Tag: Eclair

  • X10 Éclair update hitting France in late November plus more details on improvements

    As news of the Xperia X10 Android 2.1 delay filters throughout the globe, many regional offices have been providing their own response to local (frustrated) X10 owners. We’ve come across two such pieces of communication one from Sony Ericsson France and the other from SE Brazil. Whilst much of the detail has already been covered, […]

  • More details on Android 2.1 Xperia X10 delay

    Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners have been up in arms following yesterday’s announcement that the Android 2.1 update has been delayed by a month. The post on the SE Product Blog is nearly 1,000 comments strong, with some very harsh words for SE, and we’ve had over 200 similar comments on our post regarding the […]

  • Xperia X10 Android 2.1 update officially delayed to end of October

    Uh-oh, this is going to get ugly. We don’t like to be the bearer of bad news but Sony Ericsson’s Rikard Skogberg has confirmed over on the SE Product Blog that the planned Android 2.1 (Éclair) update for the Xperia X10 family has been delayed until the end of October. Just yesterday, Sony Ericsson UK […]

  • SE white paper suggests no 16m colours for Xperia X10 Éclair update

    Sony Ericsson has released a new white paper for the Xperia X10 that gives some more details on what to expect from the forthcoming Android 2.1 (Éclair) update. The paper (dated 16 September 2010) highlights that the TFT display will remain at 65,536 colours after the update. This will be a big disappointment for those […]

  • SE Russia says Android 2.1 Xperia release is “much sooner than you think”

    The Android 2.1 Xperia update appears to be imminent according to Sony Ericsson Russia. They just tweeted that the “Android 2.1 Xperia update is close (translated)”. It then followed that with another tweet saying that the release is “much closer than you think (translated)”. Obviously there is only a couple of weeks left for the […]

  • Android roadmap leaked for Xperia X10 family

    We have been sent what is believed to be the Android roadmap for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 family. It is in German and originates from last week’s IFA show in Berlin. We can’t verify whether it is real or not, but it appears legit to us. The roadmap highlights three major firmware releases: Android […]

  • Android 2.1 on Xperia 10 gets sneak video preview

    We’ve already seen some leaked details regarding the Android 2.1 update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, but now we have something a lot more definitive. German site ViMoNews managed to get hands-on with the Xperia X10 at last week’s IFA show in Berlin. The interesting part is that the build they played with was […]

  • Sony Ericsson Canada points to Q4 Xperia X10 Éclair update

    Whilst Sony Ericsson UK is consistently saying that the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update is due to hit the Xperia X10 before the end of Q3, it looks like our friends in Canada will have to wait a little longer. SE Canada’s twitter account yesterday confirmed that they are “aiming for Q4”. This doesn’t really surprise […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]