Last week Sony Ericsson launched their latest salvo of Xperia smartphones. The Xperia Play went on sale in the UK on Friday, while the Arc a couple of days before. The Xperia Play is a PlayStation certified Android smartphone that has an integrated gaming pad and access to PlayStation Suite.

As part of the launch Sony Ericsson set up a pop up gaming room at a warehouse in Central London, where the public was able to go hands on with the Xperia Play. The warehouse was transformed into a video gaming scene set in the Far East, decorated with props that are lifted out of gaming scenes such as a helicopter, sport car, rocket launcher and a crashed car. The Sony Ericsson dotted around the venue were ever so helpful when demoing the devices to guests.

In the evening the warehouse was transformed into a party venue. All the props remained, but the area was now cordoned off to the public. VIP guests were then treated with (very) loud music, free drinks, take away noodles and a free gig by a certain Tinchy Stryder.

Airtel has launched its 3G services in Hyderabad � Andhra Pradesh. They have launched their 3G services in Bihar,�Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur last month.

Airtel 3G offers Mobile TV, video calls, live streaming. Airtel has also announced 25 High Definition (HD) games that include NFS Shift Super, FIFA11 and EA Cricket10 for 3G enabled mobile phones that will be available for Airtel 3G subscribers across India.

Airtel 3G would be available in cities of Vizag and Vijawada in Andhra Pradesh over the next few weeks.

Press release below

Hyderabad, 5^th April, 2011: Leading telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel today started the roll out of 3G services in Andhra Pradesh with launch of the service in the cyber city of Hyderabad. With this,�Hyderabadis can now join the 2-million-strong base of mobile customers in India that are already leveraging the Airtel 3G advantage to experience a host of exciting capabilities including�Mobile TV, video calls, live streaming of videos and on the go social networking � all at speeds never experienced before.�Airtel today also announced the launch of High Definition (HD) gaming for its 3G customers. With 3G powered HD games such as NFS Shift Super, FIFA11 and EACricket10 � gaming lovers across Airtel's network in India can enjoy a console-like experience on their mobile handsets. On the B2B front, Airtel announced that it now offers special programmes catering to the 3G needs of enterprise customers.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Atul Bindal, President � Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel said, "We are humbled by the trust of over 16.5 million customers in Andhra Pradesh who have made us the market leader. In keeping with our commitment of bring the best to our customer, we today bring the Airtel 3G advantage to the tech savvy and youthful city of Hyderabad. Over the next few weeks, we will be extending Airtel 3G services to other key locations such as Vizag and Vijawada.� cities and towns of this state Our customers here can now join the 2 million 3G enabled customers in India.. We welcome you all to experience Airtel 3G services and join 2 million of our customers that are already enjoying this� part of this all new world of possibilities."

"Today we also announce the national launch of High Definition gaming for all the 3G customers on our network. Now avid gamers will be able to enjoy an enhanced console like gaming experience on the go. And for our B2B customers we bring customised 3G programmes that will aid and enhance their business capabilities" he added.

High Definition gaming on Airtel 3G speeds will allow customers to use their HD enabled mobile handsets to benefit from various exciting features such as touch interface, motion sensors, enhanced 3D graphics and quality music special effects � in effect, bringing alive the ultimate console like gaming experience on to the mobile device. Airtel currently offers over 25 HD games for its mobile customers in India.

Customers can now subscribe to Airtel 3G services to enjoy fast access to data services and experience�innovative applications�like Mobile TV and video calls.�For faster internet accessibility,�Airtel 3G dongles are also available for laptop users. Aimed at addressing the 3G requirements of enterprise customers, B2B packages have now been launched by Airtel.

All these services can be enjoyed seamlessly without a 'bill shock' as Airtel provides its customers with timely updates and alerts on their data usage and helps them control their expenditure.�The company has also introduced a first of its kind 'internet usage calculator' available online to help customers monitor and analyse their current internet data usage and choose an Airtel 3G plan accordingly.

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The picture above shows Nokia's plans to host a Symbian event on the 12th of April. The event may showcase new phones or the much awaited software updates.

The event will be held next on April 12th, next Tuesday in London. Nokia might either be announcing their new firmware updates with new UI and browser or maybe they will announce some new phones.

Earlier, we brought to you news that Nokia plans to launch 40 new phones this year including 12 smartphones.

While these smartphones may consist of Symbian and Windows 7 and maybe even MeeGo, we think maybe the number of smartphones set to be launched this year might have something to do with the date of the event i.e. April 12th.

Some have indicated a Nokia phone could possibly be announced � the N8-01 with 1GHz CPU and qHD display. Let's wait and see what Nokia have in store for us.

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