Great news for the Sony Ericsson C905 users. Today Sony Ericsson with new Cyber-shot phone - Sony Ericsson C510 announced pretty huge software update for its 8mp beast - Sony Ericsson C905.

Firmware update will include the following features:

• Smile Shutter
• YouTube
• WayFinder 8
• Snapfish by HP – high quality, best value prints.  Place print orders directly from the mobile phone – no memory cards, cables or offload needed
• SMS/MMS conversation style - users can switch between the generic inbox or conservation chat where the entire message chain is presented at a glance.

Also announced today is a new color of C905 Cyber-shot, Tender Rose, available from Q1 2009 in selected markets and IM502, a new camera phone tripod, available in stores now.

The update will be available from Q1 (February) via SEUS.

Sony Ericsson announces that soon Vodafone customers will be able to use the GPS enabled W715 Walkman  phone to make the most of location-based services.  Aside from turn-by-turn pedestrian or driving navigation available using Vodafone Find&Go, customers will be able to find their nearest restaurants, hotels or shopping centres all within a few clicks on their new mobile phone.

I guess the W715 Walkman phone is practically the same Sony Ericsson W705 , but for Vodafone and with aGPS and features the same superior sound quality as the W980 Walkman phone , its metal finish combines with a large screen in a slider form factor. The inclusion of a 3.2 Megapixel camera and Wi-Fi connectivity allows users to snap photos of friends, and quickly upload them to social networking sites for all to see.

"The W715 is another exciting exclusive for Vodafone customers. The seamless integration with Vodafone’s Music services, such as single or full album download, provides for a great overall experience on our fast and reliable network. With fully integrated GPS and Vodafone Find&Go, this phone is offering a very attractive feature set in a combination we know customers are asking for more and more", said Patrick Chomet, Global Director of Terminals at Vodafone.

The new Sony Ericsson W715 includes:

• Award-winning clear audio experience – listen to music as it was meant to be heard
• aGPS increases the precision of location-based services (LBS)
• Vodafone Find&Go navigation service – a complete mobile navigation experience
• Desktop direct search to online music – go online for the best songs and most popular videos on YouTube
• Wi-Fi and DLNA certified – connect the way you want
• Shake Control – switch tracks and control the volume with the flick of a wrist
• SensMe – create playlists based on mood, rather than artists or genres
• Large 2.4-inch screen – view websites and emails with high clarity
• Auto rotate – switch from portrait to landscape with just a tilt of the phone
• Google Maps for Mobile
• 3.2 Megapixel camera – snap and share your favourite images via Bluetooth
• FM radio with TrackID – listen to the radio while on the move
• Option for 4GB memory card – store up to 3,900 songs

The W715 supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 900/2100. The W715 will be available in selected markets, in the colours Galactic Black, and Luxury Silver - countries and details of specific music and navigation applications, to be announced locally during Q1 (January-March) 2009.

Besides of the Sony Ericsson C510, we have another hero of the day and it is a new member of the Walkman line-up, successor of the Sony Ericsson W380 - Sony Ericsson W508.

With Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman consumers can have the most interactive mobile experience with clever technology such as Shake and Gesture control, SenseMe and TrackID, as well as one extra Style-Up cover.

“The W508 Walkman phone builds on our iconic Walkman range and the successful W380.” said Alexandre Cardon, Global Product Marketing Manager (music) at Sony Ericsson. “For those who like to express their style and individuality through their mobile phone we’ve brought our creative design team in to design stylish changeable covers so that W508 offers a truly interactive and individual experience.”

New Walkman phone includes:

• One extra Style-Up cover in the box – change your mobile phone with your mood
• Walkman player
• HSDPA – download content quickly with a faster web experience
• Touch music keys on top – switch tracks the easy way
• TrackID with text search – find your favourite songs in seconds
• PlayNow arena – customise your mobile phone with unique ringtones and wallpapers
• Shake control– skip through your tracks with a flick of the hand
• Gesture control - Move your hand above the W508 to mute an incoming call or put the alarm clock on snooze without touching it.

The W508 Walkman supports HSDPA 2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900. The W508a supports HSDPA 850/1900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900. W508 Walkman will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Metal Grey and Poetic White.

Sony Ericsson W508 at a glance

Networks:
W508: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 - UMTS/HSDPA 2100
W508a: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 - UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100

Size: 93.5 x 50 x 14 mm
Weight: 98 grams
Colours: Metal Grey with one extra Style-Up cover:
Sunny Orange, Forest Green, Architectural Purple or Mysterious Graffiti
Poetic White with one extra Style-Up cover:
Midnight Summer, Splashed Art, Radial Blue or Street Hip-hop
Main screen: 262,144 colour TFT, scratch-resistant, 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
External screen: Monochromatic OLED, scratch-resistant
Resolution: 128 x 36 pixels, 1.1 inches
Phone memory: Up to 100MB
Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 400 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs
Standby time UMTS: Up to 400 hrs
Video call time: Up to 2 hrs
Music listening time: Up to 24 hrs

Camera: 3.2 megapixel camera, Up to 3.2x digital zoom, Photo fix, Picture blogging, Video blogging, Video recording
Music: Walkman player, Album art, Mega Bass, PlayNow, TrackID, Bluetooth stereo (A2DP), Music tones (MP3/AAC), Shake control, SensMe
Web: Access NetFront Web browser, Web feeds, Photo feeds
Communication: Speakerphone, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibrating alert, Video calling
Messaging: Email, Text messaging (SMS), Chat View, Picture messaging (MMS), Exchange ActiveSync®, Instant messaging, Predictive text input, Sound recorder
Design: Auto rotate, Gesture control, Picture wallpaper, Wallpaper animation
Media: YouTube, 3D games, Motion gaming, Java, FM radio with RDS, Video streaming, Video viewing, Walk Mate
Connectivity: Bluetooth technology, Modem, Synchronization, USB mass storage, USB support
Organizer: Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Flight mode, Notes, Phone book, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer

In-Box:
Battery, Charger, 1GB Memory Stick Micro (M2), USB cable, Stereo PHF, Sony Ericsson PC Suite, Media manager, User guide, 1 extra Style-Up Cover

Available in selected markets from Q2 2009.

Remember last post about Sony Ericsson C510? Well now it's official.

Today Sony Ericsson officially announced new member of the Cyber-shot family Sony Ericsson C510 Cyber-shot, which includes:

• Reliable 3.2 megapixel Cyber-shot camera
• Smile Shutter – clever technology that detects a person’s smile and immediately takes the photo!
• Face Detection – focusing technology of up to three faces at a time
• Auto-rotation – alter the landscape and portrait view by rotating the mobile phone
• Snapfish by HP – pre-installed application allows users to send print orders from the phone to Snapfish and have quality photo prints delivered to their homes.
• YouTube enabled – upload your videos and images straight to the web
• Photo Fix – adjust light balance, brightness and contrast simultaneously
• SMS conversation style – see your entire SMS conversation history at a glance
• Slide in lens cover and illuminated imaging Shortcuts
• Auto focus – take the best shot

“We have been leaders and innovators in the camera phone segment since the company was started,” said Sven Totté, Head of Imaging Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “Now we are delighted to unveil the C510 Cyber-shot, our most accessible Cyber-shot phone to date which includes a host of new features normally found on more premium phones. Features like Smile-Shutter, YouTube integration and Snapfish by HP integration make the C510 Cyber-shot a really fun mobile phone to use. This phone will enable us to engage new markets and consumers to our Cyber-shot phone experience.”

The C510 Cyber-shot supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100. C510 Cyber-shot will be available in selected markets from Q1 in the colours Future Black and Radiation Silver.

Sony Ericsson C510 at a glance

Networks:
C510: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 - UMTS/HSPA 2100
C510a: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 - UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100
C510c: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900

Size: 107 x 47 x 12.5 mm
Weight: 92 grams
Colours: Future Black, Radiation Silver
Main screen: 262,144 colour TFT, scratch-resistant, 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
Phone memory: Up to 100MB
Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 400 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs
Standby time UMTS: Up to 350 hrs
Video call time: Up to 2 hrs 20 min

Camera: 3.2 megapixel camera, Auto focus, Up to 3.2x digital zoom, Smile Shutter, Face detection, Photo fix, Photo light, Video light, Picture blogging, Video blogging, Video recording
Music: Media player, Album art, Mega Bass, PlayNow, TrackID, Bluetooth stereo (A2DP), Music tones (MP3/AAC)
Web: Access NetFront Web browser, Web feeds, Photo feeds
Communication: Speakerphone, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibrating alert, Video calling
Messaging: Email, Picture messaging (MMS), Predictive text input, Sound recorder, Text messaging (SMS), Instant messaging, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Chat view
Design: Navigation key, Auto rotate, Picture wallpaper, Wallpaper animation
Entertainment: Media, YouTube, 3D games, Motion gaming, Java ,FM radio with RDS, Video streaming, Video viewing
Connectivity: Bluetooth technology, Modem, Synchronisation, USB mass storage, USB support
Location-based services: Geo tagging of photos (cell-id), Google Maps
Organizer: Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Flight mode, Notes, Phone book, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer

In-Box:
Battery, Charger

Optional:
IM502 Camera Phone Tripod, Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-PV715, Digital Photo Frame IDP-100

Available in selected markets from Q1 2009.

Looks like new year for Sony Ericsson starts with new leak of the new Cyber-shot handset with codename Kate, successor of the Sony Ericsson K770 - Sony Ericsson C510.

Sony Ericsson C510 features 3.2MP camera with Auto Focus and LED, face detection, smile shutter, picture light, photo fix and is equipped with 2.2 inch 262K color QWGA display, accelerometer for auto rotation when viewing, active lens cover, dedicated shutter key, illuminated imaging shortcut keys, direct blog shortcut key and it's able to download and upload to YouTube.

Built-in memory of the phone is 160 MB and supports Memory Stick Micro (M2) for additional memory.

The phone will be shipped in feb 2009.

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Well, if you want to use Skype without your computer, you're in the right place :)

Today I've reinstalled Skype's official Java application for mobile phones and find out that after my last post about it, the Beta version has been updated and the number of supported handsets has been increased.



If you remember, last time to run Skype's new application on my Sony Ericsson P1i, I had to install the version for Sony Ericsson W850i, because there was no P1i or other UIQ3 devices in the list of compatible phones. Well, in this update, there is still no compatible version for my smartphone, but now at least we have it for a couple UIQ3 devices, for Sony Ericsson G700 and G900 and it's the most approximate version for me.



So I've installed one for G900 and it works very well, unfortunately this version for touchscreen phone has no touchscreen capabilities on my P1i (Or maybe it's not working on G900 too? G900 or G700 owners, can you please comment about this?) except of the touch softkays, which is quite enough for me :)

The software is still free and now it works on almost 100 handsets.

Skype Limited offers its application for Sony Ericsson users who has: C702, C902, G502, G700, G900, K550, K610, K660, K750i, K770, K800i, K810, S500, T650, T700, TM506, W200, W300i, W350, W380, W550, W580, W610, W660i, W710, W760, W810i, W830i, W850i, W880i, W890, W902, W910, W980, Z310a, Z525a, Z550a, Z610, Z750a, Z770.



So, who wants to use Skype without its computer, please hit the link and download Skype.

I guess it's not a secret that Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile phone, its glorious Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 was made by HTC, in my opinion, by one of the best Windows Mobile based smartphone manufacturer and let's face it, X1 is one of the best smartphone on a market.

But looks like it was the first and last Windows Mobile based smartphone made by HTC for Sony Ericsson.

According to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report, Sony Ericsson's partnership with HTC will come to an end when the current production of Xperia X1 handsets completes its business circle. But of course that doesn't mean that there isn't going to be the next Windows Mobile based smartphone from Sony Ericsson, looks like Sony Ericsson plans to outsource it to Taiwan-based Mobinnova, a handset maker under Foxconn Electronics.

Well, for now this information is not confirmed officially, but in a fact, this situation was pretty possible, after the release of the HTC HD (BTW, brilliant smartphone), HTC has become primary competitor of the Sony Ericsson on a market...