'Live Area' is the name for the PSVita's 'desktop' where your game and application 'bubbles' are. It is also the name of the screen that comes up when you touch a game bubble, but before you actually launch it. It is not something you need to 'download'.
No, at this moment in time, is it not available for PSVita.
There is an increasing selection of PSP games available to purchase and download from the PSVita's PSN.
no sorry.
You can't run unsigned code on a PSVita, that means you need to download games from the PSN.
You don't need to, PSVita games are downloaded straight from the PSN.
I would suppose so, because the fact that you can download psvita content. Other than that I'm not sure of.
No, the PSVita is a much more advanced console. Games made for PSVita are not compatible with a PSP.
Yes, the PS Vita can download a Skype app from the PSN.
Yes, you can. You can access the PSN and buy not only PS Vita games, but a selection of regular PSP games that will work on it too.
If you are talking about the (UMD) It's no but download games yes
You don't get them from a website, you use the PSVita's own PSN icon.
The PSVita is not region locked, a US PSVita can play an EU PSVita game as would be bought in the UK.