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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Reviews Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 is a well-designed and fully stocked smartphone that offers great customisation via its interactive panel interface. However, with its high price tag, the X1 is definitely a luxury item.
Tags: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Panel, MicroSD, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Touch Screen, phone, keyboard, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., multimedia, handset
Motorola eyes Philippine mass mobile market
News Handset maker hopes to shake Nokia's stranglehold on the mobile phone mass market in the Philippines with new "very cost-effective" devices, says exec.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Motorola Inc., Philippines, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., multimedia, Nokia Corp.
Ericsson, STMicro form semiconductor joint venture
News The two manufacturers have merged their mobile semiconductor and platforms businesses.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Mobile platforms/communications, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Venture, Semiconductor, intellectual property, software, marketing
Skype tests mobile Java client
News The company has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices and plans to make a public release soon.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Java, Skype Technologies S.A., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, phone, telephony, software, Sweden, Nokia Corp.
Sony Ericsson brings Flash, Java together for phones
News The phone manufacturer wants mobile developers to be able to pick and choose their favourite elements from the rival platforms.
Tags: Mobile applications, Java, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, operating system, phone, API, software, Adobe Systems Inc., general manager
Why Samsung and LG scare Motorola
News With a slew of multimedia cell phone models, the Koreans are grabbing market share in both the United States and emerging markets.
Tags: Acquisitions, Mobile platforms/communications, Apple Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Hyundai, Security, Motorola Inc., Google Inc., Sales, Touch Screen
Apple is third in global smartphone rankings
News Statistics from Gartner suggest that the iPhone, which has been available for just one year, has already taken Apple to third place in the smartphone stakes.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Gartner Inc., Sales, Touch Screen, phone
First Symbian Foundation handsets due in 2010
News The move by Nokia and allies to spur the development of mobile Web applications is seen as a major strike against Google and its nascent Android platform.
Tags: Symbian, Linux, Open source, Cellular phones, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Google Inc., Symbian Inc., handset company, Wall Street Journal
Symbian Foundation gets nine new members
News The Nokia-led mobile open source consortium welcomes a slew of new members, including 3 and Marvell.
Tags: Symbian, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Mobile Internet, QoS, Symbian Inc., IBM xSeries, software, Marvell, Internet
Sony Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs as profits tumble
News Gartner fears the company's management has "given up" for the remainder of the year, after the handset maker barely broke even in the second quarter.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Layoffs, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Environment, Microsoft ASP, job, handset company, Internet, Nokia Corp., consultant
Nokia throws BlackBerry Connect off new handsets
News The Finnish manufacturer's new E-series business handsets will not work with the BlackBerry e-mail client, as Nokia wants to give users a 'proper choice' of e-mail software.
Tags: E-mail clients, BlackBerry, Smart phones, Palm Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., handset company
Sony Ericsson's answer to the iPhone?
News news analysis Sony Ericsson's Xperia mobile phone will not be released for a couple of months, but it is getting a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Adobe PhotoShop, Touch Screen, phone, software, keyboard, Apple iPhone
Opera joins Symbian Foundation
News Browser developer joins the Nokia-led consortium, set up in June to turn the mobile operating system into an open source platform. It also teams up with Nvidia.
Tags: Symbian, Mobile/Wireless, Open source, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian Inc., processor, Nokia Corp., Opera Software
Sony Ericsson: Xperia not tied to Windows Mobile
News The manufacturer hints that non-Windows Mobile handsets may in future appear under the Xperia brand, but says it is satisfied with Windows Mobile for now.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mobile platforms, Smart phones, Battery, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Touch Screen, phone
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft said no, no, no
News How the Xperia X1 mobile phone, which hits its first markets very soon, convinced Redmond to free Windows.
Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, software, Germany, Sweden
