sony ericsson

Sony Ericsson cuts 2,000 jobs as profits dive

News Sony Ericsson is going to shed 2,000 jobs as a result, although this figure includes contractors and consultants. Sony Ericsson has moved into the lower segment of the market, but timing was not on their side.

Tags: ericsson, sales, ultra, sony ericsson

21 July 2008, 9:56

Sony Ericsson's stylish messenger

News Sony Ericsson has taken the wraps off its newest messaging-focused phone, which may remind you of an iPod but it doesn't set out to remind you of a smart phone. The M600 is the latest Symbian OS-based phone to come out of the Sony Ericsson stable...

Tags: messaging, wi fi, ericsson, blackberry

7 February 2006, 10:02

Sony Ericsson phones contain Bluetooth flaw

News Several mobile phones produced by Sony Ericsson are vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks, two security companies reported this week. The flaw is found in four models of Sony Ericsson phones and comes from an error in their BlueTooth service...

10 February 2006, 9:38

Sony Ericsson revamps flagship business smart phone

News Sony Ericsson has released the latest in its smart phone portfolio, the P990. With the latest in its business device portfolio, Sony Ericsson has reduced the size of the screen, and also appears to have simplified the user interface.

12 October 2005, 10:30

Sony Ericsson announces deal with Google

News On Tuesday, Sony Ericsson announced a deal with Google to integrate the search company's Blogger and Web search features into Sony Ericsson mobile phones. Sony Ericsson claims it is the first company to offer an integrated blogging tool on its phones.

1 March 2006, 10:04

Sony details Blu-ray plans and new products

News A new Walkman-branded phone from Sony Ericsson, available in the spring, will play MP3 and AAC music files and include a 2-megapixel camera. After a year of skirmishing with its technology rivals, Sony announced plans on Wednesday for its first...

5 January 2006, 11:04

Tough choices ahead for Sony

News Chubachi's key team members include Katsumi Ihara, the new president of Sony's TV Business Group, who once served as president of Sony Ericsson; Kiyoshi Nishitani, Sony's former Blu-ray Disc R&D division chief, who will head its entire Video...

23 September 2005, 10:13

Nokia to form open-source Android killer

News Sony Ericsson and Motorola will contribute the UIQ platform, and NTT DoCoMo will contribute its MOAP platform. Excepted from this crossover list is AT&T; Nokia and Sony Ericsson are not technically in LiMo, but Ericsson (one of Sony Ericsson's...

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25 June 2008, 10:13

Sony files patent, but won't release gaming phone yet

News Sony Ericsson has filed a US patent application for a mobile device with videogame features, but said on Monday that it is not poised to launch a phone based on its PlayStation Portable videogame brand.

12 June 2007, 9:43

Smart phone big guns hunting for killer app

News Old favourites like mobile TV are still on the agenda, with Sony Ericsson now looking at how to follow in the footsteps of Nokia into mobile TV. Rikko Sakaguchi, senior VP of products and applications at Sony Ericsson, said: "It's a high priority.

12 October 2005, 11:56

2005 looking good for mobile sales

News The company sold 9.942 million units, just ahead of Sony Ericsson's 9.900 million units. By comparison, during the first quarter of 2004, Siemens had an 8 percent market share and Sony Ericsson had 5.6 percent, Gartner said.

31 May 2005, 12:34

Symbian Foundation phones due in 2010

News Mats Lindoff, chief technology officer of Sony Ericsson -- the main owner of Symbian-based UIQ and a member of the SF -- said the formation of the SF had been "discussed in the Symbian board for some time", but refused to give a date for the...

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25 June 2008, 10:26

Photos: Top ten holiday gadgets

News Sony Ericsson K800i For a relatively compact 3G phone, the Sony Ericsson K800i is positively dripping with features, making it ideal when you're travelling light. You could also consider Sony's PSP console, which can play music and video as well as...

26 July 2006, 11:55

Scented mobile phone hits Japan

News The DoCoMo mobile 'smelly phone' is the SO703i from Sony Ericsson, which uses scented sheets that produce an aroma when the device is opened. Apple is not the only kit maker causing waves with its latest device.

18 January 2007, 9:20

News.blog: Panasonic to debut 150-inch plasma

News Komiyama is now president of Sony Ericsson. And, as usual, Sony will be there with a host of products and execs. Five or six years ago it was a peaceful marketplace, now people from the outside are coming in like hunting tribes," Hideki 'Dick...

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4 January 2008, 8:36