T-Mobile Sidekick LX OTA Update. Boy Genius has reported that the Sidekick LX OTA update enable video recording and playback. It also includes spell checker, play and share capabilities, an alarm clock, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), Bluetooth file transfer support. They say you should wait as the update is rolled out. Continue reading ‘T-Mobile Sidekick LX OTA Update’
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WinMo 6.1 Update for Sprint’s Motorola Q9c. Sprint has just announced the Windows Mobile Standard 6.1 ROM update for all Sprint customers with Motorola Q9c smartphones. Users will get cut/copy/paste functionality, threaded SMS, Getting Started wizard, and the trick sliding-panel homescreen UI.
Windows Mobile 6.1 Update for Sprint’s Motorola Q9c can be downloaded from Motorola’s website here.
Nokia N95 8GB Firmware Update (Automatic Screen Rotation). A new firmware (v20.0.016) is available for the Nokia N95 8GB that comes with built-in support for the automatic screen rotation feature that the iPhone made so popular, and support for more Bluetooth headsets.
Nevertheless, only the European N95-2 is supported at this time, With this new Nokia N95 8GB firmware update, you can enable and disable the screen rotation feature at will, Continue reading ‘Nokia N95 8GB Firmware Update (Automatic Screen Rotation)’
AT&T Tilt Firmware Update. HTC and AT&T have made the new firmware version available that will reportedly bring the so much needed stability while improving the overall device performance at the same time. The latest ROM (version 1.62.502.0) upgrade also enhances Bluetooth, enables DTMF tones for the slide-out QWERTY keyboard and includes Microsoft Adaptation Kit Update (AKU) 0.4.4.
The new firmware version is only valid for AT&T Tilt. Don’t try to upgrade your Kaiser or TyTN II, as it may cause serious issues/damage. Continue reading ‘AT&T Tilt Firmware Update’
Palm Treo 755p Firmware Update v1.07 for Sprint. Palm has released an updated ROM for Sprint Palm Treo 755p owners. The new Treo 755p ROM v1.07 is a bit vague on update-details, but you can be sure that the new firmware will bring “a tune-up that improves audio, stability, software quality and device usability.”
The Palm Treo 755p ROM v1.07 is 18.4MB and is available over HotSync or SD-card installation for Windows users. Continue reading ‘Palm Treo 755p Firmware Update v1.07 for Sprint’
iPhone 1.1.3 Tips & Fix for Short Battery Life. iPhones may exhibit abnormally short battery life for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to:
+ software bugs that drain the battery faster than normal (possibly introduced by software/firmware updates)
+ problematic software settings
+ improper charging
+ improperly calibrated batteries
+ hardware defects
What’s an abnormally short battery life-span? Continue reading ‘iPhone 1.1.3 Tips & Fix for Short Battery Life’
iPhone Dev Team Jailbreak “Real” Method on eBay. The “real” iPhone Jailbreak method is for sale on eBay. Well, it is not the actual jailbreak method itself that’s for sale, but rather an iPhone that has been jailbroken using this method. The current jailbreak is referred to as a “soft jailbreak” because it doesn’t really alter the iPhone v1.1.3 baseband or kernel.
Jonathan Zdziarski’s iPhone uses the “Secret” jailbreak that the iPhone Dev Team uses to jailbreak their own iPhones - a method that modifies the baseband and kernel for fully compliant, bug-less jailbreak firmware. He has put his own jailbroken iPhone 4GB up on eBay with the following description: Continue reading ‘iPhone Dev Team Jailbreak “Real” Method on eBay’
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Jailbreak Details. Software/firmware revision 1.1.3 has been jailbroken (full read/write access to the filesystem), meaning that unofficial third-party applications can be installed under this release. Unfortunately, the current method is so complex that its developers have decided to hold off a public release.
The jailbreak method requires hardware modification. This means that unless you 1) really know what you are doing or 2) are crazy, you won’t be attempting the hardware mod. Secondly, indications are that the team who put the jailbreak together has no plans to release it - at least not until Apple releases the SDK in late February. Continue reading ‘iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Jailbreak Details’
There are more problems reported with iPhone Firmware 1.1.3. Some iPhone 1.1.3 problems: Bluetooth, email, sound missing, and more. One member of AT&T’s Apple forum warns that when he called tech support, “they temporarily ‘fixed’ it but in the process I got charged by the kbyte ($15 for two websites). AT&T reversed the charges and repaired the billing problem, but said that I will be charged by the kbyte until this problem is fixed (no ETA) and will have to call in for every charge to get it reversed.”
These are tips for your iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 problems. Step by step to fix. Continue reading ‘iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Troubleshooting - Tips for Problems and Fixes’
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 is now Available to download. Apple officially released this firmware. A guided tour of the new features is available from Apple’s website. The firmware re-locks the iPhone. Release of this firmware update has caused a trojan scare. Adds new features such as enhanced Google Maps.
The update should not wipe any data off the iPhone. Continue reading ‘iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Available for Download’

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