Sony Ericsson scoops a new CTO
By Chris Ziegler 
posted June 2nd 2010 10:31AM
posted June 2nd 2010 10:31AM
Seems like it was just last year that Sony Ericsson was replacing its CTO -- oh, that's because it was last year! For reasons unknown, the company is repeating history already -- and this time looking outside its own workforce (but just barely) by heading over to parent Ericsson to nab Jan Uddenfeldt, who current holds the roles of senior vice president and senior technology advisor there. Uddenfeldt's based in San Jose, which means it'll be a short jaunt to his new office in Redwood Shores where he'll pick up the duties come July 1. We'd mentioned last year that we'd hoped that having an Americas-focused CTO at the company would mean wild new things for its US presence, but that dream hasn't really materialized yet; here's hoping.
He' s good, Good for SE
Bring back the mini-port and all those stupid mini-port accessories. For a better consumer experience! You know you wanna!
I have a Sony Ericsson, in many ways it has a spec sheet that beats some of the High End Blackberries and even the iPhone. Paid very little for it. Problem is the UX sucks. This would be m #1 priority if I was in charge of tech at Sony Ericsson. There hardware is fine, the features are competitive, it's just they're too difficult to find and use.
3.2 MP camera with autofocus + flash
Front facing camera
Removable battery
FM radio
Background Processes + Multitasking
Bluetooth
YouTube + Google Maps
Support for PUSH IMAP
HSDPA (and tethers with my Mac)
Opera Mini and other downloadable Apps
And then things let it down like the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack and a really flimsy battery cover.
Need to get with the programme. They need to roll more mobiles out on at&t.