Sony Ericsson today announces its vision for the future of mobile entertainment - ‘Co-creation’ – using the launch of new online platform Creations™.
What is ‘Co-creation’?
Co-creation focuses on facilitating the evolving needs of consumers, content publishers and developers, creating a community and a movement where they come together to personalise, share and continuously evolve and co-create mobile content.
Delivering on the vision that everyone can create
Creations™ delivers upon Sony Ericsson’s ‘Co-creation’ strategy by enabling mobile phone users to create and publish their own content such as video, audio and imaging to be shared, explored and co-created on using content creating mobile applications and tools. Content will no longer be static as Creations™ allows for content creators to produce content on the move from their mobile phone.
It is an open platform accessible using a range of mobile handsets, as well as on the desktop. We are engaging with application developers to deliver the content tools and apps. Developers are invited to join the Creations™ network and play a vital role in enabling co-creation and co-innovation on the mobile web, as the service prepares to support applications in the coming months. As an example, we are already working on an automatic connection to Flickr, the popular photo-sharing service.
Experience Co-Creation at Mobile World Congress
Delegates are invited to experience co-creation in action with Sony Ericsson on Creation Day, Wednesday 17th February 2010, within App Planet in Hall 7. See the power of co-creation as artist and music producer Tom Middleton facilitates a live demonstration of Creations™ in action using content contributed by delegates.
Join us as we bring football apps to fans all over the world. Enter the Sony Ericsson Football Developer Challenge and we could be bringing you to South Africa!
Sony Ericsson is making a great marketing focus around football this year. By entering our Challenge, you can gain leverage and exposure from our activities.
PlayNow™ is our popular mobile content store, and we’re stocking up with football applications and games ready for the World Cup. Just submit your app at submit.sonyericsson.com – qualified apps are on sale within 30 days.
Developers whose apps pass qualification also get:
* placement in the PlayNow™ store * featuring in Sony Ericsson’s social media channels
Additionally, two developers will win:
* 2 Tickets to one of the football matches of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, (Cote D’Ivoire vs. Portugal, June 15, 2010), including flights and 3 nights in a 5-star hotel. * Official press release referencing the developer and application * Additional press coverage and promotion on Sony Ericsson websites
How to Enter
The Sony Ericsson Football Developer Challenge is open for all clearly football-related apps and games that run on one or more of Sony Ericsson’s phones using these platforms: Google’s Android OS, Symbian (S60 5th Edition), Java ME, Windows Mobile.
Developers must meet the normal criteria for submitting content, as explained here. To submit content and enter:
* If you haven’t already, sign up as a Developer World member. * Log in at submit.sonyericsson.com and submit your content. There’s a detailed example here. * For content type select Applications and then select Football as the category. (Please also do this if your submission is a game) * We will review your application. If your app is accepted and therefore qualifies, we will let you know by Email and request you to confirm that you accept the Challenge Terms & Conditions. You can download the them here.
The last date on which you can enter the competition is April 20, 2010.
The two winners of the tickets (2 tickets per winner) will be notified within 10 days of the closing date using the contact details in the Developer World MyAccount. The winners will also be announced here on Developer World’s website.
Click here to download the full Challenge Terms & Conditions.
Contest FAQ
What platforms are you accepting for the competition?
What if my football application is already on PlayNow™? Do I need to re-submit?
Applications already submitted will be automatically submitted into the Challenge.
What are the criteria for winning the competition?
A panel of Sony Ericsson selected judges will make the final decision at their discretion. They will take into account various aspects including: number of downloads, design, use-ability, usage of device features and novelty.
Is the competition only open for new applications?
You are encouraged to develop a new application but you may also submit existing applications and games.
What happens after the competition? Does my application go into PlayNow™?
Yes, your application will go on to PlayNow™ as soon it has been qualified.
What if my application is ad sponsored?
You may submit ad-sponsored apps and we will review them according to our normal procedure.
If I win the tickets, can I sell them?
No, the tickets are personal and may not be sold.
Can I take anyone with me?
Yes, you are allowed to bring one guest with you (total of 2 tickets per winning application).
When do I hear if I have won?
The winners will be announced on or before April 25, 2010.
Does the application have to be exclusive to Sony Ericsson?
We’d love it to be exclusive, but that is not necessary to enter the contest or sell on PlayNow™.
How many applications may I submit?
You may submit as many applications as you like, but each participant can only win one pair of tickets
– Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro, announced, adds a QWERTY keyboard to the touch screen offering, delivering a user experience optimised for messaging and entertainment. The full QWERTY keyboard allows consumers to communicate quickly and efficiently via email, SMS or social networking updates.
Just like flagship phone Sony Ericsson Vivaz™, announced in January, Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro allows consumers to produce and broadcast their best experiences in HD video. The open platform also allows users to personalise their entertainment experience by downloading great applications through PlayNow™ and the Symbian Developer Community.
“Having announced Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ in January we are now adding a sister phone that includes a QWERTY keyboard along with the touch screen for a superior messaging and entertainment experience,” said Daniel Sandblom Marketing Business Manager, Sony Ericsson. “Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro meets the increased consumer demand for QWERTY devices without compromising on any entertainment features.”
Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro features the new design philosophy ’human curvature’, which will become a consistent feature of the Sony Ericsson portfolio going forward. Designed to mirror the shape of the human body, and at the same time delivering a precise and compelling way of interacting with the phone, Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro is instantly recognisable.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro
* Full slide-out keyboard for faster typing * Stay in touch through email, Twitter™, Facebook™, blogging and chat * View everything on the 3.2” 16:9 wide touchscreen * Capture the action in HD resolution – upload to YouTube via Wi-Fi™ * PlayNow – immediate online access to applications, games and music.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro supports UMTS HSPA 900/2100 and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100 and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Black and White.
Sony Ericsson is also unveiling the Hi-Fi Stereo Headset MH710. Enjoy best-in-class clear audio while on the move and handle music and calls with just one touch.
Log on to The Sony Ericsson Product Blog for more information: http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products
Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro
Camera
* 5.1 megapixel camera * 4x digital zoom * Auto focus (photos) * Continuous auto focus (video) * Face detection (photos) * Geo tagging * Image stabiliser * Photo light * Send to web * Smile detection * Touch capture * Video light * Video recording (720p HD recording)
Music
* Album art * Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) * Media player * Music player * Music tones (MP3/AAC) * PlayNow™ * TrackID™
Web
* Bookmarks * Google™ search (from standby) * Web feeds * WebKit web browser
Voice
* Speakerphone * Vibrating alert * Video calling (main camera)
* A-GPS * Google Maps™ * Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation
Connectivity
* 3.5 mm audio jack * Bluetooth™ technology * DLNA Certified™ (photos and audio) * Micro USB connector * Modem * PictBridge printing * Synchronisation * TV out (VGA resolution) * USB mass storage * USB support * Wi-Fi™
Preloaded applications
* Facebook™ – social networking * Google Maps™ – navigation * QuickOffice – Microsoft® Office viewer (trial version) * PDF Viewer (trial version) * Road Sync – synchronisation * SMS Preview – messaging app * Twitter – social networking * YouTube™ – video sharing * Wisepilot™ – navigation * World Mate – clock and weather app * Quadrapop * Rally Master Pro
* Sony Ericsson grows its family of Communication Entertainment phones with compact versions of Xperia™ X10 for the first half of 2010 * Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro define a new user experience - ultra-compact - whilst still offering best-in-class communication entertainment performance * Smaller than a credit card, smart and unique with Sony Ericsson Timescape™ application and an intuitive 4 corner touch screen user interface
Today sees the announcement of Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro, compact versions of Xperia™ X10, which will deliver powerful and application packed mobile phones into the industry. By introducing mobile phones that are both compact and clever, Sony Ericsson is challenging the norm and defining a brand new offering that combines high specification features with a version of Sony Ericsson’s powerful UX platform specifically designed for smaller devices.
Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro with slide out QWERTY keyboard offer an open and intuitive communication entertainment experience and build on the human curvature design philosophy debuted by the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10. Combining the Android platform with signature applications and a customisable UX platform, communication truly becomes entertainment with these new mobile phones. To enhance the experience, pick and choose from a multitude of applications at Android Market™ and co-create a mobile phone experience that is entirely unique. Users can go one step further and customise the home screen’s four corners and widgets to access the most needed applications for limitless possibilities.
The two sister mobile phones incorporate the signature application Sony Ericsson Timescape™ which brings all communication together in one place so users can see at a glance text messages, missed calls, and Facebook™ and Twitter updates, without having to open lots of different applications. The interactive music player also uses the “infinite button” to pull together all music content from the music store and YouTube™ – a smart way to search for new tracks from a favourite artist.
“There has been an enormous buzz around Xperia™ X10 so it is really exciting to be already unveiling compact versions of this powerful proposition.” Said Rikko Sakaguchi, EVP and Chief Creation Officer, Sony Ericsson. “With the X10 mini and X10 mini pro we have pushed the boundaries of what is possible with smaller devices and are giving consumers exactly what they want; two high performance mobile phones with a fully customisable user experience platform and a stunning ultra-compact design.”
Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro
* Sony Ericsson Timescape™ - brings together all communication in one place * Four corner control – applications, calls, web, the consumer decides. Four customisable icons for ultimate control * 5 megapixel camera and video - share creations via the web * Music player links to music stores and YouTube™ - access the world of music * Android platform - with Google™ services and Android Market™ * QWERTY keyboard - slide and text for quick and easy messaging (Xperia™ X10 mini pro only)
X10 mini and X10 mini pro supports HSPA 900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA 850/1900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.
The X10 mini will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Pearl White, Black, Pink, Lime, Red and Silver
The X10 mini pro will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Black and Red.
Sony Ericsson is also introducing the Portable Stereo Speakers MS450, to deliver rich on-the-go sound and the Hi-Fi Headset MH810 with remote with superior audio and remote media and call handling.
Log on to The Sony Ericsson Product Blog for more information: http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products
Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro
Camera
* 5 megapixel camera * Auto focus * Geo tagging * Photo and video light * Sony Ericsson Album application * Video recording
Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) * Music player * PlayNow™ * TrackID™
Web
* Bookmarks * Pan and zoom * WebKit web browser
Communication
* Sony Ericsson Timescape™ with... * Facebook™ status updates, friend’s photo, inbox messages and friend requests * tweets, replies and direct messages from people you follow on Twitter™ * incoming text and picture messages * missed calls
Messaging
* Email * Instant messaging * Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® * Picture messaging (MMS) * Predictive text input * Text messaging (SMS)
Design
* Auto rotate * Full slide out keyboard (X10 mini pro only) * Picture wallpaper * Touchscreen
Entertainment
* Infinite button * Quadrapop game * Sony Ericsson FM radio * Video player * Video streaming
Organiser
* Calendar * Flight mode * Phone book with dialer * Sony Ericsson Home with widget * Tasks
* 3.5 mm audio jack * Bluetooth™ technology * Micro USB connector * NeoReader® barcode scanning app * Sony Ericsson Sync * USB mass storage support * USB support * Wi-Fi™
Google™ Services
* Android Market™ * Gmail™ * Google Maps™ with Street View * Google Search Widget * Google Talk™ * Google Voice Search™** * YouTube™ * ** The Google Voice Search service is not available in all markets
* In-Box: * Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini/ Xperia™ X10 mini pro with battery * Micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer * Stereo portable handsfree * 2GB microSD™ memory card * User documentation
Barcelona - Sony Ericsson announces its vision for the future of mobile entertainment - ‘Co-creation’ – using the launch of new online platform Creations™.
What is Co-creation? Co-creation focuses on facilitating the evolving needs of consumers, content publishers and developers, creating a community and a movement where they come together to personalise, share and continuously evolve and co-create mobile content.
Delivering on the vision that everyone can create Creations™ delivers upon Sony Ericsson’s Co-creation strategy by enabling mobile phone users to create and publish their own content such as video, audio and imaging to be shared, explored and remixed using content-creating mobile applications and tools. Content will no longer be static as Creations™ allows content creators to produce content on the move from their mobile phone.
It is an open platform accessible using a range of mobile handsets, as well as on the desktop. Sony Ericsson is engaging with application developers to deliver content tools and applications.
Developers are also invited to join the Creations™ network and play a vital role in enabling co-creation and co-innovation on the mobile web, as the service prepares to support applications in the coming months.
Delegates are invited to experience co-creation in action with Sony Ericsson on Creation Day (Wednesday 17th February 2010) within App Planet (in Hall 7). See the power of co-creation as artist and music producer Tom Middleton facilitates a live demonstration of Creations™ using content contributed by delegates.
For more information visit: http://www.sonyericsson.com/creations http://www.sonyericsson.com/3gsm/ http://developer.sonyericsson.com/
Barcelona, Spain - With a great user experience, an aggressive global rollout plan and a focus on local relevance, Nokia truly put its services on the map - and the strong momentum continues.
"Our recipe for success has some pretty simple ingredients: delighting consumers. Yes, we are in more places, serving more people, with more great content and services. True, more than a million apps are being downloaded a day from our store; Comes with Music is now available in over 25 markets; and every second of the day, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, another person downloads our new Ovi Maps app. These are great achievements, but our goal is to delight hundreds of millions of consumers around the world - and we are well on our way," says Niklas Savander, head of Nokia's services business.
"Our global footprint means we have scaled fast, reaching a really significant number of people using a variety of different phones and smartphones. We started the year with a bang with our free Ovi Maps navigation launch and we have just announced the pilot of Nokia Money running in one of India's largest metropolitan areas. Going forward, we are increasing the speed and concentrating on developing a magic experience for the people that use our services."
Nokia highlighted landmark achievements for its key service areas:
Location: Launched in late January, the new Ovi Maps features drive and walk navigation in 74 countries and 46 languages, as well as traffic information in many. All new Nokia GPS-enabled smartphones will include this great service - at no extra cost.
- More than 3 million Ovi Maps downloaded to date
- More than one download per second, 24 hours a day; around 100,000 downloads a day
- Rich functionality and the best mobile maps coverage in the world
Music: Last week, Comes With Music grew to 27 markets with its arrival in the Middle East. People that own a Comes With Music device can download as much free music as they want from Ovi Music and, unlike other online music services, can keep them on their device forever. Music downloaded from the Ovi Music à la carte menu is also DRM-free.
- Ovi Music is in 33 markets, making Nokia the world's most scaled global digital music provider
- The average person using Comes With Music downloads 500 free songs in the first few weeks of using the service, which would cost about EUR 450 from iTunes
- More than nine million tracks in the Ovi Music catalogue
Store: Launched in May 2009, multiple upgrades and experience improvements have improved the browsing and search experience, leading to a significant increase in the number of downloads. In 2010, Ovi Store will have more languages, billing support, improvements and of course, lots more apps.
- More than one million downloads a day
- The number of people shopping on the store doubles every month
- Fully localized store in 18 countries supporting 30 languages, and serving 90 percent of Store visitors with their local language
- Integrated mobile billing from 60 operators in 18 countries
Messaging: A million people a month open an Ovi Mail account, often their first online identity, bringing the total number of accounts created to more than six million in just over a year. Working closely with operators, Nokia Messaging, Nokia's push email service, is now signed up with over 70 operators.
Nokia Money: Global financial services initiative starts in India
In partnership with YES BANK, a commercial pilot of the global mobile financial services initiative has started in Pune, one of the largest metropolitan areas in India. The service in Pune, called Mobile Money Services by YES BANK, brings financial services to the consumers' mobile devices.
"The Nokia Money initiative based on Obopay's platform is initially targeted at growth markets and designed to work in partnership with multiple network operators and banks, involving distributors and merchants in a dynamic open ecosystem to seamlessly provide the new services. YES BANK is our first partner in India to bring this service to market," said Teppo Paavola, VP and general manager of Mobile Financial Services at Nokia.
- Initial phase: consumers will be able to transfer money to another person just by using the person's mobile phone number, pay utility bills as well as recharge their prepaid SIM cards (SIM top-up).
- Later, consumers will also be able to pay merchants for goods and services.
Nokia Life Tools:
Nokia Life Tools is providing rural subscribers with livelihood and life improvement services, including agriculture and education services. Subscribers primarily depend on the agriculture trade and live around the poverty threshold - which makes parting with one or two dollars each month for a mobile service a substantial investment. Since its launch in mid-2009, around one million people have already subscribed to the service. Nokia Life Tools is available in India and Indonesia, and will roll out to more markets this year.
Please visit www.nokia.com/press for press materials.
For more information on Nokia in Barcelona, please visit: http://events.nokia.com/mwc/
About Nokia
Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
MeeGo* enables an open ecosystem for rapid development of exciting new user experiences.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:
- Global leaders Intel Corporation and Nokia merge Moblin and Maemo to create MeeGo*, a Linux-based software platform that will support multiple hardware architectures across the broadest range of device segments, including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems.
- MeeGo offers the Qt application development environment, and builds on the capabilities of the Moblin core operating system and reference user experiences. Using Qt, developers can write once to create applications for a variety of devices and platforms, and market them through Nokia's Ovi Store and Intel AppUpSM Center.
- MeeGo will be hosted by the Linux Foundation and governed using the best practices of the open source development model. The first release of MeeGo is expected in the second quarter of 2010 with devices launching later in the year.
- Nokia and Intel expect MeeGo to be adopted widely by global device manufacturers, network operators, semiconductor companies, software vendors and developers.
Espoo, Finland and Santa Clara, CA, USA - In a significant development in the convergence of communications and computing, Intel Corporation and Nokia are merging their popular Moblin and Maemo software platforms. This will create a unified Linux-based platform that will run on multiple hardware platforms across a wide range of computing devices, including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems. Called MeeGo, the open software platform will accelerate industry innovation and time-to-market for a wealth of new Internet-based applications and services and exciting user experiences. MeeGo-based devices from Nokia and other manufacturers are expected to be launched later this year.
This announcement strengthens the Nokia and Intel relationship, and builds on the companies' broad strategic collaboration announced in June 2009. Intel and Nokia now invite participation in MeeGo from existing Maemo and Moblin global communities and across the communications and computing industries.
"Our vision for seamlessly communicating between computing devices from the home, auto, office or your pocket is taking a big step forward today with the introduction of MeeGo," said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. "This is a foundational step in our evolving relationship with Nokia. The merging of these two important assets into an open source platform is critical toward providing a terrific experience across a variety of devices and gaining cross- industry support."
"MeeGo will drive an even wider range of Internet computing and communication experiences for consumers, on new types of mobile devices," said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO, Nokia. "Through open innovation, MeeGo will create an ecosystem that is second to none, drawing in players from different industries. It will support a range of business models across the value chain, building on the experience and expertise of Nokia, Intel and all those who will join us. Simply put, MeeGo heralds a new era of mobile computing."
MeeGo blends the best of Maemo with the best of Moblin to create an open platform for multiple processor architectures. MeeGo builds on the capabilities of the Moblin core OS and its support for a wide range of device types and reference user experiences, combined with the momentum of Maemo in the mobile industry and the broadly adopted Qt application and UI framework for software developers.
MeeGo also unites the robust worldwide Maemo and Moblin applications ecosystems and open source communities. For developers, MeeGo extends the range of target device segments for their applications. Using Qt for application development means that they can write applications once and easily deploy them on MeeGo and across other platforms, for example, on Symbian.
The Ovi Store will be the channel to market for apps and content for all Nokia devices, including MeeGo and Symbian-based, with Forum Nokia providing developer support across all Nokia device platforms. The Intel AppUpSM Center will be the path to market for Intel-based MeeGo devices from other device manufacturers, with the Intel® Atom(TM) Developer Program providing support for applications targeting devices in a variety of categories.
The MeeGo software platform, running on high-performance devices, will deliver a range of Internet, computing and communication experiences, with visually rich graphics, multitasking and multimedia capabilities and the best application performance. Since MeeGo runs on multiple device types, people can keep their favorite applications when they change devices, so they are not locked into one kind of device or those from any individual manufacturer.
MeeGo Hosted by the Linux Foundation
The MeeGo software platform will be hosted by the Linux Foundation as a fully open source project, encouraging community participation in line with the best practices of the open source development model. Intel and Nokia invite the respective members of Maemo.org and Moblin.org to join the combined community at MeeGo.com, as well as encouraging wider participation from the communications, computing and related industries. Developers can begin writing applications for MeeGo in Qt immediately. The first release of MeeGo is targeted for the second quarter of this year.
About Intel
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About Nokia
Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways -- fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
