New Sony Ericsson W960 Walkman phone based on Symbian OS

London, 15th June 2007 – Symbian Limited today welcomed Sony Ericsson’s announcement of the new W960 Walkman phone, based on Symbian OS. The W960 is the fifth phone in the Sony Ericsson portfolio based on the Symbian OS v9 and UIQ 3.0 platform, following the P1, P990, M600i and W950.

The W960 Walkman phone is a potent combination of slim UMTS phone and high performance media player. It can pack up to 8,000 songs* and includes a Walkman player for finger-touch navigation around play lists on the large screen. The 2.6” display serves as an excellent viewfinder for a 3.2 mega pixel camera and as a widescreen for watching video in TV quality.

The W960 succeeds in delivering all the features of a high performance media player in a standard phone size:

• Store more: Up to 700* albums and PC-to-phone transfer of 1GB in less than 3 minutes
• Touch and play: Navigate the latest Walkman® player with touch of a finger or stylus
• Explore more: Surf the Web via Wi-Fi™ or at 3G speed and watch videos in TV quality

For the full Sony Ericsson press release please click here: Press Release

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About Symbian Limited

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies across the mobile industry. During Q1 2007, 15.9 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators, bringing the total number of Symbian smartphones shipped up to 31 March 2007 to 126 million.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, with offices in the United States, England, and Asia (India, P.R. China, Korea, and Japan). For more information, please visit Symbian.

*Assumes eAAC+ format

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