Sony Ericsson have announced that 44% of 16-24 year olds have accessed the internet using their mobile phone within the past 6 months, with around 12 minutes being spent on the internet each day.

This research was done by an independent company nVision, who noticed that around 26% of young people now own a 3G phone; this figure has risen by over 12 per cent in the past two years. The mobile internet is now evolving so rapidly that you can now use any social networking site such as YouTube or Facebook wherever you want.

With this research in mind, Sony Ericsson launched the K660i, a ‘Web for Youth’ phone that comes in two colours lime on white and wine on black. The phone lets you view internet pages horizontally, giving a much improved internet experience.

The phone combines all you might need to stay in constant contact with your friends, wherever and whenever you want. Combining HSDPA with illuminated shortcut keys, and zoom functions using the internet on the K660i is as easy as using your computer at home. The phones main navigation key serves as a magnetic mouse pointer when it’s in web mode, and it even indicates which parts of the page you are viewing are clickable.

Full Specifications
• UMTS/HSDPA 2100
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• Bluetooth
• Size: 104 x 47 x 15 mm
• Weight: 95 grams
• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
• Media player
• Mega Bass™
• Music tones
• PlayNow™
• TrackID™
• Java
• FM radio
• Video streaming
• Video viewing
• 256 MB Memory Stick Micro™ M2™
• 2 Mega Pixel Camera with 4x digital zoom
• 2.0” QVGA display with landscape Web browsing Google search
• Google map mobile
• Instant Messaging client enabled

The Sony Ericsson K660i will be available from March 2008.