Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc And Xperia Play Gets A Minor Software Update!!

        Although the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Play comes out of the box running Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread), there comes news that Sony Ericsson is pushing out an update for these two incredible Android OS Smartphones!! The update is said to be a minor one, from 2.3 to 2.3.3, which will bring a few changes to the two smartphones such as: 

• xLoud – boosts your music when played through the speaker;
• Stereo recording – shoot video with high-quality stereo sound;
•  Digital home – enjoy entertainment content stored in your phone on DLNA certified media devices;
•  New themes and Landscape mode for your home screen.

     

             The homescreens of the Sony Ericsson Arc  and the Sony Ericsson Play will now both work in landscape mode after the update and there's a selection of new themes available as well. The other big change is, the sound in videos;  both handsets switch from mono to stereo sound, ( whilst other parameters of the videos are unchanged)!!  The update also includes Digital Live Network Alliance (DLNA) support, so you can play media from DLNA-enabled devices, and also there's the  xLoud feature, which improves the performance of the loudspeaker when playing music, and we all know that Sony Ericsson prides themselves on their crisp and clear music!!

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Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS Update, Now Available On The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10!! Life Is Truly Sweet!!

       Finally, after not so long a wait from the month of March 2011 when Sony Ercisson announced that they will be skipping the Android 2.2 Froyo Update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, to go straight to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread; there is good news today, as the update is officially available from today (27/07/2011)!!
        The update brings many new features aside from the Gingerbread bits. These features include Facebook inside Xperia (prevalent integration throughout the UI), applications tray sorting (you can now arrange apps in the order you want them to be), Wi-Fi hotspot functionality, the music player now has an equalizer, USB tethering is now possible and can allow you to share the Internet connection of your smartphone, and there’s a new photo widget which gives you one click access to the photo gallery application!!



Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS Update Features!!

          In order to update your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 simply visit the Sony Ericsson website which has all the details as how to perform the update on you smartphone!! Click on your handset which is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and you will be given instructions for your update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS assuming that you already have Android 2.1 Eclair OS!!
         Some of the Countries that are already have the update available are; United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany. So how long will the update take to reach worldwide?? Please leave your comments below as to which other Countries also have the update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 available or when it becomes available!!