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Background

The W950 is Sony Ericsson's sixth Walkman phone. One of its distinguishing features is the 4 GB internal flash memory in which you can store many songs. However, it does not support any type of memory card.

Developing for the W950i

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External links

Official Sony Ericsson W958c Webpage

Official Sony Ericsson W950i Webpage

Sony Ericsson

UIQ

Official UIQ developer portal

Sony Ericsson W950 walkman announced - Article from All About Symbian
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