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Here is a short section of the review of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 from mobile-review.com

The reason for this unwillingness to demo the phone’s features has much to do with the restrictions put in by Microsoft’s, in fact, Sony Ericsson showcased only what they had built upon the OS itself. Missing OS version from the official press-release, plus a very vaporous release date “in 2H 2008” are two pieces of one puzzle that is all yours to solve. The fact of the matter is that the handset carries the OS version that is to come after WM 6.1 (which is demoed at this 3GSM too, being hyped as some sort of a breakthrough, while in fact it is not– its change log is about one page long, of course if you omit all tiny and insignificant details). The leak of info on Windows Mobile 7, that took place not so long ago, stated the release date of this OS as “sometime in 2009”. We gave its new features a good run-through in our dedicated write-up on it, so you should better read it as well. However, due to a couple of reasons, back when we were writing the piece on Windows Mobile 7, we could not tell you that certain feats dubbed as the WM 7.0’s exclusives are just carry-overs from the previous OS version, which is due out this summer or a tad later, with first devices running on it slotted for late September or early October. Nevertheless, we all know how vaporous release dates of operating system are, so there is absolutely no guarantee that a month from today they will still have it scheduled for summer. It is important to note that WM 6.5 (a name I made up a second ago just for convenience – this OS has a different index and codename) is the largest overhaul of the WM interface over the past years, as it introduces gesture-based navigation, revamped music and video players, support for 3D accelerators and several other amenities. Those who will be lucky enough to bump into a Sony Ericsson’s manager carrying the XPERIA X1 and persuade him to demo it will be able to see some of its features in action, and the truth is, they look pretty good. And in our turn, we will be waiting for another “leak”, as I have a feeling that someone won’t be able to hold back much longer and will post screenshots of the new OS, although, taken with a different device.

So are we looking at a new release before WM7 ? Apparently the OS has been given a major overhaul. Will keep you all posted as more specs come out

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Source  : engadget.com

There
might be a world of iPhone hype out there, but if there’s anything
Microsoft knows how to do, it’s fight back with sheer brutal volume –
and it looks like the WinMo juggernaut is just getting warmed up, with
sales of 14.3m units worldwide in the past six months. Microsoft says
the strong performance is based on sales of over a million BlackJacks
and over two million HTC Touch phones, and that it expects to hit 20m
WinMo phones sold by June. That’s an awful lot of phones — and with even hotter models on the way, we wouldn’t expect to see these numbers slow down anytime soon.

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Source : engadget.com

It’s here, the XPERIA X1 QWERTY from Sony Ericsson. Yes, full QWERTY to make the most of that Windows Mobile 6 operating system. SE’s new XPERIA brand will focus on multimedia and mobile web communication. The X1 then, brings a 3-inch wide VGA (800 x 480) touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera (with photo light), A2DP Bluetooth, aGPS, WiFi, and microSD — just 400MB on board. On the phone side you’ve got quad-band GSM/EDGE, and 900/1700/1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (or 850/1700/1900/2100MHz in what must be a US-bound model). Navigation is accomplished via touch, arc-sliding QWERTY, 4-way key and optical joystick. Now just replace that Internet Explorer Mobile browser with Opera Mobile 9.5 or Skyfire and the 110 x 53 x 16.7-mm X1 is ready to live up to its potential. You know, when it ships in “select markets” in the second half of 2008.

here is a glimpse of the device in action

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Source : pocketnow.com

According to Gear Diary, the iPhone now holds 7% of the worldwide marketshare and 28% of the US smartphone market.

The good news is that worldwide, Microsoft trails Symbian, but edges out RIM by a small margin. However, in the US, Microsoft comes in third with RIM having 42% of the market, Apple at 28%, and Microsoft at 21%.

The full report from Canalysis is available here.

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