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Donut rolling out to US MyTouch users
Android update due "in the coming days" 7 October 2009 16:52 GMT
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
Both paid-for and free versions 5 October 2009 17:33 GMT
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...
Palm re-enables iTunes Pre syncing
Via questionable work-around 5 October 2009 17:11 GMT
In a cat and mouse battle, the style of which Apple is familiar with following similar exploits with the iPhone unlockers, Palm has re-enabled iTunes syncing for the Pre.

After Apple blocked the smartphone several times from syncing with iTunes via iTunes software...
VIDEO: Nokia N97 v2.0 firmware nears release
Promises considerable improvements for the device 2 October 2009 14:55 GMT
Nokia's N97 handset had a difficult birth, with reviewers criticising the phone for failing to adapt Symbian to a touchscreen, and a lack of flair in general when it came to software on the handset. However, Pocket-lint has learnt that Nokia is now weeks away from delivering...
Truphone Android app gets refreshed
Complete overhaul of the interface 29 September 2009 17:55 GMT
Truphone has announced that its popular Android app is getting an upgrade, to version 2.0. The application will be benefiting from a completely new user interface, better account management and it'll also now run natively - meaning it'll run faster.

Truphone,...
Palm webOS updated to 1.2
Pre gets refreshed OS 29 September 2009 10:32 GMT
Palm has updated its webOS to version 1.2, following the 1.1 release earlier in the summer.

Promising "lots of new features and enhancements", Palm says it has "beefed up" Palm Synergy to include LinkedIn contact syncing, this will mean LinkedIn info will appear...
Picasa gets updated to 3.5
Includes face recognition and mapping 23 September 2009 11:14 GMT
Google's Picasa has been given an update - to version 3.5. The photo manipulation software has been fluffed up with facial recognition and Google Maps functionality, as well as a whole host of bug fixes.

The facial recognition is called "Name Tags" and has been...
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 is here
Along with Elements Premiere 8 23 September 2009 5:01 GMT
Adobe's Photoshop Elements for PC and Mac and Premiere Elements for PC software are due for their yearly update. Version 8 of both programs has been released, and contains a host of new functionality, mostly in the ease-of-use department.

These bits of software...
Apple investigating iPhone battery issues
Following iPhone 3.1 updates 21 September 2009 16:45 GMT
Apple has contacted a number of users about the problems that Pocket-lint reported as afflicting the iPhone 3G following the 3.1 update. The company has got in touch with 11 followup questions asking about their settings.

Most are about push email, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,...
Yahoo Mail gets a revamp
More social and open 18 September 2009 10:39 GMT
Yahoo has unveiled "enhancements" to its webmail service which it says will allow its 11 million mail users in the UK "to more easily communicate with the people they really care about, share updates, and send high-quality photos".

From next month, users will...
Orange and T-Mobile holding back HTC Hero update
Consumers unable to access new ROM features 17 September 2009 18:01 GMT
Following our post about HTC releasing its ROM update to UK HTC Hero owners, we were inundated with a hail of comments saying that the software update - which promises considerably improved performance and touch-to-focus functionality for the camera - wasn't available for...
Navigon adds traffic info to iPhone app
Coming in October 17 September 2009 17:39 GMT
Navigon has announced a new feature for its iPhone navigation app - live traffic data. The app will be able to warn you of oncoming congestion, and actively route around it. Navigon reckons it has the "highest accuracy available today".

"By including real-time...
Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition announced
Available now for £440 16 September 2009 17:40 GMT
Microsoft has announced the launch of “Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition” an updated offering in the Office 2008 for Mac product line.

As well as the Business Edition, the only other product in the simplified range is "Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student".
HTC Hero gets firmware update
Wipes all data, so be sure to backup first 16 September 2009 15:33 GMT
HTC has added new firmware for the Android-based HTC Hero smartphone to its UK site, following similar launches across the rest of Europe. The 2.73.405.5 ROM should pump up the speed of the handset, as well as adding touch-to-focus functionality to the camera.
Opera Mini 5 enters beta
Mobile phone browser gets upgrade 16 September 2009 12:33 GMT
Opera has announced that version 5 of its Opera Mini mobile browser has been made available in beta. It's a fairly radical overhaul of the browser that sees the addition of tabbed browsing, speed dial and the Google search box from the main browser.

It also...
VIDEO: Android 1.6 SDK announced
Support for GSM, CDMA and different screen sizes and resolutions 16 September 2009 12:13 GMT
The Android developer team has announced the release of the Android 1.6 SDK, with the biggest news from the release support for GSM, CDMA and additional screen sizes.

This means the OS and Android apps will be able to be deployed on more devices than ever,...
Zune HD goes on sale in the US
Microsoft's new media player gets retail debut as Zune software updated 15 September 2009 11:17 GMT
The Microsoft Zune HD is now available in the States, while an update for the Zune PC software has also now been released.

For the first time, both standard and high-def movies can be purchased or rented through the Zune Marketplace online store, while a new...
Apple cuts price of iPod touch software update
3.1 costs just £2.99 11 September 2009 16:30 GMT
It seems that low customer take-up could be the reason behind a price cut from Apple for the current version of the 3.0 iPod touch update.

When announced back in March, and then available in June, the then 3.0 firmware update cost iPod touch owners £5.99 in...
Navigon updates iPhone app
Text-to-speech, iPod controls, location sharing 11 September 2009 12:53 GMT
Navigon has announced the availability of a second free update for the North American version of MobileNavigator for the iPhone, an update that is already available in Europe and Australia.

The update brings a text-to-speech function that means the MobileNaviagtor...
Apple Snow Leopard 10.6.1 update issued
Promises to fix bugs and improve stability 10 September 2009 22:10 GMT
Apple's recently launched Snow Leopard operating system has received its first software update on Thursday as Apple moves to fix a number of bugs experienced by those who opted to update from day one.

The new software update, version 10.6.1 weights in at just...
CoPilot Live iPhone satnav app gets a free update
Free refresh claims to bring improvements 9 September 2009 14:15 GMT
The first update for CoPilot Live iPhone satnav app has been released.

Available for free to existing users, the automatic update claims to bring a number of improvements and new features including safety camera alerts, the ability to dial a point of interest...
Opera bags 10 million downloads in a week
New browser release biggest ever 8 September 2009 13:10 GMT
Opera has broken its in-house record by managing to rack up 10 million downloads of the newest version of its browser - Opera 10 - in the first week of its release. Apparently a considerably chunk of those were people who've never used Opera before.

Opera told...
PlayStation Firmware 3.0 released for all not just those going Slim
Adds BBC iPlayer to your games console 1 September 2009 23:44 GMT
Sony has released the 3.0 PS3 firmware into the wild bringing the BBC iPlayer to thousands of new homes in the UK.

The new software update, which was first announced at GamesCom at the same time as the company's PS3 Slim console brings a host of new features...
Opera 10 gets full release
Out of beta 1 September 2009 15:01 GMT
Opera, the cross-platform web browser which has never achieved massive marketshare but arguably sets the pace of browser innovation, has issued version 10 of its software.

Opera 10 has been in beta for some time, so none of its features are brand new, but its...
Porn stopped Firefox 3 upgrades
Users feared their secret bookmarks would be revealed 27 August 2009 10:40 GMT
There's a whole load of people who're still using Firefox 2, despite the vastly superior version 3 having been released more than a year ago. Mozilla's security team wanted to know why, so they did a survey of people who consistently declined updates. The reason?