release of its SDK (Software Developers Kit).
The SDK will allow developers and mobile phone users to create personalized panels for the X1. The Sony Ericsson Beta SDK for Windows Mobile® 6.1 is a set of tools, plug-ins and documentation that allows you to develop and test XPERIA™ Native Panels, XPERIA Web (HTML) Panels and applications for Windows Mobile 6.1 for XPERIA X1 phone.
Developers can use the Windows Mobile SDK, free of charge, to produce a wide variety of panels to meet the consumer’s demand for a rich, individualised multimedia experience on their phone.
The Sony Ericsson Beta SDK for Windows Mobile 6.1 includes:
- XPERIA X1 Emulator
- Microsoft Visual Studio Templates
- Developers guidelines
- API References
- Tutorials
- Sample Code
With the release of SDK we can hope that XPERIA could be right on track for release soon.
That looks like a cool new mobile from Sony Ericsson.
The arc slide looks awesome when i saw the pictures in the Sony website.