FACEBOOK INSIDE XPERIA

Facebook inside Xperia allows you to share, like and connect on Facebook in a faster and easier way that hasn’t been possible before. The Facebook inside Xperia features works perfectly side-by-side with Timescape and the Facebook for Android app. In the video Michelle and Marcus from Sony Ericsson explain the benefits and major use-cases of this nice new integration.

Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone to be called 'Xperia Play'?

We've been hoodwinked by trademark filing and domain registrations before (cough, BlackPad and SurfBook) so we wouldn't say this is anywhere near definite, but we just caught wind of a Sony Ericsson EU trademark registration for "Xperia Play," and SE PR firm Jung Relations has registered a variety of Xperia Play domain names, including XperiaPlay.com, .net, and .org. Yes, that certainly sounds like a promising name for the PlayStation Phone (although not quite as promising as, you know, "PlayStation Phone,") but honestly we wouldn't bet on anything at this point. We've got a feeling we'll either find out either at CES or at MWC in February -- hold on tight.

Update: Turns out SE also registered Xperia Arc, Xperia Duo, and Xperia Neo, so now our interest is definitely piqued. And our hopes are totally shatter-able.

SONY ERICSSON XPERIA X2 SOFTWARE UPGRAPE - NEW IMPROVEMENTS

A new firmware update is avaible for the Sony Ericsson X2. The update will be distributed through the Update Service client found at sonyericsson.com/update.

Here’s a list of highlights:

• MR1 is built on a new core platform release from Microsoft including a newer version of IE6
• Stability improvements are everywhere with focus on SlideView, Panel manager and TileWave
• Performance improvements focused on rotation and touch performance, the camera, web browsing, the software keyboard and audio streaming
• New features are added like FM radio, Video calling, Auto-lock and Fast GPS which allows for a faster first fix to the GPS signal
• SlideView 2.0 gives better usability throughout with a fresh design; and new actions are build in like new/reply/delete/edit capabilities in messaging and calendar. Music scrolling/searching and the mini-player have also been enhanced
• The new dialer took a big step forward with four easy buttons giving easy access to the dial-pad, favorites, call activity and contacts. We increased the target hit area in contacts for finger friendliness and added user friendly redial functionality
• Based on feedback from you, we really worked hard on the software keyboard (XT9) by improving speed and touch responsiveness