Having popped up on the Sony Ericsson Canada website earlier in the week, I wasn’t surprised at all to notice the Naite is now live and very available on Fido for $25 on a 2-year contract or $150 contract-free. The Naite is a candybar featuring a 2.2″ QVGA 240×320 display, 2MP camera with 2.5 digital…
Discretix to provider DRM solution for Sony Ericsson’s Android and Windows Mobile smartphones
Sony Ericsson has chosen Discretix‘ Multi-Scheme DRM Client to “protect distribution and consumption of multimedia content” for its PlayNow services. The Swedish-Japanese handset maker will use Discretix’ solution on its smartphones running Windows Mobile and Android operating systems. I’m not a DRM expert, hence here’s and expert from Discretix’ press release which takes about their…
Hands-On with Sony Ericsson Vivaz, Vivaz Pro, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro
If you haven’t had a chance to check out Sony Ericsson’s announcement tonight from Mobile World Congress, they’ve got three new handsets that we had a chance to play with. There weren’t many Mini’s floating around at the event (though we got some stills), but we got some solid playtime with the original Vivaz that…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini, XPERIA X10 Mini Pro & Vivaz Pro Announced at MWC
The original Xperia X10 in all it’s Android glory has yet to launch, and it’s family has already been officially announced today at a conference held at Mobile World Congress. The X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro are significantly smaller than their predecessor. Both devices sport a 2.5-inch (320 x 240) QVGA displays, GPS, WiFi,…
Fido Launches Sony Ericsson T715 in Pink… Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
At the beginning of the month I mentioned that Fido would soon be carrying the Sony Ericsson T715… in Pink. Well, just in time for Valentine’s Day, it looks like the device has arrived. As predicted, the T715 is going for $50 on a 2-year contract, or $200 prepaid. No surprises there. The Sony Ericsson…
Sony Ericsson gets a new Head of Global Sales & Marketing – Kristian Tear
Sony Ericsson announced that Kristian Tear, Sony Ericsson Head of Western Europe Region and Head of Global Customer Accounts is appointed Head of Global Sales & Marketing effective 1st April. Anders Runevad, his predecessor, will return to Ericsson. Kristian Tear will report to Sony Ericsson President – Bert Nordberg. Kristian Tear has 20+ years of…
Video: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 running Android
Who says Xperia X10 is the only Sony Ericsson handset that can run Android. The original WinMo device, Xperia X1, can handle Google’s mobile OS just as well. Ok, it’s not just as well, considering that X10 gets its power from Qualcomm’s super-fast Snapdragon CPU, but it does manage to start most of the apps.…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Will Upgrade from Android 1.6
Sony Ericsson recently revealed that the Xperia X2 won’t be supporting Windows Mobile 7, but they don’t seem to be having the same limitations for Android devices. according to a recent official blog post. Android 2.1 is alluded to at multiple points in the post, so we can assume that the X10 will eventually get…
Sony Ericsson Developer World gets a brand new website
Sony Ericsson has recently revamped its developer portal to make it look like an integrated part of the main Sony Ericsson website. The updated portal reflects the handset maker’s new branding look and feel, while adding a number of functionalities: Documents and tools are organized in a more intuitive way Search facility in improved Developer…
Fido to Launch the Sony Ericsson T715 in Pink
Nothing too startling here, but I suppose we shouldn’t be that surprised as Valentine’s Day approaches. Fido, Rogers’ discount carrier is set to offer a Pink version of the Sony Ericsson T715. I wonder how many pink devices we’ll see before Valentine’s this year? Any guesses? The T715 features a 2.2″ display, 3.2MP camera with…