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Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony is to increase the number of components it procures jointly with Sony Ericsson in a bid to save money at its struggling handset unit, a joint-venture with Sweden's Ericsson.

Canada’s Globe and Mail reports that Nortel Networks’ sale of key CDMA and LTE technology to Ericsson is being evaluated by Ottawa based on the balance sheet value of its assets, paving the way for the controversial deal to close without federal intervention.

Sony Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and two private-equity firms have reportedly made the shortlist to acquire Nortel's stake in LG-Nortel, the South Korean mobile equipment vendor.

LG and Sony Ericsson have unveiled devices based on Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system (OS), joining HTC in becoming some of the first vendors to back the upgraded software platform. LG's GM750 (pictured, left) will be available from 6 October (the launch date for version 6.5).

Loss-making handset vendor Sony Ericsson yesterday announced plans to realign its brand towards a stronger entertainment profile and adopt the 'make.believe' brand concept currently pushed by Sony, one of the manufacturer's parent companies.

NTT Docomo has teamed up with five major network vendors to develop specifications for new value-added services delivered via IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) technology.

Sony Ericsson is planning to do away with its Windows Mobile range of mobile phones, it has been predicted, with the forthcoming Xperia X2 likely to be the last of the line.