Sprint Launches Third Samsung Instinct Firmware Update
Sprint has begun to roll out the newest major update to the Samsung Instinct multimedia device. The MR4 Update consists of Software Version BK14 which includes the following fixes from BH29: Links failing on websites, visual voicemail failing to make data connection, Ebay login fails in standard mode browser, voice notification speaks wrong contact name, UI locking […]
Apple Releases iPhone Update 2.2
Apple has released the long-awaited iPhone and iPod Touch Update 2.2. The update adds Google Street View (with pedestrian and public transit directions), albeit without the compass functionality found in the T-Mobile G1, updates to Safari Mobile and Mail, location sharing through email, further fixes for dropped calls, app screenshots and rating options in the […]
T-Mobile G1 to Receive First OTA Update Thursday
Following up on the launch of the G1 online and the early shipping of pre-ordered devices, T-Mobile has confirmed that it will roll out the first OTA update for the G1 beginning tomorrow into the end of the month in a similar pattern to SideKick updates. This update will include enhancements and a bug fix […]
Motorola Releases Windows Mobile 6.1 Update for Verizon Q9c
Motorola has released Windows Mobile 6.1 for the Verizon variant of the Q9c smart device. The update features all of the enhacements expected in Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, such as copy/paste functionality, threaded SMS messaging, and other improvements expected of the update. Â It is available now through Motorola Software Update, and as a standalone updater […]
Apple Launches iPhone 2.1 Update
Apple has rolled out iPhone 2.1 to iPhone and iPhone 3G users. The update features the addition of Genius playlist creation and other additions designed to address longstanding issues present since the release of both 2.0 and 2.0.1, both of which did little to assuage growing customer complaints regarding signal strength, battery life, and issues […]
Verizon’s FOTA & Its Dangerous, Dirty Little Secret
The G’zOne Boulder is Verizon’s first phone to receive Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) updates. Verizon began testing FOTA earlier this year, making it the last national carrier to adopt some form of over-the-air updating. The idea of FOTA is simple, to work like the software update function on a computer. When an update is […]