Yet another mid-range Walkman-branded device has been announced by Sony Ericsson. In terms of distinctiveness, Sony Ericsson emphasizes the style and feel of the new device that “just begs to be touched.”. The W660 is a classic-design 3G phone available in two colors – Record Black and Rose Red. Music lovers can count on the…
Sony Ericsson working on K850i, M610i!?
Looks like Sony Ericsson is working on two hot phones. The first one should be an ultimate Cybershot-branded device – K850i, a 3G phone that sports a 5 MP camera (yes that’s “five megapixels”) with their famous Xenon flash light. Apparently, the 117×48×13 mm candybar K850i should also have a QVGA TFT screen, a second…
Canadian Fido now offers Nokia E62 and Sony Ericsson Z710i
Fido, the other GSM carrier in Canada, just boosted its offering by adding two neat devices. The first is Nokia E62, a 2.5G WLAN-less version of the popular E61 business smartphone. That should bring some affordable Symbian S60 love in the country. The other device is the midrange clamshell device – Sony Ericsson Z710i, a…
Sony Ericsson’s two new devices!?
It seems that Sony Ericsson is working on the new phones. After their announced acquisition of the UIQ Technology, many people (including myself) expected to see the Japanese-Swedish company announcing the new smartphones at 3GSM. However, they only announced a pair of new stylish Walkman and Cybershot phones a day before the event.
Sony Ericsson patents universal remote
It seems that the upcoming Sony Ericsson devices will come bundled with some kind of a universal remote control. The idea behind the patent that Swedish-Japanese company filled for seems quite simple – take a mobile phone with a touchscreen (UIQ!?), add the interfaces for various devices with an update option (for additional interfaces), make…
Opening up UIQ
At the 3GSM, Sony Ericsson held a media and analyst briefing to issue an open invitation to phone vendors to become shareholders in UIQ Technology AB following their acquisition of the Swedish software company from Symbian Ltd on February 2. UIQ Technology AB licenses the UIQ user interface framework and application suite to phone vendors.…
Sony Ericsson booth
It’s all about vibrant colors on Sony Ericsson and “I (Sony Ericsson) Something” message. All their smartphones are there, plus recently announced additions to the Walkman and Cybershot families. What can I say except: “I (Sony Ericsson) their booth”. 🙂
Sony Ericsson completes acquisition of UIQ Technology
Following the full regulatory ratification, Sony Ericsson completed the acquisition of the Swedish UIQ Technology AB from Symbian Ltd. Sony Ericsson is already a UIQ licensee, and has been working closely with the company on UIQ version 3.0, which is included in Sony Ericsson smartphones. Under the arrangement, UIQ Technology will operate as a separate…
Mobile phone docking station patented by Sony Ericsson
It seems that something interesting is cooking-up in the research centers of the Japanese-Swedish company. Sony Ericsson filled a hard-to-miss patent for the mobile phone docking station, which should sport the full QWERTY keyboard, additional screen and the speakers. Is this a dream coming true? A device which you can have with you all the…
Sony Ericsson Developer World: 2006 in review
Another year is now behind and Mikael Nerde, Head of Sony Ericsson Developer World, shares his thoughts on 2006 and his excitement about the plans for 2007. In an interesting article, aside from other things Mikael also discusses the UIQ 3 platform. He sees it as a very strategic for Sony Ericsson, and looks forward…