Slowly but surely, Cowon has been issuing firmware updates to make its sleek S9 PMP the music player it ought to be. According to a recent leak of the v2.10 beta, it’s about to become even more formidable a rival. Reportedly, the forthcoming update — which can be downloaded now for those kosher with all things beta — adds in support for widgets, WMV7/8, pitch correction, full screen mode in TV-out and color tags for subtitles. As for improved functionality, we’re heard that the entire navigation process has been smoothed over, particularly in the area of browser scrolling. Check the read link for a download URL as well as the full changelog, and if that lucky individual that won our S9 giveaway doesn’t give this a go and report back, you all have to right to throw stones until he / she does.

[Via AnythingButiPod, thanks Joseph]

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Version 2.10 beta firmware makes your Cowon S9 a new PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Slowly but surely, Cowon has been issuing firmware updates to make its sleek S9 PMP the music player it ought to be. According to a recent leak of the v2.10 beta, it’s about to become even more formidable a rival. Reportedly, the forthcoming update — which can be downloaded now for those kosher with all things beta — adds in support for widgets, WMV7/8, pitch correction, full screen mode in TV-out and color tags for subtitles. As for improved functionality, we’re heard that the entire navigation process has been smoothed over, particularly in the area of browser scrolling. Check the read link for a download URL as well as the full changelog, and if that lucky individual that won our S9 giveaway doesn’t give this a go and report back, you all have to right to throw stones until he / she does.

[Via AnythingButiPod, thanks Joseph]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Version 2.10 beta firmware makes your Cowon S9 a new PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Slowly but surely, Cowon has been issuing firmware updates to make its sleek S9 PMP the music player it ought to be. According to a recent leak of the v2.10 beta, it’s about to become even more formidable a rival. Reportedly, the forthcoming update — which can be downloaded now for those kosher with all things beta — adds in support for widgets, WMV7/8, pitch correction, full screen mode in TV-out and color tags for subtitles. As for improved functionality, we’re heard that the entire navigation process has been smoothed over, particularly in the area of browser scrolling. Check the read link for a download URL as well as the full changelog, and if that lucky individual that won our S9 giveaway doesn’t give this a go and report back, you all have to right to throw stones until he / she does.

[Via AnythingButiPod, thanks Joseph]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Version 2.10 beta firmware makes your Cowon S9 a new PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When you’re dealing with a major signal reception issue on a phone, it’s easy to believe that the problem isn’t gonna go away without retooling the innards and releasing revised hardware — but for North American owners (and would-be owners) of Nokia’s stricken NAM version of the 5800 XpressMusic, there’s new hope. The Nokia Blog is claiming that word from an inside source confirms that the problem has already been fixed with an unreleased firmware update, which would lead us to believe that Nokia could conceivably get devices back on the shelves relatively quickly — and that current owners will be able to fix their woes without physically exchanging phones. Of course, firmware updates have never come out of Espoo at a firehose pace — particularly for North American versions of devices — so we’ll believe this is resolved when we’ve seen it with our own eyes.

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Reception issues with North American Nokia 5800s to be fixed with firmware? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, so maybe the newest Inspiron 1410 internals are something to celebrate if you’re really looking for low-end, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a real tech enthusiast that’s jazzed about a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T6400 processor within a 14-inch laptop. At any rate, the aforementioned machine has been juiced (we’re being liberal here) with 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 14.1-inch WXGA display, 250GB of hard drive space, a DVD burner, Intel’s GMA X3100 graphics, 802.11b/g WiFi and a sweet, colorful lid. Oddly enough, both the customize and buy links are currently dead, so it looks like you’ll need some patience in order to buy one without talking to an actual human.

[Thanks, jediclinto]

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Dell’s Inspiron 1410 spec bump is too mild to notice originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Keeping frighteningly close tabs on the current locations of your friends, enemies, ex-lovers, bookies, and dealers is one of the hotter trends in the mobile space these days with products like Loopt, Whrrl, and Helio’s Buddy Beacon making location-based contact tracking a breeze. Now that Google’s getting into the game, though, that business model might start to dry up for everyone else — especially considering that its so-called Latitude tech will be built into Android going forward and available for every other platform that supports Google Maps. T-Mobile has announced that Latitude will be built into the G1 starting with the RC33 maintenance release that’s getting rolled out to customers this week — and yes, granted, it’s not Cupcake, but at least we have some new functionality to toy around with. And yes, we promise we won’t mention virtual keyboards in this post… er, dangit. Video of Latitude in action after the break.

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T-Mobile G1’s RC33 update includes Google Latitude originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Keeping frighteningly close tabs on the current locations of your friends, enemies, ex-lovers, bookies, and dealers is one of the hotter trends in the mobile space these days with products like Loopt, Whrrl, and Helio’s Buddy Beacon making location-based contact tracking a breeze. Now that Google’s getting into the game, though, that business model might start to dry up for everyone else — especially considering that its so-called Latitude tech will be built into Android going forward and available for every other platform that supports Google Maps. T-Mobile has announced that Latitude will be built into the G1 starting with the RC33 maintenance release that’s getting rolled out to customers this week — and yes, granted, it’s not Cupcake, but at least we have some new functionality to toy around with. And yes, we promise we won’t mention virtual keyboards in this post… er, dangit. Video of Latitude in action after the break.

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T-Mobile G1’s RC33 update includes Google Latitude originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No copy and paste here, move along everyone! What you can expect in the new, just-released 2.2.1 software update for the iPhone (and iPod touch) is “improved general stability of Safari” — always encouraging — and a fix for saved Mail images not showing up just right in the camera roll. It’s like Christmas in January!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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iPhone firmware update 2.2.1 brings minor stability improvements originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP issues software update for MediaSmart Server originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony just dropped some details on its upcoming 2.60 firmware update for the PS3. The big thrust of the update is a new Photo Gallery app, which can sort by various EXIF data, but also the actual content of the image itself, including colors used, number of people in the photo, how old they are, and facial expressions they used when you pulled out your powdered-blue Kodak to take a few historical snapshots. Naturally you can build slideshows with music and the like. Sony’s also adding with this update guest access to the PlayStation Store and DivX 3.11 support. If that’s not enough magic to get you riled up, Sony’s also pushing out a PSP update, firmware 5.03 that addresses “security vulnerabilities” (we wonder what that could be?) and some stability issues. There’s a video walkthrough of the PS3 update after the break.

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Sony ushers in change, hope with upcoming PS3 2.60 firmware update originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft has pushed out its first patch for the Windows 7 public beta. The update saves your MP3s from a rather nasty bug that trims seconds off any song that’s been edited, either by you or via automatic updates from Windows Media Player. If you’ve got afflicted files, there’s a chance they’re salvageable via properties window, according to the patch notes — and if not, then here’s hoping you backed up your library. Additionally, a new update has gone out to Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Server 2003 / 2008 that fixes some vulnerabilities in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. Beta users won’t get their fix until the next public release, explains Microsoft Security Response Team’s Christopher Budd, since it’s only considered a “moderate” risk for the new OS.

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Windows 7 beta update saves your MP3s, all other versions get security patch originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Did you accidentally flip the switch on that OTA update to RC30 and currently find yourself stuck with a non-root lifestyle? Well thanks to forum member chavonbravo over at xda-developers, things are about to get awesome for you. You can now revert back to RC29 with ease by snagging the uploaded image, renaming, copying to your microSD card, and running through standard procedure for re-flashing the phone. We can attest that the hack does indeed work, so feel free to proceed. Word to the wise, though: getting up to a modded RC30 isn’t as easy as some might have you believe, so set aside a little time to walk through the steps (check out ModMyGPhone’s guide page for clear instructions).

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Leaked G1 firmware lets you revert to RC29 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For early adopters who have already taken delivery of their shiny new Cowon S9, they’ve already sucked down one firmware update to fix some of the more obvious issues. Now, there’s round number two (v2.06) to endure. The company has loosed the second firmware update for its just birthed PMP, with this one adding JPG album art support (for files with the .jpg extension) and fixing a bug that occasionally caused a system reboot after the “remove hardware from PC” message appeared. Most notable, however, is the new inclusion of Bluetooth speaker support, meaning that this device can now stream tunes to BT-enabled sound systems sans cabling or any other black magic. Tap the read link to get your download a-goin’.

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Cowon S9 firmware update adds Bluetooth speaker support originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not clear what has changed at this point, but a brand spankin’ new firmware for the Storm versioned 4.7.0.83 has just leaked out onto the interwebs. The good news is that — if our math is right, anyway — 83 is a considerably higher number than 76, so we’re hoping that this cut incorporates all the changes in 4.7.0.76 that didn’t make it into 75, the upgrade officially released by Verizon not long ago. If you’re bold enough (pun intended) to give it a go, let us know how it treats you, alright?

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Leaked 4.7.0.83 firmware for BlackBerry Storm is .08 higher than .75 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yes, already. Before the 8GB S9 has even had a chance to become available, Cowon has already issued the first firmware update for its hot little PMP. If you’re one of the earliest of adopters, you may want to give this one a download / install before flinging your device upside the wall. Just to name a few, the patch fixes bugs when changing boundary settings for music playback, when viewing particular picture files, when the upper buttons are pressed simultaneously and when connecting Bluetooth Mono headsets. Hop on past the break for the full alert, and tap the read link to access the file.

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Cowon issues first firmware update for S9 PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve long since known that MSI was a fan of overclocking. After all, just about every last one of its gaming notebooks come with one-button OC’ing courtesy of the Turbo Drive Engine technology. Now, it seems that the company is giving the spoils once reserved for the Crysis crowd to those with netbooks, or more specifically, the Wind. The freshly released (and absolutely official) v1.09 BIOS update enables simple overclocking by mashing Fn+F10, giving users the ability to push things 8%, 15% or 24% beyond their normally specified limits. Electric Feel over at ElectricVagabond has found that the update provides up to a 30% boost in performance, which he claims is quite noticeable in processor-intensive apps like Photoshop. You know you’re dying to give your Wind a little lift, so hit the via below for the step-by-step of getting this installed.

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Well, it looks like G1 owners (or some, at least) will be getting a bit of an unexpected surprise when they turn on their brand new device tomorrow, as T-Mobile is apparently already set to start pushing out the very first OTA software update for the phone. Nothing too major, it seems, but the update will include a fix for a bug that has prevented folks from listening to songs on Amazon, as well as a number of other unspecified “enhancements.” As with all OTA updates, however, it’s likely everyone won’t get their fix at once, and T-Mobile helpfully recommends that you simply just “wait,” or “wait a little longer” to make sure you get yours, or check your software version to see if you may have gotten the update without noticing (the new release is version RC28).

[Via TmoNews]

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[Thanks to Chris for the pic & everyone who sent this in]

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Good news, friends, you won’t have to wait until tomorrow to get at that new Flash 9 support offered up by the PS3 2.50 update: the firmware is available now. Sony tossed in a few other assorted updates like power-saving options and voice chat enhancements, but we’re sure you’ll be too busy watching Doogie Howser, M.D. on Hulu to notice. Happy downloading!

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Good news, friends, you won’t have to wait until tomorrow to get at that new Flash 9 support offered up by the PS3 2.50 update: the firmware is available now. Sony tossed in a few other assorted updates like power-saving options and voice chat enhancements, but we’re sure you’ll be too busy watching Doogie Howser, M.D. on Hulu to notice. Happy downloading!

Update: PSP 5.00 is available now too.

[Thanks, Tony]

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