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Nokia E72 firmware v051.018 released

Mondo — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:26:06 +0000

Nokia E72 firmware v051.018 was released and you can download the v051.018 firmware from NSU or via the OTA feature on the phone. Please note that it may take some time for the new firmware to be available in your region.

Changelog :

Browser upgrade into 7.2.6
Freestyle Baseline 3.0 (latest version) update
QuickOffice upgrade into 6.2.439
- New languages introduced, Office 2007 compatibility
OVI Music client Inc9Br5 update
- Music 3.0: full album purchase, PIN less activation
Lotus Notes Traveller 8.5.1 update
Smart Connect 1.3.55 update
OVI Store 1.6 update
OVI Files widget 1.2.3.0 update

Removals

Windows Live removal

Improvements

New chat functionalities for the users
Microsoft Office Communicator added to vanilla SW UDA content
Nokia Messaging for Instant Messaging / Nokia Chat 2.0 added to vanilla SW UDA content
Improved Email, Calendar and Contacts experience
Performance improvements
Stability and usability improvements
Menu layout changes, among other things:
- Maps moved to Main menu from Applications – GPS folder
- Help moved from Main menu to Applications folder
- Main menu re-ordered
- SW update moved from Phone folder to main level of Control panel folder.
- Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, Bloomberg moved from Internet folder to Applications folder
No changes to vanilla memory cards
Altogether 450+ errors are fixed.

Verizon Palm Pixi Plus Owners To Get Blessed With webOS Update Version 1.4.5

MobileGeek — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:30:05 +0000

There is finally some good news for the owners of the Verizon locked Palm Pixi Plus as Big Red is rolling out the highly anticipated webOS update 1.4.5. Some of the owners of the Palm Pixi Plus from Big Red across the country have already started receiving the update which comes up with a number of bug fixes and the addition of PDK support.

Even Palm has the details of the firmware upgrade listed on its website and that is how we came to know about the pleasing gaming titles this update will add to the webOS laden handset. While the update will surely please the gaming fanatics, the Pre Plus owners also using VZW services will be a tad annoyed.

The reason is that the update is only going public for the Pixi Plus subscribers and the Pre Plus is arguably being ignored for now. The Pre Plus is also sold through AT&T in the US and even the AT&T subscribers will have to wait desperately for the update 1.4.5 without any clue about the arrival date.via devicenation

LG C900 WP7 Running Smartphone Spotted in the Wild

MobileGeek — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:18:19 +0000

It is the kind of the day where upcoming cellphone image leaks are flooding the web and the latest one to be ‘unearthed’ is the Windows Phone 7 laden LG C900. It is important not to confuse this 1.3GHz laden smartphone with the E900 which too has been doing its fair bit of leaking on the web. The C900 is most probably the handset with which Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 may get launched into the market to compete against the likes of the Android and the iOS in the fourth quarter of this year.

Talking about this smartphone, it will be blessed with all the top-notch integrations like a proximity sensor, GPS, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, to name a few. Although its screen will be on the smaller side (3.2-inches capacitive), the advantage will be a full slide out QWERTY keypad.

The grapevine is that this WP7 laden baby will be launched in Europe pretty soon and it will bear a price tag of $350.

T-Mobile G2 Official Images Leaked Online

MobileGeek — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:44:21 +0000

The T-Mobile G2 is a matter of discussion with many smartphone enthusiasts and the images of the handset keep popping up on the web from time to time. The set of images to go public this time around is the official one, as these images have been picked up from the T-Mobile’s official site.

Factually speaking, we’ve had a lot of images popping up every now and then and what we will prefer is to know the specific release date of the ‘probably’ Android 2.2 powered device. It is also a hyped product because the G2 is featuring a 1GHz processor as well and these specs will gel well with the 3.7″ OLED display and the 5MP camera.

Motorola Droid X Spotted Running a Customized Sapphire ROM

MobileGeek — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:54:44 +0000

This seems a great day for the possessors of the Motorola Droid X from Verizon and there isn’t much explaining to do here as to why I feel so. That Blue Sapphire logo on the Motorola Droid X implies that the VZW locked handset can be rooted to run on Android 2.2, Sapphire AOSP 2.2 ROM.

The root did happen, but apparently the problem is that the Droid X cannot be loaded with a custom ROM as Motorola has ensured a better level of security this time around.

For the moment then, we will just have to be content with this achievement hoping that the ‘magical’ guys to do this will soon get the instruction set and stable build ready at the earliest.

Samsung Fascinate Best Buy ‘In Store’ Pre-Oders Begin

MobileGeek — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:24:45 +0000

We just mentioned a couple of days back that the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Fascinate, will be available for pre-order on Best Buy beginning August 29 and Best Buy seemingly hasn’t disappointed us and the Big Red Fascinate hopefuls as well. Fascinate is indeed available for in-store pre-oder which just confirms the belief that the release is ever so near.

The grapevine is that Verizon will not hold back the Fascinate availability after September 9 which means that the long wait is finally coming to an end. It will also be a personal landmark for Samsung as the Fascinate availability will imply that the four big US carriers are all selling the Samsung flagship Android handset.

HP CTO Snapped With the Pre 2?

MobileGeek — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:07:28 +0000

Once there existed a cellphone manufacturer we so dearly loved for innovating the webOS based devices, but Palm is now a name nowhere to be found-expect on the old handsets ofcourse. Though Palm is dead, the good thing is that its webOS is still alive and HP did promise that we will see devices in the future running on the webOS obviously bearing the HP moniker.

Now, all of a sudden, CTO of HP’s Personal Systems, Phil McKinney has been spotted in the wild with a cellphone like device and we are inclined to think-could this be the PRE TWO?

Phil was spotted with a number of other devices like a tablet and a wrist watch as well, but this of all drew maximum attention as we thought our Pre Two dreams have come true. [via: Mobile Whack]

Video Confirmation: Call phones from your Gmail

MobileGeek — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:08:16 +0000

You’ve probably heard a lot about calling phones from Gmail in the last 24 hours or so and therefore we believe there is no point discussing the process all over again. Instead, we wish to cater to a number of people who think this is some kind of a hoax, and that is probably beacuse they are too lazy to get in done in practicality, despite the fact that these calls are free in US and Canada apparently.

We’ve tagged along a video here to confirm that it is actually happening and instead of lazying around, it is time to try it out and also save some money at the same time. The only effort is to look for the Call Phone link in your gmail account.

Verizon Samsung Fascinate Best Buy Pre-Oders Begin August 29

MobileGeek — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:35:33 +0000

With all the other variants of the Samsung Galaxy S outed by their respective US carriers, the Fascinate from Verizon remains the only device which is yet to go public. It now appears that the release date is getting closer as Best Buy has announced the Fascinate pre-order date for August 29. Best Buy members who belong to the Reward Zone can pre-order the device beginning today.

There is every chance that the Fascinate fanatics from Big Red could get to lay their hands on the Galaxy S variant sometime in the first week of September, though Verizon is yet to endorse this probability.

Just to refresh your memories, the Fascinate is a Galaxy S variant blessed with stunning features like a Super AMOLED screen, 1GHz processor and Google’s very own Android Eclair OS.

[Courtesy: PCMag]

BlackBerry 6 Update for Bell Devices to Arrive in 2011

MobileGeek — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:11:18 +0000

This is disheartening news for the Bell subscribers who posses the BlackBerry 6 update ready handsets as the update will not happen for them until 2011. The information has been confirmed courtesy of a leaked Bell document so there are no second thoughts about this info being some kind of a gimmick.

The list of Bell locked devices which are OS 6 update ready include-Bold 9700, BlackBerry Pearl 3G and the Curve 3G. The only hope then is the Torch which is scheduled to release in October pre-laden with the latest BlackBerry OS.

It is difficult to comprehend the exact reason behind these unusually long OS update delays which annoys no one but the users to the hilt.

[Courtesy: Blackberrycool]