Xperia X10 Reaches EOL at AT&T, Might Not Taste Android 2.1 - Softpedia

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, the first mobile phone the Japanese-Swedish vendor brought to the market with Google's Android operating system on board, reportedly reached the end of life status on AT&T's network in the United States.

The smartphone is still present on the wireless carrier's website on its own product page, but hitting the buy now link would get users only to a page where the refurbished Xperia X10 is available. The Xperia X10 is no longer in stock on the carrier's website, while the refurbished handset is available for only $0.01 upon the signing of a 2-year contract.

Nothing was officially announced on this for the time being, but it seems that things are not looking too bright for Xperia X10 owners out there, some of the latest reports suggest.

Since the device is EOL, there are only few chances that the wireless carrier would indeed release an OS update for it, just as previously promised, and that it would go past the Android 1.6 platform it currently runs under.

We're referring here to the Android 2.1 OS upgrade, which some suggest that might have been removed from AT&T's plans already.

Sony Ericsson made the software update available for its Xperia X10 users back in November, but AT&T still hasn't released it for the handsets available on its network.

Of course, Sony Ericsson USA did say at the time that it would take longer for the software to arrive on Xperia X10 smartphones in the United States, but things have been delayed so much that some might have even lost hope.

Unofficially, the handset already received the Android 2.2 update, and even a taste of the newer Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform version, but no official software landed until now.

AT&T did promise that the software update would be released for Xperia X10 handsets in its offering, and some users with initiative put up an online petition in an attempt to determine the wireless carrier to make the move.

Those of you who own a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 on AT&T's airwaves and would like to sign the petition should head here for that.

Hopefully, the Android 2.1 OS upgrade will indeed be released for X10 owners in the near future, so stay tuned for additional info on the matter.

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Sprint Announces Kyocera Echo: 4.7-Inch Dual-Screen/Hinged Android - Phandroid

The Sprint event in NYC started off with David Blaine submerged in a tank of water – you may remember he broke the record for length of time under water with 17 minutes and 4 seconds a few years ago on Oprah.  Sprint promised they’d show off a “World First” and by Kevin’s description, I don’t think anyone’s seen something like this before:

He is chilling in a chair at a table with a glass of wine and reading Doctor Seuss, spitting fish out of his mouth.

And yes… he is doing that while underwater. Unfortunately photography and videos were not permitted during the Blaine performance, so I had to poorly photoshop the mood picture to set the scene:

But consumer electronics were the intended highlight of the show. Nevermind Blaine – what did Sprint announce? As rumored, they’ve announced the Kyocera Echo, a dual-screened Android Phone. Don’t let the Kyocera brand name fool you – this device actually looks pretty cool.

Folding out the hinge reveals 2 separate 3.5-inch screens. You can use the Echo in dual screen mode where each screen shows something separate, or use single screen mode which utilizes the full 4.7-inch diagonal dual-screen for one single view. Pretty sweet, right?

The Kyocera Echo runs Android 2.2 and at this point we won’t even ask whether or not it’ll be upgraded… that question seems too complicated as of late to entertain. It’ll be available this Sprint and I’m sure it will turn plenty of heads once available. When Sprint said they were announcing something that would turn heads, they weren’t kidding.

Stay tuned and we’ll have video and details as they emerge from the event. We wanted to getting you the feel of the event and breaking news as soon as it dropped!

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