![]() I don’t feel I have to be TOO SAFE with my phone, almost be a little rough and I know I’ll be able to take it and throw it in my bag, can get water on it, dust antyhing – and I know that I’ll be able to make a phone call.Īdditionally, it comes preloaded with sports apps, has built-in GPS, barometer and compass and can monitor your heart rate and pulse in real time using ANT+ wireless networking. The “It’s the ultimate phone for your active life” tagline is not without its merits: The device features dust-proof and water-resistant design with scratch-proof multitouch display that accepts touch input even when either the screen or your fingers are wet.Īnd you gotta love this line from the promo clip (below the fold) coming from the mouths of tennis player Maria Sharapova who endorsed the Xperia active while trashing Apple’s handset indirectly by alluding to Antennagate: Just 55mm wide, 92mm tall, 16.5mm deep and weighing in at 110 grams, it easily slips into your back pocket. The full press release is right after the break.Īt CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore, Sony Ericsson launched a new compact smartphone that runs Gingerbread, the newest Android 2.3 release available for phones. We estimate that the impact of earthquake-related supply chain constraints on our portfolio was close to 1.5 million units, with most of the effect in the early part of the quarter. Sony Ericsson’s second quarter profitability was affected by the March 11 earthquake in Japan. President and CEO Bert Nordberg attributed the declining business to the Japan earthquake in a statement accompanying the earnings report: On a brighter note, Sony Ericsson said it shipped more than sixteen million Xperia smartphones to date, with eight new models rolled out in this year alone, including the Xperia Active pictured above. Moreover, Sony Ericsson’s cash position has gone from around $2.2 billion prior to the iPhone launch to -250 million now. However, they reported a net loss of €50 million, which is especially troubling given a more modest loss of €11 million in the previous quarter and a net profit of €12 million in the year-ago quarter. The company shipped 7.6 million handsets during the June quarter, 31 percent less units on an annual basis and well below the low-end consensus of eight million units. Smartphone sales accounted for more than 70 percent of the company’s total sales during the quarter and they estimated their share of the Android market at eleven percent by both volume and value. Revenues topped €1.19 billion, a 68 percent annual decline from €1.76 billion a year ago. Sony Ericsson today reported earnings for the quarter ended June 30. Sony Ericsson revealed in its most recent filing it sold 16 million Xperia smartphones to date Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond said this in the call: Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha revealed in a conference call discussing the Google deal that his company controls a rich patent portfolio of 17,000 issued patents and 7,500 patent applications filed, indicating that Google will use this patent war chest as a powerful leverage against legal pressure from rivals Apple and Microsoft. So far, this is about intellectual property. TIMN wonders what this deal means for the future of Motorola products and the level of Google’s involvement in product development. On the other hand, as noted by Business Insider, Android backers cannot be satisfied with the outcome of this time, regardless of their voice of support. The publication quoted similar statements by executives from HTC, LG and Sony Ericsson that Google published on their site. We welcome today’s news, which demonstrates Google’s deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem. Shin, president of Samsung’s Mobile Communications division says: Not to worry, Boy Genius Report has reactions from major Android backers that appear to be upbeat about the deal. Now, conventional wisdom has it that the transaction will put other Android backers in an uneasy position as they get to compete with Motorola on an uneven playing field. ![]() In addition, he dropped hints of “wonderful user experiences” in a nod at tightly integrated devices that Apple famously builds. And while there are concerns that Google is pursuing the deal purely for the patents, CEO Larry Page said in a blog post that the agreement will let them “supercharge the Android ecosystem” by fending off patent threats from Apple, Microsoft and other companies. The web is abuzz with the news that Google is snapping up Motorola Mobility in a deal valued at $12.5 billion.
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