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- Firmware
- A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be...
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- Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1
- The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Sony Reader PRS-505 gets a major firmware upgrade
- My Sony Reader is an excellent piece of hardware that I thoroughly enjoy using during my daily commute. I skipped the Amazon Kindle and bought the Sony Reader and have not been one bit sorry about this purchase I made last fall. I just saw on my favorite eBook site,...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Firmware, Sony Reader, Firmware Upgrade, Sony Reader PRS-505, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- iPhone 3G Pwned
- From the "It was only a matter of time" department... Over the weekend, the iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 2.0.1, a free jailbreaking and unlocking tool for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices – including the iPhone 3G. The new version, which can be downloaded from the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Firmware, Sparkle AppCast URL, PowerPage, Team Management, Management, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- iPhone 2.0 software update - Direct link download
- iPhone 2.0 software update - Direct link downloadiPhone 2.0 software update - Direct link downloadIs Apple going to charge $20 for the ipod firmware?RE: iPhone 2.0 software update - Direct link downloadI use iPhone with firmware 1.1.4 , operator Orange - France . My mobile unlocked , but i don't...
- Tags: iPhone 2.0 software update, Direct-Link, iPhone 2.0, Apple iPhone, software update
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Updated my iPhone to firmware 2.0 and setup hosted Exchange account
- Updated my iPhone to firmware 2.0 and setup hosted Exchange accountUpdating Orig. iPhone to 2.0 ROMMatt,One of the guys here in the office did the same thing you did, but did NOT have his jailbroken. It took just as long to update his as it did yours. I think that's...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, firmware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Updated my iPhone to firmware 2.0 and setup hosted Exchange account
- Thanks to Adrian's post I was able to download the iPhone 2.0 firmware update and immediately updated my iPhone. As Adrian said there is a risk since the official update is not yet available, but I already had my iPhone unlocked and jailbroken so I am willing to take risks...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- First look at iTunes 7.7
- First look at iTunes 7.7App store now available NTThe App Store is now available and you can get some games and other apps.However you need to wait for the firmware 2.0.RE: First look at iTunes 7.7So if you don't have or plan to buy an iphone or touch, you don't...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, iTunes 7.7, Apple iTunes, First Look, firmware, App Store
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Open source router from Netgear offers custom firmware and apps
- Open source router from Netgear offers custom firmware and appsGonna get one ...Having installed DD-WRT on a very UNSTABLE Linksys WRT54G Version 6, I can testify to the stability and usefulness of FOSS on these routers. It solved a LOT of issues I was having, but because the version 6...
- Tags: Home networking, Signal-StRength, Open Source Router, custom firmware, firmware, NetGear, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Open source router from Netgear offers custom apps and firmware
- The newly-released Netgear Open Source Wireless-G Router offers developers the opportunity to customize the firmware and add open source applications. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Router, Firmware, NetGear, Home Networking, Routers & Switches, Open Source, Networking, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Dell grabs a gold. That is, a gold rating for one of its server power supplies
- Dell grabs a gold. That is, a gold rating for one of its server power suppliesThe OS in the CPUIs trying to start when you get one Blue Screen then Restart after another.After the blue screen the OS in the CPU tries to start with a 'Restarting' prompt.It won't start...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., server, firmware, gold, blue screen, CPU, power supply
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- How do I... Replace my Apple iPod firmware with Rockbox?
- While the firmware that Apple supplied with your iPod is adequate, it has a certain limitations. By replacing the standard iPod firmware with software from Rockbox, you can add flexibility to your iPod and give it features you wish it already had. Jack Wallen shows you how to install and...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Firmware, Jack Wallen, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Download resources 2008-06-26
- Nokia rolls out over-the-air firmware updates with the N78 release
- As regular readers know, I spend more time on my mobile phones than I do on a PC or notebook computer so being able to use my devices without connecting them to a computer is important to me. In the past, I have always had to make sure I had...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Firmware Update, Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Updated the HTC Touch Diamond and Advantage X7510 with new firmware
- Updated the HTC Touch Diamond and Advantage X7510 with new firmwarethe fixwhere did you get the firmware update for the diamond?RE: Updated the HTC Touch Diamond and Advantage X7510 with new firmwareWhen you say "RF", are you taking about your Wifi connectivity, or voice connection?
- Tags: Advantage X7510, firmware, HTC Touch Diamond, new firmware, HTC Touch, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Updated the HTC Touch Diamond and Advantage X7510 with new firmware
- As regular readers know, I posted a couple of articles on my experiences with the HTC Touch Diamond here and here are my latest two. For the most part, the device I have had has been a great performer with a fluid TouchFLO 3D experience, as shown in several of...
- Tags: ROM, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Firmware, HTC Touch, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Apple announces iPhone 3G; firmware 2.0
- Apple announces iPhone 3G; firmware 2.03G iPhoneIf I upgrade from my current iPhone to the new 3G iPhone, what happens to my current EDGE iPhone? Can I still use it as a video iPod if there is no SIM card in it? And access email and the...
- Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, OOO, iPhone 3G, 3G, Apple announces iPhone 3G, Apple announces iPhone, Apple iPhone, Apple Announces, Apple Inc., firmware, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Apple announces iPhone 3G; firmware 2.0
- As was widely expected, Apple today announced the iPhone 3G and formally demonstrated the new features coming in the iPhone 2.0 firmware update. Both will be available beginning on 11 July 2008:iPhone 3G features: 3G data that is 2.8 times faster than EDGE...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Firmware, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Leaked: iPhone firmware confirms GPS
- Leaked: iPhone firmware confirms GPSWow, will the innovation never cease??!!??!!Whoever heard of putting a GPS into a cell phone? I predict that all phones in the past, present, and future that have GPS will be accused of copying the iPhone, just like touch screens cell phones of the past, way...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Apple iPhone, firmware
- Discussion threads 2008-06-07
- Leaked: iPhone firmware confirms GPS
- Don't you just love the weekend before a Stevenote? It's the time when the finger comes out of the dyke and leaks become a flood, then a monsoon. This time Engadget has the skinny. They got a peek inside the iPhone 3G firmware and it shares a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, UMTS, HSDPA, Firmware, GPS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-06-07
- Nokia N95-3 (North American model) firmware update version 20.2.011 is now available
- Nokia N95-3 North American model firmware update version 20.2.011 is now availableGood Lord. Get help! kiddingYou are as bad as I am when it comes to the N95.Bet you haven't done this:Set up Asterisk and your N95 as a remote SIP phone extension.OK, so you have T-Mobile@Home. ;)
- Tags: Nokia N95-3, N95, firmware update, firmware, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Nokia N95-3 (North American model) firmware update version 20.2.011 is now available
- I know that Ricky Cadden from the Symbian-Guru.com site has been waiting very anxiously for the Nokia N95-3 North American version to be upgraded to version 20.2.xxx and Nokia stated that the update would be coming in June. According to users on Howard Forums Nokia was able to release...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Firmware Update, Firmware, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
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