Online UK retailer Expansys have listed the Xperia X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro on their website, available for pre-order. The company initially put the release date out as March 16th but, shortly after this was changed to May 24th. A May 24th release date certainly seems more realistic than the original March 16th date and hopefully it won’t change again.
The X10 Mini, is available to pre-order for £299.99. Where as the X10 Mini Pro, which features a slide out QWERTY keyboard, you’ll be paying £40 more for the keyboard, with it retailing at £339.99.
Following on from the Xperia X10 being spotted in image form on the O2 website, CoolSmartphone have had news from an unnamed source, that the whole X10 range will be headed to O2. Sony Ericsson recently announced the X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro, which complete the X10 range. Again, O2 have yet to confirm this and unlike the X10, they haven’t been spotted on the O2 website yet. If the X10 Mini and Mini Pro are indeed coming to O2 though, it’s very likely Vodafone will be offering the full range of X10 handsets as well. We’ll keep you posted on further updates.
Over on the O2 website, the Xperia X10 has made an appearance leading to further speculation that the carrier will be providing the Sony Ericsson smartphone at some point in the future.
The X10 has previously been spotted on the O2 website by coolsmartphone when the model appeared in the accessories section of the site and now the X10 has appeared on the O2 ‘smartphone hub‘ page, in image form at least but, with UK carrier Vodafone already due to offer the X10, these little teasers from O2 are giving the impression that the android handset will indeed be available on O2 in the UK.
A source of BoyGeniusReport has stated that the Xperia X10, is definitely headed to AT&T. The earliest we’ll see it is April but, it may possibly be May. It’s very likely that the handset will be $199 but, information on tariff price and length are unknown. There’s also rumors that it could be free on a 2 year contract. However the monthly cost will probably be substantially higher than if paying $199 for it. Hopefully we’ll receive correct tariff and pricing information soon. It’s also rumored that the X10 Mini and Mini Pro are due to be launched around the same time as the Xperia X10.
For those who can’t wait any longer to run Android on an Xperia handset, fear not, a coder over at XDA Developers has ported Android 2.0.1 over to the X1. Like the Ubuntu port, it is limited but, fun to have a go at. Currently the camera, GPS and bluetooth don’t work. GSM and WiFi however do work, along with the screen still responding to touch. Other features apart from those mentioned should also function. You can view how you can port Android to your X1 here, or view the video of Android on the X1 in action below.
The coders over at XDA Developers really do amazing work. The latest modification for the Xperia X1 is a port of Ubuntu. Fatsal has created a port of Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 for the X1. Of course the functionality is limited but, hopefully fatsal will keep working on it and we’ll see a less limited version soon. That said, a lot of fun can be had with the port. You can view full photos of the port along with the download links, which are over 1GB in size here.
While Vodafone may have left the X2 high and dry in the UK, online retailer Play.com had put the Xperia X2 up for pre-order. Originally it was to be released on the 29th of January but, from then onwards for the next few days, the product listed said the handset was out of stock. The page has been updated again, offering the handset up for pre-order. This time the release date is expected to be the 17th of February. with rumors going around that the X2 has been cancelled in the UK altogether, it’ll be interesting to see if Play do ship this handset out, or whether the page will be taken down after the 17th. Hopefully Play will be able to release the handset unlocked to those in the UK who do want the Windows Mobile handset, over the upcoming Android powered X10.
Following on from the announcement of the X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro, we can now follow it up with photos of both of the handsets. Originally we only had the photo of the X10 Mini. In the X10 Mini Pro photo, we can see the size and key positioning of the keyboard. Sony Ericsson have also released a promo video for both of the handsets. You can view the photos and the trailer after the jump.
Sony Ericsson made some headlines today by spearheading the excitement over at the ongoing Mobile Web Congress in Barcelona Spain. Indeed, Sony Ericsson was able surprise everyone not by announcing the Xperia X10 Mini but also its twin brother the Xperia X10 Mini Pro. Both phones run on the Android 1.6 OS and are compact versions of the previously announced Xperia X10 smartphone.
The difference between these two smartphones are very few as the X10 mini pro sports a slide out QWERTY Keyboard while the Xperia X10 mini is a touchscreen phone. Aside from this, the two phones give users access to thousands of applications available at the Android Market.
The two phones also boast of nice customization features such as home screen customization through widgets. Both phones are also pre-loaded with Sony Ericsson’s new application called Timescape. This app allows users to see at a glance text messages, missed calls and Facebook and Twitter updates without needing to open those apps individually. Read the rest of this entry »
When the Xperia X10 launches, it will come loaded with Android 1.6 but, with 2.1 in the works many prospective buyers are worried that the X10 will be stuck at 1.6. Fortunately, Sony Ericsson have confirmed this won’t be the case. At some point after it’s launch, the update will be available, allowing users to upgrade giving users the “complete Sony Ericsson User Experience Platform based on newer version of the Android OS.” Unfortunately, there’s no time line as for when the update will roll out.
Following on from the Xperia X10 being spotted in image form on the O2 website, 
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