Sony Ericsson reported its results for the third quarter ended 2010 today (15 October). The company shipped 10.4 million handsets during the period – down 26% from a year earlier and down 5% on Q2. Sales were 1.6bn euros, slightly down on the same quarter in 2009 and down 9% sequentially. However, profit increased to 66m euros, up from 63m euros in Q2 2010 and a 198m euro loss in Q3 2009. Average selling price increased 34% year on year and decreased 4% sequentially to 154m euros due to ‘product and geographical mix’.

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We follow Londons best known video paparazzi, Brett Andre as he uses Ovi maps on his Nokia N8 to navigate between Celebrity hotspots. With his only chance to get the perfect shot, Brett captures vital footage in 720p HD resolution with the Nokia N8. Using the built in editing suite, Brett cuts his celebrity footage into perfect video clips on the go. At the end of a busy day, Brett plays back his 720p videos on a HD TV via HDMI out from the Nokia N8.

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The Spb Mobile Shell 5.0 gets demoed on the Nokia N8. Check it out after the break!

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NOOSY has released the first one HDMI adapter in the world for the iPad, iPhone 4G and even iPod touch 4G. Now you can see your iPad, iPhone 4G and iPod touch 4Gs HD movies on your HD TV, monitor, projector or LCD display that uses a HDMI connector. The HDMI Adapter is compatible with iPad, iPhone 4G, iPod touch 4G. This HDMI Adapter supports 720P High Definition Digital signal output.

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Samsung announced today the Android 2.2 (Froyo) upgrade to the Samsung GALAXY S, giving users access to new features, enhanced navigation applications and improved performance. The Android 2.2 upgrade will be available via Kies, Samsungs unique in-house software upgrade program. Kies can be downloaded at the Samsung mobile website .

The GALAXY S is Samsung’s cleverly designed smartphone with a bright 4-inch SUPER AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor, giving users an intelligent, immersive and integrated mobile experience. The Android 2.2 upgrade offers voice-controlled GPS through Google Maps with Navigation, faster performance by JIT(Just in Time) compiler. Additionally, further functionalities including Search in-browser, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, improved customization options will be provided with OS upgrade.

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IT’S HERE. AND IT’S FREE. After an extended period of beta testing, Rovio is proud to present Angry Birds for the Android platform. Why is Angry Birds free on Android? The angry birds team want to make Angry Birds available for as many people as possible. Previously, many people were experiencing problems in finding Angry Birds on Android Market, but now everybody can download the game on their device.

Angry Birds will run on second generation Android devices and upwards, with Android platform 1.6 or later. Your device needs to support OpenGL ES 2.0. QVGA display resolution is not supported currently, but we will add support for QVGA devices soon. Angry Birds Android features mobile advertising. A future update will include the option to purchase and opt out of advertisements.

To get the game now, you can download Angry Birds on your device for free from our forums Android Section. It will soon be available on the Android Market and Motorola SHOP4APPS, free of charge as well.

Update:

GetJar website is experiencing temporary technical problems due to a totally unexpected high demand for the new free game Angry Birds. Download the files directly from our forums Android section.

Nokia N8s gorilla glass screen can really handle lots of pressure and… mishandle. The screen was tortured with a swiss army knife, coins, keys and a huge kitchen knife. You can see for yourself that the screen is intact and working like a charm.

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Imec and Holst Centre, together with TASS software professionals have developed a mobile heart monitoring system that allows to view your electrocardiogram on an Android mobile phone. The innovation is a low-power interface that transmits signals from a wireless ECG (electrocardiogram or heart monitoring)-sensor system to an android mobile phone. With this interface, imec, Holst Centre and TASS are the first to demonstrate a complete Body Area Network (BAN) connected to a mobile phone enabling reliable long-term ambulatory monitoring of various health parameters such as cardiac performance (ECG), brain activity (EEG), muscle activity (EMG), etc. The system will be demonstrated at the Wireless Health Conference in San Diego (US, October 5-7).

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