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Apple has seeded iOS 4.1 Gold Master (final version) for registered developers.The update (8B117) is a whopping 590 MB download.

By updating this, you’ll get the following features that were announced earlier today:

  • Game Center
  • Proximity Sensor fix
  • Bluetooth connectivity fix
  • Performance improvements
  • Security fixes
  • HD video upload over WiFi
  • High Dynamic Range image capture
  • Show rentals

The update is rumored to be publicly available next week.


HTC HD3 aka HD7

An internal document leaked today from O2 UK, showing a device called HTC HD7 and that it will be available on October 18th. The story tells that this will be the HTC HD3, but the name is also showing that it runs Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 operating system.

I’d recommend you take this with a grain of salt, since this is just a leak from an operator, not from HTC or Microsoft themselves.


Nokia Beta labs today announced the availability of Swype for Symbian^1 devices.

To download Swype for your Symbian S60 5th edition, click here.


Motorola Milestone 2

Motorola today announced the Milestone 2. This is an European version of the Motorola Droid 2.

The Motorola Milestone 2 will run Android 2.2 Froyo and Motorola’s own UI called MOTOBLUR. The phone has an 3.7″ WVGA touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, GPS, 720p HD video capture and playback, 3.5mm audio jack, 5MP camera with dual LED flash, 1GHz processor, 8GB internal memory and a microSD card slot with an 8GB card pre-installed.

The Milestone 2 will be available in Q4, but no official word on how much this thing will cost.

Hit View Post for a PR video of the Milestone 2.


Nokia E72 - Gold Aluminum

Nokia’s popular E72 just got updated to version 51.018. To obtain this update, download the update over-the-air, or plug the phone to your computer. Even though the E72 has UDP, it’s recommended that you do a full system backup before proceeding.

The update brings the following changes:

Corrections or Changes :

  • Browser upgrade into 7.2.6
  • Freestyle Baseline 3.0 (latest version) update
  • QuickOffice upgrade into 6.2.439
    • New languages introduced, Office 2007 compatibility
  • OVI Music client Inc9Br5 update
    • Music 3.0: full album purchase, PIN less activation
  • Lotus Notes Traveller 8.5.1 update
  • Smart Connect 1.3.55 update
  • OVI Store 1.6 update
  • OVI Files widget 1.2.3.0 update

Removals

  • Windows Live removal

Improvements

  • New chat functionalities for the users
  • Microsoft Office Communicator added to vanilla SW UDA content
  • Nokia Messaging for Instant Messaging / Nokia Chat 2.0 added to vanilla SW UDA content
  • Improved Email, Calendar and Contacts experience
  • Performance improvements
  • Stability and usability improvements
  • Menu layout changes, among other things:
    • Maps moved to Main menu from Applications – GPS folder
    • Help moved from Main menu to Applications folder
    • Main menu re-ordered
    • SW update moved from Phone folder to main level of Control panel folder.
    • Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, Bloomberg moved from Internet folder to Applications folder
  • No changes to vanilla memory cards
  • Altogether 450+ errors are fixed.

Pretty cool video of a guy who uses his hamster to charge a Nokia N8 :D


According to the official MeeGo Wiki, we will get a final version of MeeGo 1.1 between October 21st and 27th, 2010.

GA, RTW: MeeGo 1.1 Release for Core, Netbooks, Handsets, … (General availability, release to web

Six months after that, between April 21st and 27th, 2011, we’ll get MeeGo version 1.2.

MeeGo 1.2 Release for Core, Netbooks, Handsets, … (General availability, release to web on 2011-04-27)

This follows the same release cycle as what Android is currently following. Please keep in mind that the release schedule is just an target, and things could go wrong with it.


Sony Ericsson X10 Android 2.1 Confirmed September

Sony Ericsson UK have confirmed on their official twitter feed that the whole XPERIA X10 family will get the awaited Android 2.1 update by the end of September. Sony Ericsson has been working hard to get this done so fast. We’ve previously heard that it will be done by the end of Q4, not by the end of Q3. They’ve managed to cut out 3 months worth of development time. Let’s hope they haven’t cut it too much, and left use with a whole lot of bugs.

If they manage to pull this one off, I can’t say anything else than good work Sony Ericsson!