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Nokia touchscreen technology phones limitless

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Nokia is looking to use touchscreen technology in its unlimited music phone, which is being touted as a serious rival to Apple’s iPhone and is still on track to be launched by the end of the year.

Speaking after Nokia unveiled four new multimedia phones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the head of the Finnish firm’s new services unit, Niklas Savander, said the company is deciding whether to offer its touchscreen technology, which is still in development, within the first phone in its ‘comes with music’ range.

Another option, Savander said, is to adapt its new N96 handset, a successor to its award-winning N95 smartphone, which was launched today at the show.

Last year, Nokia announced plans for a phone that gives a customer unlimited access to all the music they want for a year. Once the year is over, they get to keep the tracks. So far only Universal Music has signed up to the service but Savander said negotiations were ongoing with the other major music labels. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sony Xperia X1 first look

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BARCELONA—Sony Ericsson Sunday night announced its first Windows Mobile phone, the Xperia X1 – and it’s coming to the U.S. soon.

“It’s a truly converged device for entertainment and productivity. We’re trying to avoid the use of the term ’smart phone,’” said Suzanne Cross, head product marketing manager for Sony Ericsson North America.

The Xperia line signals a new focus on innovations in ‘user experience’ for Sony Ericsson, said Rikko Sakaguchi, the company’s head of portfolio and propositions.

“What is tomorrow, what’s the vision?” he asked. “A very simplified view is mobile communication with a rich, enriched environment with the Web … it’s not about a great-looking phone or nice design, it’s more about appealing to the senses.”

Whatever it is, the X1 is smart. The 0.68-inch thick, 5.2-ounce device slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and a 3-inch, incredibly high-res 800 X 480 touch screen. Yes, that’s a higher pixel density than the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sony Ericsson P1i

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Evolution and not revolution, but evolution in the right direction. The number one improvement is definitely the increased size of available RAM memory, providing true and unrestricted multitasking, much better stability (the tested proto unit hasn’t rebooted even once nor did it cause any other stability problems) and positive impact on overall performance. 3.2 Megapixel camera produces quality pictures and, well, tolerable video. Slightly improved transflective display works better in direct sunlight and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR provides faster connectivity.

Elegant design, solid build and high quality materials make the device look and feel really good. Software improvements, especially the support for plugins on the Activity screen, add to the comfort of use and enhance functionality.

Considering that we won’t see a “true” P990 successor (with 2.8″ screen and flip) before 2008, it may be considered worth getting not only for M600i users who get a lot of new features, but also for P990i owners struggling with all the problems caused by P990’s limited RAM memory. Acquiring UIQ Technology by Sony Ericsson gives hope for faster and “more unified” development and further improvements coming with firmware updates. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sony Ericsson P990i 3G Touch Screen Phone

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The future of communication is here

The P990i is the latest in a line of P series smartphones from Sony Ericsson. A 3G smartphone that lets you leave your PC behind while travelling, yet access everything you need for effective communication. It’s all here, now. Previous smartphones in the range have been met with almost obsessive loyalty, making them a hard act to follow, and even today, when there are plenty of smartphone choices around the ‘P’ has a loyalty many others would love to emulate.

Announced last October it is in some ways a shame that the P990i appears just after Sony Ericsson’s M600i and just before its W950i. All three handsets run Symbian 9.1 and UIQ 3. We’ve already looked at the M600i, and will review the W950i as soon as we get our hands on one.

The handsets are aimed at different markets - the M and W share very similar hardware design, but the W has a rather nifty 4GB of internal memory and is aimed at music fans. Read the rest of this entry »

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