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White Paper The appeal of the iPod has caught on - it's as big as the Sony Walkman was a generation ago. The iPod has changed the way people listen to music. For many, the iPod is the main reason to use iTunes. With an iPod, the user can carry around their own... [24 Oct 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Scan my books
Comment The earliest surprises were the discarded technologies of a few years ago such as VHS player, Walkman, 500MB pocket drives (with spinning discs), floppy disk readers (remember them? Written in a partially renovated house with a fully operational... [02 Jul 2007]
Downloads sound the end of cassettes
News The Thatcher years saw the biggest boom in cassette buying as portable tape players, led by Sony's Walkman, allowed music fans to listen to music on the go. Following the demise of the floppy disk, it looks like analogue tape is about to meet a... [08 May 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.01.07
Round-Up Cue the assorted brains behind Sony Ericsson's marketing spend deciding it might be a good wheeze to hire a Boeing 757 and Jamiroquai to stage a 'secret gig' at 35,000 feet to promote its range of Walkman phones. [19 Jan 2007]
Julie Meyer: Microsoft v Sony: A fight to the death?
Comment Where Sony does make an impact in the portable music space is in selling mobile phones under the Walkman brand - a massive help to Sony Ericsson. Sony Walkman portable MP3 players don't sell anything like Apple iPods and it is unclear whether the... [14 Nov 2006]
Minority Report: Will the iPhone save the iPod?
Comment It's clear why Apple would consider such a move - it recognises the challenge today's MP3-enabled mobiles, such as Sony Ericsson's Walkman phone, represent for the iPod. While some worry the iPod will go the way of the Tamagotchi, Seb Janacek... [10 Nov 2006]
Motorola to topple Nokia next year?
News The research also predicts future rude health for Sony Ericsson, driven by its Cyber-shot and Walkman handset brands. Nokia's days as the world's number one mobile phone vendor could be numbered, according to analysts. [24 Jul 2006]
Sony surrenders to Apple music format
News Sony's new management system will allow iPod users to swap some of their music to a Sony Walkman but only songs they ripped from CDs. Sony is moving to make its music management software compatible with Apple's audio file format in the latest... [11 May 2006]
Sony Ericsson wants to 'do a Walkman' with camera phones
News According to a Sony Ericsson spokesman, the phone-maker is aiming to replicate its Walkman branding success - three million devices within the line shipped last year - with the new camera range. Sony Ericsson has announced it is to produce a line... [28 Feb 2006]
Sony slashes seven per cent of its global workforce
News The company known for its Walkman music player, the Spider-Man movie franchise and the PlayStation game console will "eliminate the corporate silos" of its Sony Corporation Network starting on 1 October, and replace it with a new structure it... [22 Sep 2005]
High-end handsets boost mobile phone market
News A wealth of new handsets expected in the second half of the year is also likely to boost the market, such as Sony Ericsson's Walkman range, Motorola's collaboration with Apple and Nokia's N91, it predicted. [17 Aug 2005]
Leader: Waking Walkman
Leader For a quarter of a century we've had the Walkman and therefore the idea of carrying around our music with us. Sony Ericsson is clearly making that bet, today launching the first of its Walkman-branded phones (actually due out in the third quarter... [01 Mar 2005]
The Walkman returns - as a Sony Ericsson phone
News Sony Ericsson has revived the Walkman brand. Amidst the launch today of four new phones, handset accessories and a home entertainment hub was the W800, the first phone to sport the Walkman name. Later this year, upcoming Walkman phones are expected... [01 Mar 2005]
3GSM Diary: Jolie, Auntie's IMP and content vs apps
Comment Asked which big applications he sees coming up, he followed the line of iPod-loving Zander and Walkman-loving Sony Ericsson president Miles Flint, also on stage, and cited mobile music. Poor Vernon Ellis, Accenture's international chairman. [17 Feb 2005]
