The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has been out for a little while now in the UK, along with it’s sibling the Xperia Mini Pro. Now the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini is headed to Japan and is set to launch on Emobile, the mobile division of eAccess. The phone is set to launch on October 28th.

Emobile will be launching the Xperia Mini in both white and black like we’ve previously seen but, the Xperia branding from the front has been removed and Emobile branding has been added to the back cover along with the model number – S51SE. As well as the black or white back cover to match the front of the handset, two extra back covers are also included in red and blue.

The Japanese mobile carrier NTT Docomo have announced that from today they will be selling the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc across Japan. The handset will launch in Midnight Blue, Misty Silver and Sakura Pink. The Sakura pink model is an exclusive to Japan.

In HSDPA service areas, a new extra high speed downlink service will launch allowing downlink speeds of up to 14Mbps. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is the first handset in Japan to support this service.

Japanese network carrier Docomo have confirmed that they will be stocking the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc upon release in Japan. Not only will they be stocking both the misty silver and midnight blue models though, which Sony Ericsson previously confirmed as the two Xperia Arc colors, Docomo will also get the Xperia Arc in an exclusive “sakura pink”.

We’ve seen other Sony Ericsson handsets and even Sony products get the pink touch, although normally after the product has been on the market a short while. While the handset has been announced to get the pink touch, it’s not known if this will be a launch color, or if it will be available on the Japanese market after the initial Xperia Arc launch. It’s also not known if any where outside of Japan will also see the pink Xperia Arc.

Folks in the land of Japan have been next in line to receive the Android 2.1 update for the Xperia X10 handsets. The NTT Docomo website has been recently updated, advising users how to upgrade their Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 phones from Android 1.6 to Android 2.1.

As we already know, the update can’t be performed over the air (OTA) and instead has to be performed via a PC, either using PC Companion, or the Sony Ericsson Update Service. For those who don’t have a PC, or aren’t that confident in performing the update, Docomo stores will perform the update for you.

The Xperia X10 has now been released in various countries across the world.

The X10 is available in the UK on all networks; Orange, Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Three and Virgin Mobile. All networks will sell the black model, while the white model is an exclusive to Orange. Depending on whether you get the handset from a high street retailer, the best offer could be quite different. From the network operators themselves, the X10 is available for free on £30 or £35 tariffs subject to a 24 month contract. While online retailers, are also offering the handset on the same tariffs but, will offer half price line rental by redemption, or cash back. The Xperia X10 can also be picked up on pay as you go, or sim free and unlocked.