Ah, the old 8 hour-charge myth. That only applies to dinosaur age Ni Cad batteries not the current Li Po batteries. Years and years of misinformation by those vendors and nothing has changed What I do is charge (untill it fully charges or 2.5hrs-max is fine) and discharge the battery fully for the first 4-5 usage cycles to condition the battery so that the phone can read the battery level accurately. After that you can bump it or just charge your battery as often as you can which will improve the battery life (tip for X10 from Sony Ericsson). I have my usb charger at work and a cigarette charger in the car which I plug in all the time so I never have to worry about battery life

I've done active surfing for that past hour and my X10 battery is still 100%. WTF?

It's still 100%! Very, very weird. And when i charge the indicator says its full. Wth? (Is that better? )