Fony SK has put together a video of Idou. They show the exterier and the UI. The UI is very similar to the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music and Nokia N97 in departments like the text and email.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
W518a coming to AT&T
The SE W518a was just approved by the FCC. The markings on the phone and manual indicate it is coming to AT&T. It will probably be coming out in the late summer time/early fall. Specs of the mid ranger include:
- Quad band GSM and dual band HSDPA 850 and 1900
- 2.2-inch 240×320 pixel TFT internal display
- 1.1-inch 128×36 pixels external OLED display
- Stereo Bluetooth
- Walkman Player 3.0
- SenseMe, TrackID, Shake control and Gesture control
- 3.2 megapixel camera
- 100MB internal memory
- Memory Stick M2 support
- Changeable covers
- 93.5 x 50 x 14 mm, 98 grams
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
CS8 for T-Mobile approved at FCC
The Sony Ericsson C905 is seeing the light of day on T-Mobile USA as the CS8. It was just approved at the FCC and the link to it is below. You can see more pics and the user manual which shows the T-Zones and My Faces Icon. It will have the AWS 3G band like the TM506 along with GPS, WiFi, and the powerful 8MP autofocus camera with xenon flash and LED video light. It is rumored to be released June 24 as seen here.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Q1 2009 Results, next announcement May 28
SE has released dismal Q1 results. As the economy is bad and not much in terms of innovation, SE lost 358 € million. One good news is we are going to see more of SE's premium line, Entertainment Unlimited, on May 28. My guess is the official unveiling of Idou along with some other mid to high end handsets.
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Sony Ericsson reports first quarter results
17 April 2009Q1 highlights:
- Income before taxes was a loss of Euro 358 million (excl. restructuring charges)
- Cost saving program progressing as planned and additional savings of Euro 400 million announced
- Launch of ‘Entertainment Unlimited’ consumer proposition and new generation of products well received by operator partners
The consolidated financial summary for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 is as follows:
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| Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2009 |
| Number of units shipped (million) | 22.3 | 24.2 | 14.5 |
| Sales (Euro m.) | 2,702 | 2,914 | 1,736 |
| Gross margin (%) | 29% | 15% | 8% |
| Operating income (Euro m.) | 184 | -262 | -369 |
| Operating margin (%) | 7% | -9% | -21% |
| Restructuring charges (Euro m.) | - | 129 | 12 |
| Operating income excl. restructuring | - | -133 | -357 |
| Operating margin excl. restructuring charges (%) | - | -5% | -21% |
| Income before taxes (IBT) (Euro m.) | 193 | -261 | -370 |
| IBT excl. restructuring charges (Euro m.) | - | -133 | -358 |
| Net income (Euro m.) | 133 | -187 | -293 |
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| Average selling price (Euro) | 121 | 121 | 120 |
Units shipped in the quarter were 14.5 million, a decrease of 35% compared to the same period of last year and in line with our March 20, 2009 interim announcement of approximately 14 million units. Sales for the quarter were Euro 1,736 million, a decrease of 36% from a year ago. Sales decreased primarily as a result of continued weak consumer confidence and de-stocking in the retail and distribution channels.
Gross margin declined both year-on-year and sequentially, reflecting a change in the product mix, material write-offs, and exchange rate volatility.
Income before taxes for the quarter excluding restructuring charges was a loss of Euro 358 million, within the range announced on March 20, 2009 (loss of Euro 340 - 390 million).
“As expected, the first quarter of this year has been extremely challenging for Sony Ericsson due to continued weak global demand. We are aligning our business to the new market reality with the aim of bringing the company back to profitability as quickly as possible,” said Dick Komiyama, President, Sony Ericsson. “The management intends to pursue an additional cost saving program targeting a further annual operating expense reduction of Euro 400 million, to be completed by mid-2010.”
The company’s initial cost saving program targeting annual operating expense reductions of Euro 300 million by the end of the first half of 2009, including a workforce reduction of 2,000 headcount, has now been completed. A total of Euro 187 million restructuring charges have been recorded compared to the initial estimated costs of Euro 300 million.
In January 2009 an additional cost saving program was initiated to target annual operating expense reductions of Euro 180 million by the end of 2009. The cost of this program will be covered by the initial Euro 300 million restructuring costs announced in July 2008.
The additional cost saving program announced today will include a further reduction in the global workforce of approximately 2,000 people. It is estimated that new restructuring charges of Euro 200 million will be needed to complete this program.
As of March 31, 2009, Sony Ericsson retained a strong net cash position of Euro 1.1 billion.
Market share in the first quarter decreased and is now estimated to be around 6%, down two percentage points sequentially.
Sony Ericsson forecasts that the global handset market for 2009 will contract at least 10% from around 1,190 million units in 2008.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Happy Birthday to my Blog
Yesterday, April 10 was the one year anniversary of my blog. I have had a fun time writing on here. Keeping up with all of Sony Ericsson's news for the past year was a great experience and I will keep this blog running for all my readers. I still feel SE makes the best phones and hope that all their future phones will be great as well. Well stayed tuned to my blog for many years to come as we get to know Sony Ericsson a little better each day...
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