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Custom Froyo ROM loaded onto Xperia X10?
There are reports from xda-developers that devs may be close to loading a custom ROM onto the Xperia X10. Video evidence shows xda member booting an X10 running Android 2.2.1, albeit with an unchanged kernel. As a nice touch the boot screen has the words ‘Free X10’. He goes on to confirm that the bootloader […]
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Complete list of Xperia X10 Android 2.1 ‘kit’ numbers to date
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 family continues to receive the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update through different regions and operators. The guys over at the SE Product Blog have highlighted the full list of ‘kits’ that have been updated thus far. Sony Ericsson’s reference to kits is that each type of X10 in each region will […]
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Arabic, Farsi fonts finally available for rooted Éclair Xperia X10’s
There has been a large group of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 users that have managed to get by up until now by not having their native language support by the handset. In fact, in the run up to the Android 2.1 update, the demand for Arabic fonts in the Xperia X10 intensified. Whilst, the phone […]
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NTT DoCoMo’s Xperia X10 update hits on November 10
It appears that the Android 2.1 Xperia X10 rollout is gathering apace. Just yesterday we reported that the update commenced in the UK and later the same evening Rikard Skoberg from the SE Product Blog confirmed other regions have also gone live. This includes generic firmware in China, the Baltics, Belgium, France and India and […]
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UK Xperia X10 update now rolling out
Sony Ericsson UK has confirmed that the Android 2.1 update for the Xperia X10 is finally rolling out. They also went on to apologise for the wait. I imagine this is for unbranded handsets right now with the branded updates following at some point down the line. Hopefully other regions should follow shortly.
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X10 mini gets surprise continuous autofocus in Éclair update
A number of Sony Ericsson X10 mini and X10 mini pro users are reporting that the video functionality of the handset has been upgraded to include continuous autofocus. This functionality certainly wasn’t on the change log, which makes me wonder why SE wouldn’t want to promote such a feature. Of course, there’s no HD video […]
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Rogers Xperia X10 update to land next week?
The Rogers Android 2.1 update for the Xperia X10 family is expected to land during the week beginning November 8th according to a tipster over at mobile-syrup. We have no idea how trusted the source, but the timeline wouldn’t surprise us as Sony Ericsson Canada have said it will definitely appear at some point during […]
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24 hours with the Xperia X10 Éclair update
Okay, I’ve now been running the Android 2.1 update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 for around 24 hours and thought I’d share my initial impressions. I normally backup and restore my phone using MyBackupPro, but refrained this time as I wanted to set it up from scratch to best see what’s different. Once the […]
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XDA to the rescue – Xperia X10a owners can now get Android 2.1
Whilst many in Europe are rejoicing about finally getting hands-on with the Android 2.1 Xperia X10 update, spare a thought for those running X10a handsets (typically in North America) with no sign of an update on the horizon. Step forward the guys over at xda-developers who have been continuing their sterling work by releasing a […]
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UK Xperia X10 Eclair update due in a “few days”
Whilst many in the UK expected the Xperia X10 Android 2.1 update soon after it hit Nordic handsets, it appears that it’s been delayed for a few days. According to the Sony Ericsson UK twitter account, the update has taken “longer than we hoped but we will get this update to you in the next […]
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Top Android 2.1 apps to download to your Xperia X10 / X10 mini
Now that the Android 2.1 firmware for the Xperia X10 family has started to roll out, you may be wondering what now? After you’ve spent some time seeing what’s new with the update, you’ll probably want to hit the Android Market to see what new apps you can download. Well we’ve done the hard work […]
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Xperia X10 Android 2.1 Root confirmed
One of the sticking points that some people may have had in updating their Xperia X10 or X10 mini to Android 2.1 was the loss of root. Fear not though, as a number of people over at xda-developers have confirmed that they have achieved Root using the SuperOneClick tool. There does seem to be a […]
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Xperia X10 Android 2.1 firmware finally starts to roll out
Sony Ericsson has stuck to their word. The Android 2.1 firmware update is hitting handsets as we speak. As expected, the update is hitting those mobiles running Nordic first with other regions (or kits as SE likes to call them) to get the update shortly after. We have downloaded the Android 2.1 update ourselves and […]
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Xperia X10 Android 2.1 update rolling out from Sunday evening, Nordic handsets first
The SE Product blog has just revealed the date of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.1 update before crashing under the weight of traffic. We managed to get a good look at the content and can reveal that the update will start from this Sunday Evening (Halloween) European time and that handsets running the […]
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Xperia X10 Android 2.1 update benchmarked
We’ve heard all kinds of news surrounding the Xperia X10 Éclair update, but what we haven’t seen was a definitive list of benchmarks versus Android 1.6. Swedroid do the honours here after they managed to get hold of some pre-release Android 2.1 firmware directly from Sony Ericsson. You can check out the charts below, but […]