Rounding up today’s announcements, Sony Ericsson confirmed that the Xperia X10 range that includes X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro will receive Android 2.1 update later next quarter. X10 will also add HD video recording functionality along with the update. In Q4, another update will be released specifically for X10 that will allow the phone to connect wirelessly to the television and display content on the TV set.

Also, Sony Ericsson announced a new phone dubbed as Xperia X8. This one runs on Android 1.6 and features a 600MHz CPU, 3-inch touchscreen display with corner touch UI, 3.2MP camera, TimeScape, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, Google Android Market access and microSD card slot.

Phone will be available in selected markets in Q3.

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Microsoft is dropping another BlueTrack enabled mouse in the market just after the recently announced Explorer and Mini Explorer mouse. The SideWinder X8 comes to offer gamers the benefit to use their mouse on any surface giving them a tracking range from 250 to 4,000 dpi. It runs on 2.4GHz band giving the mouse a near zero latency and lag free play. Easy dpi switching, a small LCD on the mouse to quickly see the current settings, in-game macro support and more than 30 hours of gaming possible on a single charge makes it one of the advanced mouse available for gamers.

Amazon has started taking pre-orders, but the mouse will retail from February 2009 for $100.

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