Yesterday saw the E66 and the E71 getting firmwares updates. Thee E71’s firmware has been bumped to V210.21.006.
The E66’s firmware has been bumped to V210.21.007. The firmware is available for the European and the Asian codes. The remaining countries and areas will have to wait a bit longer till it is made available there.
Do remember that the the E66 and E71 does not have UDP (USer Data Prevention) so please backup your phone data.
Yesterday, the Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic received a major update. The phone had recently received an update on the 6th of February, 2009 and was up to V11.0.009. Many people had complained that the Geo-tagging had not been included, when it should have been. Nokia it seems heard the commotion and acted quickly and released a huge update. The S60 5th edition jumped from the above version to V20.0.012.
This version adds a lot of features to the 5800. Geo-tagging is now available for images as well as videos. ZomgitsCj, reports that screen rotation is much more smooth and refined.
Another important feature that has been included is the “application running” sign that occurs on the application’s icon when it is running in the background. Apart from this numerous bug fixes have been fixed.
There is no change-list available for it yet. As soon as there is one available it will be put up.
So if you want all those features on your phone, fire up NSU (Nokia Software Updater) on your PC or download it OTA (Over The Air).
Please remember to make a backup of the data on your phone before you update your phone. The 5800 has UDP (User Data Prevention) so there is nothing to worry about. But it always pays to take precautions. We at www.adityasphones.wordpress.com do not take responsibility in case you lose any data.
NOTE: Images Courtesy, www.zomgitscj.com.
A little Note: My contacts at the dealerships in Pune have told me that the price of the 5800 has been reduced. The device is now available for Rs. 18990 (US $388 ) compared to Rs.19990 (US $407) price last week.
I had told you that I have exams and I won’t be posting till the 31st of January, but I couldn’t help it. This is big news for ya’ll N82 owners.
Nokia N82 has just received an update. The firmware of the N82 which was V30.0.019 till a while ago is now V31.0.016. There is still no idea about the changelog. So I have no idea what has changed in the N82’s new firmware.
If you want to upgrade to the new firmware, start the NSU (Nokia Software Updater) and connect your N82 to the PC. Follow the onscreen instructions properly, because you don’t want your precious N82 getting bricked. The N82 supports User Data Prevention (UDP) so nothing to worry about.
Note of Caution:
Please take a backup of your phone even though there is UDP. It always pays to be safe. You can take a back up of the N82’s data (phone memory) by backing it up on the memory card inside the phone. I always remove the memory card when the phone is being updated, maybe you would like to do it too. The other way to take a backup of the data on the phone (phone memory and memory card) is to fire up Nokia PC Suite and use the Backup utility. The same can be used to restore the data in case there is some corruption of data.
Steve at allaboutsymbian.com, reports that there have been some problems with “Maps” application on the N82. He has had the application freeze up on him many times, so do proceed with caution. Mobitubia is also not working properly accroding to him.
UPDATE: Symbian-Freak forum member, “karanpawar” has reported that the new firmware is hackable. You can see the thread here. The method to hack the firmware is given here.
A raw changelog is also there for people to see.
Caution: www.adityasphones.wordpress.com would like to caution you that it is not responsible for any warranty loss and damage to the phone due to these hacks.
I am starting this new feature where I will collect all the happenings in the world of mobile phones and post it here for you to read (ok this is because I am swamped with work!!!)
1. E71 gets a a firmware update:
Last night, the E71 just received a major update to the firmware. From the current version 110.07.127 to a new version 200.21.118 . A lot of fixes have been implemented. Remember to download the latest version of NSU (Nokia Software Updater) and fire it up after connecting you phone to your Windows operated systems as there is no support for other OS.
Another thing to remember, please take a back up of your data as E71 does not have UDP (User Data Prevention). In case you don’t back up, all your data could be wiped out. You can read the change-log here.
New functionalities in MCU SW version 200.21.118:
- Internet Radio application
- My Nokia application
- 3G power reduction for applications using keep-alive style messaging
- User experience improvements:
- Easy Dialing support for Simplified Chinese language
- Device Lock improvement: Open device lock with LSK + Fn-keys
- One key input method switch for China language
- ‘Mute’ option in Right Soft Key when wired headset / hands free is connected
- ‘Loudspeaker’ option in Right Soft Key immediately when phone call is started
- Enlarge characters in Chr-table
- NTLM v1 and v2 support for Intranet Browsing
- New black and red themes
Changes/improvements made to MCU SW version 200.21.118:
General
- Time zones updated
- Improvements to localization
- Localization fixes
- Missing localizations added
- Operator name database updated
- Startup Settings updated
- Certificates updated
- Security updates
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Barcode reader icon changed from 1D icon to 2D icon
- Windows DRM keys are not lost during NSU update from 110.07.127
Qwerty keyboard
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Keyboard mapping corrections
Browser
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Flash Lite improvements
Connectivity
- WLAN stability improvements
- EAP-FAST/TLS stability improved
- WLAN roaming functionality improved
- BT IOP and Dial-up stability improvements
Maps
- Several stability and functionality improvement
Messaging
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Performance improvement
Quickoffice
- Several stability and functionality improvements
VOIP / SIP
- Many stability and functionality improvements
Email
- Mail for Exchange upgraded from version 2.5.5 to 2.7.22
- Improved functionality when sending email via SSL/TLS SMTP server
Mobile dictionary
- Stability improvements
- Improvement for installed languages. Installed language can be removed.
Camera
- Camera image improvements & slow capture correction with certain HW’s
- Stability improvements
Music player
- General functionality and stability improvements
Java
- Update for CLDC-HI (Sun 1.1.1s Java VM)
Device encryption
- Device encryption functionality and stability improvements
Switch application
- Application updates and stability improvements
Information courtsey, “MMAS” on NokiaAddict.com
2. Live Messenger for your S60 5th edition phone:
Ricky aka The Guru, reports over at his blog that Live messenger is now available for S60 5th edition devices. Microsoft has updated the messenger for the 5800 and the upcoming N97. You can download the software from here.
I had written on the 4th about the ‘Switch’ application not working on the N82 after the firmware update. I had also informed you that I had the device sent to Nokia Care.
Well, I’m absolutely glad to tell you that the device is working fine and so is the above mentioned application. Just thought you should know! 
Later on in the night I’ll be posting the 3rd part of my E66 review. So comeback soon!
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