Back in April, Skyfire was looking for Alpha users of its mobile browser. Now after that phase has been done with, Skyfire for the Blackberry announces its beta phase, oozing with enhancements from the previous alpha version.

Among the expected enhancements for the Skyfire Beta version include new keyboard shortcuts and the “Switch to Skyfire” option which is similar to the multi-tabbed browsing we see from Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Other features for the beta version include:

• Text Entry in Thumbnail view
• Contextual zoom with Camera Corners

While the Skyfire browser seems to show a lot of improvements from the alpha release, users are warned that it is still not perfect. Errors and slow performance are still being debugged so don’t set your expectations too high.

(Source) Softpedia

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Every time a partner like TruPhone announces something related to Apple’s hit products, it has to cover the bond between two gadgets. Normally, we would see a software made for the iPhone and the iPod and if only one should be covered, expect the remaining one to get its own software of the same nature.

Such is the case for the Truphone 3.0 for the Apple iPod Touch. Initially, Truphone had launched one for the Apple iPhone and while only some noticed, the iPod Touch now has its own major new upgrade to its mobile VoIP application. The new version dramatically builds upon the success of previous versions of the VoIP application for the iPod, enhancing users’ instant messaging and account management experience, faster than ever before, and delivering a new standard for call quality.

“Following the successful launch of Truphone 3.0 for the iPhone we were keen to follow-up as quickly as possible for all our iPod touch customers. That’s what we’ve done to ensure that they can take advantage of all our new improvements: improved UI, account management and call quality. We believe Truphone 3.0 sets a new benchmark in terms of quality and performance”, said Geraldine Wilson, CEO Truphone.

(Source) Press

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Nokia has released a new software to help improve their Nokia 5800 XpressMusic device. It can be downloaded at the Nokia Software Update website totally free of charge.

Among the expected improvements that the software bring includes:

Faster user interface and faster download times

New camcorder features: second camera support for still image capture in addition to video calls, burst mode that allows people to take multiple pictures one after another without needing to repress the picture taking button

Mobile Dictionary: built-in dictionary functionality with voice playback of words utilizing text-to-speech technology, support for 38 languages

Application Update: with Application Update people can check for available updates for applications and update them directly in the device. Applications can also be kept up-to-date by setting the checking to automatic.

Nokia regularly releases firmware updates for many device models and improves the overall experience by adding new functionality and improving performance.

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