Apple iPhone firmware update 2.2.1 arrives

Apple iPhone firmware update 2.2.1 arrives

Apple has released the 2.2.1 firmware upgrade for the iPhone, which brings a host of bug fixes and much-needed stability to its Safari browser.

The changes for 2.2.1 had been widely leaked, but the expected tweaks for Google Street View, alterations to email and fixes for Safari are present and accounted for.

It's the latter that will cheer iPhone users most, especially those who have been dismayed by the instability of the phone's default Safari browser.

Safari default

Apple has recently allowed a few third-party browsers to appear in the App Store, but Safari remains the way that most users interact with the internet through their iPhones.

And the phone's browser has been beset with stability issues, often crashing back to the home menu mid-surf.

The latest update appears to have fixed this issue.

Also listed in the change log is a fix for a bug that meant some images saved from email didn't show up in the camera roll.

Note: jailbreaking or unlocking is not supported on this firmware yet

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PlayStation 3 firmware upgrade tomorrow

PlayStation 3 firmware upgrade tomorrow

Media-focused v2.60 software boosts pics and vids

A snap announcement of an upgrade to the PlayStation 3 from Sony Computer Entertainment today has the v2.60 firmware arriving as soon as tomorrow.

The news broke on a US PlayStation blog - http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/01/20/upcoming-ps3-firmware-v260-update - where you can see a quick run-through of the update's new features.

The main feature is a new Photo Gallery application (a 100MB download), offering a suite of tools to view and organise images.

Smile, you're on PlayStation

Digital photos can now be sorted in lots of different ways. The default view is a scrolling timeline but you can also sort by the camera used to take the picture or the album it's in. So far so Photoshop.

The PS3 innovation is to also let you sort by colours in the photo, the number of people in it, their ages and even their facial expressions ('With Smiles' or the euphemistically named 'Other').

You can combine sorts to get a narrow range of images: such as Children With Smiles shot in 2008. Exisiting slideshow and playlist features are not affected.

Other additions with firmware v2.60 include guest access to the PlayStation Store to browse all the stuff you can't buy, and support for DivX video playback, which is apparently 'great for reliving hilarious home video moments'. And not illegal downloads at all.

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PSP gets 5.03 firmware upgrade

PSP gets 5.03 firmware upgrade

The Sony PSP has been given a minor firmware upgrade, with 5.03 soon available for download to the device.

The update brings no new features, but should make crashes a little less prevalent.

Heads up

As usual, Eric Lempel unveiled the news of the update on the official PlayStation blog, saying: "Hi, everyone, I wanted to give you a quick heads up that a new PSP firmware update, v5.03, will be released soon.

"This is a small update that improves system software stability during use of some features."

The PSP still has a long way to go until it can compete for sales with Nintendo's DS, but TechRadar has always been a firm fan of Sony's handheld and its partnership with the PS3 has boosted its popularity.

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Why Windows 7 should be a free upgrade?

Why Windows 7 should be a free upgrade?

Windows Vista isn't a bad OS - now. But it's had its problems. Third parties didn't make drivers fast enough, bugs affected obscure features such as, er, copying and deleting files, and Vista Capable PCs were nothing of the sort.

Not all of the problems were Microsoft's fault, but Microsoft's name is on the box - so if people have a less than stellar experience with Vista, it's Microsoft they're going to blame.

Credit where credit's due, Microsoft appears to have got it right with Windows 7. It boots in less than a fortnight. It doesn't make our laptop shoot up to 100% CPU usage for no good reason, generating enough heat to cook a moose. It goes like lightning on machines that struggled with Vista. It's very good. In fact, it's great. Which is why Microsoft should give it away.

People paid good money for Vista expecting to receive a racehorse, and Microsoft sent them a pig in a wig instead. If that hasn't already scared them into the arms of Steve Jobs, they're still going to be wary about giving Microsoft any money ever again. So Microsoft shouldn't ask them for any.

Instead of flogging eleventy-two badly named and badly differentiated versions of Windows 7, Microsoft could easily offer two. The first, which it could call Windows 7 Essentials, would be the core OS, and it would be an upgrade for Vista SP1. The second would include touchscreen support and other sparkly things, and it would be Windows 7 Ultimate. Essentials would be free, with Ultimate as a reasonably priced upgrade.

Madness? Nope. Microsoft doesn't make that much money from OS upgrades: the real cash comes from new PCs. Giving Vista users a free upgrade wouldn't affect that much, but it would make a lot of people feel warm and fuzzy about Microsoft. Many of them would upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate. Many of them would use Windows Live, and Office, and other Microsoft products. And when it's time to buy a new PC, it might just keep them out of the Apple Store.

Microsoft won't do it. But it should.

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