App store coming to Sony Ericsson's PlayNow arena

(Credit: Sony Ericcson)

It sure looks like somebody didn't want to be left out of the app store party. Sony Ericsson Wednesday announced that it will include applications to its suite of PlayNow arena services, following the likes of Apple, Research In Motion, Nokia, Samsung, and Palm.

The Japanese-Swedish outfit is inviting developers to submit their applications starting July 1. These apps will initially be based on Java and Symbian software, with "additional platforms" (Android perhaps?) expected in the later part of this year.

The PlayNow arena, a service that lets users download music and movies, is currently available in 13 countries and supported on 38 Sony Ericsson models including the W995 Walkman. Other than that, there's scant information on what Sony Ericsson will be getting as a cut for paid apps, or when users will be able to start downloading programs.

(Source: Crave Asia)

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Sony Ericsson's also doing a lot to help the environment. They're currently third in Greepeace's Cool IT Challenge, beating out several other top IT companies. The Challenge scores how much IT companies are doing to address climate change. IT companies can help cut global greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 15 percent by 2020. Greenpeace?s Challenge uses scorecards to evaluate a dozen major IT companies in five areas: Public Climate Speech, Political Advocacy, Climate Solutions, Reducing Companies? Own Emissions Target, and Renewable Energy Use. In addition to producing the technology necessary for the implementation of climate solutions and reducing their company?s carbon footprint, the leaders of these powerful companies can use their influence to impact key political leaders and call for a strong agreement at the Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen this December. Greenpeace will update Cool IT regularly and release the next assessment in August/September. To find out more about Cool IT and learn about who is winning the Challenge, visit http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/green-guide-12.

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its just great for it companies to help climate change, for fact Sony Ericsson have removed the worst toxic chemicals from their products. and they have massively improved their recycling schemes....

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think details on SE developer world..