Sony Ericsson to supply Android smartphone to DoCoMo

By Editor on January 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Sony Ericsson signed a deal with Japan’s largest mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo to supply its first smartphone using Google Inc.’s Android operating system, Xperia X10, to be launched in April.

However, Sony’s Ericsson’s entry in the iPhone market is late to compete with Apple Inc.’s iPhone or Research In Motion Ltd.’s Blackberry devices.

According to Bert Nordberg, president of the loss-making joint venture between Sony Corp. and Sweden’s Ericsson, DoCoMo will be company’s first customer globally to get its new mobile phone.

Some of the features of the phone include four-inch touch-screen and a powerful mobile processor besides some software features that allows users to track all of their communication with friends or colleagues, spanning phone calls, e-mail and even social networks like Twitter and Facebook.

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Xperia X10 Features + Launch

By admin on December 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is the first Android phone from Sony Ericsson. The Xperia X10 sports an 8-Megapixel camera, 3G HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as a specially developed user interface that sits on top of the Google Android 2.0 OS. The Xperia X10 comes with a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen and a 1GHz Qualcomm snapdragon processor.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Key Features:

OS: Android 2.0
Size: 119 x 63 x 13 mm, 135 g
Display: 4″ 65K-color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 854 x 480 pixels
CPU: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor
Memory: 1GB storage, 256MB RAM, microSD, 8GB card included
Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash and face detection
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack

The phone is expected to hit the market in January 2010.

This phone was code named Rachael by Sony Ericsson before it was given its current name: the Xperia X10.

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Sony Ericsson launches skin-activated headphones

By Editor on September 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Sony Ericsson has announced a pair of inner-ear headphones that know when you’re using them.

According to Sony Ericsson, the MH907 headphones use capacitive technology to start the music when you insert both headphones into your ears.

Removing one of the earbuds will pause the music, while reinserting it will cause the music to resume – all without the need to touch the controller, which could be useful for those gasped conversations on the treadmill.

For added convenience, removing one of the headphones will allow you to answer an incoming call on your smartphone, while removing both will cause you to hang up. Not necessarily that helpful if you simply want to switch somebody to speaker phone.

Powering all this inner-ear gimmickery is “capacitive sensing technology“, much like that used on smartphones such as the iPhone. Capacitive technology uses the body’s natural electrical charge as an input, basically making these devices skin activated.

The headphones will work with any Sony Ericsson device with a Fast Port connector, and also feature a built-in microphone and FM antenna, according to the company.

Sony Ericsson claims they’ll be available worldwide later this week, with a price of between $55 and $60.

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Samsung, LG face stalled mobile phone market growth

By Editor on August 15, 2006 · Leave a Comment

SINGAPORE/SEOUL: Wrestling with falling mobile phone sales and shrinking market shares, South Korea’s Samsung and LG yearn for the days when their high-tech, pricey phones were the talk of the town.

The South Korean makers face stalled volume growth whereas rivals Nokia Oyj and Motorola Inc are cashing in on trends to go slim and stylish in advanced markets or cheap in emerging markets, such as India.
Analysts say Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics Inc should shift their focus to low-cost phones to catch up, or take the lead, in next-generation technology phones or mobile TV handsets.
“Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson have experienced tremendous growth globally over the last few years – much of this can be attributed to the low-cost handset market, an area where LG and Samsung are not particularly strong,” said Bengt Nordstrom, an analyst with wireless consultancy inCode.
Another issue has been their inability to establish a strong brand, analysts said. Nokia has the scale and brand to control the market, Motorola has achieved cult-status with its blockbuster ultra-thin RAZR, and Sony Ericsson has focused on music and photography, leveraging the Sony Walkman and Cybershot brands to enhance its appeal to younger users. “Samsung and LG’s lack of differentiation is holding them back,” Nordstrom said.
Just two years ago, Samsung was poised to overtake Motorola’s number 2 spot, but its market share is now half the size of Motorola’s, with 26.3 million phones sold against the US rival’s 51.9 million in the April-June quarter.
One reason is the RAZR. Take Chua Chin Yang, a 27-year-old Singaporean freelance writer, who ditched his Samsung C200 handset this year. “I switched to Motorola because its handset designs look better and feel better, compared with Samsung’s, which are bulky and so uncool,” said Chua. “I love the RAZR because it’s so slim, easy to carry and the materials used to make the phone are also hardy.”
Nokia saw a 29 per cent boost to 78.4 million phones, but LG yielded its number 4 position to Sony Ericsson, selling 15.3 million phones against its rival’s 15.7 million.
LG also saw Motorola and Nokia eating into its business with key operators Verizon Communications Inc and Hutchison Telecommunications, leading to losses in its handset business for the second quarter in a row.
“The two megatrends in GSM over the last two years are ultra-thins and smart phones. Samsung has underperformed in both markets,” said Strategy Analytics analyst Neil Mawston. “Samsung cannot afford to miss the next megatrend, whatever it may be.”
With a focus on advanced cellphones and a few low-cost models, Samsung and LG have also missed out on the boom in emerging markets.
“Both Samsung and LG have advanced in next-generation technologies, such as WCDMA, HSDPA, WiMax and multimedia, but these markets have not blossomed yet,” said Suran Seong, analyst with research firm Ovum. “The convergence trend where several technologies or functionalities are packed into a phone, which the Korean vendors have stressed, may not be what all users want,” she added.
LG also had a late entry into the GSM market – the dominant digital mobile standard. About 60-70 per cent of its revenues come from CDMA technology, which is facing shrinking demand. “Starting the GSM business late was one big mistake we made,” LG Electronics finance chief Y.S. Kwon told investors recently.
The world’s two 2G mobile standards are GSM and CDMA. GSM was advocated by governments of western Europe and by firms, including Ericsson and Nokia, while CDMA was backed by the US and companies like Qualcomm Inc.
“The core problem for LG is its limited GSM distribution network. It launches a cool device like the chocolate phone, but struggles to get them on operators’ shelves,” said Mawston. – Reuters