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In a move that is sure to make very little difference to the average user, Verizon Wireless has introduced their over-the-air mobile phone firmware update service. The new service will give Verizon Wireless customers a heads-up when new firmware updates are available for their Verizon-phone – at which point the firmware can then be downloaded directly on to the phone. On-screen prompts can then guide the user through a simple update process.
Verizon Wireless hopes to reduce the number of service requests by proactively updating firmwares through the phone itself – obviating the need to visit a brick-and-mortar store to have an update performed by a Verizon tech. The over-the-air service will be available in select phones this year, with more phones slated to jump on-board through 2008.
Hey, it’s a step in the right direction. Not a huge step, but a step nonetheless.
[Via: PhoneScoop]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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