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Rogers Xperia X10 gets ‘R2BA020’ firmware update
North American owners of the Xperia X10 have finally started to get the latest R2BA020 firmware update. Rogers released the branded update to X10a handsets last night with users being upgraded to R2BA020 and baseband version 1.1.25. The update is only available through the Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) right now and not OTA (over […]
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Xperia X10a ‘R2B’ firmware update on the agenda
The R2BA020 firmware update for Xperia X10i handsets has started its rollout, well at least for UK generic handsets. North American X10a owners, however, are currently wondering when they can get hold of this latest update. We’ve got no idea on timeline, but judging by the PTCRB website it looks like it can’t be too […]
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Generic UK ‘R2BA020’ firmware released for Xperia X10
Just a quick post to let you know that the generic UK (R2BA020) firmware update is now rolling out. This hopefully means that the generic updates for other regions (Nordic, German etc) should be out very soon too. The update should be the same as the Swedish Telenor-branded R2BA020 I tested a few days back […]
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Video guide to Xperia X10 Root
The Xperia X10 root became publically available yesterday and there are already a number of people who are having difficulties in successfully rooting their device. However, don’t fear, help is at hand from Youtube member gne0n. He has produced a 10 minute video that goes through the full rooting procedure. Use it as a supplement […]
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Xperia X10 Root instructions released!
Okay, the time has come. The wizards over at xda-developers have publically released the instructions on how to root the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. The process appears to be simple enough and hopefully it will be a brick-free process too. A big thanks to Jerpelea, biktor_gj and Bin4ry over at xda-developers for first obtaining root […]
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R2BA020 Xperia X10 firmware rolling out, our first impressions
The much awaited firmware update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 looks like it is slowly starting to roll out. After rumours of hearing about the ‘R2BA013’ and ‘R2BA016’ firmware updates, the one actually being released is ‘R2BA020’. The most up to date Xperia X10 firmware prior to this release was R1FB001. This update has […]
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Xperia X10 root details “imminent”
Okay, we know that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 root has been achieved, but what we’ve been lacking are the details. However, it appears that the coders from xda-developers are very close to releasing the instructions. Jerpelea says that the root release is “imminent” with instructions to follow shortly. To prepare for root, he says […]
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Xperia X10 Root gets video proof
Despite the good news that we brought to you yesterday, regarding the successful Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 root, there are still many detractors who refuse to believe it has been done. To put the issue to bed once and for all, one of the coders (biktor_gj) has released a video that shows this is no […]
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Xperia X10 gets rooted, this time with proof and benchmarks
Just over a month ago we reported on the good news that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 had been rooted using SETool. This joy was short-lived as accusations flew around that the root was fake, mainly due to a lack of evidence. Well for all those worried that we may never see root access on […]
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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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‘R2BA016’ Xperia X10 firmware heading to China
We don’t have much information on this one, but according to zol.com.cn a newly released firmware update for the Xperia X10 (R2BA016) has hit China. It’s not exactly clear from the translated pages whether the firmware has been made available publically or whether it’s due to launch shortly. This is likely to be the big […]
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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 2.2 (Froyo) announced, brings lots of goodies
Google officially announced Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) yesterday at Google I/O. To give you an idea of how quickly Android has moved, this is the seventh major platform release since Android launched in September 2008. Most of the new features had already been leaked over the last few weeks. However, the full list of additions/improvements […]