The Sony Ericsson MW600 is a new Hi-Fi Bluetooth Wireless Headset with a built-in FM radio tuner. Features of the MW600 includes:

• Built-in microphone, call answer key, 3.5mm jack to swap headphones
• Compatible with all Sony Ericsson mobile phones and Bluetooth enabled handsets from other
• Connect to two wireless devices simultaneously
• Mirrored OLED display
• 10 meter Bluetooth range
• Bluetooth A2DP profile support
• 3.5 mm plug
• 2 hour charging time with 170 mAh battery
• 8.5 hour battery life for streaming

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Sony Ericsson finally jumps on the Android bandwagon with yesterday’s announcement of the upcoming XPERIA X10 handset – their first phone to deliver Sony Ericsson’s new user experience (UX) platform built on top of the Android OS. Sigh.. another Android phone I just might be lusting after.

The introduction of the X10 also brings with it two new “signature” applications – Mediascape and Timescape. Timescape manages all of your communications within a single application – whether its emails, text messages, status updates with Twitter, Facebook etc. Mediascape is a centralized application for music, photos, and videos with access to content on the phone and on the Internet.

Other features and specs of the XPERIA X10 include:

• Supports GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 900/1700/2100 and UMTS HSPA 800/850/1900/2100
• 4.0 inch 480 x 854 resolution scratch-resistant display with support for 262K colors
• Android Market support
• ActiveSync for access to Microsoft Exchange
• Built-in aGPS
• HSPA connectivity
• 8.1 megapixel camera with up to 16x digital zoom
• Intelligent face recognition technology; geotagging; image and video stabilizer; photo and video light; smile detection; touch focus; and video recording
• Music features include Album Art, Bluetooth stereo profile support, built-in media player, music tones, PlayNow support, and TrackID
• Built-in web browser
• Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, flight mode, Infinite button, office suite, phone book with dialer, and world clock
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
• 8GB microSD card
• Measures 4.7 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches and weighs 4.8oz

The XPERIA X10 will be available in Sensuous Black and Luster White and should be available in “selected markets” in Q1 of 2010.

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Sony Ericsson brings motion-activation to the world of headphones with the introduction of the new MH907 – the world’s first motion-activated headphones that actually sense the user. To listen to music, simply plug in both earphones; to stop listening, just remove one earbud.

Yup.. that’s it.

Better yet – the same techniques apply to answering and ending phone calls.  What makes this all possible is Sony Ericsson’s use of SensMe Control technology which means users don’t have to worry about pressing any buttons at all.

The MH907 measures 164 cm long, weighs 25.32 grams, and is available in two colors – Yellow/White and Titan Chrome.

Head on over to http://www.sonyericsson.com/putyourearsincontrol/ for more information (including a short film) about the MH907.

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New leaked pictures of what appears to be the upcoming Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 handset have popped up over at XDA-Developers.com. Head over to the website to check out the pictures (the poster requested that the pictures stay on that site so the above picture was from an earlier leak). Enjoy!

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Sony Ericsson C905a Cyber-shot:

• Slider form factor handset
• 2.4 inch scratch-resistant mineral glass screen
• Dedicated camera keys and shortcuts
• 8.1 megapixel camera – highest available from an AT&T phone right now
• Photo features such as face detection, autofocus, Xenon flash with red eye reduction, and GPS geotagging
• 3G network support
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) storage support
• Support for PictBridge printing
• BestPic technology captures seven successive photos with one click – allowing the user to determine the best photos to keep
• Smart contrast – compensates for areas that are too bright or too dark
• Support for AT&T Video Share, AT&T Music, Mobile Email, AT&T Navigator
• FM radio and video recording

Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman:

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• New way to interact with Facebook – users open the phone to view Facebook friends status updates and profile pictures
• One click from the standby screen allows users to update their Facebook status
• Upload pictures to your profile directly from the camera
• Advanced Shake Control technology lets users shuffle, skip, and control volume with a flick of the wrist
• Purchase and download music over data network from Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile via AT&T Music
• Gesture Control technology lets users reject incoming calls or send the alarm to snooze with a wave of the hand over the camera lens

Both handsets will be available starting on July 19th. The C905a will be available for $179.99 after a mail-in rebate and a new two-year agreement. The W518a ill be available for $49.99 after a mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement.

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Supposed leaked pictures of Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Android-based handset are now up over at the Danish website called “Mobil”. According to the online publication, the new Android handset will be part of Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA product lineup which up until this point has been exclusively Windows Mobile driven.

Specs to the Sony Ericsson handset certainly are impressive if they turn out to be true. Here’s what’s rumored thus far:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (QSD8250)
• 7.2 Mbps HSPA connectivity
• 8.1 megapixel webcam with autofocus and flash
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• miniUSB port

No word on availability nor pricing at this time but if looks could kill ..

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Why should Sony be worried? It’s all about the developer of course!

The immense popularity of the iPhone/iPod touch coupled with the relative ease of developing for the platform has paved the way for thousands of applications in the Apple App Store. Increasingly more game companies are now developing games for the iPhone/iPod touch.. and therein lies the rub for Sony. It faces a threat of slowly becoming irrelevant as developers flock to Apple instead of developing games for say the Sony PSP.

The Reuters article states that Sony could be readying a new project team as early as next month to look into developing a new product which combines the key functionality of Sony Ericsson mobile phones and the Sony PSP.

Of course Sony declined to comment.

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The folks over at Phone Arena have managed to get their hands on a prototype unit of the upcoming Sony Ericsson Satio handset. Announced back at MWC 2009 as the Sony Ericsson Idou, the Satio is the company’s first all inclusive multimedia oriented mobile handset. The specs include:

• 3.5 inch touch enabled display with 360 x 640 resolution and support for 16 million colors
• 12 megapixel camera with Xenon flash
• Symbian S60 OS
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• Built-in GPS
• microSD slot
• Volume rocker control
• Internet browser
• Music player
• Video player
• FM radio

No verdict as of yet since this is a prototype unit but there’s plenty of stuff to read through so head on over and check it out.

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Supposed digital stills of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 have apparently leaked onto the Net courtesy of jjlifeblog’s website here. The pictures show the X2 to be another sideways-sliding handset with a full QWERTY keyboard (I appreciate the large Return key on the right hand side!) running Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional. According to SonyInsider.com, the X2 will have the following specs:

• 8.1 megapixel camera with auto-focus
• VGA video recording at 30fps
• 3.5 inch WVGA OLED display
• GPS
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Accelerometer
• Faster processor on the inside than the X1
• 512MB RAM
• New XPERIA panels (including a PS3 remote panel)

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According to Rikko Sakaguchi, Corporate Vice President and Head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson, “Sony Ericsson has made significant investments in the development of its mobile Java™ Platform, which has enabled an exceptional user-experience and consistent performance. We are confident that extending the Java™ Platform to a much larger global market will encourage developers to drive innovation and create richer user experiences for our customers”.

With this move, Sony Ericsson hopes the applications developed on their high end smartphone devices will eventually trickle down to the masses using cost-efficient 3G handsets – something that will be particularly important for emerging markets such as China. The real question is – is it too little too late to counter moves made by competitors such as Nokia, Apple, RIM, and Google?

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Four new panels for the Xperia X1 mobile phone were introduced today by Sony Ericsson. Available for download in mid-March, the four panels are as follows:

• CNN panel so you can keep up to speed with news, sports, weather etc
• Skype panel for quick access to Skype. Browse through your contacts and call or IM them
• Mytopia panel lets you play bingo and poker games with people around the world
• “On the Road” panel designed for people on the road and in their card. The panel features large touch icons and a simplified layout providing direct access to music playlists and tracks, navigation tools, and easy to use call-handling

According to Sony Ericsson, since the launch of the X1 in Q4 of last year, approximately 420,000 panels have been downloaded onto the X1 around the world.

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Sony Ericsson unveils the new W995 Walkman handset – a mobile phone that attempts to deliver the most comprehensive multimedia experience out there. To accomplish this, the W995 is the first handset to feature the new Sony “Media Go” application which attempts to make it easy to bring your multimedia content with you on the W995. According to Sony Ericsson, Media Go “lets you effortlessly and automatically transfer any audio, photos and videos between your phone and computer”. Alexandre Cardon, Global Marketing Business Manager at Sony Ericsson, says “With Media Go there’s no need to worry about format, resolution and ‘frame per second’ anymore”

To enable the best possible multimedia experience, the W995 features an 8.1 megapixel camera, enough battery life to watch two full length feature films, a built-in stand making it easy to watch videos, built-in stereo speakers so you can share your tunes with the people around you, HPM-77 premium headphones, Wi-Fi, and 3G networking support.

Here’s a quick rundown of important features and specs for the Sony Ericsson Walkman W995:

• 8.1 megapixel camera with up to 16x digital zoom
• Auto focus, face detection, photo flash, video recording, video and image stabilizer, video light, and PictBridge support
• Clear Stereo, Clear Bass support
• Bluetooth stereo support
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Stereo speakers
• Access NetFront web browser
• Speakerphone
• Video call support
• Email, MMS, SMS, IM support
• Measures 97 x 49 x 15 mm and weighs 113 grams
• 2.6 inch 240 x 320 pixel display with support for 262K colors
• Available in progressive black, cosmic silver, energetic red
• Up to 118MB of phone memory
• 8GB Memory Stick Micro
• Tag a place-name to your memories or stay on track with aGPS and Google Maps
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UTMS/HSPA 900/2100

The W995 is expected in select markets starting in Q2.

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SEMC Blog reports on a new Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot handset set to appear at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in February. Known as the Sony Ericsson C903 (formerly known as the Frances), the handset features a 5 megapixel camera, a 2.4 inch 320 x 240 resolution LCD display, an active lens cover, aGPS, and photo technologies such as PhotoFix, Face Detection, and Smile Shutter. Expect the C903 by the end of the second quarter of 2009.

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Sony will reportedly close two television factories and eliminate 2000 jobs in Japan – although when this will happen is unclear. This could be part of their previously announced job cuts or this could be something new. Nevertheless jobs are being eliminated.

After having a horrid fourth quarter, Intel announced details on how it was going to reduce fab output and streamline production to match market demand. The company plans on closing two assembly test facilities in Penang, Malaysia and one in Cavite, Philippines. Production will also halt at Fab 20 in Hillsboro, OR, and wafer production will end at the D2 fab in Santa Clara, CA. A total of 5,000 to 6,000 employees will be affected by these moves but not all of them will leave the company. Intel plans on offering other positions at the locations.

Sony Ericsson also had a pretty miserable fourth quarter as it saw a 31 percent drop in net profits year over year. The company announced that it would cut 5,000 jobs or about 6 percent of the work force. Ouch.

Not exactly the best way to start the new year…

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Thanks again to the FCC! This time, it looks like the Sony Ericsson C905 handset has made its way through the agency yet again. However, this time, the handset has a little something extra – support for 850/1900 WCDMA frequencies. Other specs to the C905 include:

• 8.1 megapixel camera with auto focus
• Xenon flash, 3 LED video light, focus assist lamp, self portrait mirror
• Image stabilizer and face detection autofocus (up to 3 faces)
• 16x digital zoom
• video recording
• Dual function d-pad
• Mechanical lens cover
• Built-in GPS receiver
• Wi-Fi

Expect this Cybershot phone to make its way to AT&T at some point in the future.

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Participating Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks will come factory-equipped with Sony Ericsson built-in mobile broadband modules which will be enabled for AT&T’s LaptopConnect 3G service. Supporting ThinkPad notebooks for this offer include three ThinkPad SL notebooks, all Lenovo T series notebooks, and all Lenovo X series notebooks.

Finally, if you purchase a ThinkPad notebook with embedded mobile broadband AND you establish an account with AT&T, you will receive 30 days of free AT&T DataConnect service.

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AT&T and Sony Ericsson announced the availability of the Sony Ericsson W760a Walkman phone – the first 3G Walkman phone in the U.S. The W760a is a full-on Walkman phone with features such as:

• SensMe technology which creates playlists based on tempo and mood
• Support for AAC, AAC+, MP3, WMA file formats
• Customizable equalizer
• Support for eMusic Mobile, Napster Mobile
• Built-in FM radio
• MegaBass support
• TrackID

The handset also includes a built-in accelerometer which allows users to “shake” or “tilt” their handset to fast forward to the next track or of course play video games. Speaking of games, the handset also comes with dedicated A and B gaming buttons for additional control.

Other specs of the Sony Ericsson W760a include:

• 240 x 320 262K color TFT display
• 40MB memory
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) support
• Quad band GSM support
• EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA support
• 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom
• Picture blogging support
• Video recording
• Bluetooth stereo support
• aGPS support
• Email (AOL, Yahoo, AIM, Windows Live), IM, MMS, SMS support
• Web browser, RSS reader, etc
• Measures 4.1 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches

The W760a will be available for $129.99 after a new two-year agreement and a mail-in-rebate (it’s $279.99 without a commitment). The handset will be available in three colors – red, black, and silver.

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The new Memory Stick HX series comes in either 4GB or 8GB capacities and includes a USB adapter. HX media have read speeds of 20 MB/s and write speeds of 15 MB/s – three times faster than regular Memory Stick PRO Duo media. The price and availability for the new HX series are:

• Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX (4 GB), October, $54.99
• Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX (8 GB), October, $99.99

Sony added a new version of their Memory Stick Entertainment Pack. The Entertainment Packs let users choose one of four bundled movies from Sony Entertainment. The new pack includes “Surf’s Up”, “The Da Vinci Code”, “Talladega Nights: The Ballard of Ricky Bobby”, and “Benchwarmers.” Users can unlock one title from the pack and then transfer it to their Memory Stick media. The movies are compatible with the PS3 and the PSP. Memory Stick Entertainment Packs are available in 2GB or 4GB PRO Duo capacities.  The price and availability of the new packs are as follows:

• Memory Stick Entertainment Pack (2 GB), September, $34.99
• Memory Stick Entertainment Pack (4 GB), September, $44.99

Finally, Sony’s new line of Memory Stick Micro M2 media come in storage capacities of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB. They’re designed for use in Sony Ericsson multimedia phones and come with USB adapters. The price and availability list for the new M2 media are as follows:

• Memory Stick Micro M2 (1 GB), October, $24.99
• Memory Stick Micro M2 (2 GB), October, $34.99
• Memory Stick Micro M2 (4 GB), October, $44.99
• Memory Stick Micro M2 (8 GB), October, $79.99

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Those of you waiting on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Smartphone will be happy to hear that the company has finally announced the launch date for this phone. Announced early this year, the Xperia X1 will be officially launched on September 30th in the UK, Germany, and Sweden. The handset will then make its way to Europe, Asia, and Latin America during the fourth quarter of this year. As a reminder, here are the major specs to the X1:

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Photo light
• Video recording and auto focus support
• Bluetooth stereo support
• Built-in FM radio
• Opera 9.5 browser
• Xperia panels interface
• Optical joystick navigation
• Touch navigation
• aGPS support
• USB support
• WLAN support
• Windows Mobile OS 6.1
• Office Mobile applications
• Measures 110 x 53 x 16.7 mm and weighs 158 grams
• Available in Solid Black and Steel Silver
• 3 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution and 65K color support

Supported networks include:

• UMTS 900/1900/2100
• UMTS 850/1900/2100
• EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• HSUPA/HSDPA

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Sony Ericsson has announced a new 3G slider phone in the form of the G705 mobile handset. The G705 has a 2.4 inch display, 3G support, a full HTML browser, and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The phone comes with an illuminated zoom web shortcut key which allows you to zoom in on web pages if they’re a tad bit small on your display or you can simply tilt the phone and view a page in landscape view. In addition to the G705, Sony Ericsson also announced the G705u handset specifically for Orange. The G705u is Sony Ericsson’s first UMA enabled phone which allows users to roam between a mobile network and a local area network. Specs to the G705 include the following:

• 240 x 320 262K color 2.4 inch display
• Up to 120MB of memory
• Memory Stick Micro support
• 10 hour talk time for GSM/GPRS
• 4 hour talk time for UMTS

Camera

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Up to 3.2x digital zoom
• Photo fix
• Photo light
• Video light
• Video recording
• Picture blogging
• PictBridge printing
• Video blogging
• x-Pict Story

Music/Entertainment

• Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
• Media player
• Mega Bass
• TrackID
• PlayNow
• Album Art
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• 3D games
• Java
• FM Radio
• Video streaming
• Video viewing

Web/Internet

• Full HTML browser with auto rotate
• RSS feeds on desktop
• Photo feeds
• Web shortcut keys

Communication & Messaging

• Speakerphone
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Vibrating alert
• Video calling
• Email
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)
• Instant messaging
• Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync

Design

• Navigation key
• Auto rotate
• Picture wallpaper
• Wallpaper animation

Connectivity

• Bluetooth technology
• Modem
• Synchronisation
• USB mass storage
• USB support
• Wi-Fi
• DLNA Certified

Organizer

• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Flight mode
• Notes
• Phone book
• Stopwatch
• Tasks
• Timer

Location-based service

• aGPS
• Geo tagging of photos
• Inbuilt aGPS
• Google Maps
• Wayfinder™ navigation (three month trial version)

From Sony Ericsson’s press release: “The G705 and G705u (exclusive to Orange) support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSDPA 2100. G705 will be available in selected markets from early Q4 in the colours Silky Gold or Majestic Black. G705u (exclusive to Orange) will be available from early Q4 in the colour Luminous Black. The G705 will also be available in a version for American markets supporting networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSUPA 850/1900/2100. G705 for American markets will be available early Q1 2009.”

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