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Sony Ericsson’s Cedar and Yendo phones leaked, vying for your attention

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Oopsie! Looks like Sony Ericsson’s become as leaky as BP’s oil rig these days, although we can’t say we’re all that stirred up by this particular exposé. On the left we have the Cedar, which is much like its hippie GreenHeart cousin Naite but w…

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Sony Ericsson’s eco-loving Naite now available from Sony Style

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by IBM. 

Following availability on Rogers by just a handful of days, Sony Ericsson is now talking up availability of the simple Naite candybar down south of the border — but it’s not through a carrier this time. Instead, you’ll need to stroll into your local Sony Style store (or order online) to get it unlocked and unsubsidized. Oftentimes that’s a brutal situation financially, but seeing how the Naite is a rather low-end device, these guys are charging just $159 for the privilege of using a device touting a case made of 50 percent post-consumer recycled plastic and an ultra-eco charger. It’s available right now — a good backup phone, perhaps?

Sony Ericsson’s eco-loving Naite now available from Sony Style originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rogers gets LG Pop, Fido goes green with Sony Ericsson Naite

Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by IBM. 

Let’s circle back and take a look at a couple of big handset launches in the Great White North this month, shall we? Rogers nabbed the LG Pop — sans solar back — for a mere CAD $19.99 (about $19) on three-year contract or CAD $174.99 ($166) commitment-free, living up to the phone’s philosophy of taking full-touch awesomeness downmarket with a 3 megapixel cam and 3-inch WQVGA display. Next up, Rogers’ value brand Fido added the Naite from Sony Ericsson — the first GreenHeart-branded handset to land anywhere in North America — for $25 on a two-year deal. The eco-focused candybar (which might tug on the heartstrings of ex-T610 owners) keeps it simple with a 2 megapixel camera, but still manages triband 3G and an integrated FM radio. Both are available now.

Rogers gets LG Pop, Fido goes green with Sony Ericsson Naite originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony Ericsson Aspen: first with Windows Mobile 6.5.3

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by IBM. 

It’s finally here: Windows Mobile 6.5.3, the iterative finger-friendly Windows Mobile release that should have been wrapped into 6.5.0. The latest mobile wares from Microsoft come wrapped inside the Sony Ericsson Aspen (aka, Faith); a business-focused QWERTY candybar with 2.4-inch QVGA TFT touchscreen LCD, 3.2 megapixel camera, A-GPS with Google Maps, 3.5-mm audio jack, WiFi, and microSD expansion. This latest addition to Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart portfolio comes in black or white silver and packs quad-band GSM/EDGE with either HSPA 900/2100 or 850/900/2100 radios (depending on region). Available in Q2.

Back to Windows Mobile 6.5.3 for a second, although this is a .dot.dot update it’s actually a fairly significant move for Microsoft. For starters, this release now includes a more finger-friendly layout (no stylus needed even when digging deep into the OS), support for capacitive touchscreens (huzzah!), and acts as a platform to enable multitouch. Microsoft has also improved browser performance with faster page load times and better memory management while improving the pan and flick gestures and zoom and rotational speeds. Sounds like somebody is getting ready for Mobile World Congress.

Sony Ericsson Aspen: first with Windows Mobile 6.5.3 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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