The latest Sony Ericsson Xperia home launcher as seen on the unreleased Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray has been leaked and is available to download and install as an apk. There isn’t much difference between the current launcher and the updated version but, there are a few added touches which will improve the Xperia experience.

By clicking a button while in the menu you can uninstall apps by pressing the “X” button. When viewing the Widget overview the widgets now float and when you shake the phone, the widgets fly over the screen.

Not only does the new home launcher work on the Xperia Arc, Play and Neo, it also works on the Xperia X10. You can download the apk from here and install it using a file manager such as Astro.

The day that Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners in the US have been waiting for and perhaps even praying for as there were many times when we didn’t think this day would come at all for the x10, has arrived – Gingerbread aka Android version 2.3 is here!

Gingerbread for the Xperia X10 brings the Facebook inside Xperia feature which basically integrates Facebook into your handset, USB tethering, app tray sorting and the ability to use the X10 as a portable WiFi hotspot, amongst other features.

In order to update your X10, you need to use the Sony Ericsson PC Companion software on your computer plus you need to own an unbranded version of the Xperia X10 handset – the update is not yet available for the AT&T locked handsets.

Gameloft have another of their promotions on. This time around, they are offering Global Front HD for the next two and a bit hours. The promotion ends at 10PM GMT. This offer is not limited to the Xperia Play and works on other Android powered devices, like the Xperia Arc and Xperia Neo.

Gameloft have also reduced the price of all other HD games to 99p, instead of £3.

According to SEMC Blog, Sony Ericsson are busy testing out Android OS version 2.3.4 on their latest handsets including the Xperia Arc, Xperia Neo and Xperia Play along with the upcoming handset to their smartphone range – the Xperia Pro. The firmware is also apparently being tested on the Xperia X10 however, no firm release has been announced for the update on the X10.

Due for release in October for non branded handsets, Gingerbread 2.3.4 should fix a few bugs and add a few features to the OS too. More details will surely become available closer to release and hopefully details regarding an update for the Xperia X10 will be confirmed too, as many X10 owners are crying out for such an update.

After months of waiting, the Android 2.1 update has finally been released in the US for AT&T branded handsets. The update was initially released October 31st and information followed shortly saying that because of rigorous testing from AT&T, the update could be months away and months away it was. After 7 months after the initial Android 2.1 release, Sony Ericsson are close to releasing an Android 2.3 update for the handset.

The update doesn’t bring any added features that other countries didn’t receive. The 2.1 update increases the number of homescreens from three to five and also adds the abilitiy to record videos in 720p.

Gameloft have had several promotions recently which has seen the price of Xperia Play games reduced to £1 instead of the usual £3. Only one of the promotions included owners of all Android powered Xperia handsets and Android handsets generally, where 1 in 10 games was free. Their latest offer however includes the Xperia Arc, X10, Neo as well as the Play. To celebrate the end of May bank holiday in the UK, Gameloft have reduced the price of all Android HD games to £1. Be quick though, the offer ends at midnight tonight. Visit Gameloft.com on your Xperia handset now to get you HD games for just £1!

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