http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/07/s.ericsson.on.x1.and.ps.ph/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/sonyericssonxperiax1-5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony Ericsson chief Hideki Komiyama today said that his company had made several key mistakes that have contributed to the company's rapid decline in market share. Speaking to FT, the executive now says that the XPERIA X1, once intended as a flagship that would rival the iPhone, is one of these. The full touchscreen Windows Mobile phone was "a kind of experiment" and is no longer expected to car... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/07/s.ericsson.on.x1.and.ps.ph/ Thu, 07 May 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/15/sony.ericsson.idou/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/sonyericssonidou.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Continuing its introductions, Sony Ericsson provided an early glance at the Idou, its second-ever full touchscreen phone. The handset will be one of the firm's first to be based on pure Symbian instead of UIQ and will use a custom touch interface with an emphasis on media playback. Appropriately, it will also have a 3.5-inch, 16:9 ratio display and appears to rely solely on the screen for keyboa... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/15/sony.ericsson.idou/ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/16/sony.ericsson.q4.2008/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/sonyericssonxperiax1-5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony Ericsson finished its week on a low note with word of significant declines in the last quarter of 2008. The cellphone maker reports having shipped 24.2 million phones in the three-month span, a 6.2 percent drop versus the summer and a 27.3 percent plunge versus the same period a year ago. Its phone shipments for the year also registered a decline and fell to 96.6 million phones for all of 2... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/16/sony.ericsson.q4.2008/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/05/uiq.bankrupt/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/sonyericssonw760-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />UIQ today said it would file for bankruptcy, effectively ending the mobile operating system's role in the cellphone market. The move follows six months of job cutbacks and is directly credited to the effective abandonment of the platform by supporters Motorola and Sony Ericsson, both of whom have joined the Symbian Foundation and are more likely to use this than the related but separate UIQ softw... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/05/uiq.bankrupt/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/09/open.handset.adds.14/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/openhandsetalliance.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Open Handset Alliance today said it has added 14 new members to its group in a move that will bolster support for Google's new Android operating system. The new roster includes phone manufacturers such as ASUS, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba as well as prominent chipmakers like ARM and Atheros as well as carriers Softbank and Vodafone. GPS device maker Garmin is also included in the list.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/09/open.handset.adds.14/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/29/moto.cancels.razr3/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/motorazr3-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Motorola is bringing its current plans for its iconic RAZR line to an end, according to a Russian claim. Accompanied by a photo of the prototype in question, the tip asserts that Motorola has shelved a device codenamed the Ruby that would likely have been titled the RAZR3. Reasons for the move are unclear, though the phone has been based on the Symbian-related UIQ interface where Motorola now pl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/29/moto.cancels.razr3/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/s.e.xperia.x1.us.launch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/sonyericssonxperiax1-5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony Ericsson today finally detailed the US release of the Xperia X1, its first full touchscreen smartphone and also its first Windows Mobile phone. Rather than tie the phone to AT&T, the cellphone maker instead says the X1 will sell through its Sony Style website as an unlocked device for $800. The move lets users pick AT&T to gain full access to the phone's HSPA-based 3G or T-Mobile if they pr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/s.e.xperia.x1.us.launch/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/07/uiq.employees.on.dismissal/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/sonyericssonc905.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cell phone makers Motorola's and Sony Ericsson's recent decision to drop the UIQ-developed platform from its future products has left the software-development company in an uncertain position. On Thursday, UIQ Technology's 270 employees were put on notice of dismissal, according to a Friday report. Sony Ericsson will continue to fund the company on a monthly basis to allow it to consider its futur... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/07/uiq.employees.on.dismissal/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/23/s.ericsson.says.uiq.dead/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/sonyericssonc905.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The UIQ variant of Symbian is on its way out, according to comments made by company executive Patrick Olson at the Symbian Smartphone show earlier this week and transcribed by AAS. The official says the mobile operating system "didn't make it" and characterizes it as an offshoot with a definite end, effectively pointing to the end of the platform as a whole.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/23/s.ericsson.says.uiq.dead/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/29/moto.bets.on.android/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/motoq9c-limetop.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Motorola's investment in phones based on Google's Android will be a heavy one, says a reported source for TechCrunch. The American company has just 50 staffers refining Android for future phones but is said by a potential recruit to be swelling its ranks to include a full 350 team members and thus making a serious commitment to the open-source platform, which only just got its start this month wi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/29/moto.bets.on.android/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:15:00 GMT