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I had enough with the impressive amount of new about HTC and their popular handset, the Magic, which is expected to be the handset to crown the hard working and incredible efforts. I guess I told you before about HTC’s big summer plans according to which more than 1 million units of the Magic are to shipped in the next months.

So let’s try to focus our attention on something else, because I don’t think I’d have a very peaceful reaction if I had to write again about HTC and their latest accomplishments.

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It seems that Sony Ericsson has just announced a brand new device, the so-called T715 which is presented by the company as a sophisticated Sony Ericsson slider to help you become a very organized person, with so many features like direct reminders of the appointments you have during the day, notes and special animation that are all designed to remind you of important dates such as global events or birthdays.



There will be two different versions of the slider: the T715 with quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 2100 and the T715a which comes with support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 850/1900/2100.



The complete list of features includes: a 2,2 inches TFT display with a QVGA resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and 262,144 colors, a 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom and video recording capabilities, media player, TrackID and PlayNow, Access NetFront web browser, Google Search, speakerphone and video calling, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Instant Messaging, 3D games, FM radio with RDS, YouTube support, Google Maps and geo-tagging, Bluetooth technology and USB.



“The T715 is a sophisticated slider mobile phone that fits a busy lifestyle and is perfect for those who are looking for a phone with practical and up-to-date features”, said Quentin Cordier, the Marketing Business Manager at Sony Ericsson. “Building on our current 3G portofolio, the T715 allows us to bring 3G mobile phones to even more markets giving them high speed internet access wherever they are. With a premium brushed aluminum cover and glossy front, this new mobile demonstrates the sophisticated design language consumers have come to expect from Sony Ericsson”.



The phone has an internal memory of 90MB, but there’s the possibility for you to increase it using a SanDisk microSD. The new Sony Ericsson slider measures 91.5 x 48 x 14.9 millimeters and weighs approximately 96.5 grams. It is equipped with a battery that provides up to 10 hours of talk time and up to 400 hours of stand-by time on GSM/GPRS, 4 hours of talk time and 350 hours of stand-by time on UMTS, and no more than 3 hours of video call time.

The T715 is expected to become available sometime during the third quarter in two different colors: Galaxy Silver and Rouge Pink, but the price is still unknown.

(Source: Press release)

I suppose you’re getting sick and tired with the amount of articles you’ve read lately about Sony Ericsson, but there’s nothing I can do about it, because it seems that the company has prepared all sorts of surprises for its customers. I’ve told you about Idou being baptized, once again, as Satio, about the green cell phones that are expected to come out in the near future, based on the same technology that is available within the GreenHeart, and about Aino, the latest Sony Ericsson slider.

That’s that. The words have been written and transmitted to all of you, so no reason for excuses right now. So allow me to share with you another piece of good news. It seems that the Sony Ericsson W995, a phone that was announced along with the Idou (or Satio, you can call it either way), is expected to hit the American market sometime during this summer. It’s just that this time it will appear under the name of Sony Ericsson W995a.

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To be more precise, the phone will be available starting July 6 and it will be the next Sony Ericsson unlocked cell phone. Unfortunately, the W995a will be sold for a hefty price: $599.99, free of contract.



Now, allow me to refresh your memory as far as the features are concerned: quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), tri band UMTS/HSPA connectivity (850/1800/1900 MHz), a 2.6 inch QVGA display that is resistant to scratches, a 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and smile shutter, assisted GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity with A2DP, 3.5mm headset jack and an external memory of 8GB (an M2 memory card). The phone measures 3.8 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches and measures 4.0 ounces.

(Source: UnwiredView)

Just like we were promised, Sony Ericsson has brought to the market two new cell phones, both based on an eco-friendly technology that first appeared within the GreenHeart concept. They are called Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart and Sony Ericsson Naite, being the living proof of their “ongoing commitment to taking a lead on environmental sustainability”. The great thing is that the purpose has been reached without neglecting the design and the functionality of the product.

Along with these two green cell phones, Sony Ericsson also launched the MH300 GreenHeart headset, which is said to be “one of the greenest headset on the market”.

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First of all, I should tell you that the C901 GreenHeart will be equipped with an electronic version of the so very famous manuals, so that the paper one is replaced, which helps us save approximately 90% in paper and reduce the impact the transport of the product has over the environment. On the other hand, the case is made of recycled plastics, in proportion of 50%, while the display light sensor is optimised, using a smaller amount of energy.



Both phones will come with a charger that consumes small amounts of energy, being one of the first such charger to come to market. This way, there is a reduction of approximately 15% in the overall quantity of CO2 footprint.

The C901 will be equipped with the so-called WalkMate, an application that allows users to talk about what it takes in order to be eco-friendly with the help of a comparation between a walk and a journey made by car. Naite, on the other hand, comes with Ecomate, an application that helps the users make the greenest choices of them all.



The features of the C901 GreenHeart include a 2.2 inches TFT display which is scratch resistant with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, a five megapixel camera with Xenon flash, Smile Shutter, Face Detection and up to 16x digital zoom, media player with PlayNow and TrackID, Access NetFront, FM radio with RDS, video streaming, YouTube support, Bluetooth, USB, Google Maps, geo-tagging, an internal memory of 120MB and memory stick Micro card support (M2).

The C901 measures 105 x 45 x 13 millimeters and weighs 107 grams, providing up to 9.5 hours of talk time and up to 430 hours of stand-by time.

The Sony Ericsson Naite, on the other hand, comes with a 2.0 megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom and video recording capabilities, media player with PlayNow and TrackID, FM radio with RDS, Bluetooth technology, Google Maps, USB, YouTube support, a 2.2 inches TFT QVGA display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, an internal memory of 100MB and a SanDisk microSD card support.



This phone measures 108 x 47 x 12.6 millimeters and weighs 84 grams. The battery provides up to 9 hours and 40 minutes, respectively 4 hours and 10 minutes on GSM and UMTS, and up to 380 hours on both GSM and UMTS networks.



The Sony Ericsson Naite is expected to start selling in the third quarter of this year, being available in two different colors: Giner Red and Vapour Silver.



(Source: Sony Ericsson)

As I said in a previous post, Sony Ericsson has just released two new multimedia cell phones, which were baptized Aino and Yari. I’ve already told you about the Aino, and now it’s time for the Yari to show off as much as it can. Or, ok, as much as I’m willing to.

The device is quite similar to the other one, when it comes to its features, even if it has some particularities of its own. But what’s the most important thing of them all is that the Sony Ericsson Yari is that it was designed to bring its users the ultimate gaming experience, giving them the possibility to choose from a wide variety of games, such tennis or boxing. There are lots of gesture games, but also lots of pre loaded motion games and standard ones.

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“Yari is the industry’s first mobile phone with gesture gaming outside of the Japanese market”, explained Catherine Cherry, the Market Business Manager at Sony Ericsson. In addition, she said that: “It’s time to move like you’ve never moved on a mobile phone before! With Gesture gaming you move your body to play instead of pressing buttons on the phone, giving you a fun experience that even helps you keep fit. If you’ve exhausted yourself with the games there are loads of other multimedia features to enjoy. Snap your friends with the five megapixel camera or chill out to your favorite tunes with the state-of-the-art music player.”



As for the features, here we go with the list: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100 MHz networks, a 5 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, autofocus, face detection, smile detection, video recording capabilities and geotagging, music player, stereo Bluetooth A2DP, shake control and TrackID, Instant Messaging, Exchange ActiveSync, assisted GPS, DNLA, USB, 1GB microSD card included in the box, a 2.4 inches TFT display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels.

The battery is able to provide up to 10 hours and 4.5 hours of talk time on GSM/GPRS, respectively UMTS, and no more than 450 hours on both GSM/GPRS and UMTS.

Similar to the other device, Sony Ericsson Yari will start selling in the fourth quarter of this year, in two different colors: Achromatic Black and Cranberry White.

(Source: UnwiredView)

Sony Ericsson has just launched two new devices in the market, both of them being multimedia cell phones equipped with advanced cameras, even if they’re not part of the Cyber-shot range of products. The two phones are called Aino and Yaro, but this time we’ll be talking about the first one, leaving Yaro for another occasion.

So, let’s see if there is something about this phone that is special enough in order to take it into consideration.

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First of all, there are two Sony Ericsson services, which are both brand new, called Remote Play, which gives the user the chance to “control your Playstation and access its media content on your Aino anywhere”, being designed for the PSP, at first, and the Media Home, which is an application that is based on the Media Go, from where it takes the media content in order to show it to the user.



The features of the Sony Ericsson Aino include: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks and UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100 MHz, an 8.1 megapixel camera with 16x digital zoom, autofocus, touch focus, face detection, image and video stabilizer, video recording capabilities and geotagging, a 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with a resolution of 240 x 432 pixels, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, assisted GPS, DLNA, motion gaming and an 8GB microSDHC card included.



The phone measures 104 x 50 x 15.5 millimeters and weighs no more than 134 grams. The battery of the Sony Ericsson Aino provides up to 13 hours of talk time and up to 380 hours of stand-by time (on GSM), approximately 4.5 hours of talk time and 367 hours of stand-by time (on UMTS), up to 1 hour and 40 minutes of video talk time and 31 hours of music playback time.

This new Sony Ericsson slider is expected to become available in two color versions, Obsidian Black and Luminous White, starting the last quarter of this year.

(Source: UnwiredView)