One phone that has been blogged about for quite some time is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. We learned about this device sometime back in the Fall of 2009. Along with the announcement of the Nexus One, Rogers had their own news to boast about.

The first Sony Ericsson phone to feature Android will be an exclusive device only available on Rogers Wireless in Canada. This is a big disappointment to many people who have been anxious to see the device hit T-Mobile. This would have been interesting given T-Mobile hasn’t sold a device from Sony Ericsson in many years now.

I’ll be honest though, I’ve never been a huge fan of their phones, especially the ones that hit T-Mobile. We’ll have to see how this device fares once it is released in Q2 of this year, but according to mass speculation, it and it’s UX user experience is definitely something to raise an eyebrow at.

Source: Social Media Release

Google recently released a service for iPhone and Android devices called “Near Me Now” which uses your current location to help you find businesses, resturaunts, hotels and more directly from the Google homepage.

If you haven’t noticed it on your Google homepage, here’s why. Get ready for the groans: Android 2.0.1 or higher. So, sorry to the other 70% of Android users, but this isn’t for you yet.

From the looks of it, I don’t see a real extreme difference in this from the already available local search. I suppose the difference is the locale of the service. Apparently if you are standing in front of a building, it will detect that business and give you access to reviews with “Explore right here”. It seems interesting, but since I’m Cupcaked over here, what do you Android 2.X guys think of this? Leave a comment!

Source: Offical Google Moble Blog