Some time ago Nokia quietly released a Phone Software Update tool. If you've got a Nokia N-series phone acquired in the last two years, or one of any of the other phones supported, it's well worth the time to update to the latest versions of the firmware. For example, after receiving the new N95 last week, and admiring the WiFi scanner tools that shipped with it, I updated my N93, N90, and N80, all of which now can use those same WiFi scanner tool.
Warning: back up the phone first. It wipes the phone's internal memory completely.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
