Sony Ericsson X10 and X10 Mini owners have been long suffering using the crappy old 1.6 versions of Android, but Vodafone tweeted this morning that they are planning to roll out an update to 2.1 Eclair late in December. Of course, who knows whether it will actually happen or not, given the delays other Telcos have experienced with Android updates. Also – Why no Froyo, Voda? That’s just crappy! [Twitter via Lifehacker]
The average price charged by Sony Ericsson for a mobile phone has risen from a predicted $US173 to $US207 – helping the company record a profit for the second quarter in a row. The price and profit rise is attributed to the success of its Android-powered X10 and the Vivaz, with the feature-packed smartphones doing more, costing more and adding more to everyone’s bottom lines. More »
On Monday, the Android Australia blog picked up that Vodafone had pulled all mention of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 from their website. Now Vodafone has confirmed that they’ve delayed the launch. More »
According to the press release sitting in my inbox, the Android-powered Xperia X10 from Sony Ericsson hit Australian shelves today. The good news is thet there’s a version for every carrier. The bad news is that it’s one of the most expensive smartphones on the market at $1,099. More »
You’ve probably seen some reviews of Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone, the Xperia X10, which tries to do something a little different with its custom interface. We’ve got one, but the software didn’t seem fully baked, and Sony Ericsson confirmed to us that when the phone’s actually released in a couple months it’ll be running a later version. So! We’re gonna wait to review the phone you’re actually going to pay money for.
The X10 was Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone and had really decent specs, yet failed to impress us. Dumbing it down and adding a “Mini” and “Mini Pro” tag doesn’t sound too promising. More »
The Klipsch X10i ear buds, recently revealed to Engadget during an Indiana HQ site visit, take that company’s premium in-ear headphones and adds a bit of the ol’ iPhone microphone and volume controls right on the cord. More »
