When the News Suite app (Former name: Socialife) is preinstalled on Xperia, occasionally the user will be unable to uninstall the app.
When encountering this issue, please use the following steps to render the app “disabled”.
1. Open the [Settings] menu in Xperia
2. Select [Applications]
3. Swipe to select “News Suite (or Socialife)” from [All applications] list.
4. Select [Disable] and tap “OK”
There is no fee to use News Suite. Your regular data charges will apply, however.
To find out the version of News Suite:
1. Tap 
to display the menu.
2. Select [Advanced settings] > [About this app].
You can refresh the feed by placing your finger on the article list and flicking down.
1. Tap to display the menu.
2. Select [Change tab order/Display settings].
* Tap [My Feeds] on the upper right of the screen to move items on [My Feeds].
3. Tap and hold the item whose position you want to change until its color changes, and then drag it to where you want it.
* You cannot move items that display 
.
If a news site or blog has an RSS feed, it can be added to [My Feeds] by entering the URL of the RSS feed.
Instructions for adding a feed can be found here.
This number is shown when you receive News Suite update notices as well as notifications of regular news, news of note, etc.
Please see here for more details about the notification function.