BlackBerry Storm owners should be happy to know that the firmware update they have been waiting is out there. Firmware 4.7.0.75 has not been officially released to the masses yet but it has been leaked. More people have gotten it and it looks like the update works fine so far. Let’s see if RIM confirms this firmware and if they have a different version ready to release.

via CrackBerry

Tags: BlackBerry, firmware, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm, Verizon, Verizon

The Nokia E71 which was recently added to the BestBuy catalog in an unlocked version, has received a firmware update for the US and is currently on version 110.07.127.

On top of a a couple of bug fixes that are suppose to make the Nokia handset more stable, the updates are related to:

- Nokia email
- Nokia maps
- Mail For Exchange

The European firmware update to Nokia E71 happened a few weeks ago, meaning the US version got a bit delayed. Next time it could be released sooner instead of having a few weeks of difference, don’t you think?

Nokia Firmware Update

Tags: Cell Phones, E71, firmware, Nokia, Nokia, Update

Here’s a weird but pretty big bug reported by Android users. Basically, at any time that you would happen to type the word “reboot” from your keyboard the Android device, the G1 will do exactly so, it will reboot itself. Firmware 1.0 TC4-RC29 or earlier is affected by the bug so watch out what you start typing. Besides the whole reboot thing you should also be aware that combination of “rm and rf” might trigger some responses from the G1.

If you got the RC30 upgrade for your G1, you might be safe, but you’d better test if, just to be sure.

Tags: Android, bug, firmware, G1, Google, Mobile News, software

The iPhone Firmware is not available yet for any of us. But some developers have decided to leak some details and pictures despite the NDA clauses that would normally prevent them to do any of that.

So what’s new in the 2.2 firmware? The App Store is redesigned to appear more intuitive. A Podcast tab has been added to the iTunes store which means you will be able to download and subscribe to podcasts straight from the iTunes store. Any podcast under 10MB will be available through the 3G network. We do need more than that so we’re looking forward for the actual release of firmware 2.2. Or will anyone else leak more info?

Tags: Apple, Apple, firmware, iPhone, Mobile News, Other Brands, Portable Devices

Did you get your G1 upgrade yet? Is T-Moblie’s network really lagging? Well then you can grab the download manually. If you have the slightest idea of what you are doing then follow the steps below. And, as always, be sure you back up first. Also you should be aware that T-Mobile doesn’t support this kind of firmware update. If things will go wrong, you will have a G1 that’s not working, and you will have to wait for a while to have your handset fixed.

Follow the steps after the break and tell us if it all works out for you.

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Tags: firmware, G1, Mobile News, Mobile Software, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Update

You do remember the Samsung Instinct don’t you? It hasn’t been in the news for quite a while, and last time I checked it out people were still reporting various issues with the software. But Sprint managed to release yet another firmware update which might fix some of the present bugs in the Instinct.

The update version BH29 has been available OTA for a few days now. The main fix appears to be browser related. The browser has received a totally new codebase which will hopefully deal with poor navigation and page rendering. Besides the browser fix, the BH29 is said to resolve 249 tickets open since the previous release, the BF30.

Looking for some feedback from Instinct owners. Was it good for you?

Tags: firmware, instinct, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Samsung, Samsung, software, Sprint, Sprint, Update

The fact that the iPhone has a Safe Mode screen is funny in so many ways. We would have expected a Microsoft phone to pull a stunt like that from time to time, but an Apple device? Remember Erica Sadun from TUAW? After the AT&T PAYG iPhone trick, she managed to find an iPhone in Safe Mode.

Here’s how you can get one yourself. First of all set your jailbroken iPhone to “fast respring” by turning on one of the SpringBoard relaunching options via BossTool. You’ll have to hope that SpringBoard crashes in order to get the Safe Mode up.

The Safe Mode will disable some extensions and you can escape from it by rebooting the handset.

Tags: 3g iphone, Apple, Apple, firmware, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Other Brands, safe mode

We found some interesting pictures from a new Apple patent. It looks like the company is working on iPhone’s firmware. Are we getting something new soon or is this the future iPhone?

Apple wants apparently to offer iPhone users a better access to applications and their settings. No more fishing for the settings option when one could do everything from the home screen right?
I must admit I’d like to be able to do that.

One more useful thing would be the dialog box which shows you how many calls, SMS messages, emails and voice mails you have missed. Besides the multiple design changes suggested, such an upgrade will let your iPhone display all those missed events even after unlocking the device.

iPhone firmware’s although recently upgraded to 2.1, could certainly use some of the tricks above. Check out the pictures to better understand what Apple is thinking about. Question is, when are we going to see all that?

Tags: Apple, Apple, firmware, iPhone, microsoft, Mobile News, patent

Wow, these guys can really move. It seems the people behind Quickpwn.com have already broken the iPod touch’s 2.1 firmware. Yeah, the firmware that was released on Tuesday.

It isn’t exactly a walk in the park to get your 2.1 iPod touch free of Apple’s grasp, but it seems easy enough. If you head here they give you a break down of just how you go about doing the jailbreak, only 12 steps, seems simple enough.

Now, lets start the betting on how long it takes for the iPhone 2.1 firmwareto get jailbroken.

Tags: 2.1, Apple, firmware, iPod Touch, jailbreak

Here she is, Apple has officially unleashed the iPhone 2.1 software, promising to fix all of those annoying bugs plaguing previous version.

The most important of the fixes listed above would have to be improved battery life for “most users”, decreased dropped calls, and the improved 3G signal display. Other than that, the update includes various bug fixes that caused iPhones running the earlier versions to crash. Let’s hope this really works.

You can head Apple’s official page to check out the updates if the above text is too hard for you to read.

Tags: 2.1, 3G, Apple, firmware, iPhone, software, Update

iTunes 8 is at least as much awaited for as the new generation iPods. “Let’s Rock” will probably unveil the new platform and its features. An earlier leak told us about the Genius auto-playlist as well as support for a second generation iPod classic. We will wait for them to be confirmed in about two days from now. (more…)

Tags: 3g iphone, Apple, Apple, firmware, ipod, iTunes, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MP3 Players

Well it’s none other than Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, that has some interesting leaked information about upcoming Apple products. It appears that he knows Apple secrets, or at least he does have some good inside sources.

If what he is saying is true, we’re going to see a totally new redesigned iPod nano which will not only bring a wider and longer screen but it will have a whole new body concept. The iPod touch will get some make up here and there but it won’t significantly change. The iPods are said to be available sometime in September. And Rose is saying future iPods will get important price cuts.

As for Apple software, we are to expect a whole new iTunes 8.0 with lots of new things included. Then there’s iPhone firmware 2.1 which is going to be released. iPod touch will have this software installed by default. And Mac OS 10.5.6 is going to get Blu-ray support.

Should we believe all this? Let’s see what September brings!

Tags: 3g iphone, Apple, Apple, firmware, ipod, mac os x, Mobile Software, MP3 Players, Portable Devices, Rose

While Apple is testing various betas for iPhone 3G firmware, version 2.0.2 is available for downloading. As always backup your current configuration before grabbing this version.
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Firmware 2.1 for iPhone is set to arrive sometime in September. We’ve heard about various beta updates and it appears there’s one more. Beta 4 will disable the service which allows background data for native applications.

That means that the push notification data has been suspended for an indefinite period of time. It’s likely to return when Apple feels ready. Hopefully they will get they feeling by September since the push thing is for some the key feature in their iPhone.

Apple says that the notification code will be off limits for further development, without offering more information about future betas. I guess third party developers will pause any application that could use the push service until Apple finishes of the further development thing.

Tags: 3GiPhone, Apple, Apple, applications, firmware, firmware 2.1, Mobile News, Mobile Software

The iPhone 3G is far from the perfect handset we were expecting prior to June 9th. One of the most discussed problems is the reception issue. Apple can’t have a problem like that disturb their handset can they. Apparently they have been working on a solution and a firmware fix is supposed to be released sometime this September. No official announcement has been made yet and these are just rumors for now.
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Apparently Apple has a third version of its iPhone 2.1 firmware but details are rather secret for now. Beta 3 doesn’t have any specification of new additions yet and it’s thought to solve bugs from earlier versions.
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It’s official and now it’s available. The 2.0.1 firmware update from Apple has been released and it’s now going to show up when you go to iTunes from your iPhone.

The file is rather large at almost 250MB so lots of bugs should be already be fixed. Make sure you take your time and back up everything with you would mind losing if anything goes wrong. Backup is simple and easy with iTunes but it might take a while.

Let us know what you think about these upgrade. Hopefully most of the bugs have been killed of by now.

Tags: 3g iphone, Apple, Apple, firmware, Mobile Software, sofware update

Are we to expect a new iPod Touch here? It’s been rumored the Internet that indeed we are likely to see a new Touch. People have analyzed iPhone’s OS 2.1 where various files displayed the string iPod “2,1″. The current iPod Touch is usually referred to as the “1,1″. The 3G iPhone is called the “1,2″ model while the first generation iPhone is of course the “1,1″.

So unless there’s an innocent, out of the box, human error, we’re going to see a new iPod Touch arriving from Apple. When?

Tags: 3g iphone, Apple, firmware, iPod Touch, Portable Devices

Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog comes news that the iPhone SDK will finally see daylight, after spending the last few months in Apple’s labs. As we saw earlier, the Apple iPhone Opens Up, the SDK will allow developers to write new apps that run on the iPhone platform. These apps will also run seamlessly on the iPod touch (minus those that depend on the cellular network, of course).

There is also another update to the iPhone - version 1.1.4. I am still running 1.1.2 for reasons known only to me, and I don’t plan on upgrading my firmware anytime soon. Anyway, the source of this information, Tiny Code, has been taken down - it now redirects to Apple’s developer website. Quite interesting — I don’t know if Apple’s lawyers had anything to do with it. Stay tuned.

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