Sony Ericsson: No More Updates For Xperia X10

This past summer, Sony Ericsson brought owners of the Xperia X10 into the present day by finally releasing a Gingerbread update for the phone, skipping Froyo altogether as it upgraded the X10 from Eclair. If you thought that action meant SE was interested in continuing to breathe some newlife into the aging phone, think again, because it looks like that update will be the last the X10 may ever see.

An X10 fan sent a tweet to Sony Ericsson's UK branch, where he wondered if there were any plans to get Android 2.3.4 on the X10; the late July update was for Android 2.3.3. Sony Ericsson responded with an unequivocal denial, further adding, "there will be no more updates for the Xperia X10."

While this isn’t exactly surprising news, considering the phone is pushing the 18-month mark, we never like to hear about a smartphone throwing-in the towel like this. The good news is that you needn't necessarily rely on Sony Ericsson to keep your X10 on the most recent Android builds, since there's beenwork at bringing CyanogenMod to the X10 (along with most other Xperia models). The latest release hasn't included X10 support, but it's clear from developer forums that work is still underway. 

iOS Tip: Selectively Hide iTunes Content in Purchased List

Ever since Apple introduced iCloud back in Juneyou are able to see a list on your device of all your downloaded and/or purchased Music, TV Shows, Apps and Books in the Updates tab of your App Store or Purchased tab of your iTunes. This is all thanks to iTunes in the Cloud.

The principle is very easy: everything purchased get into the list for easy re-downloading. How about when your list becomes cluttered with all the apps you once downloaded, tried and no longer use? And when you don't want other people having access to your device to see your purchasehistory? Or maybe you just want to filter out the list according to whatever preference of yours? We'll show you how!

This is valid for Music, TV Shows, Apps and Books. Fire up your iTunes application on your computer and go to the iTunes Store on the left. On the Store home page click the Purchased (New) link on the right side of the page and you'll be presented with the screen shown below.

iPhone 4S vs. Droid Bionic (Video)

If you're on Verizon and are considering a newsmartphone, you're undoubtedly weighing the pros and cons of the new iPhone 4S and Motorola Droid Bionic. While the iPhone 4S brings a higher resolution display, high-end camera optics, Siri, and a dual-core CPU, the Droid Bionic can utilize 4G LTE to get the fastest internet possible and also has high-end camera optics and a dual-core CPU. The Droid Bionic also comes with a significantly larger 4.3" display compared to the 3.5" screen on the iPhone 4S, but the trade off is an increase in weight and size.

In this video we compare specifications, web browsing, voice assistants, and 1080p video capture.

You Can Now Rent Movies In the U.K. On Android Market

Movies on the Google Android Market are showing up if you are in the U.K. This comes almost a month after Mountain View flipped the switch on movies for the people of Canada.

In May Google announced that users are able to rent movies through the Android Market. After Canada, British users are already starting to reportedly see movies when the access the Android Market either via their phones or on the web. If you're in the U.K., let us know if you've got the new interface and ability to rent movies and whether you're excited or not! 

Redsn0w 0.9.9b7 Dramatically Reduces Time Needed For Jailbreak

The Dev-Team has updated the well-known redsn0w package to version 0.9.9b7 and it brings a major improvement: instead of waiting 210 seconds for the jailbreak to happen, the time needed has been reduced by 60 percent.

You will only have to wait 80 seconds or so in order to jailbreak your iPhone (iOS device) using Redsn0w 0.9.9b7. This is now possible due to the fact that the tool is "no longer "stashing" the applications by default during the redsn0w run". However, on the downside, you'll have to wait a little bit more when you launch Cydia so the overall time is pretty much the same. "You can choose whether you want redsn0w or Cydia to stash in the Preferences pane."