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Xda-dev claims Xperia X10 bootloader cracked
One of the prominent Xperia X10 devs over at xda-developer is claiming that he has finally cracked the bootloader for the Xperia X10. zdzihu produced a couple of screenshots showing the X10 using a custom kernel used as well as another showing the removal of the FPS cap. Full details haven’t been provided so far […]
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Further detail on why SE is not unlocking the Xperia X10 bootloader
Karl-Johan Dahlstrom from the SE Developer Blog has given some extra clarity on why the Xperia X10 will not see its bootloader unlocked, unlike the new Xperia range. The main reason he points to is that the X10 bootloader does not support being “unlocked in a secure way”. When a bootloader is unlocked it wipes […]
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Camcorder fix hits FreeX10 custom ROM
Zdzihu has updated his popular FreeX10 Froyo 2.2.1 custom ROM for the Xperia X10 to include the 720p camcorder fix that we reported on recently. The beta4 hotfix1 also includes a hacked camera driver so it works across all applications including Google Goggles and Barcode Scanner. He also said that he is committed to working […]
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SE opens bootloader for new Xperia range – X10 not included
In case you haven’t heard the news, Sony Ericsson is officially unlocking the bootloader for its new range of Xperia smartphones. Click here to read the full post over at Xperia Blog. However, the disappointing point for X10 owners is that the handset will remain locked due to “technical and legal reasons”. Maybe SE will […]
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OFFICIAL: Xperia X10 to receive Android Gingerbread
Looks like Sony Ericsson has been doing a good job of under-promising and over-delivering. First of all, they gave us the pinch-zoom update after stating the panel was single-touch only and now after stating that we weren’t going to receive any more updates post Android 2.1, Rikard Skoberg from the SE Product Blog has confirmed […]
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One of the most complete ROMs for the X10 – CyanogenMod 6.1.3 V4.5.7
The custom ROMs for the Xperia X10 are coming on leaps and bounds. However, having a browse through the xda-developer forums show a number of different ROMs which can be intimidating for some. Now Wolfbreak from xda has released one of the most complete ROMs in the form of CyanogenMod 6.1.3 V4.5.7. This includes a […]
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Custom Froyo ROMs finally get camcorder fix
One of the biggest stumbling blocks for people when considering a custom ROM is that they will lose the ability to take video recordings. Most custom ROMs up until now have had this key feature missing. However, the gods at xda-developers have done it again. A patch is now available to download that will restore […]
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Geohot buys an Xperia X10 to hack
Renowned hacker George Hotz aka Geohot has revealed that he recently bought a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, as he looks into the security and encryption of the handset. The X10 is likely to be used as ground work in preparation for a full-on assault on the Xperia Play, which he already has said is his […]
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Sony Ericsson confirms DLNA not coming to Xperia X10 family
Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it has dropped DLNA, one of the features it promised for the Xperia X10 last May. The feature had to be “de-scoped” due to a number of changes since the original announcement including adding pinch-to-zoom as well as splitting the Android 2.1 update into two parts. All is not lost […]
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AT&T Xperia X10 reaches EOL; hopes vanishing for Android 2.1 update?
Whilst most of us around the world are now running the Android 2.1 update on our Sony Ericsson Xperia X10s, spare a thought for those in the United States, where users are still stuck on Android 1.6. Back in late November, Sony Ericsson USA said that the update will take longer to hit the States, […]
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Rogers releases new 2.1.1.A.0.6 firmware for Xperia X10a
Rogers has released some new firmware for its Sony Ericsson Xperia X10a handsets earlier this week with version number 2.1.1.A.0.6. This is over and above the 2.1.A.0.435 firmware that has been hitting most X10i handsets to date, but seems to bring similar improvements including dual-touch and Mediascape changes. One difference includes a new Baseband of […]
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Xperia X10 side-by-side against the 2011 Xperia line-up
If you are wondering how the current Sony Ericsson flagship, the Xperia X10, stacks up against the new Xperia’s then check out the photo below. It shows the Xperia X10 in a line-up against the Xperia arc, Xperia neo and Xperia pro. The only one missing is the Xperia Play. The photo shows that the […]
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Xperia X10 xda-developers at war
The latest version of two of the most popular custom ROMs for the Xperia X10 went live over the last 24 hours. First zdzihu & Jerpelea’s FreeX10 Froyo ROM reached Beta 4, which offers only minor improvements over Beta 3 but is designed to work for those who upgraded to the latest firmware (v2.1.A.0.435 and […]
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Sony Ericsson reveals changelog for latest Xperia X10 family update
Sony Ericsson’s Rikard Skogberg has laid out the full details of the latest firmware update that is starting to roll out. This update is for the whole Xperia X10 family (including X8), but there are slightly different features between each. All handsets get new language support (including Arabic, Farsi, Thai and Hebrew) and bug fixes. […]
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SE confirms latest Xperia X10 update is the big UXP update
Sony Ericsson’s Rikard Skogberg has confirmed over at the SE Product Blog that the latest firmware update for the Xperia X10 (2.1.A.0.435) is indeed the big fabled UXP update that was due to hit the handset during Q1. At the time, this update was said to bring improvements to Timescape and Mediascape and it seems […]