At this point we don’t know if any United States carrier will pick up the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, but it wouldn’t surprise us if it shows up at this month’s CTIA (on AT&T or T-Mobile). It appears the phone is very near to release because Sony Ericsson has posted an unboxing video of the final retail packaging. Unfortunately this high-powered phone will ship with the older Android 1.6, but CNET Asia is reporting a Sony spokesperson said the X10 will be upgraded in the 2nd half of the year to a newer firmware. “It will be an Eclair variant, so it could be 2.1 or even 2.2″.
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According to Reuters Motorola and Microsoft [MSFT] have formed a partnership that will see Microsoft’s Bing as the default search on Motorola handsets, and also bring Microsoft’s Maps to their smartphones.
It looks like the first phone which will feature the new service will launch in China within the next few weeks, with the possibility of expansion into other countries.
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Opera Software today releases a beta version of Opera Mini 5 for Android smartphones, delivering web browsing through server side data compression by up to 90 percent before sending content to the phone. Similar to Opera Mini 5 for other mobile platforms, the Opera Mini 5 gives you tabbed browsing, Speed Dial, password manager and bookmarks. To download, simply visit m.opera.com/next with the Android browser or search for Opera Mini 5 in the Android Market.
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LG’s first Android in South Korea will be called either Andro-1 or LG-KH5200. The company has yet to make it’s way stateside but they have several Android phones in different markets around the world. It has a 3-inch touchscreen, slide out QWERTY keyboard, GPS, HSDPA, EDGE, GRPS, Social Networking, 2MP Camera, Radio Tuner and MicroSD input and Android 1.5.
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Already available on the Samsung Behold II from T-Mobile USA, the Evernote Android app will be pre-installed on selected upcoming Samsung Android phones.
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We know that your Android obsession knows no bounds. So while trying to collect all of the various toys and stay abreast of all the latest devices rocking the platform, why not rest your head on this soft Android pillow.
The little green bot will lull you to sleep and make all of your dreams come true. And if you can’t sleep, just count bots instead of sheep. The pillow measures 12 x 12 inches and each are handcrafted by Craftsquatch for about $20.
What do you think about Android Pillows ? And I’m waiting for iPhone Pillows 
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The Dell Mini 5 mondo-phone seems like a mobile internet device/slate that just happens to make calls. Thanks to some Dell internal documents and promotional materials leaked to Engadget, we know a few more choice details about the upcoming device.
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Someone I follow on Twitter claimed that his friend – a manager at a T-Mobile store – was being trained on several phones slated to come to the carrier this year. Among those phones was a little device known as the HTC Desire.
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As expected, Rogers has officially announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Spica. And due to the previous rumors and leaks this announcement comes mostly as a refresher but here goes.
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I wish this beautiful device was in my hands but it isn’t. This unboxing is done by a few guys from the Sony Ericsson team that run the company’s product launch blog.
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