Mobile Stuff

Sony Ericsson have officially announced the release date of their first much-hyped Windows Mobile based communicator - the XPERIA X1. According to this phone maker’s home page, it will start shipping on September 30th in the UK, Germany and Sweden. The handset will also be available in other markets across Europe, Asia and Latin America throughout Q4 2008 (see the list below)

• APAC - Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
• Western Europe - Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal
• Central Europe - Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
• Middle East - UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
• Africa - South Africa
• Latin America - Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia

Also Sony Ericsson noted that availability dates for North America, China, Australia and Russia along with other countries not mentioned above will be announced by local markets in the coming months.