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If you didn’t think there was anythingleft to knowabout Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play (PlayStation Phone) handset, you would be wrong, for a new videohas emergedshowing us what looks to be a TV commercial for the device. Telling us that “Android is ready to play”, the advert is quite dark but effective, also showing a “PlayStation Certified” logo at the end of the spot. The game shown is created by Gameloft, we don’t know whether this is an Xperia Play exclusive or is available for general release on the Android Market....

Months agowe speculatedthat Sony Ericsson would not ship its Xperia Play device with PlayStation games, the device was only announced this evening and the PlayStation Suite would be launching later in the year. Today it was confirmed that the PlayStation Suite will become available to the Xperia Play later in the year but to appease future Xperia Play buyers, the device will come pre-loaded with a PlayStation One title, as well as having access to games via the Android Market....

Sony Ericsson has issued the latest update on its progress to bring Google’s GingerbreadAndroid update to Xperia X10, announcing that the device will receiveFacebook inside Xperia functionality, keep its camera user interface and other Sony Ericsson style tweaks. This means that X10 owners will be able to connect their smartphones to Facebook and share the music they are playing, instantly upload images to Facebook and synchronise their Facebook contacts to their handset....

For new startups hoping to make their mark in Silicon Valley, your opportunity has arrived. San Francisco based startup incubator Y Combinator has just announcedvia Twitterthat applications for winter 2012 funding are now open. Y Combinatorhas funded over 300 startups since 2005 including hitsLoopt,Reddit,Dropbox, andAirbnb. From investing twice a year into a large number of startups, they work extensively with those companies in order to refine their funding pitches to investors while also providing an environment that encourages coworking....

Last week I had the chance to talk withHarjeetTaggarwho previously foundedAuctomaticand is now a Partner atYCombinator(YC). This is his first in-depth interview since he joined.PartOneof this interview was posted yesterday and it was to do with Start Fund. This post contains the rest of our conversation. Part Two: Harjeet Taggar and Y Combinator After selling his first startup, Auctomatic for $5 million at the age of 22 it was expected that Taggar would start his next company....