Entertainment

Aside from the commonplace backgrounds, screen savers, and ring tones, the P910 also allows users to customize the menu with themes. By designing their own themes via PC, users can change settings such as colors, menu layouts, desktop and background images, and ring tones, making the P910 reflect their personal style. The P910 comes preloaded with a number of themes, but more can be created and downloaded.

Gaming is now seen as a standard feature among cell phones. And the P910 features Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME). By supporting J2ME, users can download and install new games and applications to the P910. Currently, J2ME is the most popular platform for cell phones; so many games are available for download. Some for free, some for a fee.

The preinstalled games include Solitaire, Chess (Multiplayer over SMS), and V-Rally (Demo). While the first two are self-explanatory, V-Rally is a rally racing game redesigned for Sony Ericsson phones. Users can experience the twists and turns directly on the P910. The demo features one arcade level in Time Trial Mode. The full version can be purchased and downloaded online.

Other applications are provided on a supplemental Sony Ericsson PC Suite CD, including Local Synchronization, Backup and Restore, File Manager, Language Change Utility, Dial-Up Networking Wizard, and Drivers.

More interesting applications are included as well. Mobipocket Reader is an application that lets users purchase and read from over 15,000 eBooks from all major US, German, French, and Spanish publishers. MetrO is a free guide to public transport systems worldwide including frequent updates. AvantGo allows users access to thousands of specially formatted web sites for news, weather, sports, stock quotes, maps, movie listings, and more. iGo QuickPoint is a viewer tool allowing users to read Microsoft PowerPoint files. And Adobe PhotoShop Album 2.0 allows users the tools to eliminate common photo problems including red eye, or crop out unwanted areas.

Internet

The P910 features WAP 2.0, and contains an integrated browser capable of browsing several different web page types. The browser features HTML 3.2 with limited support of frames and JavaScript, WML 1.3 (Wireless Markup Language), which is similar to HTML but optimized for mobile devices, xHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) support that combines HTML 4.0 and XML, allowing the design of pages that will work on small handheld devices, and cHTML (Compact HTML), a version of HTML optimized for small handheld devices widely used in Japan.

The support of GPRS 4+1 (General Packet Radio Service), allows for faster transfer speeds for downlink rates of up to 53.6 kbps and uplink rates of up to 13.4 kbps. GPRS is able to take advantage of existing GSM networks by enhancing data communication capabilities.

For areas where GPRS is not available, HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) can provide download and upload rates of 28.8 kbps and 14.4 kbps respectively. When the P910 is connected to a laptop using infrared, Bluetooth, or cable, users can "dial-up" to Internet Service Providers using conventional HSCSD, or CSD (Circuit Switched Data).

Storage

For settings, user data including images, contacts, and messages, and third party applications, the P910 has internal memory of up to 64 MB. The memory is dynamically allocated depending on the amount of free space available.

However, if more space is needed, users can utilize the P910's expansion slot and purchase additional Memory Stick Duo cards that range up to 128 MB, or Memory Stick Pro Duo up to 1 GB. Users will be able to store MP3 music albums, videos, or any other memory intensive media. The Memory Stick Duo is Sony's proprietary portable storage media, so any additional Memory Sticks will come at a premium price.

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