Tech: Sony buys out Sony Ericsson

Well the rumors on this little shopping spree have been circulating for a couple weeks now, and it appears the immaterial has become the material. Sony has just bought Sony Ericsson for a cool €1.05 billion.

Confused? Well not to worry, Sony didn't just buy itself creating a space-time paradox, it was actually a completely separate company. Sony way back in 2001 entered a joint venture with Ericsson buying half the company and becoming Sony Ericsson. This news simply means Sony will gain full ownership under it's brand (probably resulting in the end of the Ericsson name) to create and expand their consumer business into the smartphone market directly. Exciting news!

Click through (the Rawr below) to read the full press release.

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Something BIG is Coming: Google + Samsung Event

Well ladies and gents, it's that time again, Google has decided today is the day to unwrap some delicious Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) for us. As well as invite their friend Samsung along to announce Google's next Nexus phone.


I'll be blogging the event which starts at 10AM (HKT) which is 7pm PST/10pm EST. But for those of you more proactive users you can head over to www.youtube.com/android where el Goog has set up a live stream for the event. Enjoy the festivities!


[Update 7:02]: The presentation is starting right now! Samsung head of Mobile Communications is on stage.

[Update 7:04]: Ice Cream Sandwich is real, just announced to be coming today.

[Update 7:06]: LTE (So the Verizon rumor is a yes), dual-core, unique curved design, and "unparalleled performance".

[Update 7:07]: Head of Android for Google is on stage, Andy Rubin.

[Update 7:08]: "The engineering teams lived in one building with the software team essentially"

[Update 7:11]: Galaxy Nexus is official. They are going to talk about 4 areas of the phone. Speed. Screen. Design. OS. Hit the break (the Rawr below) to see the rest of the event.

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