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The first Sony Ericsson smartphone firmware update

Categories: Devices, Sony Ericsson, Symbian
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, August 21st, 2006 at 2:04 PM

Sony Ericsson has released the first public firmware update for its smartphones range. The update affects the Organizer to R3A04 version and also brings several fixes and improvements. The number one improvement is deffinetly a better multitasking, which now allows many huge applications to work at the same time. Mentioned feature had some problems before the update.

To ensure the latest version of the firmware, Sony Ericsson P990i and M600i owners should download Sony Ericsson Update Service software.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • mike

    I downloaded it but I cannot install it. The error message was Failed checking application software. Please check the application version and try again

  • honney

    my P990i hangs all the time despite the fact that i’m using a 2gb memory card. do you think upgrading the firmware will resolve the issue? my cellphone is barely 1 month old.

  • Never

    I think SEUS application is crap. I tried everything getting it to work but all was in vain. First, I tried from a clean install – SEUS then Flash using IE = Failed checking application version, try reinstalling latest. I went to the SE website, downloaded a fresh SEUS setup then tried reinstalling = same error. uninstalled Flash using the Flash uninstaller from Adobe, reinstalled using IE = same error. Tried to google around then did various things like setting compatibility mode to Win98 and everything in the compatibility tab = no luck. closed any open applications on the taskbar, ensured no windowblinds and set themes to windows default = no luck. I also tried everything while doing a restart per install = no luck.

    I would like to suggest to SE that they remove the Flash things in the SEUS so that it wouldn’t require Flash. They should focus on getting the SEUS to work what it was meant for. If they are very imposing of Flash, they shouldn’t limit its installation in IE only. They should be aware that not all of us use that browser. SEUS should be developed as an install-then-run (plug n’ play) application for user-friendliness. They must be educated that not all of us has technical knowledge of the installation steps as well as the combination when installing SEUS and Flash.