Tag Archive for 'software'
A Verizon update for the BlackBerry 8330 Curve and the 8130 Pearl has unlocked the GPS receiver so that it will work with more than just the carrier’s own VZ Navigator. Verizon themselves have not commented on the release, but there are multiple reports of users able to lock onto satellites in BlackBerry Maps. The [...]
Vodafone Germany have released an update for European users of the BlackBerry Storm 9500, four days after Verizon Wireless pushed out a similar update for the 9530 in the US. Taking the GSM version of the Storm to firmware v4.7.0.78, it apparently addresses accelerometer lag and touchscreen accuracy.
Cowon have released a new version of the SDK for their O2 PMP, allowing developers to create third-party apps for the device without needing to actually have the O2 to hand. The software now includes an emulator, which means new code can be tested more readily rather than needing to transfer it to the PMP [...]
Apple’s much-publicized anti-virus advice has disappeared from the company’s support pages. The document, which “encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities”, used to be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2550, but at time of posting is no longer there.
Apple has begun advising users of its computers to install anti-virus software, in a move that is likely to stir controversy between Mac aficionados and their PC counterparts. The advice is part of a support document entitled Mac OS: Antivirus Utilities, posted on November 21st, in which the company “encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus [...]
Apple have announced the top downloads from the App Store in 2008. Available to view in iTunes, the list ranks both paid and free software, and as well as the top ten apps it splits them down into their respective categories: games, entertainment, utilities, social networking and music.
It’s not only the new N97 smartphone that Nokia have announced today. The cellphone company have also unveiled new versions of Nokia Maps and Nokia Messaging, that will be available to existing S60 device owners and, in the future, S40 devices too. Functionality includes new high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for 216 cities and terrain [...]
Verizon and RIM are preparing two imminent updates for the BlackBerry Storm, in an attempt to address multiple bugs in OS v4.7.0.65. The first OTA update is expected to be released next week, and tackle sudden volume changes, problems with audio during calls and spontaneous restarts, among other things. The second, which is expected sometime in [...]
Apple has addressed the Mini DisplayPort HDCP issue with an update to QuickTime. Users had complained that, when using a Mini DisplayPort to DVI or VGA adapter cable, their new MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air refused to display standard definition content on attached monitors or projectors.
Sony have released a new software update for the PS3. Version 2.53’s headline features are support for full-screen Flash video content, increased flexibility in controller power save settings, and “playback quality of some PLAYSTATION3 format software has been improved”. The Playstation Network account creation screens have also been reworked.
