Many impatience iPhone user finds joy by getting their hand on the latest firmware even before its official release. Well here is something NOT for the faint of heart – people discovered the URL to the final build of firmware 2.0, it can be downloaded here. While many users in MacRumors reported have been successful in upgrading to this firmware, you ... continued »

There were rumors that there would be firmware updates for T-Mobile's Sidekick LX on June 25th, turns out that date was a little off.  The update will actually be rolling out this week.  It will include video capability, stereo Bluetooth support, an integrated alarm clock and several other little tidbits. [via boygenius] continued »

The iPhone Dev Team have released the Mac version of their Pwnage Tool, capable of unlocking Apple's cellphone, flashing new custom firmware to it (whether that be a leaked version of Firmware 2.0 or a port of another OS entirely) and yet still letting the handset play nicely with Apple's servers.  "The iPhone Devs have been working around the clock to ... continued »

Nokia's N95 8GB is getting a firmware upgrade; according to sources informing Symbian Freak, within the next few days firmware version 20.0.016 will be available for install at Nokia Service Points, followed by the NSU updating application.  Key improvements from the upgrade include automatic screen rotation (ASU) and support for new combo memory, but there are also WLAN, Bluetooth and USB connection stability ... continued »

Poring through the latest iPhone 2.0 firmware that Apple has distributed to developers, The Boy Genius spotted that a new YouTube plugin for MobileSafari.app has been added.  At present, video embedded into webpages won't display in the iPhone's browser, and only YouTube content is visible in a separate program.  It's unclear right now whether this new plugin will simply embed ... continued »

Apple have announced the dates for the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2008, which will be held June 9th through to the 13th in San Francisco.  With the slogan "A landmark event.  In more ways than one", Apple will be focusing on development for OS X Leopard and the new iPhone SDK, while the keynote will likely be held on Monday ... continued »

Hackintosh and Gizmodo both posted screenshots and a short video of the forthcoming iPhone 2.0 firmware. New stuff easily seen consist of support for Exchange, AppStore, Parental Controls, SDK Support, more advanced calculator, Cisco VPN support, Mail mass deletion. One feature I was hoping to see but not shown or supported is Spotlight Search icons in contacts. Click over ... continued »

Motorola has quietly released updates for three of its handsets, the Q9m Windows Mobile smartphone and K1m on Verizon Wireless and the W490 on T-Mobile.  The latter two will automatically upgrade via the Motorola Software Update program, but the Q9m requires a specially released version of the update tool (offered when 'Verizon Q9m' is selected as model type). continued »

Aside from announcing some Penryn-shaped upgrades to the MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges, Apple has also released firmware version 1.1.4 for the iPhone. However if you were hoping for some serious feature changes, think again; Apple are claiming the update is merely bug-fixes, and early feedback seems to indicate that they're not lying. Normally our advice would be ... continued »

Palm have announced a ROM update for the Sprint-branded Treo 755p, taking the device's firmware to v1.07.  Although the file is a reasonable 18.4MB in size, it takes 45 minutes to install and apparently has very vague (and very broad) intentions: "This software update is a tune-up that improves audio, stability, software quality and device usability" [image credit: EazyE] continued »