In Miami, where Mr. Murray is scheduled to play his first match of the Sony Ericsson Open Friday morning, the world No. 4 is still very much a man chasing starlight: Despite being stronger, faster, smarter, more versatile and more dedicated than ever, he seems to get no closer to the object of his desire.

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Sony Ericsson has spent the past two years cutting costs and has shed 4, 000 staff - more than a third of its workforce - throughout the period.

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The device is packing a 4-inch WVGA display, dual-core ST-Ericsson U8500 Cortex A9 CPU, 768MB of RAM and a 2, 000mAh battery.

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