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.

According to sources at Pocket-lint, HTC is set to become the first non-Sony company to have its mobile devices Playstation certified. Playstation certification gives manufacturer devices access to numerous Playstation titles. It’s a great opportunity for Sony to licence out their suite to manufacturers who can then provide one extra feature to entice customers. It makes more sense than limiting the suite to outdated mobile hardware that no one wants to buy anyways.

According to a tweet sent out by the Google TV Team, Sony is expected to be releasing an update to its Google TV devices (blu-ray player). Well, it appears the update is already rolling out, as Kellen from Droid-Life has reported about it showing up on his Sony Blu-ray when he fired it up tonight (that’s his photo above).

The Sony acquisition of Sony Ericsson has moved one step closer thanks to the approval of the European Commission. In case you hadn’t heard, Sony is in plans to acquire Sony Ericsson in hopes of creating a better more connected ecosystem for their products. Three months ago Sony paid €1.05 billion for Ericsson’s share of the partnership and we’re just witnessing the steps that Sony must forego before the acquisition can be complete.

Even without Ericsson, Sony has quite the plans for its smartphones in 2012. According to a leaked sales report in India, Sony has plans to release eleven additional smartphones this year. The leaked document has quite the info, including names, release dates, and price. These most likely won’t be set in stone but here they are: