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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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X10 mini family and X8 will NOT receive Gingerbread update
Whilst Xperia X10 owners are rejoicing on the news about Android Gingerbread heading to the headset, unfortunately it is not good news for the smaller Xperia models. Sony Ericsson has confirmed that as they need to “prioritise” their resources and thus there are no current plans for the X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 […]
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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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Bootloader cracking moves a step closer
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10’s bootloader has been stubbornly hard to crack. The tight security has meant that the xda devs have had to deploy custom ROMs using the existing kernel. However, judging by recent events on xda, it looks like we may be moving one step closer in finally seeing the bootloader being cracked. […]
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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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CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread) hits the Xperia X8
The devs over at xda have been hard at work on getting CyanogenMod 7 (which includes Android 2.3.3) working on the Xperia X8. It has moved on from an alpha release earlier in the month to an RC2 (Release Candidate) release. The latest v005 custom Rom includes a Wi-Fi fix that was missing on previous […]
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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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Xperia arc ROM ported to X10
Following on from the release of the Xperia arc system files, one of the devs (TripNRaVeR) over at xda-developers has ported over this arc ROM to the Xperia X10. This new custom ROM is based on Android Gingerbread (v2.3.1) and includes apps from the Xperia arc including Timescape and the Mediascape widget. The release is […]
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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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Boost your Xperia X10 performance – JIT installation guide
Judging from our last poll, the vast majority of you are running stock Sony Ericsson firmware, despite the various custom ROM options. Well many of you may not be aware that there is an easy way of enhancing your X10 performance by installing a JIT (just-in-time) compiler. JIT compilation is a method to improve the […]
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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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Custom Froyo ROM hits the X10 mini and X8
Up until now most of the custom ROM love has gravitated towards the flagship Xperia X10. However, there are now a number of xda-developer ninjas porting custom ROMs to both the X10 mini range and the Xperia X8. There are a number of different custom ROM’s currently in progress so hopefully it shouldn’t be too […]
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Hang on. SE Brazil says Gingerbread coming to Xperia X10 in October
Okay take this with a huge pinch of salt, but Brazilian consumer complaint site Reclame Aqui, has seen Sony Ericsson Brazil respond to one person’s complaints on the Xperia X10 with a startling revelation. The official response to the person’s complaints on the lack of updates goes on to say that whilst Android 2.2 (Froyo) […]