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Articles tagged with: Sony and Sony Ericsson
Sony Reported to be Working on Playstation Mobile Phone
sony is again rumoured to be considering a game station/cell phone combo thought to be based on the sony Playstation platform, reports Reuters, citing the Japanese Nikkei newspaper. sony is expected to set up a dedicated project team to develop the new product, which combines sony Ericsson phones with sony games technology within the next couple of months, the newspaper added. more
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Sony Ericsson Inches Closer to Android Smartphone Launch
sony Ericsson is reported to be closer to launching a smartphone running the Google backed Android OS, according to Peter Ang, vice president of marketing, Asia Pacific at sony Ericsson. He told Digitimes that the new Android 2.0 based phone will also have more multimedia support than the previous versions currently on the market. more
Related Tags: android, google, open-handset-alliance, symbian, testing
Sony reports $1B annual loss; sees more red ink
Sony reported a 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) loss for the fiscal year ended March, its first annual net loss in 14 years, and projected it would lose even more money this year amid a serious slump in the global electronics market. more
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Sony expects first loss in 14 years amid downturn
Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. reports its fiscal fourth quarter and full year earnings on Thursday. more
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Down by 15.8% in First Quarter
The worldwide mobile phone market began 2009 with an expected sequential downturn, exacerbated by the challenges of the ongoing worldwide recession. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 244.8 million units in the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09), approximately 15.8% lower than the 290.8 million units shipped during 1Q08. The first quarter of a new year is typically characterized by seasonally lower shipment volumes following a busy holiday quarter with channels clearing out excess inventory. But the 1Q09 decline was especially sharp due to weak end-user demand, currency volatility, and lack of credit for merchants as consumers and the supply chain adapt to the recession. more
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Foxconn in Running for Sony Ericsson Android Phone Production
sony Ericsson is likely to out-source the production of its initial Android based smartphones to Taiwan's Foxconn Electronics, reports DigiTimes, citing a report in the Chinese language Commercial Times newspaper. more
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Sony Ericsson to Cut a Further 2,000 Jobs
sony Ericsson has announced its first quarter results, and reported a 35% slump in handset sales to 14.5 million units, although that is in line with guidance offered earlier this month. Sales for the quarter were EUR 1.74 billion (US$2.3 billion), a decrease of 36% from a year ago. more
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Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
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Sony Ericsson names Replacement Boss for North America Markets
sony Ericsson has announced that Anderson Teixeira, currently Head of Region Western Europe is to take over as President of sony Ericsson US and Head of Region North America. Kristian Tear will succeed Teixeira as Head of Region Western Europe and will combine this new role with his current responsibilities as Head of sony Ericsson's Global Customer Operations. more
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Sony Ericsson Shows Low-Cost Walkman Phone
sony Ericsson has shown off a couple of new mobile phones, the basic S312 and the low-cost Walkman branded W205. more
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