Mobile broadband networks, as exciting and powerful as they are now, are still in their infancy. And that means better days lie ahead. Wireless carriers are growing their mobile broadband services to offer faster data speeds and more bandwidth, and are slowly turning up the dial to 3.5G 20Mbps mobile broadband data speeds and beyond.…
Sony Ericsson Idou Spotted in Silver
The 12 megapixel camera-toting Idou from Sony Ericsson announced at Mobile World Congress has since been spied with a stylus, and has now been spotted with a silver paint job. I’m partial to the classic black, but options are always nice. The Idou’s going to be something of a powerhouse when it lands, and it…
Evernote gets an Xperia panel
There’s a new, very useful panel available for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. The “useful” part stands if you use Evernote, and if you don’t – you should definitely start using as it’s the single best note taking tool on the market. Using the Evernote panel you can quickly access all your notes as well…
Orange France to Launch 6 Android Devices in 2009… Including HTC Hero
The folks over at Mobinaute have learned that Orange France plans to launch six (yes, SIX) new Android-powered handsets in 2009. The lineup will include devices from Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, Samsung and HTC. Orange of course already has the G1 up-and-running within France, and are apparently planning to back that up with the launch…
Ericsson displays public affection for Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson is hurting. Having just cleared a dismal holiday quarter last year and looking an even worse Q1 2009 straight in the eye, the Japanese-Swedish joint venture known has been rumored to be headed toward a break-up. Ericsson today publicly squashed rumors that Sony was looking to buy Ericsson’s stake in Sony Ericsson, stating…
Sony Ericsson North America Chief jumps ship
It’s a bad sign for any company when your senior leadership starts handing in letters of resignation. Fellow struggling mobile phone maker Motorola saw its executive ranks dropping like flies on worsening news of the company’s dwindling handset business, and it seems that Sony Ericsson is feeling the same crunch. Sony Ericsson has announced that…
Sony Ericsson to Sell Half as Many Handsets as Last Quarter
Ouch. Sony Ericsson’s first quarter of 2009 is looking like a rough one, predicting 14 million units sold. That sounds like a lot on its own, but considering they were up around 24.2 million in Q4 ’08, that’s quite the drop. The whole thing translates to $459 million-$526 million in losses, and analysts have had…
Sony Ericsson S302, W302 get firmware updates
Sony Ericsson has recently released firmware upgrades (the new firmware version is R1CB001) for two of its low-end devices – S302 and W302. Unfortunately at the moment of this writing the updates are available in the company’s service centers, only. Hopefully, in the coming days these will also be available through Sony Ericsson Update Service…
Sony Ericsson C905 8 megapixel camera phone coming to U.S. in H2 2009
Reuters is reporting that Sony Ericsson is preparing to bring its camera phones to the U.S. market. Apparently, the Swedish-Japanese handset has high hopes for its flagship, 8 megapixel camera-equipped C905 Cybet-shot handset, which we’ve already heard is heading to Rogers Wireless in Canada. The company’s head of product marketing for North America, Jon Mulder,…
Sony rumored to be negotiating Sony Ericsson buy-out
Times are tough. For corporations, tough times usually leads to a few employee layoffs and asset fire sales. In this particular case, we’re hearing that Sony Ericsson may soon be a wholly-owned arm of Sony. Word on the street has Sony positioning itself to buy Ericsson’s 50% stake in the mobile phone joint-venture known as…