After a long wait, Sony Ericsson had finally announced its Android 1.6 to 2.1 upgrade for the Xperia X10 family of Android devices. However this update requires a computer and Sony Ericsson’s PC Companion in order to update. You would also need to perform some backup and restore tasks as well. If all that sounds too complicated to you, Sony Ericsson has a video guide to do all that.

Unfortunately even after upgrading to Android 2.1, you still can’t do multi-touch on the Xperia X10 which is pretty pathetic in our opinion.

Head after the jump for the upgrade guide video.

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	Android, Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, Sony Ericsson, Video
	Android, Android 2.1, eclair, Firmware Upgrade, Sony Ericsson, sony ericsson xperia x10, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro, x10, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro

Finally, the moment we’ve been waiting for! Sony Ericsson has announced via its blog that it will start rolling out Android 2.1 update for its Android line up which includes Xperia X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro. The latest X8 was strangely left out as it wasn’t mentioned in the latest update.

Among the changes are:
Xperia X10:
• HD video recording with continuous auto-focus for high quality videos
• Upgrade of the Android platform to Android 2.1
• New back up and restore application, with extended content back up
• 5 homescreens for apps, widgets, shortcuts and folders
• Social phonebook which automatically syncs contact pictures from Facebook and shows when your friends are online

Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro:
• Improved Bluetooth functionality with support for sending and receiving pictures, contacts and more
• New backup and restore application with extended content back up
• Automatic synchronization of your contact pictures between Facebook and your phone book
• Improved ways of handling pictures, audio, text and numbers in your messages
• Upgrade of the Android platform to Android platform 2.1

The updates will start this Sunday 31st October for the Nordic countries followed by the rest of the world. The whole upgrade exercise is expected to continue throughout the month of November so for those in Malaysia, just keep an eye on your phone’s notification in the coming weeks.

Although this it not Android 2.2 Froyo, at least Sony Ericsson is finally out from the legacy Android 1.6 version.

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Words out all over the net that the next iteration of the Android OS will be called Honeycomb.

As with all these news that are ahead of their time, no details are forthcoming as to what Android Honeycomb will entail and frankly speaking at this moment in time, we don’t really care.

All we want to know right now is when will Frozen Yogurt updates become available for many Eclair devices out there.

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	Android, eclair, froyo, gingerbread, Honeycomb, latest version of Android

With more new Android devices making their way such as Motorola Droid X and Samsung Galaxy S, Android 2.1 Eclair has increased its numbers in the Android cake. Compared to the previous update, Android 2.1 has risen from 50% to 53.1% Also new in the chart is Android 2.2 Froyo that made its debut with 1.8%.

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If you’re an Android user or looking at buying one, you would be familiar with the word Froyo. Froyo which is the codename for Android 2.2 has been the buzzword lately for anything Android. So far, the Android 2.2 is only available for Google’s own Nexus One while other Android handsets are still stuck with Android 2.1 Eclair or below.

So what’s the big deal of Android 2.2? Does it make a big difference from its previous Android 2.1? We compare a Nexus One updated with Android 2.2 and a HTC Legend running on Android 2.1 plus the extra enhancements that HTC has added in.

Home Tab
First, you’ll notice a new home screen. Now it comes with dedicated tab for phone, programs & Browser. Previously there’s only a single tab to show programs and you’ll need to make a shortcut for Phone and Browser on the home screen space. Compared to HTC’s version of Android 2.1, looks like both home screens are on par now.

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	Android, Android 2.1, Android 2.2, Android 2.2 Review, Comparison, eclair, froyo, google, HTC, HTC legend, Nexus One, Review

The Android device segment is an interesting one where the platform is fragmented with different versions. As mentioned earlier, fragmentation is a big problem for Android where there are multiple versions namely Android 1.5, 1.6, 2.1 and the latest 2.2. Most newly developed Android apps only work well with the latest version and this will leave many Android users behind.

Just about months ago, the then latest 2.1 version stood at 27%. Today, Android 2.1 accounts to half of all Android devices out there. Not surprising considering new Android devices aggressively pushed today runs on Android 2.1. Contributing to the rise also are handset manufacturers that started offering firmware upgrades of older Android devices to version 2.1, like the HTC Hero.

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	Android, Android 2.1, Android 2.2, Android Breakdown, android os, Android Versions, eclair, froyo, google