Be one click away from recording life’s special moments — all it takes is a sharp eye and a click on the dedicated video camera key.

Record videos in an instant on the new Sony Ericsson S312. From spotting a celebrity on the street to a friend’s dancing in a club, the S312 allows the user to capture these moments in two quick and easy steps.

Want to highlight the moment with a picture instead? The two-megapixel camera can be used horizontally and with the help of the illuminated imaging shortcuts on the keypad, change the settings and get the shot you want quicker.

Not quite what you were after? Use the integrated Photo fix function to get the best picture quality in one step — picture taking has never been this easy.

“Capture life’s spontaneous moments the easy way with the S312 and its instant video recording,” says Peter Ang, Sony Ericsson vice president for marketing in the Asia-Pacific region.

“The S312 also allows you to get organized and keep track of your hectic lifestyle by ensuring that you never miss another birthday or appointment again — store all your important dates, add reminders — then sit back and relax,” Ang adds.

Sharing pictures with friends is easier than ever before. Showcase them on the S312’s two-inch screen or forward to another mobile phone via Bluetooth.

Share the pictures on the Web with just a few clicks using picture blogging. Whatever the occasion, post photos straight from the phone with just a few clicks — and don’t forget to send the Web address to others to check out your photography skills. Read the rest of this entry

Sony Ericsson has announced its latest mobile phone, the T707, with tennis star and style icon Maria Sharapova, who perfectly epitomizes the phone’s sleek and elegant qualities.

The T707 truly interacts with the user — it lights up when you receive a call and you can personalize the light settings for each of your friends, so you always know who wants you.

If you are too busy to answer, simply end the call with a wave of your hand over the screen; you can also do the same gesture to snooze the alarm.

“The T707 is my ultimate new accessory,” said Sharapova. “I’m always on the go and I need a phone that is easy to use, and of course chic as well,” she said.

“I never miss a call with the eye-catching light effects and personalized pulsation settings and I love the fact that I can just wave my hand to mute a call using the gesture control. I can also use my practical and stylish Bluetooth headset HBH-PV715 to take my calls, check my e-mails and blog to my website from the phone. It’s great to have a phone that looks good but also lets me keep up-to-date with everything I need,” she added.

Coordinate the T707 with any outfit, as it comes in a rainbow range of three clamshells to suit every mood. Whatever you wear will be perfectly captured by the 3.2-megapixel camera, making sure that you stand out on screen as much as you do in real life.

The photos can then be uploaded to your personal social networking site using the HTML Web browser, so you and your friends can keep up to date wherever you are. Read the rest of this entry

Get your own personal assistant with the new Sony Ericsson G705 mobile phone. Its 2.4-inch screen enhances the premium Web experience whether you are searching Google direct from the idle screen, checking e-mails through the phone’s Exchange ActiveSync capabilities or using Wi-Fi to access the latest news.

The elegant slider phone allows users to surf the Internet at high speed with turbo 3G and its full HTML browser — just use the shortcut key and you’re straight through to Google search from the idle screen.

Easily zoom in on webpages using the illuminated zoom Web shortcut key or just tilt the phone and it automatically switches to landscape view.

“The G705 is ideal for the Web generation and multi-taskers,” said Chris Lee, Sony Ericsson vice president for marketing in the Asia-Pacific. Read the rest of this entry

Come end this month, the newest and most anticipated high-performance mobile phone of the year is set to make its debut.

The innovative and uniquely styled Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 hits stores on Nov. 28.

Keeping in mind the multi-faceted lives individuals lead, constantly trying to balance hectic work and social lives, Sony Ericsson’s standout arc-slider phone aims to deliver a seamless blend of mobile Web communication and personal multimedia entertainment in a single user-friendly and stylish device.

“Mobile broadband’s coming of age is opening up a vast array of multimedia services and content which consumers can access on the move through their mobile phones,” said Dennis Manzano, Sony Ericsson general manager.

“XPERIA is Sony Ericsson’s vision of how premium, energized mobile communication should be,” he said.

The XPERIA X1, which runs on Windows Mobile 6.1, brings personalization to a whole new level. Access information and applications exactly the way you like through a unique interface of nine different and customizable panels. Choose how you want information to be presented and which items you want quick access to.

For example, the Sony Ericsson Panel can be personalized to fit you at work. At one glance, view upcoming meetings on the calendar, read e-mails and customize RSS feeds.

Take a break from work and access multimedia from the Media Panel or feed virtual goldfish in the 3D Fish Panel. Bringing personalization beyond wallpapers and mobile skins, the X1’s customizable panel interface puts things that matter to the user, a finger touch away.

Sporting a compact stainless steel body and the world’s first arc-slider design, the elegant device provides the ultimate converged mobile experience while letting the user run his world, his way.

Choose from a dynamic range of activities one can do anytime, anywhere — from enjoying a favorite movie on a three-inch DVD quality screen to working efficiently with Microsoft Windows Mobile to browsing the Web and making fast downloads with HSDPA or Wi-Fi, and finding one’s way around with Google Maps.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will be available at concept shops nationwide on Nov. 28. To order in advance, log on to http://www.bethefirstx1.com.

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