Here’s a quick peek at the newly announced Sony Ericsson G700 and G900 “Organizer” phones from Mobile World Congress. We had a chance to talk with some Sony Ericsson reps and they showed us their un-smartphone in all its glory. It’s not exactly a smartphone and it’s marketed more for the busy individual that just…
Sony Ericsson booth at Mobile World Congress 2008
Right, late again. Hey, better late tha…it’s late, apologies. Let’s move on. Take a gander at the Sony Ericsson booth at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2008. The main attractions here were the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 and the Sony Ericsson C902 CyberShot. Unfortunately, the XPERIA X1 was under glass, and the guy giving the demo…
New Sony Ericsson clamshell leaked
What we have here is a piece of the print ad or manual of the still unannounced Sony Ericsson phone. Apparently, the upcoming device — if it ever gets released — will have a clamshell form factor and will among other things sport the built-in GPS receiver. The device itself looks very stylish and somehow…
UK: knives are out already for Mobile sales at Xmas 08!
No sooner have we crossed the mid-point of February (highlighted nicely with Valentine’s Day!), than a story about Xmas 08 appears – stop the madness! Where will it all end!? Anyway, this story is about the battlelines being drawn up for Christmas as regards what the “hero” devices might be – in the Prepay segment…
SE: new interface for selected devices
Ericsson have launched the “Ericsson Multimedia Communication Suite (MCS)”, with the goal of integrating web 2.0 content feeds in to the UI. The UI will be making an appearance on select devices, such as the SE W760i End users will have access to new services from existing applications – so for example, knowing presence information…
Sony Ericsson CTO makes some good points
The Register had a chat with Mats Lindoff at MWC, and the resulting conversation some good points made in it – you can read the full thing here, but below, for brevity, is the bulleted-version: On why WinMo for the X1: SE need to have a broad portfolio On X1 sales volumes: not expected to…
Sony Ericsson W910 Walkman honored with GSM Association’s Best Handset 2008
I always thought the Sony Ericsson W910 is a special handset. As a matter of fact, I’ve called it the best non-smart musicphone for couple of times. So I was not that surprised to learn that GSMA honored it with the Best Handset 2008 award. We’re not sure whether judges like the shake control, auto-rotate…
Sony Ericsson C902 5 megpixel Cybershot hands-on from Mobile World Congress 2008
The latest and greatest in Sony Ericsson’s Cybershot lineup is the Sony Ericsson C902 Cybershot. The unique sliding lens-cover comes out of the C902’s body to reveal the 5 megapixel Cybershot camera unit, complete with flash. As you slide out the camera, touch-sensitive buttons illuminate from beneath the display’s bezel, giving you a host of…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 powered by super-secret version of Windows Mobile
That would explain why the Sony Ericsson reps were so guarded about the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. All we wanted to do was touch the darn thing, but that would have probably ended in getting a stern reprimand from the ever watchful eyes of the Sony Ericsson booth overlords.Remember that quick video we posted on…
HTC will manufacture Sony Ericsson Xperia X1?
File this under “it’s probably true, yet we can’t confirm it,” but according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) – it’s HTC which will make Xperia X1 for Sony Ericsson. The Taiwan based smartphone maker certainly has the needed experience in Windows Mobile device manufacturing and has already manufactured devices for other companies (Palm).…