News Archive - Mar, 2002
| Sony Ericsson T206 (CDMA 1X / WAP / Games / GPS) - 6:56pm |
26-Mar-2002 |
The T206 is Sony Ericsson's second tri-mode handset for
CDMA2000 1X networks. Equipped with a WAP 1.2 browser and CDMA2000
1X technology, the T206 allows consumers to browse the mobile
Internet for news, weather, sports, entertainment and more - at speeds
of up to 153 kbps.
Read the complete story
here.
| Apple finally has Bluetooth support - 7:28pm |
21-Mar-2002 |
Apple, Inc. has finally added Bluetooth support to it's line of Macintosh
computers. This is made possible by a product called DWB-120M Bluetooth USB
by D-Link. Now all we need is a software that supports the OBEX protocol.
To find out more about the D-Link product, click
here.
Read the complete story by Apple
here.
| Firmware Revision Page has been updated - 2:52pm |
20-Mar-2002 |
Have updated the page and added the T66 and R600 firmwares. Please
check your firmware againts my list and e-mail me should you have an
updated firmware newer than what I have listed on my site.
| GSMBOX tests the T66 - 2:48pm |
20-Mar-2002 |
GSMBOX has a nice writeup of the T66.
The new, and extremely small, T66 is put on the market by Sony
Ericsson, even though it is still an Ericsson at 100%, in the software as
well as the hardware. It does boast a first: it is currently the lightest
GSM on the European market (and probably in the world). It disappears
completely behind a credit card (the same height but narrower), and offers
totally respectable technological content, it is even tri-band.
Read the complete story
here.
| This site has been rather quiet - 4:55pm |
18-Mar-2002 |
Sorry if the site has been rather quiet, this is because your webmaster
has been rather busy with work. :-(
Even worse is that I will be away again starting from 23-Mar-2002 all the
way till 22-Apr=2002. My web access during that time would be limited to
http type access via proxy. So the main news page would be rather quiet
during that time. However, I will be able to access the forum pages, so
please register there and hopefully would be able to update some news or
other there.
| Old Games find a new platform - 4:54pm |
18-March-2002 |
Your favourite Atari games will soon be coming to Sony
Ericsson phones. Through a series of partnerships with iFone and
Synergenix, Sony Ericsson will develop downloadable games to be
available during 2002. The games in Sony's new portfolio will be
available for download from iFone and Synergenix portals, but also
immediately from Sony Ericsson's mobile Internet portal.
Read the complete story
here.
| Phone drop calls? Blame the sun - 10:10am |
8-Mar-2002 |
The next time you use you mobile and your calls keep dropping, don't be
too quick to blame you service provider, it could have just been the sun.
A new study of 40 years of solar data shows that during peaks
in activity, bursts of energy from the Sun can potentially cause dropped
calls for some cell phone users across wide areas twice per week. The
problem is caused when radio waves associated with the bursts hit cell
phone towers, creating static that overwhelms the signal at the tower,
where calls are relayed.
Read the complete story
here.
| More about the SonyEricsson P800 - 1:53pm |
7-Mar-2002 |
The P800 imaging and messaging capabilities makes it ideal to
capture, show and send images. It features a large color screen: 208 x
320 pixels flip open (and 208 x 144 pixels flip closed) in 4096 colors,
a fully integrated camera and storage space. Katsumi Ihara, president
of Sony Ericsson considers color a key driver for handset replacement
in 2002. Once captured images can be sent via all the standard protocols
supported by Symbian OS such as MMS, email and Bluetooth. With support
for GSM 900, 1800 and 1900, GPRS and HSCSD, the P800 works across the
five continents.
Read the complete story
here.
| The digital paper - 12:34pm |
7-Mar-2002 |
Since everything is going digital, why not the paper? A small startup
company together with Ericsson are using BlueTooth and their paper (with
pen of course) to revolutionize the way we write.
While digital technology has made great strides, it has yet to
replace the simple elegance of a pad and pen. But a Swedish startup has
an idea that looks promising.
Read the complete story
here.
| Sony Ericsson Aims to Entertain with New Phones - 12:31pm |
7-Mar-2002 |
LONDON - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson moved full force into
mobile entertainment on Tuesday by launching new phones with color
screens and cameras, along with movie clips, games and music specially
designed for them.
Read the complete story
here.
| Renegade Ericsson now has a forum page - 12:10pm |
7-Mar-2002 |
Somewhere in Aug-2001, I was searching for a BBS style forum page and
visited a few site that provided such services (for free). In my search,
I signed up with Yahoo! which offers an eGroup service that allows polls,
messages and file sharing among it's members. I did not manage to find
that perfect forum site. But as time went on, the Yahoo group that I
signed up though closed was gettings one or two users requesting membership
to that group.
So, today I decided to open up that group which costs
nothing to sign up for and discuss you favourite E/// or S/E phone, etc.
To get there, just click the Forum link in the menu. Hope to see
you guys there. Untill further notice, membership is instant and does not
need my authorization to join.
| New mobile color imaging solution, the T68i and new CommuniCam - 10:07pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson today unveiled the T68i mobile phone and the
CommuniCam MCA-20 digital camera accessory. With the camera snapped on
to the phone, it is easy to take pictures and send them as an MMS-message
to another phone, e-mail them to a PC, or store them in the phone's
extensive photo album. Sony Ericsson confirms its leadership in mobile
imaging, and shipments of both products will begin immediately in
Europe and Asia.
Read the complete press release
here.
| P800, a multimedia smartphone with inbuilt camera - 10:05pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications today unveiled the P800,
a multimedia smartphone for world-wide communications. It has a large
color touch-screen, in-built camera, access to the Internet and runs
on triple band GSM and GPRS networks. Based on the open Symbian 7.0
platform, this is a fully featured mobile multimedia product, and the
most advanced phone that has been announced in the GSM-industry.
Read the complete press release
here.
| Z700, a mobile gaming phone with color screen - 10:03pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson today unveiled the Z700 gaming phone. The
phone combines a color screen, Java, Bluetooth, polyphonic ringtones
and fast GPRS connection to form an ideal tool for playing games
when mobile. The Z700 comes pre-loaded with Men in Black and Charlie's
Angels games, and will be on the market during Q3.
Read the complete press release
here.
| Sony Ericsson to collaborate with Sony content companies - 10:01pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson today announced a series of global partnerships
with Sony Group's content companies concerning mobile multimedia
content and applications. Sony Ericsson's agreements with Sony
Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and Sony
Europe GmbH (Sony Style Imaging), cover technology collaboration,
market-building and business development. The announcement of these
partnerships coincides with Sony Ericsson's launch of a strong product
portfolio concentrating on imaging and messaging applications.
Read the complete press release
here.
| Sony Ericsson unveils two new Bluetooth handsfree solutions - 9:59pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson today unveiled a portable Bluetooth handsfree
headset, the HBH-30, and a Bluetooth Car Handsfree, the HCB-30.
Bluetooth is a key ingredient in the Sony Ericsson portfolio, as the
door is opened for innovative new applications while maintaining a
focus on the phone. With the launch of these two new Bluetooth handsfree
solutions, Sony Ericsson demonstrates its leadership within Bluetooth,
and, at the same time its dedication to bring the benefits of Blutooth
to consumers. The Bluetooth Handsfree headset HBH-30 will be on the
market in Q2 and the Bluetooth Car Handsfree HCB-30 solution will be on
the market in Q3.
Read the complete press release
here.
To know more about this two products, click
here.
| Sony Ericsson unveils GPRS PC card modem - 9:54pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson today unveiled the GC75, a triple-band GSM
data modem. It will enable mobile professionals to access their
company network, e-mail server and the Internet directly from their
laptops, using GPRS, HSCSD or standard circuit-switched data. Laptop
users are now able to work easily when out of the office as the GC75
provides a user experience comparable to that of a fixed-line modem,
but with the added advantage of being wireless.
Read the complete press release
here.
To know more about this product, click
here.
| Sony Ericsson mobiles to talk Java - 9:52pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson today announced a licensing and cooperation
agreement on Java technology with Sun Microsystems. Support for games
and entertainment services is a core element of Sony Ericsson's product
strategy and Java is a key application enabler for delivering
multimedia communications and entertainment services on open platforms
to mobile users. The multiyear agreement, signed in December 2001,
covers licensing of Java Micro Edition (J2ME) technology, porting services
and other technology and marketing cooperation.
Read the complete press release
here.
| T206, a GPS-enabled tri-mode phone for CDMA systems - 9:48pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson today unveiled the T206, featuring Global
Positioning System (GPS) for emergency and location-based services.
For personalization, messaging and entertainment, the T206 features
screensavers, games and enhanced messaging services, EMS. The T206
is the first Sony Ericsson branded CDMA phone for the Americas.
Read the complete press release
here.
| T62u, a GAIT-phone with Java for the Americas - 9:45pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications today unveiled the T62u, the
first phone to incorporate both TDMA 800/1900 and GSM 850/1900 frequencies
and GPRS, in addition to analog. This enables seamless roaming across
multiple wireless technologies for superior coverage. Being a GAIT phone
(GSM ANSI Interoperability Team), the T62u will help operators transition
their networks from TDMA to GSM technology. For the consumers the benefit
is that the phone lives through network upgrades. The T62u is also Sony
Ericsson's first Java-enabled mobile phone for the Americas, allowing for
download of games.
Read the complete press release
here.
| T61g, Sony Ericsson's first phone for the Americas - 9:39pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications today unveiled the T61g,
the first mobile phone to be launched under the company's brand in the
United States. The T61g is one of the first phones to operate on both
the 850 and 1900 MHz GSM frequencies. The 850 MHz frequency takes
advantage of existing networks being transitioned from TDMA to GSM
technology. The T61g also helps operators manage transition capacity
with its inclusion of Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) technology.
Read the complete press release
here.
| SonyEricsson announces many new products at CeBit 2002 - 9:27pm |
5-Mar-2002 |
SonyEricsson has just revamped their website and has even shortened their
URL name from
http://www.sonyericssonmobile.com
to
http://www.sonyericsson.com
which does wonders. Ok, enought bullshit. You can see all that they
have to offer in CeBit 2002
here.
| SonyEricsson to unveil new color screen phones - 11:59am |
1-Mar-2002 |
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson, battling to build market share
in the competitive market for handsets, will present new, color screen
models at a news conference on Tuesday (5-Mar-2002), a company source said
on Thursday.
Read the complete story
here.