MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson handsets round-up

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The Mobile World Congress show has ended for another year, Stuart, Ashley and Susi are on flights home as we speak, and so it’s now time to look at all the major manufacturers’ new models.

Sony Ericsson announced the arrival of seven new handsets for the masses this week, the Xperia X1, G700, G900, C702, C902, Z770 and W980i phones. Here’s the CliffsNotes for each handset, from the left to right –

Z770 – HSDPA, push email, Google Maps, RSS reader, 2-megapixel camera, media player, can be used as modem via USB. Out mid-2008. See details here….

Won't SOMEONE put Motorola out of their misery and just buy them already!?

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Motorola has been pulling a lot of those sad faces recently, with reports they’ve seen a huge 33% drop in sales in 2007 compared to 2006, and that they’re seeking a rival manufacturer to take pity on them and buy them out.

LG, however, is not interested in the slightest. Their Mobile CEO, Skott Ahn, claims the company has “never looked to buy” Motorola. Sony Ericsson also claims they’re not considering purchasing Motorola either. The man in my local kebab shop isn’t in the slightest bit interested either, commenting “I can shift more lamb donors in an hour than I would Razr2…