It has been quite a while since the last post appeared on this blog. Unfortunately, Nick is no longer writing for the Sony Ericsson blog, however, I will try to continue his wonderful blog. I have received numerous e-mail from our readers whether the blog would continue or not. So, surprise surprise. This blog will be continued. One of the factors why I decided to contribute to this blog is the rapid change on the market. Let's quickly touch the base.

Earlier this month, there was confirmed news that TechChrun's Michael Arrington had abandoned iPhone for an Android phone. Not a big deal you may think. Wait a minute. Michael Arrington is the founder and owner of TechChrunch. Not only is TechChrunch one of the most respected technology sites but Michael Arrington had been one of the greatest proponents of the iPhone.

Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO had to resign from the board of Apple. Well, the conflict of interests you know. So, there is a tendency of tech leaders abandoning iPhone and moving to... well to Google's Android. One of the factors influencing tech leaders to abandon iPhone is Apple's ultimate decision to ban applications in the App Store that enable Google Voice. With this decision, iPhone developers and users were frustrated. As an iPhone proponent and owner I was frustrated as well.

So, what do these facts have to do with Sony Ericsson? Well, as you may be aware, Sony Ericsson has been struggling past couple of months or maybe more. However, the company looks to have finally sorted itself out and I believe will emerge strongly on the market. The company will be lead by a new CEO, Bert Nordberg, from October as well.

Interestingly, this fall we shall see much awaited XPERIA X3 based on Google Android. A while XPERIA X3 was posted to the Expansys USA site and preorder was availbale. Moreover, Celluloco posted a price of $948. So, most likely, we'll see this wonder phone somewhere by the end of September.

To sum up, Sony Ericsson looks pretty well prepared for the upcoming months and the holiday season. Hopefully, the overall economic situation will get improved in the upcoming months and this will play a positive role in Sony Ericsson's new wave.