Apple has released final version software or firmware for iPhone and iPod touch. It’s called iOS 4.0. This iOS 4.0 is for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 2G/3G.

Before releasing this iOS 4.0, Apple was released iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4, Beta 3, Beta 2, and Beta.

The iOS 4 is supported on iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 3rd generation.

Download iOS 4.0 Software for iPhone and iPod Touch here.

HTC released new firmware update for HTC Desire mobile phone. It’s called HTC Desire Firmware Update Version 1.21.405.2. This firmware update version 1.21.405.2 comes some bugs fixes (as talked by user “tuatha” on XDA Developers forum.

“Minor fixes. New radio image. New youtube app with HQ option (with a widget that doesn’t work if you’re logged in to your account). New bootloader. Fixed Facebook/unknown contact issue (haven’t verified this personally).
I flashed the rom from the dev forum a couple of days ago, but haven’t noticed any other changes yet.
The news widget still doesn’t update automatically.”

Here is HTC’s description of the update:
Update – HTC Legend and Desire Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update
“In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your phone.  Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available.  Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G.  After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Software Number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software information> Software number).  The new software number after the update will be 1.31.405.4 on HTC Legend and 1.21.405.2 on HTC Desire. Note：We recommend using a free Wi-Fi hotspot or an unlimited data plan to apply this update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply. For any questions, please contact us via http://www.htc.com/www/CA_Hotline.aspx“.

RIM has released new firmware update for BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone. It’s called BlackBerry Tour 9630 Firmware Update Version 5.0.0.662. This firmware update provide more improvement and fix several bugs.

Download the latest firmware/operating system (OS) update here.

Nokia has released new firmware update for Nokia 5230 mobile phone. It’s called Nokia 5230 Firmware Update Version 20.0.005.
Nokia 5230 Firmware Update v20.0.005 provides more improvements :
- Kinetic scrolling is included in the main menu
- Ovi Sync has been added to the desktop
- Music player is improved
- GPS allows for faster fix on your location
- Some of the existing apps have been updated
- Other performance and stability improvements

The new firmware update v20.0.005 can be downloaded or updated over the air (OTA) and by using Nokia Software Updater (NSU) program for your computer. Do not forget to backup all of your phone data before upgrading.

Nokia has released new firmware update for Nokia N97. It’s called Nokia N97 Firmware Update Version 30.0.016. The new software update can be downloaded or updated using OTA (Over The AirOver The Air) or via NSU (Nokia’s Software Updater on your computer.

Do not forget to backup your phone data before updating if dont want lose out any of your phone data. Although Nokia N97 supports UDP (User Data Preservation).

T-Mobile has released new software update for HTC HD2 smartphone. It’s called HD2 Software Version 2.13.531.1.

Here’s how to upgrade T-Mobile HTC HD2 Software Version 2.13.531.1 :

1.   Download the new software  to your PC.  You will be instructed to enter the 15-digit IMEI number for your device to access the download.
2. Ensure ActiveSync 4.5 for computers using Windows XP or earlier or use Windows Mobile Device Center for computers using Vista and Windows 7 is installed on your PC. If you have not installed ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center, you can install it from your Getting Started CD or download it from the Microsoft website.
3. Connect your HTC HD2 to your computer using the USB Sync Cable that came with the phone.
4. Establish a connection. You will know this is complete when the ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center icon in your PC taskbar is lit green and the status is “Connected”.
5. Ensure that your T-Mobile HTC HD2 has a battery charge that is greater than 50% (two bars).
6. Remove your MicroSD card from the device if you have one inserted. Do not reinsert the SD card until after the software installation process is complete and the phone is ready to use.
7. Run the software update program you downloaded to your PC and follow the on-screen commands.

For T-Mobile HTC HD2 Software (Version 2.13.531.1) Update information details can be found here.

HTC have launched a new system software updates or firmware updates for HTC Desire mobile phone. It’s called HTC Desire Firmware Update Version 1.15.405.4.

HTC have not tell the changelog details for this new update, but this update may provides some improvement and bug fixes.

HTC Desire Firmware Update Version 1.15.405.4 can be downloaded Over The Air (OTA). To download this update, HTC recommend to use Wi-Fi internet connection, or unlimited data plan.

Here are for details from HTC:
“In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your phone. Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Software Number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software information> Software number). The new software number after the update will be 1.15.405.4 for an HTC phone.

Note： We recommend using a free Wi-Fi hotspot or an unlimited data plan to apply this update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply. For any questions, please contact us at http://www.htc.com/www/CA_Hotline.aspx”.

via [HTC]

The new software updates for Droid by Motorola smartphone has been announced and released by Verizon Wireless. It’s called Motorola Droid software update version AP: ESE53/BP: C_01.3E.03P.

Motorola Droid software update version AP: ESE53/BP: C_01.3E.03P comes with more enhancements and improvements.

Here are AP: ESE53/BP: C_01.3E.03P enhancements :
- Pinch-to-zoom is now available when using the browser, Gallery, and Google Maps.™
- New Weather and News application plus widget.
− The Weather and News app pulls the information you want from the Web and brings it to your fingertips. You get weekly and hourly weather forecasts based on your location, and news headlines.
- New support for voice-to-text entry.
- Whenever a text-entry box appears, simply tap the microphone icon on the virtual keyboard and speak.
- New Gallery application with 3D layout. View and share photos taken with your phone and images from your online Picasa Web albums.
- Live Wallpapers offer richer animated, interactive backgrounds on the home screen. Access them with a long press anywhere on the home screen. Tap Wallpapers, then Live Wallpapers.

And here are Motorola Droid software update improvements:
- Free Yahoo!® Mail is now supported—simply sign in with your Yahoo! email address and password.
- Google Maps update.
− Personalized suggestions and synchronized starring with desktop maps.google.com.
- Starred items are stored and synced automatically between Google Maps on your device and maps.google.com on your computer, making it easy to search for places you’ve searched for before.
− New night mode in Google Maps Navigation automatically changes the screen at night for easier viewing.
- Improved pattern-lock functionality.
- Improved handset audio when disconnecting a wired headset.

For step-by-step instructions on how to perform the download, yo can get it here.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Firmware Update Version 40.2.005 can be downloaded via Nokia Software Update (NSU). We can also update it by pressing Key *#0000# into phone’s home screen, Select Options > Check for updates and Follow the on-screen prompts until your update is complete.

Don’t forget to backup all your data before updating.

WebOS 1.4 for Palm Pre and Palm Pixi have just released by Palm on 26 February 2010 (release date). WebOS 1.4 comes with many changelog, improvements and also security fix update. This update is available for Sprint, O2, Movistar, but not Verizon.

Here are feature changes to existing applications :

Amazon MP3
- When you download a song, the application shows the estimated download time.
- If you purchase an album containing two or more identically named songs, Amazon MP3 now downloads all of the songs correctly.

App Catalog
- An application developer can feature a video in App Catalog by providing a YouTube URL for the developer’s application. The URL appears as a link on the app details screen. Tapping the link opens the video in the phone’s YouTube application.

Bluetooth
- If you create a conference call from two outgoing calls, you can now end the conference call from a headset, if the headset model supports this feature.

Calendar
- You can customize calendar notification sounds in Preferences & Accounts. The options include Mute, System Sound, Ringtone, and Vibrate. The Ringtone option includes new notification sounds to give you more customization choices.
- With this release, future occurrences of repeating Calendar events consistently appear correctly.
- If you create an event and enters a phone number as the event name, location, or description, you can tap the phone number on the event details screen to dial it.
- A new Select All application menu item is available when the cursor is in an editable text field.
- A new Sync Now application menu item gives you a second way to manually synchronize your calendar accounts (in addition to the Sync Now button in Preferences & Accounts).
- This release improves Calendar synchronization performance in poor network coverage areas to optimize battery life. It also increases the default interval for synchronizing with online calendar accounts other than Exchange accounts.
- Editing a Google calendar event on the phone no longer sets an email reminder in Google on the web.
- This release contains improvements to the visual calendar display, including a clearer indicator of AM and PM and improved current time display.

Camera
- You can record video whenever and wherever inspiration strikes with the new camcorder feature in Camera. After recording a video, you can edit the clip in Videos, upload the video directly to YouTube or Facebook, or send the video by email or multimedia message.

Contacts
- Global Address Lookup now appears as a contacts search option when you perform a universal search.
- If you import a Mac Address Book contact, all contact fields display correctly in the Contacts application.
- If you select the Select All application menu item, text in all contact entry fields is selected.
- This release improves Contacts synchronization performance in poor network coverage areas to optimize battery life. It also increases the default interval for synchronizing with online contacts accounts other than Exchange accounts.
- Email addresses for Yahoo! contacts now have descriptive labels such as Home and Work.
- Phone numbers labeled Other for Yahoo! contacts now appear with the Other label in the Contacts application.

Device Info
- You now have two partial erase options: Erase Apps & Data, which erases all installed applications and associated data, and Erase USB Drive, which erases files stored on the USB drive.
- This release includes a new Secure Full Erase option. A secure full erase takes considerably longer than a regular full erase.

Email
- You can customize calendar notification sounds in Preferences & Accounts. The options include Mute, System Sound, Ringtone, and Vibrate. The Ringtone option includes new notification sounds to give you more customization choices.
- A new Sort application menu item allows you to sort the message list in any email folder. The sort options are By Date, By Sender, and By Subject. Tapping the currently selected sort option changes the sort from ascending to descending or descending to ascending. Tapping another sort option sorts by that option in ascending order.
- When you receive a message with one or more attached files, the first file to be fully downloaded opens automatically.
- You can tap a phone number in the subject line of an email message to dial it, or tap a URL in the subject line to open the web browser to that page.
- If the message body contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
- If the message body contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
- You can sign in to an email account with a domain of up to six letters (such as .museum or .travel).
- For POP email accounts, a new preference lets you choose to delete a message on the phone when it is deleted on the server. The default is that messages deleted on the server are not deleted on the phone.
- If you forward a message that contains attachments, and the attachments are not downloaded, the Email app first downloads the attachments and then forwards the message with the files attached.
- In an Exchange account, if you delete one or more attachments to a received message and then forward the message, the Email app no longer includes the deleted attachments with the forwarded message.
- You can successfully move a message from the Trash folder to the Inbox in a Yahoo! account.
- If you send a message with an attachment from a Hotmail account to another Hotmail account, the message is sent correctly with the attachment.
- If you send an email that contains periods from an SMTP account, the periods display correctly in the recipient’s email application.
- If you reply to an email message with a large number of recipients, the reply screen opens scrolled to the message body so you can begin typing the reply text right away.
- If you search a Global Address List for a contact in the Email app, the app returns the same set of search results as if you were searching in Contacts.
- Special characters display correctly in the subject line of a received message.
- If you are working in one application and perform an action that opens the Email application—for example, by tapping an email address in Contacts to compose an email message—when you complete the action, the Email application displays full-screen (not as a card).
- This release offers improved account setup for Yahoo and Gmail hosted domains.
- You can select and edit text from a message that you are forwarding.
- This release includes multiple performance improvements in Email, including improved handling of message replies and forwarded messages and quicker response times to gestures.

Location Services
- If you turn off the Use GPS and Use Google Services options under the Locate Me Using application menu item, the Locate Me Using menu item remains available.

Memos
- If a memo contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
- If a memo contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).

Messaging
- You can dial a phone number directly from a conversation by tapping Text or the IM account name displayed in the upper-right corner and tapping the phone icon next to the number you want to dial. Phone numbers include the type of number: home, mobile, and so on.
- You can attach a video to an outgoing multimedia message.
- You can forward a text or multimedia message via email by tapping and holding the message and tapping Forward Via Email in the menu that appears. The Email application opens in compose view with the message text as the body of the new email message. If the message was a multimedia message, the multimedia message appears in the Subject field of the email, and any attachments from the multimedia message appear as attachments in the email.
- If a message contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
- If a message contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
- In a conversation, incoming and outgoing messages are labeled with the phone number or IM account used.

Phone
- Multiple sequential calls to and from the same person are now grouped as a single entry in your call history.
- You can tap the contact photo or icon in a call history entry to display options for that entry, including dialing an alternate number, sending a text message, opening a contact, or adding the number as a contact. The expanded display also includes call details such as call length and phone number type.
- If you create a conference call from two outgoing calls, you can now end the conference call from a Bluetooth headset, if the headset model supports this feature.
- If you access the list of countries from the International Dialing preference, you can search the list by entering the first few letters of a country name.
- If you are on a call with a contact, tapping the contact photo on the active call screen no longer opens the contact entry.

Photos
- Photos you copy onto the phone now appear correctly rotated in Photos, regardless of their initial rotation.

Screen & Lock
- New blink notifications (a blinking light in the gesture area) alert you when email, text message, or other notifications arrive. You clear the blink notification by turning the screen on and off or unlocking the screen. The blink notification preference is on by default; you can turn it off in Screen & Lock > Blink Notifications.
- Screen lock now supports any timeout interval assigned by a corporate Exchange system administrator.

Sounds & Ringtones
- This release adds new user-selectable notification sounds under Ringtone.

Sprint TV
- If you are watching Sprint TV through a wired headset and unplug the headset, audio playback continues through the phone’s speaker and video playback continues without pausing.

System
- This release offers better overall performance, including faster loading time for apps and increased battery life across a wider range of user scenarios.
- A startup card appears when you tap an icon to open an application.
- Global Address Lookup now appears as a contacts search option when you perform a universal search.
- If you tap an open contact record in universal search results, the record closes and does not scroll off the screen.
- If you are playing a game and a phone or calendar notification arrives, the game pauses while the notification is coming up.
- You can quickly unlock the screen by dragging up from the gesture area across the onscreen lock icon.
- This release improves the speed of downloading applications and files.

Updates
- If an update becomes available when you are on a call, the update notification displays only after you end the call.

Videos
- You can upload a recorded video to YouTube or Facebook on the web.
- Videos you record appear in the Video roll folder.
- You can edit recorded video. You can also delete recorded video, video copied from a computer, or video received as an attachment to an email message.
- You can attach a video to an outgoing multimedia message.
- If you tap the option to share an uploaded video, you have the option to send the link via email, text message, or Facebook.

Web

- If a web page contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
- If a web page contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
- This release includes support for the Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta plugin. Note that the plugin is a standalone app that will be available in App Catalog.

Wi-Fi
- A new Sleep Settings application menu item allows you to change a setting so that if Wi-Fi is on and the phone screen turns off, the Wi-Fi feature turns off. By default, if Wi-Fi is on and the screen turns off, the Wi-Fi feature stays on.

Security
This release implements a security fix to the developer portal. It now uses HTTPS to protect all sensitive data. We’d like to thank Andrew King and Michael Siroskey for reporting this issue.

via [Palm]

How to download and update WebOS 1.4 for your Palm Pre and Palm Pixi can found here.