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Announcements' Day - New Handsets from Sony Ericsson
2008-01-24 09:37:00
Today is the 24th January which means today in India, Sony Ericsson has announced new handsets. Shortly, the rumors, which I have been writing abut in recentl posts, have come true and SE have confirmed all those.Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of a couple of new mobile phones from the T series - Sony Ericsson T270i/a and T280i/a and unveiled a new R series with Sony Ericsson R300i/c/a and R306i/c/a for radio fans.Sony Ericsson T270T270i - GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900T270a - GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900Size: 100 x 45 x 13 mmWeight: 82 gramsColours: Silver on Black, Copper on SilverScreen: 65,536 colour TFT, 128 x 160 pixels 1.7 inchesPhone memory: Up to 10 MBEntertainment: FM radio, Java, Music tones (MP3), WAP 2.0 XHTMLCommunication & Messaging: Polyphonic ringtones, Speakerphone, Vibrating alert, Picture messaging (MMS), Predictive text input, Text messaging (SMS)Connectivity: Bluetooth™ technologyOrganizer: Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Phone book, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer...
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More Live Pictures of the Mysterious Cyber-Shot Handset
2008-01-23 10:07:00
Chinese PCOnline.com.cn has published more live pics of the Cyber -Shot branded new mysterious handset from Sony Ericsson.Click on thumbnails for a full-size view: I like this phone more and more :)
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Super Realistic Concept of the Sony Ericsson P2i
2008-01-22 09:16:00
WOW, look at this, I have never seen more realistic concept of the Sony Ericsson than this.As you can see, the concept is made by J. HavrlantGood job man, really good job.Source
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New Mysterious Cyber-Shot With a 5MP Camera
2008-01-21 14:47:00
While we are waiting for some new normal handsets from Sony Ericsson, new Cyber -Shot branded phone has been leaked on the Internet.It hasn't some confirmed name yet and there is no official information about it, but it's definitely from K series. As we can see on the images, the device is Cyber-Shot branded (In spite of this, style of the phone more like T series than K).The phone is equipped with a 5MP camera with 2 flash light LEDs, 16 million color QVGA (320x240) display and a built-in GPS module. We can also see a little front camera, which means, the phone supports 3G networks.Housing of this mysterious device looks a bit thinner than that of K850. The design is more retro style and in fact I like it, with more color choices it will be nicer, for example black one would be great :)I don't know why, but I think the phone will be named K8xx (Not K7xx or K9xx... Maybe K830? ) and will be targeting at middle range pricing.That's all what I know about this device for now. We hav...
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Which Handsets Can We Expect for 24th of January?
2008-01-21 14:09:00
As we already know, Sony Ericsson is preparing for the next announcement on the 24th of January and based on that info, new rumors appeared on the Internet speculating which handsets will be announced.Different ideas are expressed, but basically those rumors are about new Low-End devices from T series - Sony Ericsson T270 and T280. Difference between those models will be camera аvailability. Both will be equipped with a 128x160 res. display, FM radio, GPRS and bluetooth.To be honest, more new Low-End handsets doesn't makes me glad. Even if the rumors about the low-end handsets come true, I believe there will be surely one Middle-End and I hope at least one High-End phone. WE NEED SONY ERICSSON P5!!!
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Sony Ericsson Z660 VIDEO
2008-01-21 12:06:00
TV Commercials of Sony Ericsson Z660 have already hit the Internet. It's quite unusual to watch advertising videos of the device that hasn't been released yet :DAs you can see in the video, Sony Ericsson will be equipped with quite a big display and it seems there is going to be a GPS receiver too (Hope so)...
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Sony Ericsson K770i in New Colors
2008-01-18 13:04:00
One of the latest Cyber-Shot branded handsets - Sony Ericsson K770 is now available in two more color options. Now in addition to the Truffle Brown, Sandy Beige and Ultra Violet, we can get it in Henna Bronze and Soft Black colors.Sony Ericsson K770i: Henna BronzeSony Ericsson K770i: Soft BlackThe black one is pretty cool, isn't it?(For post with Sony Ericsson K770i specifications please click here)
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XPERIA - New Era with New Series
2008-01-18 09:29:00
Recently new rumors appeared about a new brand in the Sony Ericsson's handset series - XPERIA. Those rumors are supported by a new patent application filed 8 days ago by Sony Ericsson.Under XPERIA Sony Ericsson will be manufacturing ultra HIGH-END, some kind of super phones with smart and multimedia capabilities.For me it's too exciting and I can't wait for the official announcement and of course for the first super smartphone under the Xperia brand, maybe it's gonna be so long awaited Sony Ericsson P5? Or maybe they've already made something so super that they had some needs for filing new brand name? :D Who knows what kind of surprises are preparing for us Sony Ericsson, we have only to wait and see...
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Sony Ericsson is Preparing for the Next Announcement
2008-01-17 11:49:00
Some rumors appeared on the Internet that Sony Ericsson is preparing for the next announcement on the 24th of January. As noted on the justamp blog - the source of this rumor is bodeh6 from esato.The matter is that rumors like this may be real, as we've already learned, Sony Ericsson has a problem with protecting of their secrets :P.To be honest, I don't really like the lately announced handsets (Except of the W760i, of course :) I think it is one of the greatest additions to the Walkman series). I hope next handsets will be better :)From this press invitation we also can learn that, besides of the handset announcement, there's gonna be - next music strategy announcement at Midem (27th January) and press conference at Mobile World Congress (10th February).Stay tuned and subscribe to our RSS feed!
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New W760: HSDPA Walkman® phone with GPS and MSA
2008-01-17 11:27:00
On January 6, 2008, Sony Ericsson announced the new W760 Walkman® mobile phone - the eighth Sony Ericsson phone to support the Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) umbrella tandard (JSR 248). This tri-band HSDPA slider-style phone features music management with Shake Control and track discovery using TrackID™, 3D gaming boosted by an accelerometer and A/B buttons, and assisted GPS.MSA can now be found in eight Sony Ericsson phone series - the K630, K660, K850, V640, W760, W890, W910 and Z750 – giving developers a range of Java™ ME programming features including instant messaging/chat and presence based functionality, handling banking, payment transactions, user identification and authentication through secure encryption technology.W760 in more detail The W760 Walkman phone has a raft of entertainment options. The Walkman player 3.0 supports a range of audio formats, the SensMe™ feature automatically plots music by tempo and mood, and playlists can be navigated using the Shake...
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Sony Ericsson sells over 100 million handsets in 2007
2008-01-16 15:11:00
16 January 2008 Q4 Highlights: 18% increase in volume year-on-year Continued market share gains and profitable growth Continued investment for the future 2007 Highlights: Over 100 million units sold – more than double global market growth rate Margins remain strong as company shifts to broader portfolio Unit growth underpinned by increased sales of lower priced phones 145 million music enabled phones sold to date, of which 57 million were Walkman® phones – maintaining leadership in music The consolidated financial summary for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson) for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 is as follows: Q4 2006 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 2006 FY 2007 FY Numbe...
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Sony Ericsson M610i Video Review (Prototype)
2008-01-15 14:24:00
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Sony Ericsson signs Maria Sharapova in Landmark Off-Court Deal
2008-01-12 11:49:00
Melbourne, Australia – 14th January 2008 – Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has announced today that it has signed an exclusive four year sponsorship agreement with female tennis player, Maria Sharapova , to become the company’s first global brand ambassador. The stunning and talented Russian, who turns 21 in April this year, will undertake a series of innovative new consumer brand campaigns specifically designed to engage Sony Ericsson’s core target audiences and to utilise Maria away from the tennis court. Maria will also be working with Sony Ericsson’s design team on a range of products and accessories. The off-court agreement complements Sony Ericsson’s 6 year $88 million global title sponsorship of the WTA Tour which was signed in January 2005 and is the biggest deal in the history of women’s sport. Sony Ericsson’s commitment to women’s tennis has energised the game by bringing fans closer to the experience and taking the sport to new audiences through cutt...
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Time for luxury - Golden Sony Ericsson T650i
2008-01-12 08:56:00
As we know, Valentine’s Day is coming and we all must start thinking about presents for our darling ones. Maybe somebody with pleasure and maybe somebody with pressure, but the fact is that we must, I mean if we don't want to meet Valentine’s Day in a loneliness and in principle, not only Valentine’s Day :D.OK, let's pretend that we got some money and our girlfriend or boyfriend (for girls), loves handsets... But there is so big choice of phones! - You think - Which one shell I choose? (If you really asked this question to yourself, that means you've spent really really little time on her :P) The point is that Sony Ericsson had taken care of us and is now preparing to release new version of already well known device - Sony Ericsson T650i in a new color - Precious Gold.The new sleek exclusive addition to the range has the same stylish attributes as its predecessors but with an opulent addition - an 24 carat gold plating that encases the screen and scratch-resistant mineral g...
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Best Sellers - Best Selling Cell Phones
2008-01-10 21:35:00
Sony Ericsson W580iResearching the latest and greatest, the best sellers are not usually the most technologically advanced devices, because those usually cost and arm and a leg. Instead what sells the most is the best "bang for the buck," often free when purchased with a service plan. With the Mobiledia Best Seller Award, consumers can rest assured that they're getting a great phone at a great price.The Best Seller list is based on sales reports from InPhonic, the authorized partner of Mobiledia. The award is only given to current phones sold.Highlighted by orange accents, the Sony Ericsson W580i is illuminated in the dark with light effects along the side that change as users navigate the Walkman music player. The slim form factor hides a Walkman 2.0 music player, making it simple to organize and play favorite tunes. The Disc2Phone music management software and USB cable included in the box allow for easy transfer of music to and from a PC. Listeners can also tune to their favorit...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
2007-12-31 13:53:00
Dearest readersI want to wish you all a HAPPY NEW 2008 YEAR and best of luck. I hope new 2008 year will be much more productive as for us as for Sony Ericsson!Cheers!!!
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Sony Ericsson M610 Shows up
2007-12-31 12:04:00
There were some rumors from non official sources, that Sony Ericsson has stopped production of the long awaited successor to M600 - Sony Ericsson M61o, but it has showed up once again.If you remember, not long so ago, a prototype example has been leaked and spotted on German E-bay on sale for 1000EUR.
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Your Personal Snow Globe from Sony Ericsson
2007-12-29 15:12:00
2 days ago, I got a pretty cool e-mail with happy holiday wishes from Sony Ericsson . The e-mail contains link to a nice little site where you can create your own snow globe and send it to your friends and family with your warmest Christmas wishes.You can choose one of the three landscape modes. After decorating it and adding your message your personal snow globe is ready :) Naturally then you can send it to your friends or even get it on your Sony Ericsson mobile phone.I think this is a very beau gesture from Sony Ericsson :)So if you didn't get this e-mail and want to create your own snow globe click here and check it out ;)Here is mine :D
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First Live Picture of Sony Ericsson Z660
2007-12-28 15:20:00
The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog has published first live picture of the Sony Ericsson Z660.The picture contains only surface view and there's nothing really to look at, but at least we have a real picture of this device and at least now we have something to wait for from Sony Ericsson :DSource
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Sony Ericsson Becky - New Clamshell from Z series
2007-12-27 13:24:00
Not so long ago new rumors started to appear on the Internet about Sony Ericsson 's new ultra-slim clamshell device Sony Ericsson Z660.According to those rumors, Sony Ericsson has been working on a new clamshell device, which would be made in a metal and its thickness would be quite small, somewhere in a region of 14 mm.The phone would be equipped with a 2mp camera and would be intended to work in the networks of the third generation.Besides of the rumors, we have a spy picture too. How much is that a spy pic I don't know. It's more like a screenshot from AD, but the rumorsstate otherwise.
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Waterproof Handset
2007-12-26 09:42:00
How many people have damaged their handsets by dropping them in the water? Many, I think. This is quite a problem, for example when we are going to the sea. There is always a peril to drop your phone in the sea and damage it. I'm not even talking about expensive handsets, some people don't even take expensive devices with them because of the fear of damaging it. On another note, did you ever want shoot someone or something (for example, a fish, or maybe a shark :) underwater? Yes, I bet many people do :)So as it turns out, Sony Ericsson decided to fight with problems like these and has filed a patent of the waterproof mobile phone housing. It’s not just waterproof, the phone will be capable of underwater image capturing.Patent abstract:A housing may include a first portion that includes a window configured to allow a lens to capture images viewed through the window, and a first mating surface. The housing may include a second portion that includes a second mating surface adapted...
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Winners of the Sony Ericsson Content Awards 2007 unveiled
2007-12-26 08:47:00
On December 18, 2007, Sony Ericsson revealed the winners of its first-ever Content Awards in a virtual ceremony hosted on the company'swebsite www.sonyericsson.com/contentawards. Nominated in the categories of Gaming, Imaging, Productive Mobility, Music & Audio and Themes & Graphics, the winners were chosen by a jury of content industry professionals and judged on ease-of-use, entertainment factor, mobile innovation, functionality and audio performance. Sony Ericsson also announced the winner of a "Special Recognition Award" honoring a content creator who made the best use of the functionality within the company's mobile phones.The winners of the 2007 Sony Ericsson Content Awards are: Gaming RealNetworks Mobile Games Studio Mr.Goodliving – "Playman Extreme Running" Imaging BitCycle – "Pull Face Image Manipulator" The judges' motivation:Playman Extreme Running is a really cool, fun game that's easy to play. It takes a st...

Yet Another SPY Pic of the Sony Ericsson
2007-12-20 13:18:00
A couple of days ago, anonymous reader of our blog, commented interesting link of the Sony Ericsson 's spy photo in the article about Sony Ericsson K530c. Unfortunately there was not anything but link of the photo, no comment about its name or specifications.But at least we have a photo of the Sony Ericsson device, which wasn't released yet, so let's consider it.Unfortunately the photo has poor quality, portrayal is too much blurry for image recognition. Housing of the device looks like the housing of Sony Ericsson W910, which was released not so long ago. So it may be as Walkman branded as well as other member of the Sony Ericsson's mobile phone series.What can we say about its specifications? I think nothing but huge display (Maybe touchscreen) and 3G capabilities.Of course my opinion stays same as I've already noted in the previous post. I can't believe in it's authenticity until I see it at least with a good quality. But in spite of this, I think it's featuring much more ...
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First SPY Picture Of Sony Ericsson P5?
2007-12-18 09:26:00
Not so long ago a spy picture of the most awaited smartphone Sony Ericsson P5 has been leaked on the Internet. People are talking different things, some think that this is it! Yet, other people think that this is just a fake, probably a Photoshop work.I can't believe this is a real picture until see it at least with a good quality. Why do you guys always take spy pics with such a poor quality? And what kind of camera are you using? What kind of meaning has taking pictures like this, if you can't even prove authenticity of those pictures?I do not know your opinion, but I can't see anything proving its authenticity.Of course it would be great if it's real, but in my opinion it's yet another fake.
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Sony Ericsson K530c
2007-12-14 12:50:00
Sony Ericsson 's new handset Sony Ericsson K530c has been approved by the FCC. Not much official info is known about this phone but, externally it has no difference from Sony Ericsson K530i released in June of this year and. I guess in functionality K530c will be just like Sony Ericsson K530i... except of the 3G of course. K530c doesn't have 3G capabilities, as the other K530 does, which makes it only a tri-band 900/1800/1900 GSM phone.Sony Ericsson K530c is for Chinese users, but it is expected to hit the US market pretty soon, probably by the beginning of 2008. There are no details about its price, but since the K530i model costs about $300, we should expect K530c to retail for a bit less than that.
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PlayStation Phone From Sony Ericsson
2007-12-11 12:47:00
Past couple of days new rumors and conceptual works of Sony Ericsson 's one of the most awaited gaming handset - PlayStation Phone have hit the internet.However, Sony Ericsson hasn't even announced this handset yet. I said announced? There wasn't even serious talk about integration of this brand in handsets and I guess there will be nothing about the PSPhone in the nearest future. But in spite of this, people are still actively talking and writing about this device and making some concepts, and to be honest, some of them are really stylish and cool.This concept is made by muhummad-oli from esato.In addition to the a pleasant appearance, this concept has a dual slider form-factor with a huge display combined with sufficiently convenient navigation for gameplay.Another well done job is from sealover.With this concept he offers brand new and little bit unusual form-factor for a mobile phone with a huge display.All those nice concepts are good, but all this activity was crowned with a...
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Communicate With Your Handset By Your Hands
2007-12-07 09:24:00
From time to time, there are new more or less revolutionary inventions that make using, managing and navigating of mobile devices more convenient and fun.As of today, almost all kinds of navigation options are available, from simple numeric keypads, to QWERTY keyboards, to voice controls to touch screens. Possibilities seem to be endless.As you are well aware, Sony Ericsson offers all of those technologies. Time has come for something really new and different. It's a gestures time.According to a new patent application, it looks like that Sony Ericsson is going to integrate gestures in its devices more widely than before (For example Sony Ericsson W380).The patent is about a new gesture technology, where a user can input commands by simply gesturing in front of the camera lens and the phone would then be able to decode certain actions and react accordingly.For example, with pointing your finger up you could send an order to your phone for turning on a music player, or with pointing ...
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Secret Codes for Sony Ericsson Phones
2007-12-04 08:42:00
Some basic general secret codes that every Sony Ericsson user must know:IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number: *#06#Sony Ericsson Secret Menu (Software version, Service info, Service tests): >*Reset Language: Information about SIMLOCK: Enter to phone menu without SIM: After Wrong PIN: press NO: * *04*0000*0000*0000#View last dialed numbers: 0#View SIM numbers: On main display type a number and press #Legend:> - Right arrow (Button, joystick or jogdial)* - Asterisk# - SharpWarning! Try these codes at your own risk! We don't accept any complaints.P.S. Those codes are generally suitable for most the Sony Ericsson models, but there is still some chance that some of these codes may not work in your mobile.
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New Color For Sony Ericsson K850
2007-12-03 14:07:00
Sony Ericsson K850 in black housing. In my opinion, it's obviously more stylish than the two other standard colors, don't you agree?
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Some of the Latest Sony Ericsson Concepts
2007-12-03 11:07:00
We have compiled a nice collection of some of the latest pictures of the Sony Ericsson concepts from various sources.Click on thumbnails for a full-size view:
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