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Sony Ericsson Shows Off 12.1 Megapixel Cameraphone

Sony Ericsson has shown off a new Symbian based mobile phone, which it says is a merger of its earlier Cybershot and walkman concepts into a single device. The "Satio", first introduced at the 3GSM Congress as the ‘Idou’ will be available in Q4 2009.  more

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Sony Ericsson Previews 12.1 Megapixel Camera Phone

Sony Ericsson is unveiling a 12.1 megapixel cameraphone W995 walkman phone at Mobile World Congress. The company is also showing a mobile phone under the concept name Idou giving a glimpse of one of a number of projects that will be launched this year under a brand-name of "Entertainment Unlimited".  more

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Vodafone, Sony Ericsson Join Google Phone Alliance

The Open Handset Alliance - which develops the Google backed Android operating system for smartphones - has announced fourteen new members, including Sony Ericsson and Vodafone.  more

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Over 10 Million Smartphones Shipped in Asia in Q1

The latest APAC smart mobile device market estimates from Canalys reveal the continuing rise of converged devices (smart phones and wireless handhelds) in the region, with more than 10 million units shipping in a quarter for the first time. Canalys research suggests that 10.1 million smart phones shipped in Q1 2007, along with 435,000 wireless handhelds and less than 150,000 handhelds. APAC remains the largest region for smart mobile devices, making up 46% of the global market, compared to 37% for EMEA and 17% for the Americas. Canalys puts total worldwide shipments at 23.2 million units in Q1 2007, up 39% from the 16.7 million shipped in the same quarter one year ago.

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Western European Mobile Phone Market Sees Slowdown in 2007

According to IDC, the final quarter of 2006 saw total mobile phone shipments, including traditional mobile phones and converged devices, of 57.8 million units. This represents year-on-year growth of 6% and means that the total market in 2006 stood at just over 185 million units, with healthy year-on-year growth of 9%. more

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Sony Ericsson Buys Symbian User Interface Firm

Sony Ericsson says that it has reached agreement in principle for acquiring the Swedish software company UIQ Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Symbian. UIQ Technology, which uses Symbian OS, licenses the UIQ user interface and application development platform to mobile phone vendors worldwide. more

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New Symbian Smartphone Model Ships Every Week in Q2

The handset OS vendor, Symbian has reported that there has been 82.8 million cumulative Symbian OS phone shipments since the formation of the company. The company also says that 5,323 third party Symbian applications are now commercially available, an increase of 29% on Q2 last year (Q2 2005 - 4,122 applications). more

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Sony Ericsson nearly Doubles Q2 Profits

Sony Ericsson has reported that its second quarter profits nearly doubled, having rising 91% to EUR143 (US$182) million in the three months ending June 30, up from EUR75 million in the same period in 2005. Quarterly sales grew 41% to EUR2.27 (US$2.29) billion from EUR1.61 billion a year earlier. Handsets shipped in the quarter reached 15.7 million, a 33% increase compared to the same period last year, and generated an increase in market share both on a year-on-year and sequential basis. more

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