Chief Exec of Ericsson, Carl-Henric Svanberg, has said he expects the number of mobile subscriptions to hit 6.5bn by 2013. He has also said that he is expecting internet broadband usage to hit about 2.5bn, of which two-thirds would be "mobile broadband". Of course, there is a link from his predictions to where his company comes [...]

Hong Kong: Ericsson has been selected as sole supplier for mutimedia service network upgrades by SmarTone-Vodafone. Ericsson will supply a HSPA-enabled radio access network, including MBMS, and a fully IP-based core network (including IMS). The deal will also include all related Professional Services (PS) work. Ericsson is already the sole supplier of SmarTone-Vodafone’s core and radio [...]

Does anyone even use public telephones anymore? I don't even use fixed landlines anymore. With the pace of development in the wireless landscape, it makes sense that wireless broadband solutions could sound the death knoll for WiFi hotspots. And, to make that notion all the more plausible, Ericsson's Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl proclaimed during his [...]

Add Samsung to the list of mobile phone manufacturers that are unwilling to buy Motorola's ailing handset division. Sony Ericsson doesn't want anything to do with it, LG is staying away, and now Samsung's announced that they don't want to take a bite of Motorola's profit-free concoction. Choi Gee-sung, head of Samsung's mobile phone unit, told [...]

 Sony Ericsson just launched a trio of new handsets at CES 2008 Las Vegas and we have the live pics that you’ve been waiting for. The new Sony Ericsson W760 slider is a good-looker, no doubt. There’s just something about W-series slider from SE that just looks sexy. Stefan gave the booth-representative a good amount of grief over Sony Ericsson’s choice of proprietary headphone port, but the guy just didn’t seem to understand why Stefan was right and his company was wrong. “You guys don’t use standard ports” “Sure we do, they’re all standard, all our handsets use the same dongle.” “Yea, but no other manufacturer uses it, and it’s an ugly pain in the ass.” (he may have said something about an ugly cancerous growth at some point) Great fun, indeed! The Sony Ericsson W350 aimed at the more handset-weight conscious set, while keeping external music controls easily accessible on this slightly odd flip-phone. Remember the Ericsson T28? Yea, it’s kind of reminiscent of that. And the Sony Ericsson Z555 is just plain strange. Clamshell, fashion phone, ugly. Yup, enough said. Click on for the pics. ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sony Ericsson announces Z555, W760, W350IntoMobile in Las Vegas - CES 2008Sony Ericsson W350i, Z555i, W760i to be announced at CES *UPDATE*More live pics of the Sony Ericsson W890iCould these really be spy pics of the Sony Ericsson K900 Cybershot?

Smartphones are more like super-portable, mini-computers than standalone handsets these days. But, what good is all that computing power if you can’t make use of all your old data? If you’ve managed to amass a veritable cornucopia of contacts, playlists, events, tasks, notes, movies, songs, etc. on your old smartphone (or not-so-smart-phone), then it can be a daunting proposition to transfer all that information to your new iPhone. Why not have Nova Media’s Fone2Phone application handle all that busy-work for you? Fone2Phone will take your Nokia, Motorola, or Sony Ericsson phone and download all those contacts, events, tasks, notes, bookmarks, photos, music and videos at the click of a button. “Fone2Phone will add the new content to your applications: as Address Book group, iCal calendar, iTunes playlist, iTunes movies, iPhoto album, bookmark and notes.” Sound interesting? Nova Media will be launching Fone2Phone on January 14th for $19. Just in time for MacWorld Expo. Check Nova Media’s website for their list of supported phones. [Via: iPhone Atlas ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:AT&T launches international iPhone data plans - Data Global PlanAT&T's data plan for the Apple iPhone may be called the 'iPlan'Save some bucks - drop the iPhone data planStop paying for slow iPhone internet performance - get a phone-only iPhone plan for $40Symbian introduces POSIX libraries on Symbian OS … is this [...]

Ahh, the good old days of analog… Remember your first mobile phone? Chances are, if you’re old enough to buy your own mobile phone and pay the bill, you may remember using the good, ole’ analog networks of yore. Ericsson’s T28 World phone was our first mobile phone and it was a pretty little sucker (at the time). Well, it looks like those days are about to come to an end. While some small rural carriers will be sticking with the tried and true analog technology, Alltel, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless will be shutting down their analog networks next year. Alltel will shut down its network in a three-stage process ending in September, while AT&T and Verizon Wireless will be pulling the plug a bit more abruptly. Customers of GM’s OnStar system will also feel the analog-shutdown. Customers with older OnStar systems may be left without service once the analog signals go silent. Oh GM, you guys really can’t get anything right. [Via: AP ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:AT&T: Get off our TDMA network and pay us more money!AT&T: TDMA is getting the axeDisney Mobile shutting downDisney Mobile to resurrect in JapanSony Ericsson's smartphone architecture

Motorola has been poised to take a 50% stake in Sony Ericsson’s mobile OS, UIQ, for some time now. Motorola wants to be half-vested partners in Sony Ericsson’s UI Holdings BV, the parent company of UIQ Technology AB. The last obstacle keeping Moto from sharing the UIQ limelight with the Japanese Swedish venture was the European Union’s approval of the partnership deal. Well, Moto just got some good news in the EU’s greenlighting of the deal with the European Commission’s blessing. The EC found no antitrust tie-ups with the deal and has given the go-ahead for Motorola buy into UI Holdings and should clear the way for more innovative UIQ offerings from the mobile phone manufacturing duo. We can’t wait to see what Motorola and Sony Ericsson will bring in 2008. [Via: AP ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:FCC approves the Sony Ericsson MBW-150 Bluetooth watchEU telecom ministers support opening up 900Mhz GSM radio spectrum for mobile servicesQualcomm being investigated by European Union for abusing its market positionFCC approves Sony Ericsson T658cRumor Alert: Ericsson looking to buy Motorola

Now this is one interesting patent application. Sony Ericsson may be planning to up the ante on cameraphones if their newest patent application comes to fruition. High-end cameraphone offerings from the likes of Nokia and Sony Ericsson already boast impressive performance as far as point-and-shoot digi-cams are concerned, and Sony Ericsson seems to be brewing a unique feature for its cameraphone lineup. The USPTO has revealed a method by which simple hand-gestures could be used to control the cameraphone’s features - taking pictures, answering phone calls, and even controlling music playback with a not-so-proverbial flick of a finger. The patent involves the use of some clever software that would endow image-recognition powers to a Sony Ericsson cameraphone. The software would be used to recognize hand-gestures as a control-method for various phone features. As long as the phone is powered on and has a line-of-sight to your hand (from a table or a tripod), the user can issue a command to take a picture or start playing an MP3 track from afar. Furthermore, the phone can be connected to your DLNA home-network to control your TV, PC, audio system, etc. Imagine that - controlling your home-theater system by waving your hand through the air. As patent applications go, this one may or may not see the light of day, but we’re all crossing our fingers in hopes that it will make it into Sony Ericsson’s production line. [Via: Unwired View ] The ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sony Ericsson files for patent on programmable touchscreen keypadSony Ericsson to route phone calls through TV; Aims to rule your homeSony Ericsson's patent application for dual-sliding QWERTY-keyboard and numeric keypadSony Ericsson patents universal remoteApple files for second pressure-sensitive touch display patent

What’s with all these gadget-cakes recently ? I wonder if these things taste as good as they look, but I’d be more than happy if someone made something like this Sony Ericsson K850i-cake for my, ahem, birthday next week. Of course, putting candles on something this pristine would be out of the question - which is fine by me, I’m done counting the years anyway. Take a look at the intricacy of this cake, the details are spot-on and, if this thing were a mobile phone, I’d be talking up it’s apparent build-quality and its fit-and-finish. But, seeing as how this is a cake, words like “yummy” and “too beautiful to eat” come to mind. Props to Michelle Sugar Art for crafting this amazing work of art. [Via: SEFanatics ] Thanks, Teemu!  ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sony Ericsson 5 megapixel Cybershot with Xenon flash- unannounced Sony Ericsson successor to K850iSony Ericsson K850i coming soonSony Ericsson K850i vs Apple iPhone picturesSony Ericsson K810i vs K850iSony Ericsson K850i approved by the FCC