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News Nokia's increase in mobile handset sales is likely to come at the expense of some of its competitors, namely Sony Ericsson and Motorola. Sony Ericsson shocked the market in June when it warned that its profits would be down due to slower demand in... [21 Jul 2008]
Nokia buys Symbian and looks to open mobile future
News As with the LiMo open mobile software alliance, The Symbian Foundation has enlisted a raft of members - a launch line up that includes Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas... [24 Jun 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment A typical high-end product is Sony's flagship VAIO TZ150N weighing just over 1kg with an 11-inch screen. A recent report from analyst the Yankee Group found that while business travellers varied dramatically in roles and attitudes to technology... [04 Jun 2008]
Google lays out mobile future
News The company has struck deals with the major handset makers - Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson - as well network operators across the globe. The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time and... [13 May 2008]
Skype trialled on Java mobiles
News The test software is available worldwide and supports 50 Java-enabled handsets from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson, Skype said. The ability to make Skype-to-Skype and SkypeOut calls from the mobile handset is limited to eight markets... [30 Apr 2008]
Mobile big guns back LTE as next-gen network
News The largest handset maker in the world, Nokia, was joined by Alcatel-Lucent, NEC, NextWave Wireless and Sony Ericsson. Part of the agreement on LTE means the companies will agree to licence their patents "on fair and reasonable terms", which means... [15 Apr 2008]
Android rocks up at Mobile World Congress
News And so does Symbian, which is used by Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Google also announced the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 34 handset manufacturers, carriers and chipmakers that have said they plan to support Android products and services. [12 Feb 2008]
Microsoft: One mobile device to rule them all
News The device - the Xperia X1, Sony Ericsson's first and only handset to run Windows Mobile - was being shown off in Barcelona. Nokia, meanwhile - the world's number one handset maker - remains outside the Windows Mobile party. [11 Feb 2008]
Analysis on Global Top 5 Handset Vendors
White Paper This white paper provides a brief analysis on the performance of leading mobile manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson. The Global Top 5 handset vendors announced their 2006 year-end results during January, and as... [20 Sep 2007]
Analysis on Global Top 5 Handset Vendors
White Paper This white paper provides a brief analysis on the performance of leading mobile manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson. The Global Top 5 handset vendors announced their 2006 year-end results during January, and as... [20 Sep 2007]
Analysis on Global Top 5 Handset Vendors
White Paper This white paper provides a brief analysis on the performance of leading mobile manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson. The Global Top 5 handset vendors announced their 2006 year-end results during January, and as... [20 Sep 2007]
Vodafone offers unlimited music downloads
News Using Omnifone's MusicStation platform, users can choose from a catalogue of more than one million songs from major music labels - such as EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and the Warner Music Group - and independent labels. [10 Sep 2007]
Nokia still the King Kong of mobile making
News It was Sony Ericsson, however, that made the most notable gains in 2006. Sony Ericsson's shipments grew from 16.1 million units to 26 million units for the fourth quarter, moving it into the overall number four spot. [30 Jan 2007]
One billion mobiles sold in 2006
News Nokia ended 2006 as market leader for mobile handset shipments, followed by Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG Electronics, according to the IDC statistics. However, despite record handset sales IDC said this was against a backdrop of some of... [26 Jan 2007]
Mobile 'smelly phone' hits Japan
News The DoCoMo mobile 'smelly phone' is the SO703i from Sony Ericsson, which uses scented sheets that produce an aroma when the device is opened. DoCoMo has cheekily named its double-screen handset the D8000iDS - no doubt highlighting its resemblance... [17 Jan 2007]
