Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

N95 8GB gets v30 firmware update

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

According to All About Symbian, Nokia N95 8GB users can now download the massive v30 update for their phones.  It does have many new features, but it has a whole bunch of updates and improvements. Any N95 8GB users get it yet?  What do you think of it?

Windows Mobile 6.1 update now available for BlackJack II

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

The Windows Mobile 6.1 update is now available for the Samsung BlackJack II, and it offers a ton of new features.  Among them are a new version of Pocket Internet Explorer, a modified UI, a ton of bug fixes and a few extra enhancements. To update yours, head on over to ...

Blackberry OS 4.5 coming in a few weeks

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Blackberry OS 4.5 is expected to be released sometime in the middle of this month.  This update will include things like:   Video recording Media player updates Ability to update Office docs HTML e-mails Automatic login via wi-fi (for some devices) Starting in mid-October, devices will come pre-loaded with 4.5.  For the rest of you, this will ...

Photoshop mobile coming in September, but lacking some major features

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Photoshop Mobile is coming next month, but the news about it so far is quite disappointing. First, I'll only be available for some Windows Mobile phones -- no S60, no iPhone.  It's presumed that those will be supported in the future, but no one knows for sure. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, ...

Tethering plan coming for the iPhone?

Friday, August 29th, 2008

It's just a rumor right now, but it appears that a tethering plan may be coming to the iPhone after all. Despite being up in the app store briefly (a few times), NetShare app was eventually pulled because it didn't comply with the TOS.  Now it seems that AT&T may be ...

App Store rival coming to Android as the “Android Market”

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

It appears Google will have an app store of their own, dubbed the "Android Market".  For all intents and purposes, it will likely be very similar to the iPhone app store (download apps for your phone). When it initally launches, it will be for free apps only, though they plan to ...

New iPhone bug is being way over-blown

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

What's with all of the blogs killing Apple about this latest iPhone bug?  Granted, it's certainly an embarrassing situation to have another bug on their hands, but is it that big of a deal? For example, here are some of the headlines: Huge iPhone Security Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk Major ...

Earthscape brings Google Earth-like goodness to the iPhone

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

The Earthscape app has been released, and it's pretty slick.  The price tag is perhaps a bit high at $9.99, but that's still a reasonable price for a lot of people. Check out the intro video below, read a detailed review on Digital Earth Blog, or go get it in the ...

New iPhone Facebook app coming next month

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Facebook has just announced version 2 of their iPhone application, due to come out sometime in September.  Based on the screenshots they've shown, it looks slick! I'm a pretty big fan of the current app, but apparently others aren't so happy with it (check out these comments on Gizmodo). Some of the ...

iPhone 2.0.2 Firmware Released

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Seemingly out of nowhere, Apple has released firmware version 2.0.2 for the iPhone.  As with the last update, this one simply addresses "bug fixes".  It's believed that this update addresses some of the 3G connectivity problems, but that hasn't been confirmed. If you find any noticeable differences, please let us know ...