The sales of mobile phone handsets around the world have grown 26% during the first quarter of 2006 when compared to 1Q 2005. An estimated 226.7 million mobile phones were sold during the 1st quarter according to the industry research firm IDC. Despite the big increase, Q1 2006 sales are slightly off 7% when compared to the 4th quarter of 2005.

Mobile market share figures and rankings for Q1, 2006:
1 - Nokia 33.1%
2 - Motorola 20.3%
3 - Samsung 12.8%
4 - LG 6.9%
5 - Sony Ericsson 5.9%

Motorola's new line of phones continue to put up strong numbers, and with the FCC approval of the Moto Q smartphone -- which provides some nice competition for the Treo 700 line, we expect to see gains in handset marketshare by Motorola over the coming quarters.

Posted by mobilemodo at 11:41 PM | Permalink Posted to LG | Motorola | News | Nokia | Samsung | Sony Ericsson

[CTIA 2006] -- Sony Ericsson debuted the new W700i today, which is a sign that this year's conference will showcase many more new mobile phone annoucements. The W700i builds on the success of the W800i Walkman handset, but with a new color twist -- 'Titanium Gold'.

W700i Handset Features:
GSM/GPRS - 900/1800/1900
2 megapixel camera 4x zoom autofocus
Bluetooth Wireless 2.0
256MB Memory Stick Duo card included
Hands-free speakerphone
FM radio

W700i Application Features:
Walkman player - MP3, MPEG-4, H.263 player - 30 hours
SMS/EMS/MMS
J2ME MIDP 2.0 support
40-chord polyphonic sound engine
SyncML
Disc2Phone 1.1 software

The W700i (w=walkman series 700 i=international) is expected to be released for shipment during Q2, 2006 in Titanium Gold color, with a soft white colour version to be available in select international markets. The W700i will be launched in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, and the W700c for mainland China.

On another note -- Sony Ericsson also announced the release of another new handset at the conference today, the Z525.

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Posted by mobilemodo at 09:59 AM | Permalink Posted to News | Sony Ericsson

[CTIA Wireless 2006] -- Sony Ericsson has announced they will release an upgrade to the popular Z520a clamshell mobile, dubbed the Z525a.

The Z525a handset has identical specs to its predecessor the Z520a, but with additional handset features like 4x digital zoom VGA Camera, 1.8" 262k color TFT LCD internal display, Bluetooth wireless, external speakerphone, and 12MB of built-in memory. The most noticeable addition to the Z525a model is the Push-To-Talk functionality, which really puts this phone in a solid position to beat any featureset that an entry-level phone could offer.

The Z525 will come in several versions, which includes the American version (Z525a) announced today. The Z525i (international), Z520a (Americas), and Z520c (China). The Quad-Band Sony Ericsson Z525a is expected to be released to wireless carriers in the US during 2Q, 2006.

In other News related to CTIA -- Sony Ericsson has also announced the W700i.

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Posted by mobilemodo at 09:12 AM | Permalink Posted to News | Sony Ericsson

The Sony Ericsson K510 is a great new camera flip phone that will be ready to ship in the US soon. The K510i will work on most GSM networks around the world, whereas the K510a version will be for the Americas. The feature set does not change between the K510 versions, except for the radio frequencies differences (i=GSM 850 a=900).

Features of the K510 include:
1.3 mega pixel camera
262K color TFT display
Bluetooth wireless

Mobile Application features:
K510i calendar syncs with Outlook
E-mail
MMS instant messaging

The Sony Ericsson K510(i,c) should be released for shipping during 2Q, 2006 in either the color purple or black. Sony Ericsson also announced several other new handsets to their spring lineup this week in preparation for showcasing at CeBIT, which includes the W300i, K800i and Z530i.

Posted by mobilemodo at 11:33 AM | Permalink Posted to News | Sony Ericsson

As part of a new In Focus Spring lineup corresponding with PMA (Photo Marketing Association) 2006 and CeBIT, Sony Ericsson has unveiled the Z530i. This is a mid-level priced flip phone that comes in grey, black and red that we don't expect to land in the US anytime soon, because it only receives tri-band GPRS radio signals and will not work on CDMA networks (Sprint, Verizon).

Sony Z530i Feature set includes:
GSM 900/1800/1900
Bluetooth wireless
Memory Stick slot (M2)
USB 2.0
Video Cam 4x zoom, Video Clips/Record

Sony Z530i Mobile Applications:
MMS, EMS, SMS, Email, Chat,
MP3 Player, Music Tones
3D Games, Java MIP2
Internet with High Speed Data

The Sony Ericsson Z530i is scheduled to be released for shipping during 2Q, 2006. Some other hot new Sony mobile phones that have hit the wire this week include Sony K790 and 800i and the W300i flipper that we spec'ed out.

Posted by mobilemodo at 10:36 AM | Permalink Posted to News | Sony Ericsson

The newly announced Sony Ericsson W300i is the very first clamshell styled Walkman phone. They are sure to make a carrier agreement in the US with this phone because of the built-in Quad GSM radio. True to form, the 300i comes with music player, stereo headphones and desktop music swapping software.

Sony Ericsson W300i features include:
Quad GSM (850/900/1800/1900) + EDGE
20MB internal memory + Memory Stick Micro slot (256MB card included)
128×160 pixels TFT main display with 262k colors
VGA camera
Bluetooth

This is nothing close to the Sony K800 we told you about, but a nice little grab nontheless. The Sony Ericsson W300i is slated to start shipping during 2Q 2006 in both white and black(not shown) with no guidance on the release price.

[via MobileTracker]

Posted by mobilemodo at 05:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) Posted to News | Sony Ericsson

Sony has announced some new mobile phones that will blow away what you think of the typical camera phone. The brand new Sony Ericsson K790 and K800 cell phones, will sport ground breaking Mega pixel Picture Quality and Multi Media Capabilities.

Sony will be offering the K790 and K800 as the first Cyber-shot branded mobile phones on the market. The K790 and K800 wireless phones are the perfect solution for consumers just itching to consolidate their camera and cell phone onto a single device. Let's take a look at the specs for this camera rich phone combo.

Sony Ericsson K790/K800 Handset Camera Features:
3.2 Mega pixel Camera with Lens cover
Autofocus
Video and image stabilizer
Photo blogging abilities
Bluetooth wireless
2.0" TFT LCD
XENON Flash with auto red-eye reduction
BestPic technology
PictBridge compatibility for direct printing

The sleek Velvet Black handset casing maintains the professional image demanded by camera aficionados. WIth the nascent K800 you will have full HTML browsing, RSS feeds and Google Search capabilities along with a complete entertainment package that includes a music player, 3D gaming and an RDS FM radio.

The Sony Ericsson K800 is a Tri-Band capable dual-mode UMTS/GPRS handset, while the K790 is a Tri Band EDGE handset. Both products will be commercially available during 2Q 2006. The variants being launched and released internationally are the K800i for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa; the K800c for Mainland China ; the K790i for Europe, Asia Pacific, Americas; the K790a for the Americas; and the K790c for Mainland

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Posted by mobilemodo at 02:46 PM | Permalink Posted to News | Sony Ericsson

3GSM 2006 [Barcelona] - Just after announcing the launch of two other new mobile handset models this morning at the World Congress (checkout Sony J100 and K610i) Sony Ericsson debuted the unveiling of the most powerful Walkman phone ever released, the W950i. The mobile handset unit sports a large chunk of 4GB flash memory which almost puts it in the same league as the 4GB Apple iPod Nano.

Sony Ericsson W950i handset features showcase:
Tri-Band GSM + UMTS 2100
Symbian v9.1 OS using the UIQ 3.0 platform
4GB flash memory capacity for over 3,999 songs
Bluetooth compatible with Stereo headphones
Walkman Audio plays MP3, AAC, AAC+, E-AAC+, WAV and m4a
QVGA touchpad screen w/262k colors
USB 2.0 (400mbps) connection

The Sony Ericsson W950i will begin shipments 3Q, 2006. The official release of this exact model of the W950i in the U.S. is not expected, because it does not have quad-band frequency support that would be required to work on mobile carriers in the United States.

Posted by mobilemodo at 05:11 PM | Permalink Posted to 3G | 3GSM | Sony Ericsson

3GSM 2006 [Barcelona] - The second mobile phone in addition to the Sony Ericsson K610i unveiled today at 3GSM World is the J100 (a,c,i). The J100 is a really nice looking cell phone that has a very simple handset design and is claimed to be the smallest phone that Sony Ericsson has ever released.

Sony Ericsson J100 features:
Dual Band GSM - 900/1800, 850/1900
65K color display
One Click Key functions with icons
Alarm Clock
Calculator

The J100 will have several variations depending on global distribution. The Sony J100i will be released as a Dual Band GSM 900/1800 MHz for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific. The J100c will be heading to China as a Dual Band GSM 900/1800 MHz, and the J100a - Dual Band GSM 850/1900 MHz will be launched in the U.S.

The Sony Ericsson J100 will be available in colors Polar like White and Twilight looking Blue and will be released for generally availability during Q2, 2006.

Posted by mobilemodo at 11:34 AM | Permalink | TrackBacks (1) Posted to 3G | 3GSM | News | Sony Ericsson

3GSM 2006 [Barcelona] - Sony Ericsson did not waste any time out of the gate to unveil some new mobile handsets at 3GSM, with the release of the new K610i and J100. The K610i is a nice update to the K600i that was announced during 3GSM in 2005. The candybar style 3G network mobile phone is now up-to-date with other recently released Sony Ericsson handsets with similar features.

Sony Ericcson K610i features:
Tri Band GSM 900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
Small 3G mobile at only 17mm thick
176 x 220 pixel 262K color screen
2-mega pixel camera photos
VGA camera for video calls
Bluetooth support
M2 - Memory Stick card slot

The Sony Ericsson K610i will start shipping during 2Q, 2006 and will be sold in Europe and Asia.

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Posted by mobilemodo at 11:13 AM | Permalink Posted to 3G | 3GSM | News | Sony Ericsson

Several mobile phones made by the handset manufacturers Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications are said to be vulnerable to what is known as denial-of-service (DOS) attacks. The flaw has been found in four models of Sony Ericsson phones and is from an error in their Bluetooth service.

The Bluetooth technology is said to "fail to properly handle malformed L2CAP (Logical Link Control and Adaptation Layer Protocol)". Two different security technology firms have reported this flaw both stating that the potential security risk to mobile phone users is low.

Someone that is bound and determined to knock off one of the four Sony Ericsson phones, which includes the K600i and T68i, would only have to get within about 50 feet to get hit. Malicious code could then be sent to the mobile device that would crash the cellphone.

Posted by mobilemodo at 02:26 PM | Permalink Posted to Mobile Applications | News | Sony Ericsson