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Remember that Facebook competition Sony Ericsson organized to get names for two of its upcoming phones? Well we now know how the two phones are called.
The first of the two is the Mix Walkman and it’s obviously a music-centric device with some neat features. One of them, called Zappin, lets users browse through songs by automatically serving the chorus of the songs while skipping through them. Moreover, there’s the karaoke mode which lowers the vocal track of any song. Finally, it supports exchangeable “color bands” that run along the edge of the phone.
The second phone is called txt pro and it resembles Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 Mini pro thanks to the similar side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. This baby also comes preloaded with the “friends application” that enables users to add their five best friends for easy access to their feeds from Facebook and Twitter.
Additionally, both the Mix Walkman and txt pro feature a 3.2-inch 400×240 pixels capacitive touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, memory card slot and EDGE data, hinting us these two are made for emerging markets of the world. Sony Ericsson said that the two phones will be available in the third quarter…
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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.
