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It took forever, but it happened. Verizon and Motorola have finally announced the Windows Mobile 6.1 update for the Motorola Q9c. Now yet another deserving group of users will enjoy features like copy/paste and threaded SMS on their mobile handsets. Get it while it's good.

Just to let you know, Telus and HTC have released a Windows Mobile 6.1 update for the Telus' S720, the CDMA variant of the Vox.

The update adds support for EV-DO Rev. A and improves "overall device functionality and stability".

That's all we know, unfortunately, but we insist that you update your device nevertheless.

Briefly: Apple has released the iPhone 2.1 firmware update today. Here are some the changes made over the previous version:

• Improved battery life management;
• Reduced backup times to iTunes;
• Improved email reliability (especially for getting mail from POP and Exchange accounts);
• Faster app installations;
• Fewer call setup failures and call drops;
• Faster text messaging, loading of contacts and more;
• Improved accuracy on the 3G signal strength display;

etc.

Who would've thought that Palm Treo 700wx would some day get a Windows Mobile 6 update. Well, it happened. The new ROM adds support for Microsoft Vista, HTML mail, Office 2007, Inbox search, grins, and other stuff, and is now available for Verizon subscribers.

Who would've thought that Treo 700wx would some day get a Windows Mobile 6 update. Well, it happened. The new ROM adds support for Microsoft Vista, HTML mail, Office 2007, Inbox search, grins, and other stuff, and is now available for Verizon subscribers.

The new iPhone 2.1 software update is coming soon for iPhone (3G) and iPod touch. Some of its main improvements are fixed crashes, longer battery, and faster backups, but there was no word on the copy/paste function. Oh well, we'll see it on Friday. Be informed, that owners of the iPod touch will have to shell out $10 to get their player updated.

According to Modace, Samsung has released an official firmware update for its Omnia handset. The new ROM with the version number DXHH1 can not be installed via Samsung Service Centre’s, instead you can easily find the download link in the Internet. Some of the improvements supposedly include:

More haptic feedback, including for

Nokia has released the new software update version 30.0.018 for the Nokia N95 8GB handset. The update should be installed from a PC and can be downloaded here or here (US).

See the change log below:

New features:

• Maps 2.0 (e.g. Pedestrian navigation, Traffic info, Multimedia city guides, satellite imagery);
• Full N-Gage support;
• Nokia Search 4.

We're glad to announce that the anticipated Windows mobile 6.1 update for the Samsung SGH-I617 BlackJack II smartphone has been released! Here’s the full list of changes and improvements:

• Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 (AKU1.0.1);
• Pocket Internet Explorer, 7.11;
• Microsoft Voice Command v1.6.19;
• Microsoft Office Mobile (including OneNote);
• TeleNav & MobiTV capable;
• Modified UI with updated text & icons in several areas;
• Enhancements to improve call quality (Qualcomm patches);
• Fixed, Several Bluetooth improvements for BTCK — including Peiker, Nokia, Audi, BMW, and others;
• Fixed, Several Bluetooth issues relating to BTHS Jabra, Motorola, Samsung, and others;
• Fixed, BT audio routing;
• Fixed, Audio playback issue /w certain applications;
• Fixed, Video Calling problems;
• Added, Track Wheel speed values;
• Added, Sliding Media Pane;
• Added, Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP) for Bluetooth;
• Added, Leap year calendar patch for wallpaper;
• Added, Integrated BMW iDrive Patch;
• Removed, Good Messaging Application

You can download the update at the Samsung website.

According to BGR, starting mid-September AT&T customers will be getting the new BlackBerry OS 4.5 update for the BlackBerry 8120, BlackBerry 8820, BlackBerry 8310, and BlackBerry 8300 handsets. A month later those devices will come with the new OS pre-installed. All changes and improvements of the updated software are listed on the screenshot above.