Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G Review

Full review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G for AT&T. This device features a 4-inch touchscreen (480x854), 1GHz Scorpion processor, 5MP camera with LED flash, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and HSPA+ connectivity. The Xperia Play is the world's first Playstation certified Android-powered device, and comes pre-installed with a variety of games. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G will be available September 18th for $49.99 with a 2-year AT&T contract.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G Unboxing

Unboxing of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G for AT&T. This device features a 4-inch touchscreen (480x854), 1GHz Scorpion processor, 5MP camera with LED flash, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and HSPA+ connectivity. The Xperia Play is the world's first Playstation certified Android-powered device, and comes pre-installed with a variety of games. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G will be available September 18th for $49.99 with a 2-year AT&T contract.

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AT&T's Bonus 1000 Rollover Minutes Offer

Just a day after the Verizon iPhone release AT&T is trying all they can to keep their customers. They've changed their $30 Family Texting Unlimited to $30 Family Texting Unlimited with Mobile to Any Mobile. Now their going a bit further and offering their existing customers 1000 Rollover minutes.

Reports are saying if you simply text "Yes" to 11113020 you'll be credited back an additional 1000 rollover minutes. These rollover minutes will just pile up on top of your existing ones, if you have any. Many believed this to be a scam, but after contacting AT&T, I was assured it was fully legit. Surprisingly it's supposed to be available ONLY to iPhone customers, but if you try this on a regular mobile phone, you'll receive the same response. It says they will be added to my account within 4 weeks. I've tried this on all 4 of my lines in which three are iPhones and one is not. Will I get 4,000 rollover minutes or just 1,000? I'm not sure, so now it's just a waiting game for all AT&T customers who have tried this.

How to Get 1,000 Free Rollover Minutes on AT&T

In a last ditch attempt to hold subscibers, AT&T has been sending out text messages to customers offering 1,000 free rollover minutes. Even if you haven't received this message, there is still a way to get the bonus minutes. This little trick works even if you do not own an iPhone; all you have to do is be an AT&T subscriber.

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Unboxed: Samsung Captivate

Samsung has finally released the Samsung Captivate, the Galaxy S phone for AT&T. This is one of the 4 that will be on major US carriers, and also two more for other carriers in the states. This is the first one to hit the US market, which will be on Sunday July 18. Price for this one is $199.99 on 2 year contract, and $349.99 for the phone with no contract.

The Samsung Captivate has a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, which they state that sunlight will not make the screen unreadable, so I will have to test that in the daylight and other light sources. But in first impressions, the screen reproduces the colors like never before, maybe better than Apple’s Retina Display? I will have to test that as well.

The Captivate has a 1GHZ Hummingbird processor which makes this blazing fast, I shot a video about the Droid X vs Samsung Captivate and the Samsung Captivate won in the speed test of loading up this website!

Overall the first impressions are strong, it runs Android 2.1 with a custom Samsung TouchWiz UI over it, which makes Android all the better, not as good as HTC Sense, but it is functional.

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