Paris Hilton Dumps Blackberry, <3's Sony Ericsson

I never thought that I would be writing about Paris Hilton, but yesterday Hilton announced she is taking her reality TV show and a hunt for a new best friend to the distant shores of Dubai. Coincidentally, she also announced that she is now with Sony Ericsson and is no longer using Blackberry. She was given five Sony Ericsson handsets, Hilton said. We haven’t been able to find an immediate report of what models she received, but I imagine there must be one XPERIA in the mix there.

“One is even like a watch with a phone on it and it’s so cool,” she said. “So I’m switching my BlackBerry to Sony Ericcson today. Sorry BlackBerry, I’m now a Sony Ericcson user and very excited.”

Wearing a floor-length green dress, Hilton told reporters in Dubai yesterday that the 22 female contestants in the Middle Eastern version of “My New BFF” will compete to be her best friend forever on the somewhat popular show on MTV. However, because customs are a little more strict in the Middle East, the content will be much more appropriate, but quirky nonetheless. Hilton’s career as a celebrity has included acting, singing, clothing lines and a perfume – some love her, and some absolutely despise her; I suppose she is simply this century’s Elizabeth Taylor.

“I’m here to find my best friend but I’m also here to expand my brand,” she said. “And I would love to open a hotel in Dubai, it would be incredible to have a Paris Hotel and nightclub. So maybe I’ll be checking out some properties while I’m here too.”

Greeting the audience with “as-salaam alaykum,” the Arabic salutation, she was keen to learn how to translate some of her favorite English phrases.

“How do you say ‘hot’ in Arabic?” she asked. “How do you say ‘huge’?”