The buttons that are present on the face, top and side are big enough to be found easily, but not so large that they appear out of place. The shape of the phone has been enhanced to make it easier and more comfortable to hold, thanks to some recent research Sony Ericsson has carried out in an effort to make their handsets more ergonomic. With many of the features that consumers are demanding from their smartphones, plus that huge screen and amazing camera, it is a great choice for those who aren’t swayed by Apple’s marketing, and want a phone that can perform as good as it looks. All in all, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is another good looking mobile phone from the Swedish-Japanese partnership.

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The exploit only affected devices running Android versions earlier than 2.3 “Gingerbread”. Android Police wrote that the only method of removing the exploit from an infected device was to reset it to a factory state, although community-developed solutions for blocking some aspects of the exploit were created. A few days later, Google confirmed that 58 malicious apps had been uploaded to Android Market, and had been downloaded to 260,000 devices before being removed from the store. 50,000 times, according to Android Police’s estimate. Google emailed affected users with information that “As far as we can determine, the only information obtained was device-specific (IMEI/IMSI, unique codes which are used to identify mobile devices, and the version of Android running on your device)” as opposed to personal data and account information.

The Google eBookstore was launched on December 6, 2010, debuting with three million ebooks, making it “the largest ebooks collection in the world”. In March 2012, Google increased the maximum allowed size of an app by allowing developers to attach two expansion files to an app’s basic download; each expansion file with a maximum size of 2 gigabytes, giving app developers a total of 4 gigabytes. In November 2011, Google announced Google Music, a section of the Google Play Store offering music purchases.

Applications utilizing the hardware capabilities of a device can be targeted at users of devices with specific hardware components, such as a motion sensor (for motion-dependent games) or a front-facing camera (for online video calling). It has been the subject of multiple issues concerning security, in which malicious software has been approved and uploaded to the store and downloaded by users, with varying degrees of severity. Google Play was launched on March 6, 2012, bringing together Android Market, Google Music, Google Movies, and the Google eBookstore under one brand, marking a shift in Google’s digital distribution strategy.