Hardware

Sony Xperia PLAY 4G Arrives To AT&T On September 18, 2011

We’re excited to announce that Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY 4G will arrive in AT&T stores and online on September 18 for $49.99 with a two-year agreement. The AT&T smartphone package is complete with bonus accessories including the Sony Ericsson Multimedia Dock DK300 and MC100 music cable. The Xperia PLAY 4G runs on Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) platform and features a brilliant 4” 480 x 854 screen and stereo speakers. In addition, the device is pre-loaded with seven games, some of which are exclusive, at no additional cost including:
 

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∙                    Dungeon Defenders™ Second Wave by Trendy Entertainment
∙                    Asphalt™ 6 Adrenaline by Gameloft
∙                    Star Battalion by Gameloft
∙                    Madden NFL™ 11 by Electronic Arts
∙                    The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts
∙                    Tower Bloxx™: My City by Digital Chocolate
∙                    Crash Bandicoot® by SCEA/Naughty Dog/Universal
 
AT&T customers will have access to more than 150 Xperia PLAY optimized games including Minecraft Pocket Edition, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Dead Space 2 for download and purchase through the "Get Games" recommender screen, easily accessible when you slide open the Xperia PLAY’s game controller.
 

Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)