It seems like AT&T is on a roll this week, so on top of the recently launched Pantech Matrix and Samsung Propel there is a new SonyEricsson cellphone on their catalog, more specifically the W760a. According to the AT&T website, the device costs $120 after discounts which can’t be considered a bad price.

Interesting features on the W760a? How about integrated GPS with WayFinder Navigator? Or what do you think of the mobile email support with services such as AOL, Yahoo, AIM, Windows Live? Not good enough? Maybe the 3.2-megapixel camera is the extra you really need?

There are still more goodies on the Walkman phone, like ShakeControl that lets you shake the cellphone to skip tracks, and a nice screen that measures 2.2-inches

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The W705 has a 240×320 pixel screen, a 3.2-Mp camera, Wi-Fi, aGPS. The W705’s main features are its premium finish at the front and clear audio experience. The W705 will be announced this month and be available in stores by February, 2009.
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On top of the Kate cellphone that we mentioned previously, there are is another device from Sony Ericsson making its internet debut - the Filippa. Interestingly, both devices have a women’s name, call it coincidence or something else? You decide.

The Sony Ericsson Filippa features a better camera than Kate, which is set at 5-megapixels and some extras such as BestPic, PhotoFix, Digital Zoom, and the obvious active lens cover.

On the display we’ve got a QVGA screen that measures 2.2-inches and is scratch resistant. Thanks to the TV out function, you can view photos and watch videos on your television. The internal memory only has 140MB of storage, but you can increase it by using memory cards.

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Sony has been preparing a new cellphone with an odd name - Kate - and according to the folks at the Unofficial SonyEricsson Forums, the device has been spotted on the wild! Sadly there aren’t any “real” photos of Sony Kate, but you can take a look at the sketch to fulfill your curiosity.

As far as we can tell, The SonyEricsson Kate has a 3.2-megapixel camera (and not 5MP like stated before) with a special feature which is the dual LED flash. On the camera details there still is a smile shutter and an active cover for the lens.

Much like what happens with other SE cellphones, there are some dedicated keys located on the side, which are supposed to be used for the camera and video functionalities.

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Are they running out of new designs in the Sony Ericsson’s lab or are they just porting over cell phones with a few changes from different segments? After the Rika, we have news about yet another cellphone that’s going for the Walkman branding, the F305 gaming phone, which will become the W305 when it is released next year in March. Going by the code name of “Yao” (F305 was called Ying), the W305 will sport pretty much the same features as the F305 before it was Walkmanized, dropping the gaming keys on top for the Walkman button, a 2-megapixel camera, a 176×220 display, and most probably EDGE support, making this another low-ender in the Walkman category. More details as we find them!
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Here’s a Windows Mobile phone we thought we wouldn’t see by the end of this year. But it looks like Sony Ericsson has outdone themselves and the cell phone will be soon available in more markets. Right now we know it has landed in Sweden and we have proof of it.

There’s no point in telling you about the touchscreen or the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard right? And you already know it’s got GPS, WiFi and a decent 3.2 megapixel camera. We did talk about the Xperia pretty much right? Now I’d be more interested in what Sony Ericsson is going to offer next. There are rumors about future Xperia versions. Some people would say such versions will be based on Android OS. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Enjoy the pictures while you wait for your X1.

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Sony Ericsson and Wayfinder have decided to continue their partnership which means that new GPS phones are going to be expected from Sony Ericsson in the near future.

Wayfinder’s Navigator already comes preloaded on various phones like the W760 Walkman, the C702 and the C905, but only as a three-month trial.
The Navigator lets you download the Tele Atlas maps for about 70 countries and it will apparently save you some data roaming costs.

Now we need some decent phones from Sony Ericsson to see how this Wayfinder Navigator works.

NTT DoCoMo is ready to offer its Japanese subscribers a new phone. The Sony Ericsson SO-10A is quite the smartphone. At least its design is worth talking about. Depending on what you want to do, you can choose which side you want to view. One sides has a keypad and a smaller display, like in the picture here but the other side has a full toushscreen display ready for some serious action. Now that’s a phone I’d want to check out!

Unfortunately we don’t have any pricing details yet. But then again, you aren’t going to Japan anytime soon right?

Here’s a good looking concept phone. It’s a slider from Sony Ericsson and it might just be the next Walkman phone. The possible future music phone has the Walkman logo visible on the bottom and it shows a memory stick slot on the left side. That’s about all the features we can figure out so far! No, wait! There’s one more! The W570 comes in blue and white. There you have it then. The concept phone from Sony Ericsson isn’t confirmed yet. We’ll be there to see it hit the streets if it will ever do that.
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Sony Ericsson is the official mobile handset for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Soccer fans might even get some various special edition phones dedicated to soccer or football. Call it what you wish but the World Cup is a fantastic media event. Sony Ericsson will certainly get some publicity out of it since it’s going to be one of the sponsors.

Here’s what they say about it:

The agreement with FIFA enables Sony Ericsson to partner with one of the world’s most popular sports and adds to the existing Sony Ericsson sponsorship portfolio. Sony Ericsson will apply the knowledge gathered from its continuing successful sponsorship of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, the largest sponsorship of professional women’s sport, to engage with consumers through new and exciting experiences.

There’s a long time to go to the 2010 cup so it’s way to early to talk about any special edition phones dedicated to the event.

The FCC has just approved Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 but hold on to your hats. You might not see it arrive that soon in your country. The FCC has approved a version X1i which is going to be released in Europe probably. The device they played with lacked 3G support which doesn’t sound that good, does it.

But since the X1i was already approve we assume it’s only a matter of time until a North American version will be given the OK. Hopefully the X1 will arrive in most markets by the end of the year. Waiting for carriers to announce it.

Sony Ericsson is taking its cameraphones very seriously. At the rate we are going we will probably have most point and shoot cameras replaced with cameraphones. We’ve seen plenty of cell phones sporting a rather good built-in camera. 5 to 8 megapixels is what we’ve seen so far and the 9 megapixel camera module is waiting to be inserted in various phone. Sony Ericsson is also rumored to launch a 12 megapixel camera sometime in 2009 so it’s not quite a surprise that the company wants to improve the features of its cameraphones.
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To commemorate the working woman and a successful feature film at the same time, Sony Ericsson has launched a special edition “Sex and the City” W350i cell phone. While it may not have the same vivacity of Ms. Parker, this limited production W350i still manages to look alluring in ivory white and comes with a memory card loaded with the movie’s OST, three wallpapers, and the video song, “Labels or Love” by Fergie. Other specs still remain ho-hum with a 1.9-inch 128×160-pixel display, GPRS support, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and dedicated music controls on the front flap. Look for it by this year end at an undisclosed price.
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One of the leading retailers of cell phones and accessories in UK, Phones4U, has revealed that the Sony Ericsson C905 is all set to invade the United Kingdom this October. That means customers looking forward to its new 8-megapixel lens and a host of other photog-friendly features, not to mention the GPS with geotagging, will have a short wait until as early as October 10, to get their hands on this Cybershot handset. Apart from its much-talked about lens, the Cybershot C905 also has WiFi, Bluetooth, HSDPA support, GPS, and TV-out functions. Details about pricing are not known yet.

We could have done with some more details on this upcoming Walkmanized G705, but all we can bring to you as of now is another clandestine shot of the Rika, this time clad in sultry red. We are still speculating on what it holds other than dedicated music controls and 3G (evident by the front-facing camera) but with an official announcement already being prepped, we could expect to know more in a few days. If the rumored official announcement does come through this month, we might even see this mysterious slider hit the shelves just in time for Christmas!
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Marking a blow for the company’s operations, Sony Ericsson has announced that it will lay off 450 workers from its Research Triangle Park location, the headquarters for it sNorth American operations.

It was revealed to the employees in a mandatory all-staff meeting at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham.

The layoffs are part of company-wide changes, Sony Ericsson’s head of global communications and PR, Aldo Ligouri, revealed.

“This is our map of how we see things moving forward,” Ligouri said.

Sony Ericsson has been struggling recently, with low demand for high-end phones and delayed products hurting profits.

Sony Ericsson has a GreenHeart concept phone which hasn’t entered production yet, and it might not be massively produced any time soon. The concept phone is meant to prove that a phone is environmentally sustainable through its life cycle.

The GreenHeart will sport some of the various features:

• bio-plastic housings
• recycled plastic keypads
• a zero charger with 3.5mW standby power
• HTML based e-manuals instead of traditional printed ones
• environmentally conscious packaging.

Sony Ericsson is on their way of creating a better eco-friendly, biodegradable phone. Hopefully they will be able to actually launch one for the general public.
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Sony Ericsson had some problems with the full integration of Windows Mobile in their first Xperia phone. People noticed it but the Xperia wasn’t delayed to 2009. Now after the official release of G1, the world first handset wearing an Android OS, it’s reported that Sony Ericsson officials are considering the open-source OS for their future generation of Xperia smartphones.

Sony Ericsson president, Dick Komiyama said that his company is interestd in Android but they aren’t ready to adopt it yet. But they will be ready won’t they? Is Microsoft ready to see its Windows Mobile replaced with Android?

Sony Ericsson is working on a new Cybershot camera phone. The handset, codenamed Kate, is said to be similar to the C902 Cybershot and it will be coming out sometime in October for 300 Euro or $450.

Here’s what you can expect from it this mid-range phone:

• 5 megapixel Camera with Xenon Flash, Auto Focus, and Smile Shutter
• No front camera for video calling
• Switch button between Still & Video as well as a button to access gallery of images you just taken
• No GPS
• EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
• Sony Ericsson’s Java Platform 8.4

We’re just have to wait and see where it’s going to hit first!

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Taking on Nokia on the music front, Sony Ericsson announced that it will launch a mobile phone service with unlimited music downloads within weeks.

Dubbed Play Now Plus, the service will be available solely through operators, who will provide susbcribers access to millions of songs; users will be able to keep up to 300 songs after their contracts end.

"In a few weeks’ time this service will be available with Telenor," said Sony Ericsson marketing head Lennard Hoornik.

The service will initially launch in Sweden and expand to other Western European countries starting next year.

Nokia’s Comes With Music service launches October 17 in Britain. it will let users download and keep unlimited amounts of music for a year.