AWS
CHF Owner
Mobile World Congress doesn’t officially get started until tomorrow, but a handful of technology giants couldn’t wait that long to kick off the show. Among them is Sony, formerly Sony Ericsson, and it looks like the struggling smartphone maker could have quite a show in store for us this year. Sony Ericsson posted a €247 million loss in the fourth quarter as its smartphone market share continued to decline. Now that the former joint venture is wholly owned, Sony is planning a renewed attack on the smartphone space that will likely be fueled by Ice Cream Sandwich and deeper integration with Sony’s wide range of consumer electronics devices. We’re certainly in store for a few new Xperia phones at today’s event, but will they offer the differentiation Sony needs to make a dent in today’s market? Sony’s press conference is set to kick off at 1:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. PST (7:00 p.m. local time in Barcelona), so hit the jump for all the action as it breaks.
.liveblog-opts {
display:block;
padding:7px 3px;
margin: 10px 0 15px;
/*background: #B2D0F5;
border: 1px solid #0A2A52;
*/
background: #F9F9F9;
border: 1px solid #E9E9E9;
}
.liveblog-opts h4 {
font: 14px/1.25 arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;
/*font-size:14px;*/
color:#404040;
margin:0;
display:inline;
}
.liveblog-opts a {
font-weight:bold;
}
.liveblog-opts .lb-opts-refresh {
float:right;
}
.liveblog-opts strong {
font-weight:normal;
color:#757575;
}
Sorting: Newest First | Oldest First
Auto-refresh: On | Off
function bgr_lb_sort(order) {
jQuery.cookie('liveblog-sort', order, { expires: 1 });
window.location.href=window.location.href;
}
function bgr_lb_auto(enable) {
jQuery.cookie('liveblog-auto-refresh', enable, { expires: 1 });
window.location.href=window.location.href;
}
jQuery('#lb_sort_newest').click( function(){bgr_lb_sort('DESC');} );
jQuery('#lb_sort_oldest').click( function(){bgr_lb_sort('ASC');} );
jQuery('#lb_refresh_on').click( function(){bgr_lb_auto(1);} );
jQuery('#lb_refresh_off').click( function(){bgr_lb_auto(0);} );
jQuery('#liveblog-opts-128436').css('display', 'block');
// http://plugins.jquery.com/files/issues/jjquery.cookie-modified.js_.txt
jQuery.cookie=function(name,value,options){if(typeof value!='undefined'||(name&&typeof name!='string')){if(typeof name=='string'){options=options||{};if(value===null){value='';options.expires=-1;}
var expires='';if(options.expires&&(typeof options.expires=='number'||options.expires.toUTCString)){var date;if(typeof options.expires=='number'){date=new Date();date.setTime(date.getTime()+(options.expires*24*60*60*1000));}else{date=options.expires;}
expires='; expires='+date.toUTCString();}
var path=options.path?'; path='+(options.path):'';var domain=options.domain?'; domain='+(options.domain):'';var secure=options.secure?'; secure':'';document.cookie=name+'='+encodeURIComponent(value)+expires+path+domain+secure;}else{for(var n in name){jQuery.cookie(n,name[n],value||options);}}}else{var returnValue={};if(document.cookie){var cookies=document.cookie.split(';');for(var i=0;i
