Esato News Archive

Solid Gold Sony Ericsson J230i
Shoppers in the UAE have the chance to win a solid gold Sony Ericsson J230i.Carrefour,the biggest hypermarket in the UAE, begins its countdown to the draws for the gold handsets.

Sony Ericcson and the Times Photographer of the Year Contest
The Times has teamed up with Sony Ericsson to search for the U.K's best cameraphone photographer.

3D Sony Ericsson Floor Advert
A graphics company which specialises in 3D floor Adverts has created a W800i and the effect is rather stunning.

Some interesting mobile statistics
Last year,over one trillion text messages were sent via mobile phones worldwide.

Sony Ericsson Excited about Microsoft rival to jpeg
Microsoft is making a pitch for the jpeg picture market with a rival Windows Media Photo format which will be supported in Windows Vista and made available for XP users.

Sony Ericsson plans more specialized phones
After an enthusiastic consumer reaction to Walkman-branded cell phones, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is planning more handsets that are focused around a single, major feature, the company's president said in an interview in Tokyo this week.

MSN to Promote the W810i
MSN has signed a 2 month deal with Sony Ericsson to promote the W810i useing a Virtual buddy gig guide on MSN Messenger.

Mobile Phone number sells for a Record Amount
A special mobile phone number has been auctioned in Qatar for an amazing 2.8 million dollars.

First Music album exclusively on Sony Ericsson Z530i
For the first time ever a music artist has launched an entire album exclusively on the Sony Ericsson Z530i mobile phone.

Bittorrent goes mobile
A British college student claims to bring out what could be considered as the first Bittorrent client for Mobile phones.

The Origami Mobile Phone
This is a future mobile phone concept developed at Inventables. The concept was inspired by the e-paper developed by Mag-Ink and the Popout Map.

The New Sony Ericsson V630i
Sony Ericsson today announces the V630i, exclusively for Vodafone. The V630i uses its 3G capabilities to deliver the perfect mix of mobile phone, music and multimedia applications at high speed and superb quality.

Iris Scanning in Phones a Reality
The xVista iris scanning and verification technology was developed through a £1.8 million, six year partnership with the University of Sussex. The system offers the most accurate and secure method of checking an individual’s identity available to date.

Sony Ericsson's New W42S 3G Walkman phone
Sony Ericsson will next month release a new Walkman branded phone for Japan,It will come with 1 gigabyte of built-in memory,4GB of Memory Stick Pro DUO expansion and sports a power saving mode allowing up to 30 hours of music playback.

Sony Ericsson Weather Proof Phone for Japan
Sony Ericsson has announced the FOMA SO902iWP+ a new Waterproof handset for the DoCoMo 3G network in Japan.

Forget Vertu enter GoldVish
There is a new benchmark in the niche market of luxury cell phones and the name is GoldVish. Never before have gold and diamonds been combined with such refinement with state of the art mobile phone technology, high-end design and handmade quality.

Sony Ericsson announce the Z550 clamshell model
Sony Ericsson today announced the Z550 clamshell camera phone with 1.3 Megapixel camera and Tri-band support.

Sony Ericsson Z710 announced
Today, Sony Ericsson announced clamshell model Z710. Z710 is targeted at business users and offers quad band and EDGE network support.

Live Pictures of the Ceramic White W810i
Live Pictures have surfaced of the Ceramic white W810i,and in my opinion it looks better than the black.

Sony Ericsson W710 Walkman phone announced
Sony Ericsson today announced another phone in the Walkman range. The W710 is a clamshell tri-band EDGE model with a 2 Megapixel camera.

Sony Ericsson W850 Walkman announced
The evolution of Sony Ericsson's successful Walkman phone range takes another step forward today with the announcement of the UMTS enabled W850 slider model

New Gyroscope Improves Camera Phone Pictures
A company called InvenSense has created the world’s smallest dual-axis GYROSCOPE for use in camera phones to stabalize them during picture-taking.

Is this the Sony Ericsson W850i?
Pictures have surfaced of the W850i codenamed Cyndi.

The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet adds Internet calls and Instant Messaging support
Nokia introduced a new software upgrade for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The upgraded features of the introduced OS 2006 edition include support for rich Internet communications, including pre-installed Google Talk-all on a portable broadband mobile device.

Samsung Launches the HSDPA Phone in Korea
Samsung today launched the high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) phone (model: SCH-W200) in Korea.This is the first HSDPA phone commercially available for consumers in the market.

Sony Officially announces the the VAIO X Micro PC
Sony today introduced the VAIO UX Micro PC, placing full-size computer performance in a pocket-sized package.

Scrol Wheel Music Phone PG-3600V by Pantech
Pantech Introduces a‘Touch Wheel Music Phone’ in Hong Kong the PG-3600V handset offers hip design & user-friendly control with touch wheel sensor,the New GSM model features video editing function.

Fiat Phones
First i thought this must be a wind up but no its TRUE,Fiat are set to become a manufacturer of 'high-technology' goods as they are soon to begin rolling out a range of Fiat-branded devices including mobiles phones this month.

Limited Edition Red Motorola SLVR
Motorola has just announced a Red Version of its SLVR phone which is in aid of U2's frontman BONO's PRODUCT RED Campaign,A percentage of the profits of each red MOTO SLVR sold is contributed to The Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.

3 selects Orange as new national roaming partner
3, the mobile media company, today announced that it has entered into a national roaming agreement with Orange.

M.A.G.I.C Windows Smartphone
Currently between prototype and retail status,this new Windows Mobile smartphone sports the most powerful processor,at 624 MHz, ever found in a Windows Mobile phone; in addition to a graphic accelerator.And with an 8 GB hard disk drive, matches Samsung's upcoming SGH-i310 at the top range in storage capacity as well.There's also a whopping 512 MB of RAM and a microSD slot.

Sony Ericsson Championships Officially Launches in Madrid
In recognition of Sony Ericsson’s role as title sponsor of both the Tour and the Championships, and in taking women’s professional tennis to the next level of entertainment through technology, innovation and investment, the new “Sony Ericsson Championships" name and logo were unveiled today.

New LG KV6000 Black Label
LG After releasing the very successful LG KG800 chocolate phone,it continues by soon releasing in Korea the gorgeous "Black Label" KV6000.

Nokia announces the 5500 Sport
The Nokia 5500 Sport features all the technology that every active-minded consumer needs, and is specially designed to withstand the daily rigours of work and work-out.

Good news if you're playing the dating game
A new service that offers mobile users a temporary phone number to give out to people you first meet to who you're not so sure about.

Get Spotted with Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile today launches its ‘Get Spotted’ competition to offer someone a role in its next television ad.

TIPA chooses Nokia N80 as Best Mobile Imaging Device 2006
Nokia today revealed that the Nokia N80 multimedia computer has been voted the Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2006 by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), the largest photo and imaging press association in Europe.

Samsung Steals Apple’s Graphic Design for new Handset
Samsung Electronics said it has changed the graphic designs used in its latest "SKIN" SPH-V8900 handset model,after it was found to have copied Apple and Microsoft artwork.

HTC STRTrk Arrives
HTC the global leader in Microsoft Windows Mobile based devices,today launched its greatly anticipated STRTrk handset.

Samsung unveils the world-thinnest 6.9mm ultra slim phone
Samsung has announced that it has successfully developed the world thinnest 6.9mm ultra slim phone 'SGH-X820'

Motorola PVOT Phone
Designed for developing nations, the Motorola PVOT is a hand cranked, rechargeable AA battery powered phone.

Updated 3G Virtual Girlfriend Game
Hong Kong based Artificial Life announced that it will release a new and strongly improved version of its famous "V-girl' your virtual girlfriend" 3G mobile phone game.

Samsung Introduces another Slim Slider E900
Samsung introduces a glossy and agile slim slider,the SGH-E900 for the European market which has touches of the LG chocolate phone about it with the touch sensitive keys.

Mobile Phone Gaming Lacks Pull
With E3 on the horizon, mobile gaming finds itself in the spotlight, with even Paris Hilton getting into the game. But despite Hilton's proclamation that, "mobile gaming is hot right now," the audience for downloaded mobile games is stagnating.

The Nokia Citizen Journalism Awards
The Nokia Citizen Journalism Awards are a celebration of the very best in citizen journalism in the UK over the last 12 months.

Sony Ericsson W850i?
Their is rumoured to be a Sony Ericssion W850i which is similar to the K790/K800 only in white with the Walkman features.

New Flat-fee Wi-Fi tariff
Low cost, fixed fee,unlimited usage WiFi available in 7,000 locations across the UK.

New Slim Samsung D520
The slim and trim D520 is a smooth slide-up with captivating contour-edge design and compact casing.