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Xperia PLAY ROM system dump now available
It was a matter of time before the Android ROM system dump from the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY was made available to all. The Xperia arc’s system dump gave us X10 owners the Xperia arc home launcher, but it’s unlikely the Xperia PLAY dump will give us anything significantly different. There are a number of […]
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Xperia X10’s still sold in selected Best Buy stores for $1 (with 2-yr contract)
As far as we were aware the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 went EOL in the US in February. Well it appears that selected Best Buy stores in the country are still stocking the handset, where it is being sold for $1 upfront on a two-year contract. It’s worth noting though that this is via AT&T, […]
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Xperia X10 comparison video – cracked bootloader versus Froyo CM 6.1.3
One of the big advantages of seeing the Xperia X10’s bootloader bypassed (apart from the ability to load custom ROMs) is the removal of the FPS cap that has been set by Sony Ericsson. We’ve attached an interesting video that shows this difference in action, where the user has two X10’s – one running on […]
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Xperia X10 bootloader bypassing no April Fools – first custom kernel released
This morning we reported that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10’s bootloader might have been cracked. We wasn’t sure given the number of hoax articles we’ve seen around the blogosphere today given that it is April Fools Day. Anyway, xda-developer zdzihu has confirmed that the Xperia X10 has indeed been cracked and that it was no […]
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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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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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Guide to removing Timescape and other apps from your X10
We get many emails from Xperia X10 readers asking how to delete certain applications from their handset. There are a number of apps that will start on boot even if you have no intention in using them. These apps use unnecessary memory and processor power and they can also significantly drain the battery. By removing […]
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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 […]