Sony Ericsson, the No. 4 phone manufacturr, has announced a massive restructuring worldwide and will eventually cut 4000 jobs (out of 9900). Sony Ericsson will close its Research Triangle Park operation by the third quarter of 2010, cutting 400 plus jobs.  And the consolidation will eventually leave Sony Ericsson with four R&D centers: Lund, Tokyo, Beijing and Redwood Shores. Sony Ericsson has been struggling to be profitable for years, with this cost cutting move and [...]

This rumour just goes on and on.  It has been months, if not years, that various sources are saying Google is working to produce its own Android phone that carries a Google brand name. This time, Techcrunch reported that from sources directly within Google, the phone is almost ready.  And infact, Google was planning for a year end release but was delayed until early next year due to some issues.   And it is rumoured that [...]

Starhub, has started to offer pre-order of iPhone on web, about one week after M1 started the campaign. It was reported that the sales of iPhone in Singapore has been slow these few weeks after both M1 and Starhub announced that they will be selling iPhone by the end of the year.  Most are waiting for the pricing announcement from both operators.  When both of them starts to sell iPhone, Singapore mobile phone subscribers will [...]

A recent report show Apple has filed a patent for some kind of forced advertisement.  And one significant thing is the “enforcement routine”: “The technology can freeze the device until the user clicks a button or answers a test question to demonstrate that he or she has dutifully noticed the commercial message.” This is leave you no choice but to finish watching the ads. If Apple uses the patented technology and use it on iPhone [...]

For a contract of 2 years with 20 EURO a month, the O2 Germany subscribers can take the Motorola MILESTONE (DROID) home for 1 EURO. The deal means you are paying 481 EURO over 2 years for the phone.  And it sounds like a good deal to me.  I hope we can get a similar deal when it reaches Asia. The different of MILESTONE with DROID (sold in US) are the lack of Google Navigation, [...]

We have this video from Mobiletechworld showing Nokia N900 (Maemo) running 12 apps at the same time, with music in the background.  And it is running smoothly without much lag.  Apperantly, Nokia engineers are working hard on this and it is something Android, Windows Mobile and Apple engineers can learn from. Enjoy!!

Here is another video for the Xperia X10 from Sony Ericsson.  This time it is from hdblog.it.  And it is in Italian.  In the video, you can see this Snapdragon based Android 2.0 device is performing well and you can see the timescape in action plus other things as well.

Windows Mobil 6.0 and 6.1 users, wait no more and you don’t need to install the unofficial version anymore, Microsoft has officially made the Marketplace available for you. There is no official statement or document mentioning any difference between this version to the Windows Mobile 6.5 version.  The only different we can see at the moment is WinMo 6.5 users don’t need to download it as it is built in to the WinMo 6.5 ROM. [...]

According to Sony Ericsson’s UK site, the Xperia X10 is expected to launched on 10th of February. Sony Ericsson had mentioned the Xperia X10 will be available in the first half of 2010.  The date of 10th February seems to be within the target.  If you are interested, you can go to the pre-registration page here and register to get updates from Sony Ericsson regarding the Xperia X10.

If you are interested in the Sony Ericsson upcoming Xperia X10, the 1Ghz Snapdragon base Android phone, the bellow 8 minute hands-on video below runs through the X10′s impressive custom Android user interface, highlighting the devices Timescape, Mediascape, and browser map features and functionality.  It is in Spanish though. Enjoy!! Primera Mirada al Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 from FayerWayer on Vimeo.