It’s been a while since Sony Ericsson released Android 2.3.3 for the Xperia X10 and for a while there, we thought we’d never see it. In the UK the Android update has been rolled out to generic unbranded handsets and network branded handsets, except for O2 branded ones. O2 were always quite slow with the uptake of the Xperia X10 updates but, none the less they have confirmed that their Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners will be getting Android 2.3.3, aka Gingerbread on their devices.

OK, so the Xperia X10 may be old news now and will not have any further Android updates above 2.3.3. However, Rogers have the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 on a rather tempting price plan.

Rogers are offering the Xperia X10 for $25.50 a month when taking out a twelve month contract with them. Minimum pricing is $32.35 a month. To put that in perspective, the Xperia Arc is available on a one year contract but, the actual handset will cost $499.99 and $449.99 if you go with a two year contract.

Availability of the Xperia X10 on this offer, is only while stocks last.  If you’re interested in this offer, head on over to the Rogers page here.

XDA-Developers member the_laser has released a method to unlock the bootloader on both the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and the Xperia X8 handsets. The same method can be used to unlock the bootloaders on all the 2010 released models of mobiles from Sony Ericsson.

Unlocking the bootloader is a risky process however and should be done with much caution. If you don’t have confidence in your ability to go ahead and unlock your own handset’s bootloader then the advice would be to just not do it. However, if you are determined to have deep root access on your phone to install custom ROMs for example then the details and instructions can be found at the following links:

Xperia X10 Bootloader Unlock
Xperia X8 Bootloader Unlock

The latest Sony Ericsson Xperia home launcher as seen on the unreleased Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray has been leaked and is available to download and install as an apk. There isn’t much difference between the current launcher and the updated version but, there are a few added touches which will improve the Xperia experience.

By clicking a button while in the menu you can uninstall apps by pressing the “X” button. When viewing the Widget overview the widgets now float and when you shake the phone, the widgets fly over the screen.

Not only does the new home launcher work on the Xperia Arc, Play and Neo, it also works on the Xperia X10. You can download the apk from here and install it using a file manager such as Astro.

Sony Ericsson Xperia has an excellent gaming experience. ‘Its wide screen allows users to get more involved in the game. Here are the top games for your Xperia phone, most of of them are also compatible with other android based Sony Ericsson Mobiles so that you can catch the real fun of gaming on this phone.

Angry Birds