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We’re actually surprised it’s taken that long for Sony Ericsson to join China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA bandwagon (potentially 554 million accounts!), but as the old Chinese proverb goes: “it’s never too late to fix the fence, even if you’ve already lost a few sheep.” The new Ophone 2.0 handset in question is the A8i, which bears much resemblance to the oh-so-popular Xperia X10 (also available in China) except for the smaller 3.5-inch touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, CMMB mobile TV feature, and the seemingly missing Timescape plus Mediascape apps. No prices declare just yet, but we’re told that both the “Titanium Black” and “Shiny White” editions will be heavily subsidized when they come out in October.

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One problem with owning a phone as diminutive as the X10 Mini (or Mini Pro) is that it’s pretty hard for others to notice — and let’s be honest: what’s the point in owning a sweet little Android device if no one’s plan to spontaneously walk up to you and compliment you on your fantastic taste in gadgets? To that end, Sony Ericsson looks to be rolling out two new rather unabashedly in-your-face shades: a shiny gold (complete with gold highlights on the front) for the Mini, and pink for the Mini Pro. As you might imagine, they’re both an acquired taste, which might explain why the company will only be deploying them to “chosen markets” starting next month.

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Apparently, the latest firmware update for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 (which, yes, is still based on Android 1.6) does more harm than good — if you’re frequently using WiFi and you find yourself in weak cellular coverage, anyhow. Basically, any time your cellular signal drops to zero then bounces back, WiFi turns itself off, which is particularly brutal considering that a weak signal is probably why you’re leaning on WiFi in the first place. We don’t have details on what X10s are affected, but R2BA026 sounds like the offending version — so if you see it, we’d probably stay far away until SE manages to push another update.