Daily news roundup - 02/09/09

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2 September 2009 18:22 GMT / By Ben Crompton

There's plenty going on at the moment with Pocket-lint's Nokia World coverage coming in thick and fast as well as all the news from IFA 2009 coming in over the next few days.

Catch up on all the top stories from the last 24 hours with the daily news roundup.

NEWS: We've landed: IFA 2009 coverage starts now
IFA 2009: What to expect and how to get the best coverage
IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics show is almost here, and that means Pocket-lint will be bringing you all the news on what you are going to want to be putting on your Christmas list...read more

NEWS: PlayStation Firmware 3.0 released for all not just those going Slim
Adds BBC iPlayer to your games console
Sony has released the 3.0 PS3 firmware into the wild bringing the BBC iPlayer to thousands of new homes in the UK...read more

NEWS: PHOTOS: Canon 7D DSLR camera
Hands on with the new Advanced Mid-Range
Canon have announced a new digital SLR under the name of the EOS 7D and Pocket-lint managed to grab the new camera ahead of the UK event on Wednesday...read more

NEWS: Panasonic Lumix GF1 takes on Olympus E-P1
Fight!
Debuted early in an advert by mistake, Panasonic has now officially launched the Lumix GF1, its third Micro Four Thirds camera at IFA in Berlin on Wednesday...read more

NEWS: Nintendo Wii Internet now free
Drops fee, refunds cash for game instead
It used to cost you 500 credits, now Wii Internet is free following a move by Nintendo to try and get more of its gamers online and surfing the web...read more

NEWS: Nokia X6, X3 "Comes with Music" phones unveiled
Touchscreen music handsets
Nokia has announced a couple of new handsets at its Nokia World event in Stuttgart...read more

NEWS: Nokia: We have had ups and downs
But N97 selling faster than N95
Introduced as "OPK", Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the president and CEO of Nokia opened the Nokia World event for 2009 by admitting the world's biggest phone maker has had "ups and downs" of late...read more

NEWS: HTC Touch Pro 2 hits Sprint
"Best Value" equals expensive
Sprint has announced that HTC's Touch Pro 2 handset is coming to its network...read more

NEWS: Parrot RKi8400 connects iPhone to your car, then hides it
Comes with Bluetooth handsfree as well
Parrot, the sometimes forgotten maker of Bluetooth accessories for your car, has launched a Bluetooth car stereo kit for the iPhone...read more

NEWS: Samsung Corby phone goes for the kids
Bright colours used to cover lack of tech
Samsung isn't forgetting the kids it seems with the launch of a new handset designed to appeal to "today's young mobile users"
Called the Samsung Corby (S3650), the handset, due in Europe later this month, will sport a touchscreen display and, you guessed it, have a strong focus on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace...read more