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Xperia X10 gets FeraLab Jelly Bean custom ROM
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 still has an active development scene despite being over three years old. FeraLab has been providing some great support for the Xperia X10 for a while now and a few days ago it released version one of its Jelly Bean custom ROM. The firmware is based on CyanogenMod 10 (Android […]
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FreeXperia team release CM9 alpha ROM for Xperia X10
Last week we saw the first CyanogenMod 9 alpha ROM released from xda-developer member spaarc. Now the FreeXperia developer team has released its own version of CM9.0 (FXP053). Similar to the other version, this ROM is “very unstable” as you would expect. The key things not working in this ROM are camera, wireless hotspot and […]
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CyanogenMod 9 (Android 4.0.1) hits alpha on the Xperia X10
Trusted xda-developer member spaarc has just released Alpha 1 of CyanogenMod 9.0.0 ‘KANGkangKANG.’ The custom ROM, based on Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich, is an alternative to zdzihu’s ICS ROM that hit alpha last month. This ROM is not intended for daily use and has a lot of stuff not working including Wi-Fi, data, audio, […]
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Android 4.0 ICS alpha build hits the Xperia X10 [Video]
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 by the wizards over at xda-developers. Recognised developer zdzihu says that this is a “very early build” where “most of the stuff does not work”. What does work is the radio, calls, SMS, bluetooth, GPS and wireless is “almost working”. Mobile […]
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CyanogenMod 7.1 released for X8; Xperia X10 version due in a few days
As we were expecting, CyanogenMod 7.1 has been released supporting a number of Sony Ericsson Xperia devices. So far all of the 2011 Xperia range is supported, but only the Xperia X8 from the 2010 range. Don’t worry though as head honcho Steve Kondik has confirmed that the Xperia X10 version will be coming in […]
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SE confirms assistance to FreeXperia devs; showers team with 20 phones and camera libraries
Wow, this is some stunning news. Karl-Johan Dahlström, Head of Developer Relations at Sony Ericsson, has just posted a very interesting post over on the SE Developer Blog. He has just confirmed that Sony Ericsson has been assisting the FreeXperia developer team, beyond what we’ve seen from most other manufacturers. If you’ve been following us […]
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CyanogenMod 7 officially coming to 2010 Xperia handsets
Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod’s chief developer, has officially confirmed that CyanogenMod 7 (CM7) will be supporting all of the currently released Xperia smartphones in an upcoming release. This includes support for all of the 2010 and 2011 Xperia devices. CyanogenMod has been working with the FreeXperia team to make this happen and Kondik confirmed that FreeXperia […]
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Wolfbreak releases Gaming ROM for Xperia X10
Wolfbreak from xda-developers has released a new custom ROM for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 that has been geared to the gamers out there. The Gaming ROM, which is based on the latest V6 Custom ROM, has sacrificed all of the memory hungry applications to ensure there is as little as lag as possible in […]
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TripNMiUI now officially on the MiUiAndroid Forums
Poplar xda-developer TripNRaver has released the latest MiUi version (Iris 100.235.U.B71) for the Xperia X10 and has now officially made it to the MiUiAndroid Forums. The ROM is said to be extremely stable and can be used on a daily basis. You can check out another thread on the same ROM over at Modaco. Thanks […]
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Zdzihu’s final Xperia X10 release – CM7-ZMOD Cyanogenmod 7.1
Respected and prominent Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 developer zdzihu from xda-developers has announced his latest release CM7-ZMOD, a port of Cyanogenmod 7.1 based on Android 2.3.5. To get this ROM working your handset will need to be on Android 2.3.3 and rooted, you will also need to be on baseband 71+. However, the news is […]
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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 […]