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The U.S. market has been a struggle for Sony Ericsson's well-reviewed but expensive smartphones, such as the Xperia X1.

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Sony Ericsson's struggling handset business airmax95  is losing its top North American executive.

Najmi Jarwala, president of Sony Ericsson USA and head of the company's North American operations, is leaving Sony Ericsson "to pursue other care nike air max tn shoes er opportunities," the company said in a statement Monday. Last week Sony Ericsson revealed that it expects to lose between $460 million and $528 million during the first quarter of th airmax90 e year, as demand falls for its phones.

Sony Ericsson has had some success in the U.S. with its Cybershot and Walkman phones, but hasn't come up with a major breakthrough in the U.S. and co air 95 ntinues to emphasize the entertainment capabilities of its lower-end feature phones through carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, rather than its smartphones. For example, Sony Ericsson's Windows Mobil air 90 e-based Xperia X1 has received positive reviews but no U.S. carrier offers the phone, which means it costs a prohibitively expensive $799.99 in this country.

The company plans to announce a r nike air max 90 vivid blue eplacement for Jarwala "in due course."

Tom Krazit writes about the ever-expanding world of Internet search, including Google, Yahoo, and portals, as well as the evolution of 

  mobile computing. He has written about traditional PC companies, chip manufacturers, and mobile computers, spending the last three years covering Apple. E-mail Tom. Topics: Corporate & legal Tags: Sony Ericsson, Najmi Jarwala Share: Digg Del.icio.us Reddit Facebook Twitter