iPhone 3.0 firmware has just be previewed, and I must say, it definitely got us interested. With the exception of supporting background apps, it features almost all of the features we were hoping the iPhone 3.0 firmware will come with and then some for the 2G iPod Touch as well. Here’s a quick rundown of [...]
Continue reading...17. March 2009
The Archos 5 and 7 internet tablets will now enjoy ntive HD videos with the $20 HD Plug-in accessory after they update to Firmware 1.6.03. These are 720 x 1280 videos playing at 24fps. The firmware update also fixes several bugs: recording bu on the new Archos TV snap-on, and bugs in the Music Library, [...]
Continue reading...17. March 2009
When you upgrade your iPod Touch to iPhone 3.0 firmware, you’ll finally be able to use that Broadcom BCM4325 Bluetooth chip inside every iPod Touch since the second gen. A2DP and wireless gaming is included with a $9.95 upgrade to the new firmware. Honestly, only the lack of Bluetooth stands in the way of the [...]
Continue reading...12. March 2009
It’s that time of the year again, folks! Apple will be releasing a brand new iPhone firmware soon, and March 17th is the day when we all find out what the new iPhone 3.0 firmware will bring to the table. We’ve already heard rumors that it could feature multitasking and the much awaited push notifications [...]
Continue reading...13. February 2009
Even though it’s officially not illegal to jailbreak your iPhone 2.2.1, etc., it still would make everyone rest easy if it was indeed made legal especially if it would help you retain whatever warranty you have on it. Well, that’s what the Electronic Frontier Foundation is doing right now. They’ve proposed to the Copyright Office [...]
Continue reading...18. December 2008
COWON has already released a firmware update for the new S9 Curve, which does a number of bug fixes. Apparently the S9 leaves the View mode when you switch video file when G-sensor is locked. This problem is resolved now. There are a couple of UI fixes as well. Read the links below for more [...]
Continue reading...22. November 2008
The superfast iPhone Dev Team has previously announced a jailbreak for the yet unreleased iPhone 2.2 firmware. If some of you doubted that a jailbreak can be made before the firmware is even released, think no more because the iPhone Dev Team couldn’t possibly move in such amazing speed unless the 2.2 jailbreak is already [...]
Continue reading...21. November 2008
It looks like our earlier report was right on the money. iPhone firmware 2.2 is out now and ready for download via iTunes. Most, if not all, of the features that we reported that are included in this new firmware are still part of the package. For those who missed out on it, here’s a [...]
Continue reading...18. November 2008
Microsoft has a very interesting update for the Zune. Firmware 3.1 will improve make the Zune OS more stable and improve performance and will also bring an update to the new PC software. The more interesting part is the three free new games that comes with the update. These are all popular games: Sudoku, Checkers [...]
Continue reading...24. October 2008
While externally netbooks can easily be differentiated from each other, looking at their internal machinery is a completely different story. With almost identical RAM, processor and storage capacity, the slightest difference in netbook specs will mean added performance and that winning edge over the competition. That’s what MSI is doing with the release of the [...]
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17. March 2009
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