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It’s not a surprise, but it’s still overwhelmingly refreshing to see Sony Ericsson finally (and we do mean finally) bringing some 3G action onto AT&T. The “a” variant of the glossy, colorful Z750 clamshell will be hitting AT&T in an official capacity come early April, featuring an OLED external display cleverly concealed by the phone’s translucent shell, a 2 megapixel camera and media player both backed up with Memory Stick Micro M2 expansion, stereo Bluetooth, and of course, that lovely HSDPA 850 / 1900 that’s eluded Sony Ericsson’s AT&T offerings for far, far too long. Look for it to go out the door for $49.99 after a $100 rebate.

Sony Ericsson’s leaky enough so that we’ve had no problem believing that the BeiBei is dead real, but as we’ve seen with the M610i, a very real and very well-developed Sony Ericsson prototype by no means guarantees a release. That being said, we’re starting to get pumped that this one might live long enough to see a store shelf or two — particularly considering that it’s said to rock UIQ 3.3 and looks a heck of a lot better now in its dark, handsome color scheme that the last time we saw it. So, anyone want to get a launch date pool going? This quarter? Next? 2009?

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Anyone hoping for another UIQ-based superphone can avert their eyes right now, but otherwise, hold on — Sony Ericsson might just be onto something with its upcoming G502. The sleek black candybar should freshen the dead center of SE’s lineup with a QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, HSDPA, Memory Stick M2-expandable storage, and the NetFront browser that’s become a hallmark of Sony Ericsson’s better non-smartphone devices. Rumor has it it’ll get official on the 24th — just two short days from now — so get your popcorn ready, or whatever it is that you and your family do when you’re gathering around the computer in anticipation of a new handset announcement.

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While it hardly comes as much of a surprise, Ericsson Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl is now predicting nothing short of the demise of WiFi hotspots, and he’s saying that they’ll be replaced by — you guessed it — mobile broadband. Speaking at a conference in Stockholm, Bergendahl said that “hot spots at places like Starbucks are becoming the telephone boxes of the broadband era,” and that “in a few years, [HSPA] will be as common as Wi-Fi is today.” Leading to that widespread use, he says, is ever-decreasing prices for mobile broadband subscriptions, and the fact that HSPA is being built into more and more laptops. Of course, if other companies have their way, WiFi hotspots could become a thing of the past simply because entire cities would effectively be one huge hotspot, although we’d gladly take both options.

source:engadget

Sony Ericsson released in 2006 its new generation of cellular phones that are now marked with their famous “Cyber-shot” tag name.

The K800i, along with its variant K790, feature a 3.2 megapixel digital camera complete with a xenon flash, a protective lens cover, and a “BestPic” feature that takes nine full-quality snapshots in quick succession (thus allowing the user to choose the best shots from them). Not only these camera phones are a photographic masterpieces, these are also equipped with a multi-format media player, FM radio, and expandable memory slot.The main difference between the K800i and the K790 is the system it supports. The former is capable of GSM and UMTS (or 3G) that enables the user to conduct video conferencing, while the latter unit supports GSM and EDGE (or Advanced GPRS) with improved data transmission.

Both phones weigh 115 grams, with a “dual-front” design common among recent Sony Ericsson phones, with the back part designed like a digital camera and intended to be held sideways when taking photographs.

It also have a 262,144-color display measuring two inches diagonally, a five-way joystick that doubles as a shortcut to several functions, as well as other quick-access keys such as one that launches the Web browser and another one to activate the music player.

The phone book can hold a respectable 1,000 contacts, each can carry up to five phone numbers, Web and e-mail addresses among other information. The camera phones also come with a bounty of business-friendly features such as Bluetooth connectivity, an RSS news reader, an infrared port, USB cable support, and even video streaming for K800i.

Despite all these good stuff, the K800i and K790 have a low call volume (up to just 2 hours in K800i using 3G), as well as a sluggish menu navigation. But overall, the Sony Ericssion K800i and K790 offer superior features, excellent photo quality, and laudable performance.