Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Eclair updates delayed until October

Bad NEWS for X10 users as Sony Ericsson has Officially announced that the Eclair update for the X10 is delayed! Initially the release of the update was scheduled for sometime in Q3, but it was not to be as they have now released a revised timetable saying that updates will begin from the end of October with no particular date.

There is so much wrong with this siuation that its difficult to know where to begin. First of all we have the delayed update of course, but then we remember that the update is only Eclair 2.1, which is a full iteration behind the current version, Froyo. Even Froyo will soon be obsolete when Gingerbread hits sometime later this year.

Here is what you will get from the 2.1 update on XPERIA X10:

• Upgrade of the Android platform to Android 2.1.
• HD video recording with continuous auto-focus.
• 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 with Facebook and shows when your friends are online.

And here are the new goodies expected on the XPERIA X10 mini and X10 mini pro:

• Upgrade of the Android platform to Android platform 2.1.
• 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 phonebook.
• Improved ways of handling pictures, audio, text and numbers in your messages.