Sony Ericsson has recently announced that it has been appointed the Official Mobile Phone Handset of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The agreement with FIFA enables Sony Ericsson to partner with one of the world’s most popular sports and adds to the existing Sony Ericsson sponsorship portfolio. Sony Ericsson will apply the knowledge gathered from…
Sony Ericsson W350i gets Sex and the City edition
Sony Ericsson has released a special edition of its W350i Walkman phone for the modern ladies. The Sony Ericsson W350i Sex and the City edition is coated in Ivory White and will certainly find its fans among the fans of the popular TV series. Specs wise, the special edition handset is same as the original…
FCC approves Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 with U.S. 3G frequencies
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 has passed the FCC hurdle. Good thing for our U.S. readers is that the version we’ve now spotted at FCC’s website has the right 3G bands for the North American soil. That’s 1900MHz baby, meaning that one of the best Windows Mobile smartphones will work with AT&T’s 3G network. We’re not…
Sony Ericsson patent application hints at automatic zooming camera
The struggling Japanese-Swedish mobile phone venture, Sony Ericsson, isn’t exactly seeing their mobile phones flying off the proverbial shelf. With the company announcing employee layoffs and a retail store shutdown, Sony Ericsson had better inject some serious “cool” into their handset portfolio if they want to remain a viable mobile phone manufacturer. This latest patent…
Prototype Sony Ericsson M610i available on eBay
Sony Ericsson has been working on this thing for eons now, and after going for about 8 months without hearing a thing, it might have been safe to presume the project was canned. Well, it’s on eBay for about £88.00, and while it might not be much to look at (especially without a camera), once…
Sony Ericsson Russia gets a new general director
Sony Ericsson’s Russia office has a new general director. Starting from yesterday, October 1st, this post was taken by Craig Steyn Jacobs, who “brings a wealth of international management experience in consumer goods and paper industry.” What’s interesting about this is that the guy doesn’t come from the IT industry nor telecommunications. Rather, he proved…
Sony Ericsson to shutter doors on UK flagship retail store
Following on the Japanese-Swedish company’s announcement that hundreds of employees would be pink-slipped at their Research Triangle Park research facility, Sony Ericsson has announced that their UK flagship retail store will be closing down. The Sony Ericsson UK flagship store failed to turn a profit this year, as Sony Ericsson struggled with its overall bottom…
Sony Ericsson to cut 450 jobs at R&D facility
Times are tough. Sony Ericsson recently came off a painful profit decline that prompted the company to announce plans to fire 2,000 employees. And, with the global economy faltering to get back onto firm ground, Sony Ericsson has announced that they’ll be cutting expenses by cutting jobs. More specifically, Sony Ericsson is planning to lay…
Sony Ericsson C905 finally arriving?
After seeing videos and spy shots galore, we were eagerly awaiting Sony Ericsson’s 8-megapixel slider back in June, but were left empty-handed. Happily, online retailers are starting to get ready for a launch in early October. There’s a big ol’ cameraphone war brewing in the 8-megapixel category lately, and optics will be the key differentiator.…
Sony Ericsson Rika… In Red
Not too much is known about the Sony Ericsson Rika at this point, but that hasn’t stopped the rumors of spy shots from coming in. From what I can tell, the Rika looks like a walkman model of the G705. So, get ready to load her up with music. I would also assume it has…