Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Updates...

Update #1 : Orchids in our little garden plot are now in full bloom! Here is a close-up view of one stalk...taken earlier today :

They're just beautiful, aren't they?

Update #2 : Since I bought a new std/vanilla Nokia N73 handphone early in January this year, Nokia appears to be correcting & improving its Firmware ie the Software that runs all the processes in the phone.

It came with V3.0638.0.0.1 dated 30-10-2006...then it was updated to V3.0704.1.0.1 of 19-01-2007. Further modified to V3.0713.1.0.2 dated 05-04-2007 and V4.0723.2.0.1 of 06-06-2007.

This V4 firmware was hailed by many as a great improvement being filled with goodies eg the same Music Player as in the N73ME model, not forgetting specials like AD2P (stereo BT) support and FOTA for software updates over the air!

However, that joy was shortlived. The update was suddenly removed from Nokia's Online Updating facility just a few days after its release! Many wondered why...cos no clarification was forthcoming from Nokia. A true mystery.

Now a new version... V4.0726.2.0.1 dated 26-06-2007 is available! It's with the same features as the elusive earlier V4 but, probably, with detected bugs eliminated...hopefully.

It is felt there is also improvement to picture-taking at night or in poorly lit areas. Here is a comparison of images taken...both in areas where the scene is not visible via the HP camera viewfinder:

Image #1 : Taken with fully Auto setting.

Image #2 : Taken with Night Mode setting & Flash ON :
Can you see the difference?

BTW the topmost pic of the Orchids was taken using the same N73 with latest FW using the Close-Up Mode. Colours are now so much more natural...Keep up the great work, Nokia!

Update #3 : Went for my usual monthly medical check-up at my doc's. What can I say? Results came out as well & fine as one can hope for. At this point in my life, nothing is nor can be what we truly want but have to accept that we have a seemingly "younger" soul in an aging body...

As my doc said...Be happy...

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