Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and X8 family about to get a new firmware update

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and X8 family is about to get a new firmware update. This update can be done either using PC-companion or (for most markets) also over the air directly from your phone. It brings optimizations and bugfixes along with some language additions and Pinch Zoom touch for X10.Changelog and more after the break....



The two highlighted additions in this update are:

• Addition of some bi-directional languages (Arabic, Farsi, Thai and Hebrew) – All products.
• Pinch/zoom touch for mobile Internet and Google Maps. – Only Xperia  X10.

An overview of what to expect from the Pinch Zoom support for Xperia X10. Besides the highlights above you can find some other nice improvements, some of these can be market and operator dependant though:

• Moxier in an updated version (2.7.13) that includes a great overview widget for e-mail, calendar and tasks.
• Moxier e-mail shown in Timescape.
• Possibilities of trimming videos in the phone.
• Videos are transcoded to fit into MMS-messages even if they were recorded in high quality.
• Minor changes to Mediascape with access to “Now Playing” in the top right corner.

For the X10 mini products and the Xperia X8, Sony Ericsson have also enabled the ANT+ support in the chipset. ANT+ is a standard for short-range communication with things like heart rate monitors etc. More info around it can be found at www.thisisant.com. The roll-out should start from now for the X10 and within a week or so for the other products but just as last time it will be a gradual roll-out where each and every kit needs different approvals before it can be released.