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Sony Ericsson's P990 Smartphone Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the toys-n-things dept.

Dynamoo writes "After months of rumors, Sony Ericsson has finally announced their P990 Symbian smartphone. Packing both UMTS (3G) and WiFi in addition to a 2 megapixel digital camera and a host of other goodies, the P990 looks like it will be a shot in the arm for the Symbian camp. There's no indication of a US release for this handset, but the rest of the world can expect to see it early next year."

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  1. With all those gadgets... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm sure the battery life is great!

  2. Lol, shot in the arm by jayhawk88 · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...the P990 looks like it will be a shot in the arm for the Symbian camp.

    Unless they're shooting that thing out of a 50 calibur, I'm not exactly holding my breath for the triumphant Symbian comeback.

  3. The 3 Billy Goats and the troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Once upon a time there were three billy goatse, who were to go up to the hillside to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was "Gruff."
    On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll , with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker.
    So first of all came the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
    "Trip, trap, trip, trap! " went the bridge.
    "Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll .
    "Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, with such a small voice.
    "Now, I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.
    "Oh, no! pray don't take me. I'm too little, that I am," said the billy goat. "Wait a bit till the second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."
    "Well, be off with you," said the troll.
    A little while after came the second Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
    Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap, went the bridge.
    "Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
    "Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice.
    "Now I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.
    "Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."
    "Very well! Be off with you," said the troll.
    But just then up came the big Billy Goat Gruff .
    Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.
    "Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
    "It's I! The big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his own.
    "Now I 'm coming to gobble you up," roared the troll.


    Well, come along! I've got two spears,
    And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears;
    I've got besides two curling-stones,
    And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.


    That was what the big billy goat said. And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so,


    Snip, snap, snout.
    This tale's told out.
  4. Too true by Sanity · · Score: 1, Troll
    I have a P910, I upgraded from a P900 - largely due to not having any better options - and I regret it. The software crashes, performing basic phone tasks takes longer than with simpler phones, its just over-complicated.

    My next phone will have the simplest UI I can find unless they have made significant advances in the usability of the P9XX series.