In spite of the publicity that's increase around tablet PCs and handheld devices with better monitors, Sony Ericsson remains focused on smartphones yet as it remain its prospect product options open, as per to a apex corporation director.

"We are looking at every and all chance and many potential but we as well have an obvious policy currently to be the communications and entertainment brand and what drives infrastructure and entertainment at present is smartphones," said Kristian Tear, executive vice president and head of universal sales and advertising at Sony Ericsson, during an meeting in Singapore.

After watching its component sales fall more than the previous year, Sony Ericsson aspires to win back clients with a new range of smartphones running Google's Android operating system, lead by the Xperia X10.

The corporation also plans to launch a range of handsets running Windows Phone 7 behind Microsoft launches the software afterward this year.

Whereas smartphone insist remnants strong, the achievement of Apple's iPad has opened up novel potential for handset producers looking to enlarge into novel markets.

Tablet PCs have been about for years, but deprived battery existence and insufficient software reserved them mostly on the tangential awaiting the iPad came down.

With 2 million units sold in fewer than two months, the iPad's early on achievement show there is require for tablet PCs, encourage other corporation to expand rival products.