Sony Ericsson Mobile reviews

January 30, 2008

Video: Sony Ericsson W350 demo

Filed under: sony ericsson mobile reviews — admin @ 9:00 am

Video: Sony Ericsson W350 demo

The demo video for the recently announced Sony Ericsson W350 Walkman phone is here. As you’re about to see, it’s the thinness and the overall look of the phone the Swedish-Japanese handset maker is pushing. The device looks right and aside from the lack of the standard 3.5mm audio jack, it’s the perfect feature music phone… Anyway, enjoy the short commercial.
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The demo video for the recently announced Sony Ericsson W350 Walkman phone is here. As you’re about to see, it’s the thinness and the overall look of the phone the Swedish-Japanese handset maker is pushing. The device looks right and aside from the lack of the standard 3.5mm audio jack, it’s the perfect feature music phone… Anyway, enjoy the short commercial.
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  • More pictures of Sony Ericsson’s 5 megapixel GPS equipped phone leaked

    We got you some action yesterday, here is more today, hope you’re wearing protection:

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    We got you some action yesterday, here is more today, hope you’re wearing protection:

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    Should Sony Ericsson buy Motorola’s bleeding Mobile Devices division?

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    Late last year the world, by that I mean enthusiastic Symbian users, were stunned to find out that Motorola decided to buy a 50% stake in UIQ, the platform that until very recently has powered only Sony Ericsson smartphones. Was this negotiation the beginning of an even stronger relationship to come?

    Motorola isn’t known for their loyalty to one particular platform, they’ve even started development on an in house Java and Linux powered operating system. Sony Ericsson on the other hand has their feature phone platform, which is hands down the most robust non-smartphone operating system in the industry due to their stringent efforts to adopt as many J2ME JSRs as possible, as well as the Symbian powered UIQ platform.

    Motorola has a horrible reputation in terms of software; anyone who has ever used a RAZR can tell you that. Sony Ericsson meanwhile has a pair of above average operating systems; sadly even at full capacity the Swedish Japanese joint venture can’t make enough handsets to sell.

    Sony Ericsson’s 2007 handset shipments broke the 100 million mark for the first time; Motorola’s 2007 sales were dropped to 159 million units compared to 217 million in 2006. Sony Ericsson wants to become a top player, but do they have the logistics to do it? If both companies combined, and if we use 2007 figures, then this merger would create a company that commands 23.3% of the market. Not quite Nokia’s 40%, but certainly eclipsing the current number two player Samsung with 14.3% of the 1.1 billion phones sold last year.

    Motorola has a healthy market share in America, but performs quite poorly in Europe and Asia where users demand more capable hardware. Sony Ericsson is only now attempting to break into the American market, but it is difficult to predict how well they’ll do; in Europe and Asia they’re the device of choice for people who don’t already own a Nokia.

    Motorola’s corporate structure currently consists of three business units: Mobile Devices, Home and Networks Mobility and Enterprise Mobility Solutions. Together they made 36.6 billion dollars in sales and 2 out of the three units actually increased their numbers; Home and Networks 9% increase year on year and Enterprise Mobility 43% increase year on year. The Mobile Devices unit on the other hand made 33% less in 2007 than it had in 2006 and actually made the company loose 1.2 billion dollars as opposed to making 2.7 billion the year prior.

    Sony Ericsson is a separate company, a joint venture between 2 huge players, which focuses purely on mobile devices. They are small and nimble, with one goal: to break into the top 3 mobile phone manufacture space. Motorola would be wise to let their engineers mingle with Sony Ericsson employees in Europe and Asia, they might learn some new tricks and together in terms of both hardware and software talent could become a global powerhouse.

    What do you guys think, will there be an alliance formed between the Americans, Swedes and Japanese to try and take on the Finnish or will the barbarians rip each other to shreds as they try to take on each other instead of the number one guy?

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    Late last year the world, by that I mean enthusiastic Symbian users, were stunned to find out that Motorola decided to buy a 50% stake in UIQ, the platform that until very recently has powered only Sony Ericsson smartphones. Was this negotiation the beginning of an even stronger relationship to come?

    Motorola isn’t known for their loyalty to one particular platform, they’ve even started development on an in house Java and Linux powered operating system. Sony Ericsson on the other hand has their feature phone platform, which is hands down the most robust non-smartphone operating system in the industry due to their stringent efforts to adopt as many J2ME JSRs as possible, as well as the Symbian powered UIQ platform.

    Motorola has a horrible reputation in terms of software; anyone who has ever used a RAZR can tell you that. Sony Ericsson meanwhile has a pair of above average operating systems; sadly even at full capacity the Swedish Japanese joint venture can’t make enough handsets to sell.

    Sony Ericsson’s 2007 handset shipments broke the 100 million mark for the first time; Motorola’s 2007 sales were dropped to 159 million units compared to 217 million in 2006. Sony Ericsson wants to become a top player, but do they have the logistics to do it? If both companies combined, and if we use 2007 figures, then this merger would create a company that commands 23.3% of the market. Not quite Nokia’s 40%, but certainly eclipsing the current number two player Samsung with 14.3% of the 1.1 billion phones sold last year.

    Motorola has a healthy market share in America, but performs quite poorly in Europe and Asia where users demand more capable hardware. Sony Ericsson is only now attempting to break into the American market, but it is difficult to predict how well they’ll do; in Europe and Asia they’re the device of choice for people who don’t already own a Nokia.

    Motorola’s corporate structure currently consists of three business units: Mobile Devices, Home and Networks Mobility and Enterprise Mobility Solutions. Together they made 36.6 billion dollars in sales and 2 out of the three units actually increased their numbers; Home and Networks 9% increase year on year and Enterprise Mobility 43% increase year on year. The Mobile Devices unit on the other hand made 33% less in 2007 than it had in 2006 and actually made the company loose 1.2 billion dollars as opposed to making 2.7 billion the year prior.

    Sony Ericsson is a separate company, a joint venture between 2 huge players, which focuses purely on mobile devices. They are small and nimble, with one goal: to break into the top 3 mobile phone manufacture space. Motorola would be wise to let their engineers mingle with Sony Ericsson employees in Europe and Asia, they might learn some new tricks and together in terms of both hardware and software talent could become a global powerhouse.

    What do you guys think, will there be an alliance formed between the Americans, Swedes and Japanese to try and take on the Finnish or will the barbarians rip each other to shreds as they try to take on each other instead of the number one guy?


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      • ARM ships 10 billionth chip

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        ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) have announced that they have shipped their 10 billionth chip - a stat which I find amazing….

        These days the chips are providing the processing power for everything from iPod to your Netgear router - but some time ago, the origins of ARM were far more humble.

        Anyone in the UK will probably remember the Acorn series of computers, including this veritable bad-boy - the Archimedes (A3010):

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        Acorns sold pretty well in to Schools back in the day, and I’m sure many of you will remember using them (not to be confused with RM - Research Machines). Well things have come on a bit since then, and now you would find ARM chips in numerous mobile devices - recent examples of which being the LG Viewty, Nokia N95″ target=”_blank”>Nokia N95, and Sony Ericsson P1i - oh, and this not very well know device, called an iPhone?!

        Crucially though, ARM doesn’t manufacture the chips itself (can you imagine the size of a facility that was shipping 3bn chips per year?) - it licenses it’s technology.

        One of those rare instances of a company you may not have heard of, making a massive impact on the world of Mobile devices - chances are you probably own a device (or more than one) with an ARM chip in it - amazing!

        [Via: Tech.co.uk]

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        armlogosmall

        ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) have announced that they have shipped their 10 billionth chip - a stat which I find amazing….

        These days the chips are providing the processing power for everything from iPod to your Netgear router - but some time ago, the origins of ARM were far more humble.

        Anyone in the UK will probably remember the Acorn series of computers, including this veritable bad-boy - the Archimedes (A3010):

        A3010

        Acorns sold pretty well in to Schools back in the day, and I’m sure many of you will remember using them (not to be confused with RM - Research Machines). Well things have come on a bit since then, and now you would find ARM chips in numerous mobile devices - recent examples of which being the LG Viewty, Nokia N95″ target=”_blank”>Nokia N95, and Sony Ericsson P1i - oh, and this not very well know device, called an iPhone?!

        Crucially though, ARM doesn’t manufacture the chips itself (can you imagine the size of a facility that was shipping 3bn chips per year?) - it licenses it’s technology.

        One of those rare instances of a company you may not have heard of, making a massive impact on the world of Mobile devices - chances are you probably own a device (or more than one) with an ARM chip in it - amazing!

        [Via: Tech.co.uk]

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January 29, 2008

Confirmed: Sony Ericsson to launch Play Now Arena on January 27th

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Confirmed: Sony Ericsson to launch Play Now Arena on January 27th

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IntoMobile reader Ron Smeets recieved an invitation to attend Sony Ericsson’s Play Now Arena launch on the 27th of January, he was nice enough to share this picture over at his blog Mobile Cowboys. It says: “Sony Ericsson invites you to join us at MIDEM in Cannes for further details around our launch of PlayNow arena, Sony Ericsson’s platform for distribution of digital content. Light food and drinks will be served.”

This confirms the leaked press release schedule I posted earlier today and Engadet’s post from ages ago about Play Now Arena.

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IntoMobile reader Ron Smeets recieved an invitation to attend Sony Ericsson’s Play Now Arena launch on the 27th of January, he was nice enough to share this picture over at his blog Mobile Cowboys. It says: “Sony Ericsson invites you to join us at MIDEM in Cannes for further details around our launch of PlayNow arena, Sony Ericsson’s platform for distribution of digital content. Light food and drinks will be served.”

This confirms the leaked press release schedule I posted earlier today and Engadet’s post from ages ago about Play Now Arena.


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    As a reminder, Sony Ericsson will announce new products on a day before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Stay tuned… And in the meantime enjoy the video.
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    As a reminder, Sony Ericsson will announce new products on a day before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Stay tuned… And in the meantime enjoy the video.
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Video: Sony Ericsson Z660 commercial

Filed under: sony ericsson mobile reviews — admin @ 4:00 am

Video: Sony Ericsson Z660 commercial

Even though we still wait for Sony Ericsson to officially unveil the stylish ultra-thin Z660i clamshell, this morning I’ve spotted the demo video on YouTube. As you’re about to see, the device is quite slick and the built-in Google Maps suggests it will also pack the GPS receiver. Hopefully, I’m right on this one…

As a reminder, Sony Ericsson will announce new products on a day before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Stay tuned… And in the meantime enjoy the video.
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Even though we still wait for Sony Ericsson to officially unveil the stylish ultra-thin Z660i clamshell, this morning I’ve spotted the demo video on YouTube. As you’re about to see, the device is quite slick and the built-in Google Maps suggests it will also pack the GPS receiver. Hopefully, I’m right on this one…

As a reminder, Sony Ericsson will announce new products on a day before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Stay tuned… And in the meantime enjoy the video.
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    ARM ships 10 billionth chip

    armlogosmall

    ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) have announced that they have shipped their 10 billionth chip - a stat which I find amazing….

    These days the chips are providing the processing power for everything from iPod to your Netgear router - but some time ago, the origins of ARM were far more humble.

    Anyone in the UK will probably remember the Acorn series of computers, including this veritable bad-boy - the Archimedes (A3010):

    A3010

    Acorns sold pretty well in to Schools back in the day, and I’m sure many of you will remember using them (not to be confused with RM - Research Machines). Well things have come on a bit since then, and now you would find ARM chips in numerous mobile devices - recent examples of which being the LG Viewty, Nokia N95″ target=”_blank”>Nokia N95, and Sony Ericsson P1i - oh, and this not very well know device, called an iPhone?!

    Crucially though, ARM doesn’t manufacture the chips itself (can you imagine the size of a facility that was shipping 3bn chips per year?) - it licenses it’s technology.

    One of those rare instances of a company you may not have heard of, making a massive impact on the world of Mobile devices - chances are you probably own a device (or more than one) with an ARM chip in it - amazing!

    [Via: Tech.co.uk]

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    armlogosmall

    ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) have announced that they have shipped their 10 billionth chip - a stat which I find amazing….

    These days the chips are providing the processing power for everything from iPod to your Netgear router - but some time ago, the origins of ARM were far more humble.

    Anyone in the UK will probably remember the Acorn series of computers, including this veritable bad-boy - the Archimedes (A3010):

    A3010

    Acorns sold pretty well in to Schools back in the day, and I’m sure many of you will remember using them (not to be confused with RM - Research Machines). Well things have come on a bit since then, and now you would find ARM chips in numerous mobile devices - recent examples of which being the LG Viewty, Nokia N95″ target=”_blank”>Nokia N95, and Sony Ericsson P1i - oh, and this not very well know device, called an iPhone?!

    Crucially though, ARM doesn’t manufacture the chips itself (can you imagine the size of a facility that was shipping 3bn chips per year?) - it licenses it’s technology.

    One of those rare instances of a company you may not have heard of, making a massive impact on the world of Mobile devices - chances are you probably own a device (or more than one) with an ARM chip in it - amazing!

    [Via: Tech.co.uk]

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