Sony Ericsson: 14-16 phones this year, Walkman brand isn’t dead

Posted by Michell Bak
March 3rd, 2010

In an interview with Mobile Today, Sony Ericsson’s Nathan Vautier, Head of Sales in the UK, said that the company will announce 14-16 phones this year, including “a number of Walkman phones” for the lower-/mid-end segment. Most will be priced around the £100 mark.
Interesting. The last announcement of a product in the Walkman range was [...]

New Aino & Satio firmware is out, X2 update coming soon!

Posted by Michell Bak
December 6th, 2009

The updated Satio firmware has just reached SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service) and is now ready to be deployed on most handset variants across the globe. Operator specific versions of the firmware have yet to arrive on SEUS, but that’s pretty normal. The update (R1CA037) ensures improved performance and speed, and includes a lot of [...]

Preview of the Sony Ericsson Aino (U10)

Posted by Michell Bak
November 13th, 2009

It seems I can finally bring a preview of the Aino for you guys. Sorry it’s taken so long. Been rather busy and just recently I was lucky enough to catch a dose of swine flu, which I’m still recovering from. Anyway, that’s not particularly interesting, so let’s move right along!
The Aino is another installment [...]

Interview with Aldo Liguori on change at Sony Ericsson

Posted by Michell Bak
November 10th, 2009

As most of you know Sony Ericsson is a changed company – or at least they’re trying to be. Their new make.believe brand message seems to have done a lot of good for the company and I was hoping to get a chance to speak with someone from Sony Ericsson about the change and what [...]

Tweet: Interview on change at SEMC coming up tomorrow!

Posted by Michell Bak
November 10th, 2009

We’ve got an interview with Aldo Liguori, Corporate VP and Head of Global Communications & PR, coming up tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Photos of the Sony Ericsson Aino (U10)

Posted by Michell Bak
November 9th, 2009

I can finally show you some photos of the Aino. Sorry about it taking so long. I’m super busy for the time being and I for some reason couldn’t find the photos I had shot earlier of the Aino, so I had to redo them. These are just some really quick shots, sorry about the [...]

Video unboxing of the Sony Ericsson Aino

Posted by Michell Bak
October 27th, 2009

Here’s an unboxing video of the Sony Ericsson Aino that was released to market just recently. It’s quite a nice phone, although I must admit that I absolutely resent the keypad and soft keys. It’s way too cramped for my taste.
As you can see from the video, the Aino comes with a desk stand, Bluetooth [...]

Carphone Warehouse expecting problems with Remote Play on Aino?

Posted by Michell Bak
October 26th, 2009

We just got this from an anonymous tipster who claims that Carphone Warehouse in the UK are making their preparations to face problems with the Remote Play feature on the Sony Ericsson Aino that was just released recently.
They have added a return code specifically for Remote Play failure on the Aino (bottom of the list [...]

Sony Ericsson Aino, Satio and Yari are now shipping

Posted by Michell Bak
October 9th, 2009

Today’s the day. Sony Ericsson have just announced the shipping of three of their latest additions to the Entertainment Unlimited series, the Aino, Satio and Yari. According to Sony Ericsson, the Aino and Yari will hit the stores this week (week 41), while Satio is coming next week (week 42).
I’ve just received a retail review [...]