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SE Spain says Android 2.1 Xperia X10 update to launch during week 38
Sony Ericsson Spain has confirmed on their Facebook channel that the Android 2.1 (Eclair) update for the Xperia X10 will launch during week 38 (20th to 26th September). That fits with the “end of Q3” timeline we’ve been given previously – it’s good to know that this date still appears to be entact. No other […]
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Justin Timberlake carrying an Android 2.1-powered Xperia X10?
Justin Timberlake uses a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android handset. Well that’s if Engadget is to be believed with their photo detective work. However, before you feel vindicated about your choice of mobile (or not), the real interesting part of the story is that Timberlake may be running a special Éclair update on his X10. […]
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Sony Ericsson prepping Playstation/Xperia branded phone running Android Gingerbread?
Park this firmly in the rumour category for now, but Engadget has it on good word that Sony Ericsson is currently developing a brand new Playstation/PSP-branded smartphone rocking Android Gingerbread. This handset could launch as early as October this year. The handset will be Xperia branded and come in black with silver highlights (sounds very […]
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Xperia X10 launches with Android 1.6 in US
Sony Ericsson is either brave or stupid, I can’t work out which. That’s all I can think after Sony Ericsson responded to our tweet and confirmed that the Xperia X10 will launch with Android 1.6 when it hits the United States later this week. The X10 is going up against some true Android heavyweights in […]
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Android 2.1 on Xperia X10 gets video demo
There has been much excited talk in recent days given the fact that details of the Xperia X10 Android 2.1 release are slowly leaking out. We now have a preliminary idea of what features are to be expected, along with a 720p video sample, but we haven’t had a view of the phone running Android […]
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First 720p HD video sample from the Xperia X10
One of the big features to come from the Q3 Android 2.1 update on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is HD video recording. We previously reported that gbil from xda-developers is in possession of the Android 2.1 test ROM and is testing out some of the features. One of these includes HD video recording. He […]
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Xperia X10 Android 2.1 feature set begins to leak
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is not expected to see the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update until late Q3. However, Sony Ericsson is no doubt testing the ROM extensively before release. gbil from xda-developers has managed to get hold of the test version and is revealing some information of what he’s found so far. First off, […]
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X10 mini and X10 mini pro get root
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro handsets have been rooted thanks to kabaldan over at xda-developers. He has posted the full instructions on his website at android.doshaska.net. It seems a much more straightforward process than compared to the Xperia X10. Great news for all X10 mini and X10 mini pro owners. […]
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Android Gingerbread details leak: 1280×760 support, revamped UI
The first details of Android’s next major revamp, codenamed Gingerbread, has reportedly been leaked by Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review.com fame. He revealed some juicy details in a Russian podcast. None of this can be verified as we don’t speak Russian, so we’ll have to trust unwiredview on this one! They say that Android Gingerbread will […]
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SE comments on future Android upgrades (post 2.1) for Xperia X10
Sony Ericsson yesterday confirmed that we will be seeing Android 2.1 hitting the Xperia X10 in late Q3. However, the question still on many owners’ lips is whether we will see Android 2.2 (Froyo) released on the handset. Mattias Holm from the SE Product Blog released a comment on the SE Product Blog. “You can […]
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Xperia X10 family to get Android 2.1 from Q3 2010, further upgrade in Q4
Following a raft of new handset launches this morning, Sony Ericsson has confirmed that the family of Xperia X10 handsets (including the X10 mini and X10 mini pro) will receive the Android 2.1 update in Q3 2010. This is good news as the last official word from the company suggested a Q4 timeframe, earlier the […]
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Early Android 2.1 build spotted on the Xperia X10?
Some images have leaked that appear to show what is a beta release of Sony Ericsson’s Android 2.1 update for the Xperia X10. If the images aren’t fake it suggests that SE is indeed hard at work getting the Éclair update ready (let’s hope sooner rather than later). The screens show stock Android being used […]
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Petition started for Froyo update on Xperia X10
Google announced Android 2.2 (Froyo) last week with some significant improvements over 2.1. I can’t be the only X10 owner feeling a tinge of jealousy knowing that we will only get the Android 2.1 update at the end of the year, by which time the next major version of Android (Gingerbread) would have been released. […]
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Android Gingerbread pencilled in for Q4 2010
We are only just digesting news of all the new features in Android 2.2 (Froyo), but life doesn’t stop there and it seems that the next major release, codenamed Gingerbread, is planned for the fourth quarter of this year. The date was leaked in a FAQ for the newly announced WebM video format. “WebM support […]
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Froyo a minimum requirement for Flash 10.1
All of those Xperia X10 owners looking forward to Flash 10.1, you may be waiting a bit longer. Adobe yesterday confirmed that you will need to be running Android 2.2 (Froyo) before you can run Adobe Flash 10.1. It will be available on Android Market, but will only appear for those handsets running Froyo. If […]