Sony Ericsson, MasterCard team up for P990i promo

The Sony Ericsson P990i, the most anticipated mobile business communication device in the market, is now available in an exclusive offer from MasterCard.

Cardholders who charge their purchase of the Sony Ericsson P990i in participating outlets to their Platinum, Titanium or Gold MasterCard get a free Bluetooth headset HBH-PV700.

The Sony Ericsson P990i, coupled with the HBH-PV700 headset, enables any mobile warrior to handle business and leisure easily. The headset is a lightweight and ergonomic device that keeps the user clearly in touch on the go. The phone also offers a new suite of features and applications that meets the needs of every mobile business lifestyle.

The P990i’s two-megapixel camera with autofocus doubly functions as a business card scanner. You’ll never have to input contact information manually or lose a contact if you lose their business card. The phone’s large 2.8-inch touchscreen is able to scan the complete information and store it directly to your Contacts file.

The P990i also offers a push e-mail facility for fast and secure access to corporate and personal e-mail, with support for various push e-mail service providers.

Powered with 3G connectivity, the Wi-Fi-enabled P990i gives users ultra-fast Web access anytime, anywhere. Viewing full HTML pages in landscape has also been made possible with the new Opera 8 browser.

The P990i also enables video conferencing, streaming video and playback at 30 frames, and has a touch-based picture editor, FM radio, clock radio, stopwatch and timer.

A fully specified music player also supports MP3, AAC and AAC+ formats. The P990i also has flight mode for access to different applications while it is off during flights.

The participating outlets include the Sony Ericsson Concept Shops nationwide; Avant in Greenbelt 4; Abenson in Glorietta 1, Eastwood Libis, Robinsons Galleria, and Shangri-la Plaza Mall; Ambassador in Shangri-la Plaza Mall and Park Square 1; Automatic Centre in Glorietta 4, Gateway Mall, Festival Supermall and SM North EDSA; Comcenter in Park Square 1, Market! Market! and SM San Lazaro; Semicon in Cyber One Mall, SM Southmall, The Podium, Power Plant Mall, SM Centerpoint, SM Fairview, SM Megamall and SM North EDSA; and Western Marketing in Pasay Road, Makati City; and SM Megamall.

The Sony Ericsson P990i-MasterCard promo is valid from Oct. 5 to Nov. 19.