RIM shut out of Nortel Network wireless auction
Today, July 24, 2009, is the auction day in New York for Nortel Network’s wireless unit. Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, and private equity firm MatlinPatterson Global Advisers, are all bidding for Nortel’s wireless assets. Research in Motion (RIM) had hoped to be part of the auction, but Nortel blocked its… Continue Reading »
AT&T makes the Sony Ericsson 8.1-megapixel C905a and W518a Walkman available
AT&T has recently added to their available lineup with the introduction of two new Sony Ericsson handsets. The new phones include the W518a and the C905a both of which are 3G-capable. In regards to the W518a, this is a Walkman branded model that features voice-guided GPS, a 3.2-megapixel camera, built-in… Continue Reading »
Ericsson to take over Sprint’s network maintenance
Prior to this year, Sprint has been in bad shape. It lacked the numbers of AT&T and Verizon Wireless, had a low stock price, and didn’t seem to have much going for that. That’s changed a bit with the announcement and release of the Palm Pre, with stocks doubling since… Continue Reading »
Sony PSP phone in the works?
In order to stay competitive with Apple, Sony is considering adding cell phone functionality to its portable gaming console, the PSP. The phone and game hybrid may not be marketed under the PSP name, but the device will likely have many of the similar features of the Sony PSP, including… Continue Reading »
No escaping RFID: Infiltrating every mobile phone by 2010?
RFID is the future. It is if you listen to Ericsson’s vice-president of systems architecture, Håkan Djuphammar. Mr. Djuphammar expects every new cell phone to contain RFID chips by next year and these phones will usher in a whole new ecosystem of creative uses of the technology. Could RFID be… Continue Reading »
Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 to make a US debut on Black Friday
The XPERIA X1, another long awaited handset, will be available here in the US very shortly. That’s right, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will make a US debut on Black Friday (November 28), but sadly it will not be coming with any of the typical Black Friday savings that we… Continue Reading »
HD videophones by 2012
The quality of cameras in phones has risen exponentially in the last few years from poor VGA to the fairly good 3 megapixel and beyond. But there is always progress to be made, and Sony Ericsson have outlined some fairly ambitious aims in the release of their four year plan… Continue Reading »
Sony Ericsson’s 8-megapixel C905 makes an FCC appearance
The recently announced Sony Ericsson C905 has made the required FCC appearance. We have already seen the official announcement, so unfortunately we are not able to offer anything new in terms of specs, but the good news is that it seems to be on the way to an actual release.… Continue Reading »
Sony Ericsson goes spy-tech in “James Bond Quantum of Solace”
Talk about ideal product placement gone mad. In the upcoming James Bond Quantum of Solace movie, there are eight different characters sporting six different Ericsson phones. And nope, they don’t even have to tape over the brand name….I’m sure Sony paid plenty to be the featured phone of choice. The… Continue Reading »
Leaked images: Meet Kate, Sony Ericsson’s 5MP Cyber-shot
Nothing like living up to tradition with leaked images, these are just about as blurry as can be. But, needless to say they are reported to be of Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Cyber-shot which has been code named Kate. Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.


