Sony Ericsson announced the Aspen, a candy-bar style smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard that runs on Windows Mobile 6.5.3 OS. As the latest edition to SE’s eco-friendly GreenHeart product line of handsets, the handset is made with recycled materials, sold in eco-friendly boxes, and come with power management features and chargers to help lower energy consumption. It will be available in two colors: iconic black and white silver by the second quarter.

Sony Ericsson posted a net loss of $40 million for this quarter. Its quarterly net income after taxes and restructuring charges was $167 million, a year-over-year increase of $20 million. Sony Ericsson sold 500,000 more units quarter-over-quarter for a total of 14.6 million unit sales in the fourth quarter. Units shipped in 2009 totaled 51.1 million, a decrease from the 96.6 million units shipped in 2008. Sydbank analyst Morten Imsgard, said “Overall sales of mobile phones are disappointing and it is pointing toward a weaker global market in the fourth quarter than was expected by the market. On the positive side we see that the new phones are well received by the customers and [Sony Ericsson] is really selling more high-end phones, raising the average sales price quite a bit–a lot more than I had expected.”

Sony Ericsson launches the Vivaz, a Symbian S60 5th edition powered device that doubles as a 720p HD camcorder. The handset boasts of an 8.1 megapixel camera, GPS support, WiFi, an 8GB microSD card, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a 540 x 360 resolution. The video camera features auto-focus, face detection, an image stabilizer, flash, and geotagging.

The SE Vivaz includes WiFi and 3G support. It will be available this quarter in four colors: Moon silver, cosmic black, galaxy blue, and venus ruby.

Sony Ericsson has announced the Elm, a candybar-style phone and the newest member of the manufacturer’s earth-friendly GreenHeart initiative. The Elm features a 5.0 megapixel camera, noise-reduction technology, and an ergonomic design. Users will also appreciate easy access to social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. aGPS technology works with Google Maps and with Wisepilot, the phone’s built in turn-by-turn navigation application. It will be available in the first quarter of 2010. Pricing has not been announced.

Sony Ericsson has announced Hazel, the newest addition to its line of GreenHeart mobile phones. The slider phone makes use of recycled plastic, low power consumption parts, and minimized packaging as part of the company’s initiative to reduce its CO2 emissions. It features better voice quality, an ergonomic design, and a lot of smart features. It comes customary with a 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera that shoots photos and video that can effortlessly be uploaded to social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. The Hazel includes easy access to Google Search and Google Maps. aGPS is also on-board for use with turn-by-turn navigation application Wisepilot.

The Sony Ericsson Hazel will be available in the second quarter of 2010. Pricing details were not announced.