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Sony Ericsson Developer World revealed the first selection of partner applications developed for their new P990 smartphone.
Eleven applications have already been confirmed for preload on the Memory Stick with the phone. The applications will be provided as Try & Buy versions, with direct links to the Sony Ericsson Application Shop for download and purchase of the full versions. Following companies (and their products) have been selected for the preload offering:
- 3GVision is a developer of the camera recognition solutions and their Scanning Dictionary can translate words directly from books, newspapers, restaurant menus, computer screens, billboards and more.
- Appello turns the P990 into an all-inclusive satellite navigation system with its WISEPILOTâ„¢ application, providing location-based turn-by-turn instructions with maps so far covering Europe and North America.
- Birdstep has created The SmartRoaming Client, a secure hosted roaming service, allowing P990 users to enjoy seamless mobile connectivity across Wireless LAN and GSM/GPRS/UMTS networks, independent of operator or subscription type.
- EPOCWARE‘s Handy Day, Handy Safe and Handy Expense applications allow the P990 user to get an overview of appointments and tasks, quickly launch favorite applications, safely store and manage personal information like credit card numbers, user names, passwords, codes and accounts, and track and manage expense reports while traveling. With SlovoEd dictionaries the P990 becomes a multi-lingual, mobile translation tool that is always at hand.
- MobiMate‘s WorldMate travel service provides subscribers with access to critical travel-related information anywhere, anytime.
- Mobipocket Reader (developed by Mobipocket company) provides users with easy access and reading of e-books and e-news.
- Rock Your Mobile! has created a software calculators resembling the functionality of some of the most advanced, regular calculators that you can purchase at an electronics store.
- SMOBILE Systems (formerly known as FB-4) creates mobile security software to prevent intrusions and data compromises. SMSGuard allows the user to create a blacklist of numbers and have SMS messages received from those numbers either automatically deleted or moved into a spam folder.
- Wayfinder Navigator, developed by Wayfinder company, can be used as a stand-alone map application or together with a small Bluetoothâ„¢ GPS box that keeps track of the user’s position to provide turn-by-turn instructions. New version also allows users to see where WiFi hotspots are available.
- WebGate‘s Advanced Call Manager is an must-have application for convenient management of incoming calls.
- ZingMagic is an expert on board, card and puzzle games and complements the diverse offering of the new Sony Ericsson P990 well with its excellent Chess Professional and popular Zingles games.
More applications for Sony Ericsson’s new range of smartphones will follow. And, yes I’m looking forward to test all their new phones as soon as they reach the market. 
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
