Software updates

Google Earth hits version 2.0 for iPhone

Just over a year after the application's launch, Google has announced an update for Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch.

With the original at one point the second most-downloaded free application overall, it's an update that will likely be downloaded...

Adobe announces AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1

Adobe has announced that beta versions of Adobe AIR 2 and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 are now available from Adobe Labs for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.

Flash Player 10.1 is also available for x86-based netbooks, and Adobe says it's expected to be...

VIDEO: Sony unveils 3.10 PS3 update that brings Facebook

Following the screenshots unveiled recently, Sony is now offering an early peek at PlayStation 3 v3.10 firmware update.

Keepin' up with the Jones, the update incorporates Facebook into the PS3 experience with the option for the PS3 to automatically update Facebook...

Microsoft issues update for Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft has updated its Office 2008 for Mac software, with version 12.2.3 now available to download from the Help and Support section of Microsoft's website.  

As well as the usual security and stability fixes, the update includes fixes for vulnerabilities...

TomTom confirms iPhone app update

TomTom has now confirmed what Pocket-lint brought you news of back in early October - that its iPhone app is soon to receive a free software update.

The free update, which TomTom says is being submitted to Apple - almost as we type - for its approval, claims to...

PS3 update bringing Facebook integration

Some images have emerged of a forthcoming firmware update for the PS3 that introduces Facebook functionality to the games console. The integration with the world's biggest social networking site is already available on the rival Xbox 360, but not on the Nintendo Wii.

Also...

Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update out

Apple has moved to fix a number of bugs in its latest operating system, Snow Leopard,with the release of version 10.6.2.

The new 499.9MB download is recommended for all users and "includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility,...

CoPilot Live for iPhone gets third update in as many months

The CoPilot Live navigation application for the iPhone has received yet another update.

This third update, in as many months, claims to bring a number of improvements, including enhanced GPS performance. The update also allows for iPod controls within the CoPilot...

Moblin 2.1 released for netbooks

The Moblin Linux project, which aims to create a user-friendly, lightweight and media-rich interface for mobile devices, has announced the release of version 2.1 for Intel Atom-based devices. A video overview of version 2.0 is on Youtube, and there's a pile of screenshots...

Invisible Hand 1.8 beta invites available

Back in August, we told you about InvisibleHand, a Firefox add-on which spends most of its time hidden but pops up if it discovers that you're looking at a product you can get cheaper somewhere else.

Commenters on our post loved it, and now you can try out the...

Parallels Desktop 5 software arrives

Parallels has launched a new version of its operating system virtualization software. Parallels 5 allows you to run Windows, Linux, OS/2 Warp, or whatever other operating system takes your fancy from the comfort of your Mac desktop.

The company reckons that there...

Microsoft addresses Win 7 upgrade hack legalities

Across the Web, it's becoming common knowledge that it's technically possible to buy an upgrade edition of Windows 7 (which is considerably cheaper) and install a full version of the operating system from it. Microsoft has got wind of the hack, and has issued a stark...

Apple TV update imminent

Apple is set to unveil a software update for Apple TV that brings the version up to 3.0 and includes recent iTunes additions like iTunes LP and iTunes Extras. The news emerged after iTunes users were asked to agree to a new set of iTunes Store T&Cs.

A paragraph...

Nokia N97 gets update as N97 Mini goes on sale

As expected, Nokia has released a new Nokia N97 software update, version 2.0 that claims to add "new user experience elements and functionalities to the device".

The standard version of the update is available now, via user's PCs at www.nokia.com/softwareupdate,...

Apple Magic Mouse software released to all

Apple has released a software update for its new Magic Mouse, allowing all Mac users running Leopard and Snow Leopard to use the new mouse even though stock of the new product can't be found in retail stores.

Apple has so far only offered the new touch sensitive...

Sonos Software 3.1 with Twitter support released

We brought you news this was incoming, and it's now been released as Sonos makes the Sonos Software 3.1 available to all Sonos users globally.

The free one-button update integrates Twitter into the Sonos Controller interface, which means Sonos users can send the...

Xbox 360 update blocks unlicensed memory units

If you've got an unauthorised Xbox 360 memory unit, then you might want to think about getting an official one ASAP - the forthcoming software update for the console will render it inoperable.

Xbox Live's Major Nelson posted on his blog that "one of the changes...

Firefox 3.6 reaches beta

Mozilla has issued a new beta version of its Firefox browser - version 3.6 is now available to download in RC1 edition. Originally it was due for a mid-September release, but it slipped a little for reasons unknown.

The update includes version 1.9.2 of the Gecko...

VIDEO: Giant foam Eclair arrives at Google HQ

Google's had a whopping great big foam eclair delivered to its front lawn. If that means the same thing as when the team got a massive great big donut delivered, then version 2.0 of the Android operating system should be just days away. Each Android release has a cakey...

VIDEO: Opera 10.10 beta unleashed

Opera has announced that Beta 10.10 of its desktop browser is now available. The beta includes Opera Unite, which adds a server to your web browser, meaning that you can interact with and serve content to other computers on the Web.

The beta includes a few apps...

CoPilot Live for iPhone gets updated again

The CoPilot Live iPhone GPS navigation app has received its second update in 2 months. This latest update adds new features including in-app safety camera updates, the claim of improved GPS performance in walking mode and the ability to use the iPhone's native keyboard...

Tweetie upgrades to version 2

Tweetie, an iPhone application which acts as a mobile client for micro-blogging service Twitter, has issued an update which brings it to version 2. We've mentioned the app in the past as coming soon, but now it has arrived and it's live in the App Store.

There's...

Apple iPhone 3.1.2 update released

Apple has released yet another iPhone software update, this time iPhone OS 3.1.2, promising to fix a couple of bugs in the process.

The new update, says Apple, will solve the sleep issue in which the iPhone refuses to wake up, created by version OS 3.1.1.

Other...

Donut rolling out to US MyTouch users

T-Mobile's US branch has put out a press release that gives details of the rollout of Donut to owners of the G1 and the myTouch 3G - the latter of which is known in the UK as the HTC Magic. The company says that it's accelerated the rollout of the update after reports...

New AVG 9.0 available this month

AVG Technologies has announced that its next free and paid-for internet security products, AVG 9.0, will be available this month.

"Significant enhancements" in speed see a 50% faster boast, while levels of protection, ease of use and end user experience are...