Sony Ericsson Announces Android 2.1 Update For AT&T Xperia X10.

Android 2.3 itself may be going on 6 months old but that is sadly not deterring phone manufacturers from “updating” said phones to version of Android 1-2 generations behind. Take for example Sony Ericsson’s late to the party (why even bother coming) Android 2.1 update for the Xperia X10. While the Rachel UI is full of eye candy and Sony’s own touches, we have a hard time finding any excuse for such delinquency. Perhaps Sony is recruiting anyone and everyone (including Sony Ericsson employees) they can for their new security team…

For those still interested, Android 2.1 will bring the following more important updates to the Xperia X10 hardware:

• 720p Video recording

• Continuous auto-focus (still and video)

• Multi-touch support

• Face detection in video capture

• Homescreens expanded from three to five

Nothing to write home about mind you, though for those who are in love with SE’s Android hardware it’s a grand day indeed. For more information and expediting the upgrade process, point your browsers right over here.

Source: Sony Ericsson

Corsair Announces H80 And H100 Liquid Cooling Systems.

PC enthusiasts looking for a simpler, entry-level product to get into the world of watercooling have a few new options by way of Corsair. Today, the company took the wraps off of their next-gen Corsair H80 and H100 closed-loop watercooling systems. The H80 uses a single, double-thick 120mm radiator while the H100 uses a standard-thickness, 240mm radiator.

We’ve had a few of Corsairs watercooling systems pass through GS and have been rather impressed. Though like countless others we’ve begged Corsair (literally) for a larger rad size. It appears they have finally listend.

Besides the cooling chops, both watercooling systems boast “Corsair Link” giving enthusiasts an easier way to link hardware together to monitor temperature and system noise (generated by fans) and adjust said hardware accordingly.

The H80 and H100 are scheduled to launch in June for $109 and $199 respectively. Gallery after the jump…

Droid 3 Pops Up On VZW Device Management Pages.

Yeah, we already know the Droid 3 is on its way. But would you protest if we showed you more evidence? Didn’t think so. Above we have a VZW device management page that unfortunately doesn’t do anything in getting us closer to final specs. On that note, we’ve heard 4″ 960 x 540 qHD display and dual-core processor. For now, just soak it all in and hope for the best…

Wide Scale Bulldozer Release Pushed Back To September?

Things are beginning to go from bad to worse — really worse — for AMD. According to several reputable hardware sites such as XbitLabs, BrightsideofNews, and Anandtech, AMD’s is having to delay high-end Bulldozer hardware until the July-September time frame.

Yet despite this new information casting a negative light on current Bulldozer hardware, the last few weeks have seen several claimed Bulldozer benchmarks leak with performance ranging just under and just above Sandy Bridge equivalents. This means many of those benchmarks were at worst, fake.

With that said, it appears that production problems with both B0 and B1 stepping are causing monumental headaches for AMD, so much so that a new stepping is needed — this doesn’t just happen in the course of a week either. It now looks likely that a wide scale public release for Bulldozer has been pushed back from June to September…

“Lulz Boat” Hacks PBS Website Over Wikileaks Documentary.

The ongoing lawsuits and story revolving around Wikileaks, it’s founder Julian Assange, and incarcerated U.S. soldier Bradley Manning have been rather quiet as of late. But thanks to a new PBS documentary on Wikileaks and the apparent shoddy quality of it’s presentation, Wikileaks is once again in the spotlight.

Hacker group LulzSec (“The Lulz Boat”) hacked into the PBS.org website following a documentary that aired Tuesday afternoon. The group, upset with the quality of the program, posted a treasure trove of new information — network, server, and database details and logins, as well as user login data for some PBS staff and contractors — alongside a new “story” claiming murdered rapper Tupac Shakur was alive and well in New Zealand.

This new development is but another instance of online security being compromised showing just how far numerous companies and corporations have to go in the digital era to truly keep user information safe, while also giving us a good chuckle in the process. With that said, those looking to see a cached copy of the Tupac story can point their browsers right over here.

For the record: Tupac is still dead. Sorry, folks.

Sony To Kill PSP Brand With PS Vita (NGP)?

Mounting evidence is pointing to the end of Sony’s “PSP” brand when the currently unnamed NGP device gets it’s official commercial lettering. First and foremost, a new image showing an NGP render has the words “PS Vita” underneath the display. Such things are easily photoshopped. However, a second and much more credible piece of evidence comes by the way of “vita.scedev.net” resolving to SCE Dev Net — a current Sony website for hardware developer support.

For now all of this is nothing but piles of rumor and salt until Sony makes things a bit more official at E3 next week. As always, we’ll stay on top of the latest NGP/PS Vita news.

Leaked AT&T Roadmap Confirms Numerous Handsets Including HTC, Samsung, And More!

Happy Memorial Day (U.S. readers) here’s a new leaked roadmap showing off AT&T’s upcoming ‘wares. Unfortunately you’ll notice a slew of Android 2.2 hardware stretching as far as Q3 — this despite the fact Android 2.3 Gingerbread has been out for nearly half a year. Moving on…

The “Facebook Phone” (HTC ChaCha — “Lele”) is confirmed for Q2 with Android 2.3.3, 480 x 320 display, and 512 MB of RAM. Also on tap for Q2 is the BlackBerry Torch 2 (shown as the Uwan 9810 above) as well as the Huawei Dola U8800 — Android 2.2.2 and 800 x 480 display.

The Samsung Habrok i897 looks to be an entry level Android device as is evident by Android 2.2 software build and 480 x 320 screen resolution. Venturing further downhill is the now possibly cancelled HTC Hydra. With that said, judging by the Hydra’s specs — Android 2.1, odd 400 x 240 display and lowly 384 MB of RAM — we’re pretty certain we won’t miss this particular device.

Overall, a bunch of devices we already knew about are now more or less “confirmed”. As always, however, things can certainly change. Anyone holding out for an HTC Hydra or ChaCha?