The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, X10, X10 Mini and Pro is receiving a software update. The roll-out has begun over the air and is aimed at 2010 Xperia phones.

If you don't want to wait till the OTA update gets to you then you can download via the SE PC Companion downloader.

This update brings mainly minor updates but the main thing is the addition of pinch to zoom ( see video below ) on the Xperia X10. The X10 Mini and Pro don't get pinch and zoom because of their smaller screen sizes. The X8 does not receive pinch and zoom either.

Other improvements for the X10, but these are operator dependent, include the ability to trim recorded videos, videos can be transcoded to fit into MMS-messages even if they were recorded in high quality, Moxier is updated to version (2.7.13) that includes a great overview widget for e-mail, and changes to Mediascape with access to "Now Playing" in the top right corner.

There is also compatibility with ANT+ which lets you use your Xperia X10 as heart rate monitor and also as a pedometer whilst exercising ( check out the video below for ANT+ overview).