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Sony Ercisson has also announced the new Bluetooth Handsfree HCB-150. The HCB-150 features a convenient text to speech feature and verbally alerts you who is calling. The HCB-150 has a talk time of up to 25 hours and 700 hours standby time. The Bluetooth Car Speakerphone HCB-150 will be available globally from Q2 2008.
Today at Mobile World Congress 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced that Sony Ericsson will deliver a new Windows Mobile phone, the XPERIA X1.


Sony Ericsson today launched the Xperia X1, an arc slider phone designed to address the growing need for a premium, converged mobile experience.
The Xperia X1 combines a 3-inch clear wide VGA display and a full QWERTY keyboard within a quality metal-finish body. With Windows Mobile inside, the Xperia X1 lets users choose from a dynamic range of activities; from enjoying favorite entertainment content to working efficiently on-the-move.
"Our vision for the Xperia X1 is to deliver a seamless blend of mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment within a distinctive design," said Rikko Sakaguchi, Head of Portfolio and Propositions, Sony Ericsson. "Xperia is our promise to think foremost of user experience and to deliver the premium experience - anytime, anywhere, anything, with anyone."
The arc design gives a distinct and unique feel. Slide the screen upwards to reveal the wide pitch QWERTY keyboard. The Xperia panel interface allows users to access the web, multimedia, and applications from a desktop with just the the tip of a finger. The Xperia X1 lets users interact in different ways, by touch, full QWERTY keyboard, 4-way key and optical joystick navigation. With ...
Sony Ericsson today launched a new generation of phone: Touchscreen organisers with a broad appeal. The G700 and G900 phones are essential tools designed to organise the lives of all those with busy schedules to juggle, both at home and at work. The G900 has all the functions of the G700 with the added features of a 5.0 megapixel Touch Auto Focus camera, touch photo album and editor.

Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of the Z770i, an elegant clamshell optimized for the web using HSDPA data speeds.
The Z770i is designed to surf the web or receive the latest news, and the 'email set-up wizard' makes it simple to access the inbox. With Exchange ActiveSync, users can configure the Z770i to have work emails pushed straight to the phone.
Surf the web or retrieve email directly on the phone or connect the Z770i to a laptop (via USB Cable) and use it as a modem. Once online, web browsing is easy through the Magnetic Mouse Pointer that is controlled by the navigation key. The key changes the icon depending on its position on the Web page (i.e. from text input to pointer or to link). Pan and zoom into an area for easy reading on the good-sized (2.2-inch) screen.
Receive RSS feeds from news or entertainment as the action happens or click on the RSS tile, or 'widget,' for instant access to favorite web pages from the phone's desktop ...

Sony Ericsson today announced the C702a and C902i Cyber-Shot, two additions to its camera phone range.
The C702a Cyber-Shot is engineered to take pictures in any position. The camera key and the active lens cover are specifically designed and placed so users can stabilize the 3.2-megapixel camera and capture photos with one hand. Combined with steady-grip materials and a wrist-strap provided in-box, the C702a users won't have to worry about dropping it.
The C702a integrates GPS and a range of location-based imaging services that add a new dimension to taking and managing photos. When consumers take a picture, information about where they are in the world is automatically added to the image. So they can always share photos according to where the shots were taken.
Google Maps for Mobile locates and guides users to where they want to go. GPS pinpoints locations for turn-by-turn voice guidance to one of up to 20 million points of interest.
The C902i Cyber-Shot offers Face Detection and Auto-Focus capability to detect and focus on the face of the subject rather than the background, for sharp and high quality pictures. The phone incorporates ...

Sony Ericsson today revealed the W980i, the latest Walkman phone designed for music listeners, integrating Clear Stereo to play music like the original recording, or Clear Bass to deliver distortion free sound even at higher volumes.
Providing a built-in FM transmitter, the W980i can send whatever's playing to other devices with a built-in FM radio receiver, giving the ability to share music through a friend's hi-fi or a car stereo. Select a track from the music library - the W980i stores up to 8000 songs - or tune in to a favorite radio station and listen out loud.
With PlayNow, Sony Ericsson's over-the-air (OTA) and web download service being launched this May, consumers will be able to access up to 5 million tracks. The W980i's TrackID feature, which can identify any track, will be fully integrated into PlayNow.
Users can tailor the W980i's Walkman player to the music that they're listening to. It provides a choice of eight equalizer presets, each of which contains a distinct profile that is suitable ...
Sony Ericsson today revealed the W980, a Walkman phone with unique audio enhancing technology.

Sony Ericsson today unveiled the G700 and G900, touch screen devices to organize busy schedules.
The G700 personal organiser keeps contacts, calendars, notes, pictures and favorite web sites in one place. Users can jot down a note on the screen with a stylus, as with a pen on paper, and save it on the phone's desktop - as with a note on the fridge. Users can draw a map to the local shop or doodle personal notes to send them to loved ones.
The G700 offers touch screen text input, Web surfing and phone navigation. By touching the relevant name in the phonebook, all of the various contact options will appear onscreen. Users can browse the photo album using the tip of the finger. The G700 also has dedicated keys for messaging, notes and a key lock on the side of the phone.
With the G900, consumers can frame their shot and decide where they want to focus the camera by simply touching the screen. Also, with Camera Multi-Shot, users can just hold down the camera key and take as many pictures as they like. Scroll ...
Sony Ericsson today announced two high-performance additions to its popular Cyber-shot phone range with the launch of the C702 Cyber-shot and C902 Cyber-shot. The Sony Ericsson C902 featuring a slim phone body and a 5 megapixel camera module.
Sony Ericsson today announced two high-performance additions to its popular Cyber-shot phone range with the launch of the C702 Cyber-shot and C902 Cyber-shot. You can use the C702 Cyber-shot in a range of different conditions, as its unique design means its both splash and dust resistant.
Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of the new Z770, an elegant clamshell phone optimised for the web and benefiting from HSDPA data speeds. The Z770 can also be connected directly to a laptop (via USB cable) and can be used as a modem.
Sony Ericsson today launched its first HSPA 7.2/2.0 devices with the ExpressCard/34 form factor, the EC400 and EC400g. Sliding easily into a laptop’s ExpressCard slot, the EC400 and EC400g allow up to 7.2 Mb/s in download and 2.0 Mb/s in upload speeds. Additionally, the EC400g is equipped with an inbuilt GPS receiver, which automatically shows the user’s current location on Google Maps or a similar service or can feed into any other location-based service.
Sony Ericsson today announces their new XPERIA series, which marks their first windows mobile smartphone with the introduction of the XPERIA X1, a windows mobile smartphone with a QWERTY sliding keyboard
Besides the XPERIA X1, Sony has a full lineup of phone debuting today.
W980 Walkman Phone - external display has new name “Walkman on Top,” 8GB storage, PlayNow support, FM tuner, HSDPA 2100, built-in 3.2 MP camera, shake control, etc.
G700 and G900 - called touchscreen organizers, both have a “sticky notes” feature which you can use with a stylus. This is the phone I’ve been wanting in a long time. The G900 has the 5 MP camera while the G700 will have to work with the 3.2 MP camera. Photo from Phonemag.
C902 and C702 - the new Cyber-Shot Phones. The C902 is the 5 MP phone with some water and dust resistance. The 3.2 MP C702 is as dust - and water-resistant as any phone.
Z770 - Your Life in a Clamshell, is the tag lne. It only has a 2 MP camera, but this phone is very well-connected with 3G and HSDPA.
Sources: engadget, crunchgear
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The XPERIA X1 is definitely the biggest announcement from Sony Ericsson in recent memory. The X1 combines the SideKick slide-out QWERTY design with quadband GSM, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA connectivity as well as WiFi and aGPS (assisted GPS). The camera onboard is only a 3.2 MP, but even without a truly competitive built-in camera, you can be sure the public is already overawed. This is a multimedia and web browsing phone, a phone that is so unlike the Cyber-Shots and the Walkman Phones we know SE likes to make. This is Nokia territory and it’s moved in with blustering aplomb.
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Sony Ericsson showed off two new Cyber-Shot phones today in Barcelona, the C702 and the C902. Both are quad-band GSM/EDGE phones, in versions with and without 2100 MHz. Both come with Access's NetFront browser with RSS reader, and FM ...
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Sony Ericsson showed off the Z770 phone today at Mobile World Congress. The Z770 is a tri-band GSM/EDGE phone with 2100 MHz HSDPA. It has a 2 Megapixel camera, FM radio and stereo Bluetooth. It be tethered to a ...
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Adding to is Walkman lineup, Sony Ericsson introduced the W980 at Mobile World Congress. It is a quad-band GSM/EDGE bar-style phone, with support for European 3G networks. The W980 has all of Sony Ericsson's music features, such as SensMe, ...
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Handset maker Sony Ericsson is announcing plans for its first Windows Mobile device, a move aimed at boosting the company's presence in the North American smartphone market.
The first product is a business-oriented phone with a QWERTY keyboard, but a family of devices is expected. Over time, Microsoft hopes ...
Today Sony Ericsson unveiled a new Windows Mobile smartphone called the Xperia X1. The X1 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone and has quad-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz radios, meaning it can work with both AT&T and T-Mobile's 3G networks. The ...
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Once in a while, we, as consumers, witness partnerships of big name companies that offer us products that either fall short of expectations or thrill and delight us in many ways. Apparently, the cellular phone industry is not excluded from this trend. For most, if not all of us, the names Sony and Ericsson are brands that need no further introduction.
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Sony Ericsson has updated its PlayNow Arena service.
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