Nokia N78 get some more update love
By Will Park on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 at 8:44 PM PST In Announcements, NSeries, Nokia, Services
That is, as long as you’re not using the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N78-3. The Nokia N78 has just been hit with another firmware update from Espoo. While those of us with the North American (NAM) version of Nokia’s candybar (monoblock) N-series will just have wait and hope that Nokia sees fit to bless us with an update, European Nokia N78 users will be enjoying their second firmware update in as many weeks.
This latest firmware brings with it “a number of performance improvements including softkey selection, Bluetooth stability, video playback, email sending and alarm clock functions.” Nokia N78 owners can expect to find the v12.046 firmware through an OTA (over the air) update or through Nokia Software Update.
Enjoy all those delicious firmware updates, folks.
Are you sure? I think this update might be for the NAM version. I checked yesterday after many had updated and my Euro-spec N78 didn’t find any updates beyond 11.x.
Monoblock N Series flagship? Err.. isn’t the N82 clearly the holder of that title?
It’s fantastic news that Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) updating is being embraced by more and more mobile phone manufacturers and operators. FOTA allows consumers to get the latest software improvements and new features delivered directly to their mobile phones over the air (no hassle of a cable connected to your PC, or worse – needing to visit a service center to have the phone repaired). FOTA also has the added benefit for manufacturers and operators of reducing customer support costs, increasing service revenues, improving consumer satisfaction, and reducing churn.
50% of all new phones have FOTA. Don’t buy a phone that can’t be updated! For a full list of FOTA-enabled phones, check out this link: http://www.redbend.com/markets/mobile_phones.asp