Sony Ericsson Content Award Winners

If you go to this website, you will see Sony Ericsson mini award show for people that create content for SE phones. I found this to be a great site, and I am sure next year they will do an even better job. Here is the list of winners.

• Being Productive – Upvise, by Unyverse Pte Ltd, Singapore
• In-Car Applications – GPSed, by Shape Services GmbH
• It’s all about the Entertainment – Bubble Boom Challenge, by ZED
• Lifestyle Choice – Mobiles’ Republic Media Explorer, by Mobiles’ Republic
• Themes & Graphics – Flash Lite Wallpapers, by ustwo
• Special Recognition – EcoMate, by Instituto Atlantico & UFC
• Xperia™ Panels – Spb Traveller, by Spb Software

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Hikaru leaked

SEMCBlog.com has a rendering of what Hikaru is going to look like. It is a Walkman version of the C905 but thinner and larger screen. It is expected to be announced in 6 days at SE's MWC Conference. Below are the rumored specs

- Metal casing
- 2.6" screen
- 8.1mp, AF, face detection
- Bright photo flash (LED)
- Walkman 4.0
- Clear Audio technology
- Player keys
- Kickstand
- 3.5mm jack and additional fastport
- Stereo speakers on top and bottom
- WiFi
- Comfortable keypad (not QWERTY)
- Slider

The kickstand is said to be better then the Nokia N96 kickstand but it will likely serve the same purpose. Stereo speakers and the 3.5mm jack are welcomed additions for music lovers. For a feature phone, this is about as packed as they come.
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Ericsson and STMicroelectronics Merge

Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have completed a merger that will create the world leader in semiconductors and platforms for mobile applications.

February 3, 2009, 08:03 (CET)

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced the closing of their agreement merging Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST-NXP Wireless into a 50/50 joint venture. The deal was completed on the terms originally announced on August 20, 2008. The new company is designed for long-term stability and is set to become an industry leader in product research, as well as design, development, and the creation of cutting-edge mobile platforms and wireless semiconductors. The JV begins as a major supplier to four of the industry's top five handset manufacturers, who together represent about 80 percent of global handset shipments, as well as to other exciting industry leaders. Ericsson contributed USD 1.1 billion net to the joint venture, out of which USD 0.7 billion was paid to ST. Prior to the closing of the transaction, ST exercised its option to buyout NXP's 20 percent ownership stake of ST-NXP Wireless. Alain Dutheil, presently CEO of ST-NXP Wireless and Chief Operating Officer of STMicroelectronics, will lead the joint venture as President and Chief Executive Officer. Governance is balanced. Each parent appoints four directors to the board with Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, as the Chairman of the Board and Carlo Bozotti, President and CEO of STMicroelectronics, as the Vice Chairman. Employing about 8,000 people - roughly 3,000 from Ericsson and approximately 5,000 from ST - the new global leader in wireless technologies is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The new company will meet its customers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from Feb 16 to Feb 19.

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K850i Petition?

Are you having issues with your K850i? Many people complained about random reboots and the infamous BROD (Blue Ring of Death). Some people got the problem fixed by getting a replacement handset or via software update. But to those of you that are still having issues, now you can sign a online petition to get Sony Ericsson's attention. My K850i (which is my current phone) has been great ever since I reflashed in November. Very solid now. Before that it would reboot randomly, but I am lucky I got it fixed. I plan on keeping the phone for a while now. The link the the petition is below.

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Sony Ericsson WAP Push Denial of Service

The video describes two possible scenarios for launching the WAP Push Denial of Service vulnerability discovered by Mobile Security Lab and described at http://www.mseclab.com/?p=123.
Further details available on our blog at http://www.mseclab.com

It affects these phone models.

Sony Ericsson W910i, W660i, K618i, K610i, Z610i, K810i, K660i, W880i, K530i

Hopefully SE issues a FW update to fix this issue.

New W705 Silver Color

Over MobileMania, they have pics of a new color of the W705. It is a Silver and Black combo that joins the Luxury Silver (which is Silver/Gold front) and Passion Red. Click the link for more pics.





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S001 Walkthrough video