Sony Ericsson has announced recently that its PlayNow Arena portal accepts both Xperia Panels and applications for Windows Mobile.

According to the company's website for developers, the new content can be submitted both to “the Sony Ericsson PlayNow arena one-stop content store and also Fun & Downloads.”

This announcement offers developers that work on building Panels in Java ME, Capuchin or Flash the possibility to add them to the software portal, and the same applies to those working on Windows Mobile applications and games. The company also says that the Windows Mobile-based Xperia X2 handset will come to the market in early Q4.

There are a series of tools that offer developers the possibility to convert their existing applications into an Xperia Panel, all of which can be found included in the Sony Ericsson Panel SDK, such as:

• Java Panelizer – turns jad/jar in to a Panel
• Flash Panelizer – turns Adobe Flash swf in to a Panel
• EXE Panelizer – turns existing EXE application in to a Panel
• NET Panelizer – turns existing .net application in to a Panel

submit.sonyericsson.com is the portal where developers can submit applications, games and Panels for sale or free download in Sony Ericsson’s channels to market: PlayNow arena and Fun & Downloads. Submission is free of charge, and there is no need to certify the content until it has been accepted for deployment. Developers receive a 70% share of net revenue.

Developers are already able to upload XPERIA Panels and Windows Mobile applications and games.

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