Showing posts with label Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Show all posts

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Xperia X10 Gingerbread update finally rolling out!

by X10 on July 29, 2011

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.3 Gingerbread update is finally rolling out to users bang on schedule. It seems to be out in only a few select countries right now but will no doubt be available to most countries over the coming days. And now, Malaysia X10i user can Upgrade their latest OS Gingerbread. It seems great & smooth, get your update now.


The software will update your X10 to Android 2.3.3 (firmware 3.0.1.G.0.75) on Baseband 2.1.71 and Kernel 2.6.29-00054-g5f01537. No current known root exploit works for this update, however we’re sure it will be a matter of time before this gets cracked. We can also confirm that FPS remains capped at 30fps and there is no 16 million colours and no additional multitouch features. Click through for a screenshot of the update.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Update on Gingerbread for Xperia™ X10i fall on August 2011

June 20th, 2011
Back in March we announced that we are working on a Gingerbread update for XperiaTM X10. Our developers have been working hard on this and the work has progressed well. Development and testing is still ongoing and the current plan is start the roll-out in the beginning of August.

For more information on what to expect from this update please re-visit the original post from back in March, most of it is still valid:

A few things have changed since then.

First of all – we’ve seen your feedback about losing some of the camera features of the original XperiaTM X10. Our developers have been working on it and I can now confirm that also the Gingerbread version of the X10 software will keep the original camera UI as in the Éclair version. I can also confirm that the new Facebook inside XperiaTM functionality introduced in the 2011 XperiaTM products will also be in the XperiaTM X10. More info on what it is and what it does at: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/services/facebook-inside/overview?cc=gb&lc=en.

As said in March most of the 2011 XperiaTM software functionality from e.g. XperiaTM arc will be included. The UI with the desktop layout and pinch-to-overview gesture will be similar and Gingerbread features like Wi-Fi & USB tethering, App storage on SD-card etc are included. Also the customizable horizontal app tray and the media experience widgets from the 2011 XperiaTM Products are in, including an integrated equalizer in the music player. Of course also apps that require Android versions 2.2 or 2.3 will now be possible to download from Android Market, e.g. Adobe flash.

One difference compared to the 2011 products is that DLNA will not be included. Extra type approvals were needed for that and we were unable to prioritize that without jeopardizing the time schedule. There are both server and client alternatives downloadable from Android market though.

For XperiaTM X10 mini, mini pro and X8 there are as communicated earlier no plans to update beyond the current Éclair version. There are two mains reasons for this: The XperiaTM X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 all have less RAM memory than XperiaTM X10. By this we can’t guarantee a good user experience by upgrading beyond Android 2.1. The upgrade of XperiaTM X10 also was made possible due to that we had a code base that mostly could be reused. For the mini’s, who have a different user interface, this possibility did not exist.

With regards to the roll-out plan, as said back in March, this will first and foremost be made available to generic trade kits. Even if there will be some operator kits getting this upgrade, as said before – some of you will not be able to upgrade your customized version of XperiaTM X10.

I’ve recorded the hands-on video below to give you a view of what it looks like. Let me know in the comments section if there are follow-up questions or certain use cases you want me to go through!



Written by Rikard Skogberg.

Panorama Shot's from Xperia X10i.

Last week we brought you news of a new Panorama app that Sony Ericsson has released for the Xperia X10. It seems to be a very smart app and a very easy way to capture panorama shots without the traditional method of ‘stitching’ your pictures together.


One of our readers, Pat, got in touch to share some of the impressive samples he has taken in and around Sydney. Some of the shots have some banding issues and the ones in well lit conditions come out best. However, they are all well worth checking out on his blog, What are your impressions of the app? Have you managed to get decent results?

Panorama Shot's from Xperia X10 


Ok well as I sort of said in the last 2 post's Sony Ericsson has come out with a beta app for Panorama shots. The app allows you to create an easy panoramic picture by selecting a direction, pressing the capture button and then panning the camera to shoot the photo. This is a ‘Sony Ericsson Beta’ app so it is still work in progress, however from my play time it is very good and well worth downloading. However, if you want to give it a try you can always download the apk here. From what I know it's only available for the Xperia X10.

But I have a few shot's from my travels today.

This first shot, is at Sydney Flemington Markets, it's just a great place to experience. All the fresh food, and unusual fruit and veg. All the different nationalities, and the amount of non-English speaking people selling their produce. They certainly know their money :P As for the shot it's self, it isn't perfect, and it was pretty dark at the time it was taken, despite the lights. It was taken around 5.00am before the sun even showed signs of showing. I found the app worked a lot better during brighter conditions.


This next shot, was in well lit conditions, and for whatever reason banding occurred, but I still really like this shot. It has a kinda old feel to it. The shot is taken in Haberfield, along Ramsay Street, just down from Pasticceria Papa one of the best shops when you want a treat. Tho I was heading down to Colefax Chocolates.   :)


The next few shot's are just in my Aunty's Backyard, and were probably the best shot's of the day.




Overall I found the app really easy to use, tho It's not as great as the IPhone app's I have seen that do panorama shot's.

Tomorrow night I plan on writing up on my new identity, it's still been developed, but I'm pretty sure my logo will be finalised by then...still doing some minor tweaks  :)


That's it from me for now

Pat  :)


Graphic Design By Pat.