First, Exports Phone Contacts to .vcf
  1 Go to “Phonebook”
  2 Press the menu button
  3 Select “Back up contacts” and select “Memory card”
  4 Confirm export by clicking “Ok”
  5 Wait until export is done

in my case (Sony Ericsson Arc),
- i can’t find the exported “PIM00001.vcf” contacts file by using ES File Explorer
- Found it by using Root explorer under this path: /mnt/sdcard/PIM/PIM00001.vcf

Root Explorer Search Result

Second, according to sonyericsson.com, Steps to import contacts to Google Sync (by using PC):
  1 Go to http://www.gmail.com in your Internet browser
  2 Log in to your Google account
  3 Go to “Contacts” view
  4 Select “More”
  5 Select “Import”
  6 Select “Browse”
  7 Find and select the contacts.vcf file you already created
  //You can copy your contacts.vcf to dropbox or other method to your pc/laptop//
  8 Select “Import”
  9 Check that contacts are correctly imported
  10 Make sure you have the Google account sync enabled in your phone (go to Settings -> Accounts & sync)

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Source:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/contactsmigration/?cc=gb&lc=en&cid=emd_FE_SYNC_gben_nov_2011

Another great half marathon experience, a well organized event. (20/11/2010)

Received Finisher Certificate on 10 January 2012.

Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0](zergRush Exploit). This is a another way for xperia arc user to root without unlock bootloader, created by DooMLoRD from xda-Developers.

According to Author, it works on
  - Windows (yes, you need a windows laptop or desktop to make this work)
  - Xperia Arc 2.3.4 (4.0.2.A.0.42), list of working devices
  - For older firmware, this was mentioned in the forum, here: “yes… since it works on the latest .42 FW it should easily work on ALL older firmware too for ALL XPERIA 2011 DEVICES!!!!”

Steps by Author:
  - just download the attached file, extract it using winzip/winrar
  - go to the folder where its extracted and execute “RUNME.bat”
  - read and follow the instructions on the screen!

Easy Rooting Toolkit Downloads:
  i) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18777881&postcount=1
  ii) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18777723&postcount=87

*Update on 3/12/2011

Detail step by step guide from addictivetips:

Things to download:
  i) ADB drivers for Xperia Arc: http://www.multiupload.com/0XZV1LXRVA
  ii) Single click rooting script: http://forum.xda-developers.com/

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Source:
Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0]

Root Xperia Arc With Xperia Easy Rooting Toolkit [Guide] [ZergRush]
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/root-xperia-arc-with-xperia-easy-rooting-toolkit-guide-zergrush/

Lukut, Negeri Sembilan

The .ftf file (257.95MB) from xda-developers for those want to flash: http://www.multiupload.com/W3B7BOKUXQ

Even though 4.0.2.A.0.42 rolled out since October through SEUS or PC companion. But from my experience, OTA update is the easiest way to remain rooted. It works for the third time now since 2.3.2.

My phone popped up with 4.0.2.A.0.42 OTA update available few hours ago.

  Previous Firmware: 2.3.4 (4.0.1.A.0.283) rooted
  Country: Malaysia
  Update path : OTA through 3G
  Duration : Around 15 minutes.

Steps on updating is easy: tap on notification-> download-> install it. It will be done automatically with all contacts, data and preferences remain.

 New Firmware Notification & 4.0.1.A.0.283

  Download

As compare to 4.0.1.A.0.283, there is not much changed can be notice. Improvements are nothing but it runs just as well as it’s ever done. Two changes as below:

  i) Latitude Icon changed

 Previous Latitude Icon

 New Latitude Icon

  ii) New app “Guide”

**For those that doesn’t have Root access, kindly refer to this post: Root with Lock Bootloader: Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0]


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Sources:
- 4.0.2.A.0.42 Android 2.3.4 firmware starts to roll out to Xperia arc
- [ROM]Generic LT15i (Arc) 4.0.2.A.0.42 (1247-1041) (Android 2.3.4)

Xperia arc having a single core processor, it is obviously suffer from performance lagging while on-line. It become worst with numbers of social media and messenger applications installed.

Try to check on the “Setting”-> “Running Services”, social media and messenger apps trigger everytime connected to WiFi or 3G. It really pissed me off when in a hurry to make call or browsing info.

Notice WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Gmail, Pulse? All these continue to run although i disconnected for 10 minutes.

So, what i did:

i) Uninstall 80% of my chat/call apps such as Talkbox, Line, Viber, Google+ messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and eBuddy Messenger

ii) By turning on Facebook Intergration(Facebook Inside Xperia), it takes ages for albums to load. This is one of the service that running heavily behind. Imagine if new 30-40+ photos uploaded in Facebook account and it sync all of them one by one. So, i turn if off by “Setting-> “Account & Sync”-> “Facebook inside Xperia” -> uncheck “Sync Albums in Gallery” (You need to check “Activate auto-sync” in General Sync Setting before you can uncheck “Sync Albums in Gallery”)

iii) Turn off “Activate auto-sync”, turning this on makes the phone lag like a turtle

No harm uninstall all those apps, restore is always available from Android Market. But for the smoothness on my phone now, i will never install them until i get a faster phone.

i) BitTorrent
- http://malaysiabay.org/
- http://www.mininova.org/
- http://www.demonoid.me/
- http://isohunt.com/
- http://btjunkie.org/
- http://eztv.it/

ii) Filestube
- http://filestube.me/

iii) Chinese Websites
- http://tvboxnow.com/
- http://www.tom365.com/

iv) For Music Production
- http://audionews.org/

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Sources:
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86532/5-alternative-the-pirate-bay-bittorrent-sites/
http://gizmodo.com/5342776/5-pirate-bay-bittorrent-alternatives