Sony Ericsson goes green on handsets
Sony Ericsson may be late to the game when it comes to launching an app store for its mobile phones, but it’s surging ahead in what it thinks might be another major industry trend: green devices.
The handset maker yesterday announced two new phones, the C901 GreenHeart (see below) and the Naite, each reducing handsets’ carbon footprints by up to 15 percent. The phones will include in-phone manuals (as opposed to paper), less packaging and morerecycled… Continue Reading
Sony Ericsson partners with GetJar to build app store
Why build an app store from scratch? Sony Ericsson’s upcoming app store, dubbed the PlayNow arena, will feature more than 45,000 free apps cataloged by GetJar. The apps, which cover 38 phone models in 13 countries, are a mix of Java and Symbian flavors. Sony Ericsson seems eager to avoid missing the current buzz over app stores. Instead of a solid date, PlayNow is said to be “imminent.” The company will begin accepting new apps… Continue Reading
Roundup: US CTO choice gets thumbs up, EPA seeks new powers, Pirate Bay protests erupt
Here’s the latest action:
Tech industry cheers Obama’s CTO choice – He may not have come out of Silicon Valley, but Aneesh Chopra from Virginia is getting positive reaction to his appointment as the nation’s top technology official. The Wall Street Journal has more. Our initial story is here.
EPA to seek new powers over climate regulations — Two years after the Supreme Court said the Clean Air Act gave the EPA the power to regulate emissions, the… Continue Reading