As most Xperia owners will know by now, Sony are busy rolling out the much awaited update to the Android operating software – namely Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich – on Xperia handsets that were released in 2011 or later eg the Xperia S, Xperia Arc, Xperia Neo and so on.

Sony have released a beta, aka developer version of the upcoming Android update, Ice Cream Sandwich. The update is for advanced developers, who have extensive knowledge in how to install and switch between ROMs, there fore shouldn’t be installed by any one who doesn’t really know what they’re doing.

If however, you’re comfortable with this, you will need an unlocked Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V, Xperia Ray or an Xperia Play running 4.0.2.A.0.42 and an unlocked bootloader. WiFi and Bluetooth are two key features that aren’t included in the beta version of ICS, nor are Google Mobile Services, including Gmail, Google Maps and Face Unlock.

A short update on one of our previous posts regarding a low priced deal for the Sony Ericsson Liveview on Play.com. The retailer has dropped the price of Liveview even further but, for one day only this time round.

On the Play ‘deal of the day’ promotion, the Sony Ericsson Liveview accessory is reduced down to an even cheaper £12.99 with free delivery! At £15 the deal was cheap as chips but, at £12.99 it seems irresistible to anyone who has ever considered buying Liveview as an add-on for their phone.

We’ve heard reports that Sony Ericsson were going to release a Windows Phone 7 Xperia handset but, not much came of the rumors. It seems however, such a phone did exist with the codename Jolie.

A prototype of the handset has been spotted on eBay and is currently at $405 with two days left.

Admittedly, the new Sony Watch which is essentially a next generation Liveview isn’t far off from launching but, seeing the Sony Ericsson Liveview bluetooth display down to just £15 couldn’t be ignored.

We’ve seen the price of the Liveview drop to £18 before through Play.com but, it only stayed at the low price for a couple of days before returning to £30, while other retailers still had the Sony Ericsson Liveview priced at £40-£45. The £15 deal for the Liveview is again available through Play and like last time, it may not last very long so you’ll need to be quick to nab one at this price.

For those who can’t make it to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, or more importantly Sony’s press conference which will take place on Sunday 26th, you can join the press conference Live via their Facebook page. The event information is available through the former Sony Ericsson Facebook page which has now been renamed Sony Mobile.

The event kicks off at 18:00 GMT on Sunday and you can view the time it starts in your country below: