Sony Ericsson launched four new mobile phone models, including two in its Walkman-branded line, an Associated Press report said.
The report said the W850 was Sony Ericsson's first phone in the "slider" category and featured a 2-megapixel camera, as well as an upgraded version of the Walkman music player for tunes downloaded over 3G mobile phone networks.
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The W850 also introduced a new service that allowed users to record a few seconds of a song, either via the microphone or the built-in FM radio, and then with one click send that clip to a database that would identify the track and relay information about the song back to the phone, the report said.