Winning Wednesdays will, as the name suggests lets you win prizes on Wednesdays. To kickstart the program, Sony Ericsson have five Xperia X10 handsets to give away. Like the other competitions, you will need to enter some details and answer a question. This also falls in line with how the previous competition questions are presented. You’re asked one question and you have a choice of three answers. The question this week, instead of asking about a phone feature, is a spot the difference puzzle. There’s only one difference in the picture, so it should be pretty easy to answer the question correctly. Head over to the Sony Ericsson Winning Wednesdays tab here.

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Engadget managed to get a hands on with the handset. While it’s smaller than the X10, Engadget found the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 to be rather chunky. The X8 on display came in white but, will be available in other colors, with interchangeable covers when it’s released. While there isn’t a specific time line, we do know it will be soon and that it will cost less than $300 on launch for an unlocked model.

After a tremendous amount of waiting, X10 owners will finally receive an updated Android OS. When the Android powered handset was released in Europe the phone came with an already outdated Android version, Google Android 1.6, when most other devices had 2.1. Eventually the Xperia X10 was released in America but, still came with the same version of Android. Now users can rejoice as Sony Ericsson prepare to launch Android 2.1 for the X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro.

The actual release date and week will vary for various regions but, according to Sony Ericsson Spain, the update is due to be released in the week 38. This brings us to the 20th to the 26th September. Sony Ericsson UK have also confirmed that the update is due to be released before the end of September, presumably the same week as Spain. One reader from the Xperia X10 blog commented that Sony Ericsson Brazil had also given a guideline for the Android 2.1 release. Unfortunately this is slightly later and is slated for a week 43/44 release. Now all we need is for Sony Ericsson to reveal information regarding the release of Android 2.2 on their handsets.

The next handset to be released in the Xperia range has hit the FCC, which hopefully means we should see a US release soon. On the FCC website, users can view photos of the upcoming Sony Ericsson handset of both the outside and inside. As well as the photos of the Xperia X8, you will also find the user manual for the X8 posted which can be downloaded for viewing.

There’s no new surprises with the handset itself however. The specs remain the same as what we had previously heard. The Sony Ericsson X8 features a 3 inch display, making it in essence a middle sized X10. However the camera is downgraded from both the X10 and X10 Mini and will feature a 3.2 megapixel camera but, this is Sony Ericsson so the camera should still be pretty decent. Unfortunately, it seems that the handset will also ship with Android 1.6 instead of 2.1 which Sony Ericsson have promised will be available for the X10 in late Q3.

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Sony Ericsson have released the first Xperia X8 promotional video and as expected, is available on YouTube. The video shows off the different aspects of the phone, such as the four corner shortcuts as found on the X10 Mini, as well as how to change them. The video also shows off the ability to share photos on the handset, as well as watch videos on YouTube and how you can search for the band, or songs from the album using the Infinity button inside of the music player. The video also gives you a look into how Timescape will look on the Xperia X8.

Overall, the Android interface appears very much like it does on the Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro, rather than the full size X10. The X8 will use the four corner interface as found on the Minis, as well as use the same menu layout. Timescape also appears to be displayed the same way as it is on the Mini, rather than how it is on the X10. The camera app also appears to have the same features, or lack thereof, as the X10 Mini which, is a slight disappointment but, as the camera has been downgraded in the X8 to 3.2 megapixels, it isn’t a surprise.

What they dug up, is a photo of Justin Timberlake carrying an Xperia X10, from Sony Ericsson. However, this also led to rumours that Timberlake could have an X10 running Android 2.1 or even 2.2. The Tweet was sent through the Twitter Android application, which is only available on Android handsets running 2.1 or above, which the X10 doesn’t have yet, for consumers anyway. Could Justin Timberlake been have given the celebrity treatment for his handset? While that is possible, it’s more likely that he has more than one handset, or someone manages his Twitter account, which are both more likely possibilities.

Adobe’s Flash Player for Android has finally been taken out of Beta and has officially available on Android. The ability to download and install the beta version of the app has made Android 2.2 even better looking. So now it’s out officially, it will have more consumers upgrading to Froyo if possible, or desperately wanting their Android OS updated to 2.2.

Unfortunately, even though it’s no longer in beta, it still requires Android 2.2 which the Xperia X10 is lacking. It should receive 2.1 soon but, there hasn’t been much information regarding 2.2 on the X10, except many petitions started from angry, frustrated X10 owners. When the X10 does get 2.2 though, the app should be even better.

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A week ago saw the release of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 being released in the US. Since the product page went live, when describing the screen, not only did it give the screen size of the device but, also listed it as being a multi touch screen. We’ve previously posted about various people saying it had multi touch and others saying it didn’t until the Sony Ericsson blog officially stated it didn’t.

With the Sony Style page listing it as being multi touch, a lot of people started questioning whether the X10 did actually have multi touch, or if just the US model had multi touch and whether, this was a genuine error on Sony’s part, of if they were misleading customers. After a week of being on sale, the page has finally been adjusted and no longer lists multi touch. Quite a few blogs on the internet sent emails to them regarding the wording on the specs. We don’t know if any received a reply but, Sony obviously took notice.

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Once again, another clone has come out of China. This time in the form of the “X10 Pro”. As you can imagine from it’s name, it’s style will resemble the Xperia X10, as well as the X10 Mini Pro, cutting out the Mini part.

The X10 Pro looks like the Xperia X10 from the front and the back. On the back, it sports a logo similar to the one Sony Ericsson use. The Xperia logo (or AT&T in America’s case) has been omitted from the back cover. Instead it’s replaced with the words “Portable Media Player”. Size wise, it’s more like the Xperia X8, as it features a 3.2 inch display, which is smaller than the real X10, which boasts a 4 inch display. The X10 Pro also features, along with the slide out QWERTY keyboard, a dual sim slot. While the layout may look like Android, it actually isn’t and is a proprietary OS, which has been made to look like Android. For those interested, the handset retails for $118.01 with free shipping from DealExtreme.

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In light of this, it seems that Sony US is misleading customers purchasing the Xperia X10. For many, the lack of multi touch has been a major let down and has also put off potential buyers, from purchasing the handset and have took their business to another phone manufacturer. Upon the Sony Style website, in the description of the X10, there’s a section for various features of the handset. In the section where the 4 inch touch screen is being praised, it lists the Xperia X10 has having a 4 inch multi touch screen.

XperiaX10.net have been watching the page since it went live last week and as of yet, the error has not been corrected. They have also contacted Sony but, have received no response yet. Based on what we’ve heard before, it seems likely that this is a typing error on Sony’s part but, it’s sure to leave many owners and potential owners, whether the Xperia X10 will in fact get multi touch, despite previous claims. We’ll keep you updated on whether Sony correct this error or provide an explanation.