Update Q3 2010

hal752 · June 16th, 2010, 06:02 PM

Supprised no one has posted this here.

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Sony Ericsson delivers the most entertaining smartphones

· Sony Ericsson brings together the very best of communication and entertainment in its Xperia™ collection

· The Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro will all receive software upgrades from Q3 onwards in selected markets. Additional features to be added to the X10 in Q4.

· The Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X8 extends the range of the most entertaining smartphones

Singapore – June 16, 2010 – Xperia™ brings consumers the best communication and entertainment experiences, delivered in a collection of smartphones to give consumers choice in size and style.

The Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones will all receive software upgrades during their lifecycle to improve performance and add new communication and entertainment experiences. From Q3 2010 onwards, the Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones will be upgraded to run on the Android 2.1 operating system in selected markets. The Xperia™ X10’s position as the best multimedia Android smartphone will be strengthened through the addition of HD video recording as part of the same Q3 upgrade. A further upgrade to the Xperia™ X10 in Q4 will make it possible to connect wirelessly to and display content on your television and enhance the Timescape™ and Mediascape applications.

blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2010/06/16/x8-announcement-and-xperia-updates/

biker74 · June 16th, 2010, 06:07 PM

Sounds great. I just wish they could be more specific, even suggesting a month. I suppose they're covering their back encase it goes tits up.

hal752 · June 16th, 2010, 06:12 PM

Had sony ericson at work today (work at o2) they were walking out as I was walking in. I should off asked one of them

MrVeezo · June 16th, 2010, 06:44 PM

3Q which is from july till september, they said in late 3Q so it should appear in september

Regards

powerkiter · June 17th, 2010, 10:04 AM

So the updates moved from Q4 to Q3 then and its my birthday in September so here's hoping its going to be good

Eddie_Brock · June 17th, 2010, 04:30 PM

I just got off the phone with Rogers Wireless on an unrelaed matter, and I quizzed the Customer Service Rep I was speaking to about the update, his response was

"I just heard today that the update will be in september"

I hope this helps you guys pinpoint a time. I am eagerly awaiting too.

powerkiter · June 17th, 2010, 04:54 PM

It doesn't help us in the UK though

hal752 · June 17th, 2010, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by powerkiter

It doesn't help us in the UK though

Why do you say that?

powerkiter · June 18th, 2010, 09:14 AM

Well I have no idea who "Rogers" are but Im guessing their a phone company and based in Canada?

So it will be down to Sony Ericsson UK and 3 UK (my mobile provider) as to when the UK market get the updates.

I'm hoping the updates will be rolled out globally at the same time but going by Sony Playstation UK we always have to wait at least 2-4 weeks to get anything the rest of the world gets

KingDong · June 18th, 2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by powerkiter

Well I have no idea who "Rogers" are but Im guessing their a phone company and based in Canada?

So it will be down to Sony Ericsson UK and 3 UK (my mobile provider) as to when the UK market get the updates.

I'm hoping the updates will be rolled out globally at the same time but going by Sony Playstation UK we always have to wait at least 2-4 weeks to get anything the rest of the world gets

That a bummer to here aswell im from UK.

powerkiter · June 18th, 2010, 05:04 PM

I'm not saying we will have to wait for an update but Sony seem to leave the UK last for everything so I'm just guessing we will have to wait.

JDwan · June 20th, 2010, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by powerkiter

I'm not saying we will have to wait for an update but Sony seem to leave the UK last for everything so I'm just guessing we will have to wait.

Well for starters, Sony and Sony-Ericsson are not exactly the same company so comparing release dates for something on, say, the PSN or whatever and something released by SE isn't exactly fair. Secondly, I'll have you know that Canada was the last to receive the PS Video Store (coming July 1st, Canada Day, nice touch, Sony) of the 'major' regions. So, you can't really say that UK gets left last for everything. :P You would think that SE being UK based, the UK would be the first to get this update? At least you get updates; we haven't got any updates in Canada (unless we debrand).

Excited to hear that someone at Rogers said it was coming in September, though.

NBAD25 · June 21st, 2010, 02:17 AM

Stop Complaining The X10 only released in Australia the beginning of this month!

metcard · June 21st, 2010, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by NBAD25

Stop Complaining The X10 only released in Australia the beginning of this month!

I got my x10 from Optus last month.
and I'm sure it was released on Optus in early May and even earlier on Telstra.

Hunted · June 21st, 2010, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JDwan

Well for starters, Sony and Sony-Ericsson are not exactly the same company so comparing release dates for something on, say, the PSN or whatever and something released by SE isn't exactly fair. Secondly, I'll have you know that Canada was the last to receive the PS Video Store (coming July 1st, Canada Day, nice touch, Sony) of the 'major' regions. So, you can't really say that UK gets left last for everything. :P You would think that SE being UK based, the UK would be the first to get this update? At least you get updates; we haven't got any updates in Canada (unless we debrand).

Excited to hear that someone at Rogers said it was coming in September, though.

Muppet everyone who got there phone from a network is in the same boat, i can not update my phone to what the rest of the world have baseband firmware r1fa0016 i have 0014 because of branding... android os update will not/should not fall prey to this nonsense of branding grrrr

FadedSpark · June 22nd, 2010, 12:41 AM

The rogers update is rolling out in october according to my carrier info sheets I got yesterday. (I Work with phones, so yeah, I'm a little privy to early info, just a little. )

Just as a confirmation, it's not just a rumor, it's what they are telling us.

kezm · June 22nd, 2010, 12:59 AM

youd think as the iphone 4 is out this week we would at least get the hd video firmware update early wouldnt you

bryanvincent · June 22nd, 2010, 02:46 AM

iphone 4 is gonna be our competitor.., SE should really release the update really soon, before or after the iphone 4 is released in every region

tomb32 · June 22nd, 2010, 08:55 AM

the problem is that with the iphone 4 being released soon we need something new with the x10 and now with the htc desire being promised 2.2 in the next couple of weeks it just makes you think what sony are doing and that we need 2.1 then 2.2 quite quickly

powerkiter · June 22nd, 2010, 09:26 AM

Well I'm sure we will be getting some upgrades as promised but every sony ericsson phone I've had has had a poor follow up service and did they not just drop the satio which was there flagship phone a couple of months ago so I don't foresee huge support for the X10 in the future unlike htc or other smart phones.

The sooner the X10 grets rooted the better, I have this phone on a 24 month contact and unless SE pull their finger out there arse then this phone will fall by the wayside and we all get lumbered with an out of date phone.

So far we won't get multi touch and it seems the screen will be forever 65k colours not the 15 million as touted so were already using an outdated phone!