News. Latest UK News, Crime, Political, World, and Breaking News. UK and Worldwide News. News - Latest breaking news. Sony completes takeover of Sony Ericsson, renames it Sony Mobile. By Nathan Olivarez-Giles February 16, 2012, 8:41 a.m.
Sony's takeover of Sony Ericsson is now complete and the smartphone maker has a new name -- Sony Mobile Communications. But make no mistake, you'll be seeing simply "Sony" on smartphones from the company going forward. Sony Corp. in Japan announced the finalization of the takeover of the company, which started as joint venture between tech giants Sony and Ericsson in 2001, on Wednesday, thus bringing to a close a deal announced in ...