One of the best deals you can find for the Xperia X8 comes from T-Mobile UK. The major mobile network is including the CardioTrainer app pre-installed and includes a free armband as well. Fitness buffs would love to get the X8 since it has a compact feature and can be easily carried when you jog or go to the gym. The inclusion of the armband only makes the deal more irresistible.

A lot has been happening in the Xperia line in the past week due to the CES 2011. With new models being unveiled and planned to be released in the coming days it is easy to overlook the older models. Here’s something that should interest you if you are looking for an Xperia X8.  Three UK is now offering the Xperia X8 for only £99. The black version of this Android phone is the one being offered and the deal already comes with a PAYG top up of £10.

We all know that Sony Ericsson aren’t great at keeping their upcoming handsets a secret. We saw photos of the Xperia X10 before an official announcement came from Sony Ericsson and even the more recently announced Xperia Arc, we’d seen a while before Sony Ericsson officially announced the handset, in the form of the Anzu. More photos have been leaked of an Xperia handset, this time round it’s the “Xperia Duo”. The Duo appears to be a successor to the Xperia X10 Mini or Mini Pro, which we’ve already seen a photo of before and it’s benchmark. Here are some more photos to whet your appetite.

Despite all the uproar about Sony Ericsson’s flagship Xperia handset having an outdated OS when it launched with Android 1.6 and when the company released Android 2.1, when 2.3 was just around the corner, the company have announced that they will not update the Xperia X10, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro, or Xperia X8 past Android 2.1. Sony Ericsson have already come under fire for the delay of Android 2.1 on the handset and several petitions were started online asking Sony Ericsson to skip Android 2.1 and go straight to 2.2. This wasn’t to happen though, as 2.2 aka Froyo, will not be making it’s way to the Xperia X10 range of handsets. For the US particularly, this has given the handset a minimal lifespan, consisting of less than 6 months. Unfortunately, Sony Ericsson don’t see it this way. They have promised further minor updates to the handset, such as the multi touch update, coming sometime this quarter but, the Android version will not be going any higher.

Now that we have entered the year 2011 what do you think was the best budget phone for 2010? There are many contenders for this category such as the phones from Nokia, Samsung and LG. What we are looking for is a phone that has tons of useful features and comes with a price tag that won’t break our piggy banks.

Here are the qualities we considered the phone must have to be declared the Budget Phone of the Year for 2010.

As the year 2010 comes to an end a lot of Xperia owners have downloaded their share of applications. We are coming out with a list today to find out what the most popularly downloaded applications are for the Xperia line of handsets. If you own a new Xperia or probably received one as a Christmas gift then this guide can help you on deciding which applications to get.

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