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• Sony Ericsson to Cut Jobs, Close Offices, Move U.S. Headquarters

  BNET - 2009-11-19

  The No. 4 ranking handset maker will eliminate another 1,600 jobs and close its headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C.Struggling sales are forcing Sony Ericsson to continue job cuts. Between now and the end of August 2010, the No. 4 ranking handset maker will eliminate another 1,600 jobs from the...

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• Sony Ericsson unveils WebSDK for app developers

  BNET - 2009-11-18

  Sony Ericsson's Head of Developer and Partner Engagement, Christopher David, has just got off the phone with TechRadar, announcing that the company has launched its own WebSDK in beta. The SDK offers app developers a simpler way in to making relevant applications for use over two different mobile...

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• Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Hands On: Why Aren't My Pants on Fire? [Xperia X10]

  BNET - 2009-11-18

  I've been wondering why there hasn't been drooling, crazy-eyed hype for Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10, which sounds like a wet dream on paper: Android, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, awesome 8MP camera, massive 800x480 display and a very pretty interface. I know now. Well, rather, I know that it's definitely something about...

  Tags: Phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, X10 Wireless Technology

• Sony Ericsson to close four facilities, fire 2000 people

  BNET - 2009-11-18

  Sony Ericsson is getting ready to fire about 2,000 employees worldwide and close four of its facilities. The affected locations will include two facilities in the US (the Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina, and a small Miami facility), plus operations in Chennai India and Kista Sweden. The Research...

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• Sony Ericsson closing four facilities, laying off 2,000 employees worldwide

  BNET - 2009-11-18

  Sony Ericsson has yet to make this public, but we've learned that the flagging handset maker has caved once more to the pressures of the modern phone market place. If you'll recall, 450 employees were nixed from the company's payrolls in September of last year, and...

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• Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Is Company`s First Android Smartphone

  BNET - 2009-11-04

  The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, the company?s first smartphone to run Google?s Android operating system, will arrive in the first quarter of 2010 and usher in a new line of phones that will likewise work to intuitively combine communications and entertainment.Sony Ericsson?s newest flagship phone isn?t the Xperia X3 but...

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• Sony Ericsson unveils Android-powered phone

  BNET - 2009-11-03

  Sony Ericsson, the troubled mobile phone maker, on Tuesday unveiled a sophisticated smartphone that it hopes will be a credible alternative to Apple's iPhone. The X10 handset is Sony Ericsson's first to be powered by Google's Android operating system, and will go on sale in the first quarter of next...

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• The new face of Android: No face

  BNET - 2009-11-03

  By Tim Conneally , Betanews Early this morning, Sony Ericsson took the wraps off of its first Android-based handset, the 1 GHz Snapdragon-powered Xperia X10. With a huge 4" touchscreen, an 8.1 megapixel camera and the elegant custom user interface named "Rachael," Sony Ericsson...

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• Xperia X10 – The Android Device We've Been Waiting For?

  BNET - 2009-11-03

  Sony Ericsson's first two smartphones from the Xperia series, although packing some powerful hardware, were not what we've hoped they will be, and I dare say it's due to one reason only: they were based on Windows Mobile OS. Third time's the charm, they say, and...

  Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Smart Phone, Specification, X10 Wireless Technology

• Sony Ericsson debuts Xperia X10, first Android phone

  BNET - 2009-11-03

  Sony Ericsson unveiled its first Android phone, and said the device will be the flagship for a family of phones that the struggling handset maker will release in the first half of next year. The device, called the Xperia X10, features a new user interface called UX, which was...

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