Bert Nordberg (pictured above), who is currently the Executive Vice President of the Ericsson Group and Head of Ericsson’s Silicon Valley headquarters, will switching things up a bit by becoming the Co-President of Sony Ericsson on September 1st. He’ll be learning the ropes with current Sony Ericsson President Hideki (Dick) Komiyama for a month and…
FCC: Hello, Sony Ericsson Satio!
Sony Ericsson has a secret weapon waiting in the wings. Our favorite Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker has been working hard on their upcoming Sony Ericsson Satio 12-megapixel touchscreen smartphone, and it’s looking almost ready for primetime. The Sony Ericsson Satio has just been given the greenlight to connect with wireless networks in the US –…
Sony Ericsson Jalou announced; Special Dolce&Gabbana version also unveiled
Sony Ericsson announced a new clamshell called Jalou. It’s not the Symbian-powered smartphone as we previously heard, but a fancy mid-range feature phone. It’s clearly targeted toward females as at 73mm it’s “shorter than your favourite lipstick.” Specs wise, there’s a 3.2-megapixel camera on board, HSPA, GPS (U.S. only?), 2-inch QVGA internal screen, 1.3-inch 128×36…
Sony Ericsson W508 Bob Sinclar Edition unveiled
Sony Ericsson has teamed up with Bob Sinclar to release a special edition of its mid-range Walkman phone – W508. As a result, the Sony Ericsson W508 Bob Sinclar Edition was created, boasting identical specs as the original device, which BTW was announced back in January alongside two other phones – W715 and C510. The…
Brief: Rumor: Sony Ericsson working on a smartbook
Semantics: A netbook is a notebook powered by Intel’s Atom processor. A smartbook is supposed to be a notebook powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon, but many, including myself, have expanded the definition to include other ARM based processors. Now that we have that out of the way, Sascha Pallenberg of netbooknews says: “a reliable Taiwanese…
Sony Ericsson T715a clears the FCC; Heading to AT&T?
Sony Ericsson certainly needs some growth these days and in that sense they’ve pushed their recently announced Sony Ericsson T715a (where “a” stands for America) through FCC’s approval process. The 3G bands found on the phone (850/1900 MHz) are ready to sing along AT&T’s and Rogers Wireless’ network, and in that sense we wouldn’t be…
12 Megapixel Sony Ericsson Satio Gets Lengthy Video Review
The Sony Ericsson Satio (previously known as the Idou) has already had a reasonable go-over on video, but in case you wanted to see more of the 12 megapixel heavyweight, a beefy 25-minute review has been cooked up, going over the body, main menu, web browsing, and, of course, the camera. It’s probably worth checking…
Rumor: Sony Ericsson Jalou to come out this autumn with a 3 inch screen and be Symbian powered
Chalk this one up as a rumor, but people are saying that a device will be launched this fall from Sony Ericsson called the “Jalou” and that it will be Symbian powered, have a 3 inch screen, WiFi and HSDPA. No photos have been leaked. [Via: Engadget Mobile, Mobil.cz]
Sony Ericsson Themes Creator reaches version 4.05; Image cropping and Mac support added to the mix
Sony Ericsson has released an updated version of its Theme Creator software. Version 4.05 is the first release of V4 for the Mac, bringing new features like three-step wizard, new editing modes and Adobe Kuler file import. In addition to Mac support, the updated Theme Creator introduces a built-in image editor, allowing for image cropping…
Xperia X2 Caught on Video
A video showing off Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Xperia X2 has bubbled up; though not showing much, it does confirm a launch with Windows Mobile 6.5. The Panels interface is alive and well. The unreleased Xperia X2 was quickly overshadowed by the Android-packing X3 when it first broke cover, but the X2 still promises to be…