When Nortel Networks declared bankruptcy, a whole slew of companies went pouncing on Nortel patents, probably irking Google in the process. After the multi-day auction concluded, companies that included Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM and Sony came out a grand total of $4.5 billion poorer, but over 6,000 patents heavier. More »

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Ericsson has reportedly managed to achieve 1Gbps speeds with their new LTE Advanced system which was demonstrated in Kista, Sweden. More »

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Sony’s Ericsson division of cell phones continue with its announcement of the Spiro and Zylo Walkman slider models that are coming out Q3 in select areas of the world. Like all units in the Walkman series, these are fairly small and basic cell phones that focus on music playing. Sony touts the Spiro and Zylo’s FLAC support for audiophiles, but we audiophiles know that the biggest bottlenecks of mobile audio are mostly down to mediocre DACs and headphone amplifiers, not the files, although lower bit-rate MP3s (below 256Kbps) are noticeably compressed when heard through quality earphones. More »

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The Wall Street Journal cites a close source that claims Sony is plotting to take a big bite out of Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Supposedly, a PSP Phone and an iPad-like e-reader/tablet are in development. More »

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From Htcyou: eXpansys UK has both the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro for pre-order. The Android smartphones are scheduled to ship on April 13th in the UK. More »

From Htcyou: At Mobile World Congress, Sony, like most smartphone makers, showed off new Android devices. The Ericsson X10 will come in Mini and Mini Pro (pictured above) models. More »

From Htcyou: AdMob statistics show that in the fourth quarter of 2009, the iPhone and Android smartphone operating systems accounted for 67% of all online advertisement views. Android marketing share quadrupled from 4% in Q1 to 16% by the end of last year. HTC’s drastically increased spending is part of the reason for Android’s rise. More »

Having a tower PC is a pain, you have to have a table with one of those annoying keyboard sliders that break off really easily. Well, Ericsson is getting ready to begin manufacturing their new Spider PC concept and laser projected keyboard. The Spider PC concept uses a pico-projected screen and a laser projected keyboard that completely eliminates the need for a screen or keyboard with half the problems of a full desktop. More »

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Sony Ericsson unveiled their new Idou media phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - not much information yet except for the 12 megapixel (!) camera with xenon flash, 3.5 inch 16:9 touchscreen (640×320 resolution), and that it’s going to run some version of the Symbian OS. More »

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