Say Goodbye to Sony Ericsson. Today Sony Ericsson officially becomes Sony Mobile Communications. The acquisition announced back in October is finally complete and will allow Sony to focus more on integrating their mobile products into their large array of consumer electronics products. I, for one, look forward to a completely connected home where my mobile devices interact with my consumer electronics. Many companies are working towards this goal and Sony has taken the right steps by acquiring Ericsson’s half.

In what seems to be a match made in palette heaven, Redbox has found itself a red partner to help expand its video entertainment business into the digital world. Verizon and Redbox have announced a joint venture to combine the famous Redbox new release rentals with content-rich video on-demand streaming. This new venture will package all the services together for an undisclosed subscription price, with hopes of competing against other video subscription services like Nextflix.

I can’t say I’m surprised to see someone in the mobile industry getting sued; I can say I’m surprised it has nothing to do with Apple. Hasbro has decided to sue ASUS for allegedly violating its trademarks with the Transformer Prime moniker. Even though the ASUS Transformer Prime has absolutely nothing to do with the cartoon character bearing the name Optimus (where was Hasbro regarding the LG Optimus), Hasbro has decided it would like to join the sue happy club of the month and test their luck. While I don’t see Hasbro succeeding in their lawsuit, here’s what they had to say about ASUS and the Transformer Prime tablet: