Sony Ericsson unveils the P910 communicator and its integrated thumbboard, broad e-mail support, quadruple the memory and improved screen.

• follow up for the P900 (successor of the P800 with equal capabilites, new design)
• the P910, closely resembles the P900, but offers a slightly updated design incorporating among other things a thumbboard and improved screen.

several minor upgrades:

• five-way jog dial
• internal memory of the communicator has been expanded from 16 MB to 64 MB
• Sony Ericsson will also include a 32 MB Memory Stick Duo card in the sales package as opposed to the 16 MB found in P900 sales packages
• Memory Stick Duo Pro cards up to 1 GB
• support for IrDA, Bluetooth and USB connectivity
• view 18-bit or 262,144 colours simultaneously
• integrated digital camera unchanged - still capable of shooting both still pictures and video, and also retains the original 0.3 Megapixel resolution found in the P900.
• support for a wide range of e-mail providers such as Smartner, IBM, Extended Systems, Visto, RIM BlackBerry, Seven and IntelliSync
• several applications out of the box - some trial, and some full versions
• newly developed version of the AvantGo offline web browser which has proved extremely popular on other mobile device platforms
• Media Viewer, which provides direct access to news from sources such as Financial Times and Promyzer, which offers real-time market quotes and stock trading
• HP Runestone will allow messages, pictures, calendars and contacts to be printed directly to a Bluetooth-enabled HP printer
• navigation tool Wayfinder is included on the accompanying CD, able to work in conjunction with a Bluetooth GPS receiver to function as a turn by turn in-car navigation system.
• 3 different versions of the P910 will be available for different markets.
• P910a: offering tri-band GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz, will be available in North and Latin America.
• P910c offers tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz and will be available on the China mainland
• P910i: for all remaining markets and also offers GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz.

The P910 will start shipping globally in the third quarter and exists with five different keyboard variants to meet the needs of different language groups: Qwerty, Qwertz, Azerty, Russian and Greek.

Great Hires Pic at InfoSyncWorld

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Sony Ericsson Game Developers Challenge 2004 called out to create Java MidP 2.0 games in the next 3 months - even for pre-loading on future phones...

The prizes for the Sony Ericsson Game Developers Challenge 2004 are:

• $7,000 USD cash prize to each of three winners (Americas, EMEA and APAC champions)
• Winners will receive highly valuable placement on the Sony Ericsson Fun & Downloads site for commercial distribution (revenue-sharing).
• Winners will get Java verification paid for by Sony Ericsson through the JavaVerified program>>
• Winners will be offered presence as application partner in Sony Ericsson exhibition booth free of charge at a major industry event after the competition.
• Winners will be considered for Top 10 QuickPlay/PrePlay download lists and for pre-loaded content on coming MIDP 2.0 phones this year.

In addition, all contestants will enjoy the benefits of global marketing efforts of the Game Developers Challenge and various consumer promotion activities performed by Sony Ericsson, as well as valuable go-to-market help through commercial distribution of all games via the Sony Ericsson Application Shop.

All games entered in the Sony Ericsson Game Developers Challenge 2004 will be commercially distributed through the Sony Ericsson Application Shop. The applications will be sold exclusively through the Application Shop for a minimum of one month, starting beginning of September.

Hey Fred - that's yours I think... :-)

The P900 Java MIDP 2.0 Kit for the Sony Ericsson P900
includes Developers' Guidelines describing MIDP 2.0 Java support for the Sony Ericsson P900/P908 smartphone as well as a P900 device emulator for Sun Wireless Tool Kit 2.0. Get it here