Xperia X10 Throw Party

Get your bunting ready and balloons on standby: we’re about to throw the world’s fastest party with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. It’ll turn you into the world’s best connected social butterfly, and does so at speed. There’s no better way to throw an impromptu get together, and spread the word to everyone you know in just a few seconds.

See, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 doesn’t just store your mates’ phone numbers, it’s tuned into their Facebook updates, Twitter posts, e-mails and text messages to you, keeping you in the loop and delivering an instant overview of your social network. Follow our guide, and we’ll show you how this Android smartphone flexes its social media muscle to make soirees easy to set up and host in under a minute.

Smartphone shipments grow 50% in Q1

Smartphone shipments grew by 50% to 54 million units during the first quarter of 2010 compared with one year ago, analyst firm Strategy Analytics said this week.

The global figure was the strongest period of growth for nearly four years, the company said.

Strategy Analytics director, Tom Kang, said global smartphone shipments accounted for 18% of overall handset volumes.

Sales were driven by strong operator subsidies, competition and a growing number of lower-cost models using software such as Symbian and Android.

Nokia shipped a record 21.5 million smartphones worldwide in quarter one, rising 57% from 13.7 million, giving it 40% global smartphone market share.

Meanwhile, RIM broke into top five manufacturers for the first time ever during the quarter ended 31 March.

The Blackberry maker took its position at the expense of Sony Ericsson, which sold 10.5 million units, compared with RIM's 10.6 million handsets.

Motorola sold 8.5 million phones in the quarter, falling behind Apple, which sold 8.75 million iPhones.