Technology Introduction

Sony Ericsson is creating a fusion of communication and entertainment where, music, imaging, gaming and multimedia energize user value and revenue generation. These areas are reflected in phone design, content development and market focus.

PlayNow™ arena is Sony Ericsson’s one-stop shop for mobile content including music, games and applications. Developers can easily submit content at submit.sonyericsson.com

Sony Ericsson Developer World provides tools, resources and support to enable developers to create and sell imaginative high-quality applications.

Sony Ericsson Java Platform Java™ is an integrated part of Sony Ericsson’s thinking. Sony Ericsson introduced a multi-tasking VM in 2006 and the world’s first fully MSA compliant phone in 2008. The Sony Ericsson Java Platform has comprehensive JSR support including Java 3D and provides access to hardware features such as the built-in accelerometer. Sony Ericsson is a member of the Java ME Executive Committee and supports the JavaVerified program and JATAF (Java Application Terminal Alignment Framework) which addresses fragmentation of Java ME implementations. Development tools include the Sony Ericsson SDK for the Java ME Platform with full 3D emulation and on-device debugging, as well as developers' guidelines and plug-ins. Download>> A detailed User Interface Style Guide provides a source of best practice and inspiration.

Symbian Foundation Sony Ericsson is committed to the Symbian Foundation and the Symbian Signed certification program. Sony Ericsson's first Symbian Foundation phone, Satio™ delivers the ultimate multimedia and entertainment experience. Satio™ is based on S60 5th Edition, and is one of the first phones on the market to support powerful OpenGL® ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. More>>

Windows Mobile®

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA™ X1 and X2 phones are based on Windows Mobile® and feature the XPERIA™ Panels interface. XPERIA™ panels are always one click away, and with simple touch selection, applications are placed at the center of the user experience. With the Sony Ericsson Panel SDK for X2 it’s now easier than ever before to create Panels. New Panelizer tools enable developers to quickly make Panels not only from native applications, but also Flash, Java and Project Capuchin.

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Messaging

MMS has become the ultimate messaging application allowing users to create unique messages using different types of media. Sony Ericsson continues to include MMS in every standard phone.

Sony Ericsson collaborates with Adobe to support visual MMS authoring using Adobe GoLive.

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Multimedia & Themes Creator

One of the key personalization options for a mobile phone is that the user can change the "look and feel" of the phone's content. This includes ringtones, background images/wallpaper, videos or themes.

Sony Ericsson supports multimedia content development with a range of tools and documents, including the popular Themes Creator tool and developers' guidelines for SVG, video streaming, adapting images and ringtones.

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Browsing

Access to the web and web-based mobile applications are hugely important to consumers. Sony Ericsson mobile phones support legacy WAP standards plus advanced web standards such as, HTML 4.01, XHTML, AJAX and CSS2. Advanced rendering techniques help fit content to a small screen environment. An RSS reader is also available.

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Flash Lite

Flash Lite is a technology from Adobe which enables Flash designers to produce content for mobile devices. It is widely supported by Sony Ericsson phones. Sony Ericsson UI Components are light, robust and customizable and can be used to create complex and appealing Flash Lite applications.

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Project Capuchin

Sony Ericsson's Project Capuchin is the base for great looking applications where the UI presentation is designed in Flash Lite™ while the data logic is provided by Java code. Data transmission is enabled both ways, from Java™ ME to Flash Lite and from Flash Lite to Java ME.

Project Capuchin enables faster UI development and easier collaboration between graphical designers and code developers.

Once all interfaces between the presentation and service layers have been defined, UI designers can develop and test the presentation layer in the Flash environment independent of the Java development and testing of the service layer.

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Join Community discussion forums Topics include Java, Mobile Java 3D, Symbian OS, Messaging, Browsing, Multimedia and a general phone discussion. More>>

Tips, Tricks & Code Sony Ericsson Developer World provides many tips, tricks and code samples in e.g. Java, Symbian OS/C++ and VB/.NET. More>>