There are many applications available on AppStore that require firmware 3.1.3 installed on your iPhone. However if you don’t want to upgrade the iphone firmware, here is a simple solution for this problem.

On Cydia a tweaking app is released for jailbroken iPhones that will allow iPhone users to install the apps which are specifically released for iPhone OS 3.1.3. The purpose of this app is very simple as  it replaces the information contained in a variable that shows the firmware version of iPhone/iPod.

You can find the “Firmware 3.1.3″ in cydia via the BigBoss respository. I remember that  another app, Fake 3.1.3, is also available for the same purpose but I don’t know what is the difference between the functioning method of these two apps.

Last week we shared a software, ToolJail, that provides a complete solution to jailbreak the iPhone with guides and help. A new version of this software has been released with bug fixes and improvements.

In version 1.2.1 following changes have been made:

• Fixed a bug that often leads to demands for more data after selecting the iPhone 3GS Stranger
• Corrected jailbreak iPhone 2G/EDGE page that did not mention bootloaders
• Added the downloads for the bootloaders (needed for the Jailbreak of iPhone EDGE)
• The great success of implementation has led to the development of new versions in English and German

Download JailTool:

• ToolJail 1.2.1 Italian — http://www.megaupload.com/?d=50K4GVRX
• ToolJail 1.2.1 — http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BX7LUDQ0
• ToolJail 1.2.1 German — http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M71H9GWX

Tip: You can read the previous post about JailTool here.

Sony Ericsson is going to roll out a new firmware for its symbian based “Satio” this weekend. Initially some specific regions will get the update and more will be covered in the coming week.

However some users might face delay in receiving the update due to late approval by different operators.

A lot of bugs have been fixed in this release with many improvements. You can get the update through Update Service Client found at www.sonyericsson.com/update .

According to the SE Blog the important changes in this firmware will be:

• Support for WVGA video recording – The already great video recording will be enhanced to fit the wide screen format and hence resolution is also slightly increased to 864 * 480 pixles. (the preset size will still be VGA, user has to change to get WVGA)
• Upload of pictures to Facebook – It will be possible to upload pictures directly from the picture menu you have on the home screen or from the Media UI.
• Youtube video uploading – It will be possible to upload videos to Youtube directly from the Media UI.
• Conversational messaging – “Conversations” will be nicely integrated in the messaging menu in order to easily find and inspire to more conversations with your friends.
• DLNA support – The new software will support DLNA media server for easy transfer of audio and still pictures. (Note that video is not supported)
• UI improvements – On top of above, several minor UI improvements have been done in order to optimize the user experience.
• The Facebook application that is now available on PlayNow for free download will be included in the sw.

So be ready and keep checking to test this new firmware on your Satio. Please let us know if you find some changes.

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Finally it has been disclosed by Charlie Kindel, Microsoft Partner Group Program Manager for the Windows Phone Application Platform & Developer Experience, that the existing applications of Windows Mobile will not run on newly launched mobile OS by Microsoft.

Kindel says in his blog post on March 4:

The Windows Phone 7 Series developer platform is as different as the new user experience. It’s fresh. It’s pure. And it’s powerful.

The new Windows Phone 7 Operating system will also support the following platforms which are already the key GIANTS by Microsoft to develop other platforms and Windows for PCs is also one of them.

• .NET
• Silverlight
• XNA platform
• Microsoft’s developer tools
• Web 2.0 standards

In the post Charlie Kindel clearly describes:

One result of this is previous Windows mobile applications will not run on Windows Phone 7 Series.

To be clear, we will continue to work with our partners to deliver new devices based on Windows Mobile 6.5 and will support those products for many years to come, so it’s not as though one line ends as soon as the other begins.

After reading the whole post one thing which I concluded is that Microsoft Company wants to have a lot of apps and games for Windows Phone 7 series. In fact their main goal will be to beat the Mobile Stores of Apple and Google which are the largest stores of apps and games for iphone and android based mobiles.

Microsoft will reveal more details about apps, games and platform for Window Phone 7 at the Mix 10 conference which will start on March 15 in Las Vegas.

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A new tool, ToolJail, is under process to jailbreak the iPhone and iPod Touch devices. This tool will be based on Windows Operating System.

The beta version of this tool is being tested by various bloggers and iPhone Jailbreakers. In fact this tool is a mini wikipedia for iPhone jailbreaking. You can find different types of guides, howtos, unlock process, check iBoot,  check the MC model, the ECID etc.

The usage of this new tool is very simple and easy. After opening this tool in windows, you will have to do the following steps to know whether your iPhone/iPod is jailbreakable or not.

1. Select the device type i.e. iPhone 2G/3G/3GS etc.
2. Select the firmware version installed on your iPhone / iPod
3. Select your iBoot (only for iPhone 3GS) If you don’t know about your iBoot click on How can i know it button highlighted just under the option.
4. Confirm If you have saved ECID through Cydia (only for iPhone 3GS)
5. Select your computer operating system i.e. Mac/Windows
6. iPod Touch 2G should confirm your Model MB or MC

After completing all the fields, you will have to click on “Search”. If your device is jailbreakable, you will get a green windows otherwise a red window.

After it is confirmed that phone is jailbreakable, you can proceed for actual jailbreaking process.

This tool will be released soon and you can read more about this tool on ihackintosh blog.

The Product Manager for Ovi Mail has just published a post on Nokia Beta Labs blog about the release of new Ovi Mail 2.0. Now the contacts in Ovi Mail have been integrated with Ovi Contacts.

The contact list will be same on both Ovi Mail and Ovi contacts and it can also be synchronized with the phone.

Hem has told how this One Contact List will work:

1. User opens an email from a friend in Ovi Mail on the web and sends a reply back
2. Ovi Mail shows a dialog box asking if he wants to add the person to his address book.  User says yes and fills in the entries and clicks on ‘Add contact’
3. Within a few minutes, the new contact appears in Ovi Contacts on the web because Ovi Mail now is integrated with Ovi Contacts
4. User decides to sync his phone to get the newly added contact on his phone. User can either initiate a sync from device or from Ovi Contacts on the web to sync his contacts
5. After the sync completes, user views the Phonebook on the device and the name of the friend and the newly added email address appear in the Phonebook on the phone

The other important update in this new version of Ovi Mail is the support for Arabic language. Now the Arabic speaking users can view the Ovi mail UI in arabic.

There are different ways to access Google Buzz on your phone. But the web app for Google Buzz gives the complete control over posting and viewing the buzzes.

If you visit the official page of Google Buzz for Mobile, you will see that only two types of phones (iPhone and Android 2.0+) can enjoy the full features of Google Buzz Web App. However if you are using Symbian or Windows Mobile based mobile, you can not access the Google Buzz page with the official URL buzz.google.com.

I also tried many times to access the google buzz on my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and entered different URLs like www.google.com/m/buzz , m.gogle.com/buzz , etc but failed.

Then I searched the internet and found a URL that could be used to access the Google Buzz on unsupported devices. I tried it on Nokia 5800 and it worked flawlessly. While accessing the Google Buzz Mobile with this address, you can use all the features of Google Buzz as the iPhone users do.

If you enter this address https://m.google.com/app/buzz, you will see the following page. Ignore the warning and tap on “Continue on Unsupported Device”.

However if you don’t want to see this warning message, enter this address in you mobile browser:

https://m.google.com/app/buzz?force=1#~buzz:view=me

You can bookmark the current address to access it with one click and without seeing the unsupported warning page.

Here are the screenshots of Google Buzz Mobile on Nokia 5800.

You can use the “Help” link on bottom-right side to read the basic tips and usage instructions for Google Buzz for Mobile.

Pushme.to is a beautiful application that allows you to send instant messages and images to your iPhone and iPod friends. The unique feature of this applications is that you don’t need to have an iPhone / iPod / email / registration etc to send messages.

Pushme.to has released a lite version which is totally free, but you will have to bear with some ads which are not annoying at all considering the app is free of cost. Except from ads, pushme.to lite is not different from paid version in any aspect.

Some key features of this app are:

• No charges on sending or receiving messages or images
• You can attach multiple images from the web or iphone/ipod
• No need of email or any type of registration for sending or receiving messages
• Option to backup messages on computer

Download Pushme.to Lite:

Pushme.to Lite is compatible with all iPhone and iPod touch which are running on iPhone OS 3.1 or later. You can read more about this app and download it from here.

Smart Berries is an awesome free theme for Blackberry Storm and Blackberry Storm 2. It is packed with many custom icons which are animated and completely unique in style.

This theme is available in two forms: One is Smart Berries Zen which is standard theme for BB and another form is Smart Berries Today which comes with Today Function for both BB Storm and Storm 2.

Screenshot of Smart Berries Zen

Screenshot of Smart Berries Today

Download and Installation Instructions:

Smart Berries Themes are free to use. The complete instruction for installing these themes are available on blackicon.de website. The site is in German language but you can translate it into English using Google Translater.

Qik has announced a premium version of app for selected Nokia Phones through Ovi Store. If you don’t know, Qik is a service which allows you to stream your videos on the web directly from your phone.

A free version of Qik is already available. The main difference between free and premium Qik is an option to download the videos on your computer to burn them in DVDs.

The main features you will get with Qik Premium are:

• You can save your videos (MPEG-4) on your computer, add them to your media library and burn all these videos into DVDs.
• Premium members will be able to watch the videos in HQ mode (high quality transcoding).
• Premium members can switch to NON-HD mode if the connection is slow. The videos will be optimized for both slow and faster networks while uploading and this feature will be available on Qik Premium only.
• Coming Next: Ability to upload and share videos recorded with your mobile phone’s native camera application.

You can download Qik Premium from Ovi Store for a special promotional price $4.99/year. This special promotional price ends March 31, 2010.