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Hello everyone!
First of all it feels great to finally be able to talk about Vivaz with everyone and also to use the phone in public. So many people within Sony Ericsson have been planning and developing this phone to what you now see in the pictures, videos and can read about in the press release.
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Electromagnetic signals' link to gas pedals probed (USA Today)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether electromagnetic signals such as those from radar and cellphones could interfere with electronic gas-pedal controls in vehicles including Toyotas.
I just wanted to post a very simple video to show the basics of Vivaz; that is, how it looks like when you make a phone call or an sms.
I understand from the comments of this blog that a lot of you are very well up to date of the functionalities of Sony Ericsson phones. [...]
Some HD-videos Shot With Vivaz
Of course the HD-video recording capabilities of Vivaz really wanted me to start testing it and now it’s time to start showing some of the videos me and my colleagues have shot so far.
As always I’d like to point out that all these are shot with prototype versions of Vivaz with pre-release SW so there [...]
Apple Struggles with European iPad Trademark Holder (1up.com)
Apple has a lot more problems on their hands with the iPad name than just juvenile cracks about feminine hygiene products. According to a Macworld report, a company called STMicroelectronics had already filed for trademark on the name IPAD with the European Union way back in September of 2001. STMicroelectronics is known for manufacturing specialized computing chips for cellphones and other ...
G7 tests Nunavut data networks (CBC North)
Nunavut's limited telecommunications networks are trying to keep up with an influx of laptops and cellphones for this weekend's G7 meeting.
Zimbabwe : Police Recover 500 Cellphones (AllAfrica.com)
Harare — Twenty-five people have been arrested in and around Masvingo and police recovered 500 cellphones believed to have been stolen.
XPERIA X10 – Stellas Favorite Phone
Already from day one the X10 has been my daughters favorite. It’s something about that big capacitive touch screen and the UI of X10 that apparently makes it very intuitive to use. There’s really huge amounts of apps and games for kids on Android Market and over time Stella has gotten some favorites which you [...]
Catching the Action as It Happens with Vivaz
Here is a video of Vivaz that shows the video capturing and sharing functionality. Besides the ability of shooting in HD video quality, Vivaz has a simple-but-clever dedicated video key on the side of the phone allowing you to capture the action as it happens. You can share the video immediately in different ways: from the camera [...]
Windows Phone with a GreenHeart
Hi all,
Today we are announcing an interesting addition to our product portfolio: Sony Ericsson Aspen. This phone is targeting a business user or the consumer who is really into messaging. With both touch screen and QWERTY keyboard it really ticks all the boxes for fast messaging. It will run on Windows mobile 6.5.3 which delivers [...]
911 trace better for cellphones (Metro Halifax)
The province announced Thursday that Nova Scotia’s 911 emergency service is better able to trace the location of a caller using their cellphone in case of emergency. A government release said the system can now provide an estimate location of a cellular or mobile handset by estimating longitude and latitude as opposed to the previous system, which could only estimate the location by estimating ...
Pupils using cellphones to cheat in exams (Independent Online)
More than 4 400 British pupils taking GCSE and A level exams last year were guilty of "malpractice" and cheating, according to an exam watchdog.
Hi everyone,
Some time since my last post but now back with some really good news. Today we are very glad to introduce and confirm to you Sony Ericsson Vivaz! Sony Ericsson Vivaz is the second installment in our family of communication entertainment phones that will launch to market during the first half of this year. [...]
Besides showing Twitter and Facebook in this video, we also show how to quickly switch between applications running in the background in parallel. The multitasking ability of Vivaz is very useful is you are a frequent user of several applications and want to instantly be able to access the latest updates, send information etc.
The Twitter [...]
Motorists Caught Talking On Cellphones Will Now Be Fined, Say Local Police (The Sault Star)
Motorists, both young and old, have been caught driving and talking on their cellphones. City police have warned about 20 drivers about a new Ontario law that forbids using a hand-held communication or entertainment device while driving since November.[...]
HD-video in Vivaz – Developer Interview
With the Sony Ericsson Vivaz being our first model enabling HD-video recording I decided to try to learn some more on how this has been developed by our development department and if there were special difficulties or challenges around this. I found a colleague that has been heavily involved and asked him some questions.
Here he [...]
Vivaz From a Developer Perspective
Some of you might have seen it already but my friends over at developer world have made great a demonstration video of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz. They show the phone and talk about it more from a developer perspective mentioning flash-based panel applications etc.
TORONTO - Toronto-based iseemedia Inc. (TSXV:IEE) said Wednesday it has provided messaging and content handling technology for Reliance Communications as the Indian communication services provider rolls out an SMS-based email service across its wireless network in India.
Text message service sends health tips to pregnant women (CBC.ca)
Pregnant women and new mothers in the U.S. will be able to get health tips sent to their cellphones under a new government-funded program.
House votes to ban texting while driving, require hands-free cellphones (Boston Globe)
Jim Cole/AP Soon to be a thing of the past? A woman texted while she drove recently in New Hampshire. The Massachusetts House has passed a bill that would make it illegal. By Noah Bierman and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff...
