If you have to use a key-card to gain access to a certain building, it’s probably not a good idea to steal anything out of said building. Apparently, nobody passed that memo to a 35-year old man was caught today in Sweden with $90,000 (750,000 kronor) worth of stolen Sony Ericsson hardware. The thief managed…
CES: Day 4 Wrap-Up
The Palm Pre remained the elephant in the room for most of our CES 2009, but we did manage to catch up on everything else happening on our last day. The morning kicked off with an extensive tour of the Nokia booth (Will had a looksee too). I got some playtime with the very nice…
CES 2009: New Images of the Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C510
You might remember my post yesterday about the new Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C510… and the promo video that came with. The new device comes with a 3.2MP camera (with autofocus), 3.2x digital zoom, Smile Shutter technology (cool), Face detection (double cool) and more. Lots of features are jammed into this very capable candybar offering from…
Sony Ericsson Unveils C510 Cyber-shot with Smile Shutter Technology
You may remember Dusan reporting on the Sony Ericsson C510 Cyber-shot (aka ‘Kate’) way back in early December. Well, some time has passed, we’re in the new year, and promo ads are appearing for the C510. Sony Ericsson actually launched the device a few days ago at CES, on January 7th. The C510 Cyber-shot comes…
Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot to get a software update in February
Aside from announcing three new mobile phones, Sony Ericsson also announced that it will be rolling out a software update for its flagship 8.1 megapixel camera-equipped C905 Cyber-shot handset. The upgrade will include additional functionalities as well as new mobile apps. Here’s what the upcoming C905 update features: Smile Shutter YouTube WayFinder 8 – new…
Video: Sony Ericsson W508 commercial
Sony Ericsson was quite fast to release the first commercial for its unveiled-at-CES W508 Walkman phone, as we just caught it on YouTube, only few days after it has been officially announced. As you can see from the clip above, the device is designed to appeal to the younger audience, who want to dump their…
Sony Ericsson reveals three new phones: W508, W715 and C510
Sony Ericsson has unveiled three new phones at the CES. Two of the three are Walkman-branded (W508, W715), while the third one is a Cyber-shot (C510). Here’s a recap: W508 – clamshell form factor, HSDPA enabled, 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom, 2.2-inch QVGA screen, Memory Stick Micro (M2) expansion slot, FM radio with…
UIQ bankrupt, mobile platform is officially dead
With the UIQ codebase integrated into the SymbianSymbian OS holdings Foundation’s comprehensive , UIQ’s future as a stand-alone mobile operating system is bleak. And, with news today that UIQ, which is jointly owned by Sony Ericsson and Motorola, has filed for bankruptcy, the UIQ platform is all but dead. We’ve been expecting UIQ to slowly…
Images: Sony Ericsson C510 aka Kate caught in the wild
Back in December we wrote about the upcoming C510 aka Kate phone. Now we have live images of the device caught in the wild. Specs are already known, let me quickly recap them: 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash, auto-rotation, face detection, smile shutter, photo fix, Cyber-shot UI 2.0, 2.2-inch QVGA screen, 160…
Almost confirmed: Sony Ericsson Hikaru is a Walkman phone
Although we don’t have this officially confirmed, it’s coming from the always highly informed source (at least when it comes to Sony Ericsson matters) – SEMC Blog. We talked about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Hikaru phone before, and now we have more information to share. Here’s what we know: It’s a Walkman phone 2.6-inch screen…