http://www.clubimate.com
I-mate has
finally released the much awaited ROM update containing Windows Media Player 10 for its i-mate SP3i Smartphone (European version, 900Mhz). :-) Wonder what took i-mate so long to release this update? As an i-mate customer, who paid over $400 for the SP3i Smartphone and decided to buy an i-mate device (instead of the one sold by the carrier), the key deciding factor was the ROM updates. Even though i-mate has been doing a good job at releasing ROM updates for fixing problems and improving performance, the update with the WMP 10 was missing. Finally i-mate has decided to make their customers happy, after almost a year. :evil:
I-mate customers can login to the Club i-mate web site and download the ROM update from the SP3i support page. Not sure if a similar update is available for the SP3 model. I cannot access the SP3 support page. Maybe one of our readers can confirm it. Don't forget to backup your Smartphone data before applying the ROM update. I was able to able to update my SP3i without a hitch. :)
Update: Our reader
mpattman has confirmed that a similar update is available for the i-mate SP3 (European version, 900Mhz) model also.
Following is the list of updates according to i-mate:
Multimedia
� Windows Media Player 10 for Smartphone
Operating System
� Latest build of Microsoft Windows Mobile� Smartphone 2003 Second Edition operating system
File beaming over Bluetooth
� It is now possible to beam files over Bluetooth using the file manager
Improved radio functionality
� Call audio quality is improved.
� Speakerphone function is now included in the menu for each call.
� The user can choose after how many seconds a call is sent through to voicemail.
� Sometimes the phone would say "Unable to answer call" if the user tried to answer the phone while the call was being forwarded to voicemail. This functionality has been corrected.
� USSD service support is upgraded.
Ringtones
� mp3 ringtones can now be used
Updated MMS
� Input phone numbers in "To" field using T9 "abc" mode, MMS cannot be sent while last number underlined.
� After capturing picture, the device might go to album or other photo review option instead of returning to MMS client this has been corrected.
� Sometimes, after capturing a video for inserting into an MMS, the wait cursor would cycle and it would not be possible to insert the MMS. This has been corrected.
Updated T9
� 10 x 10 symbol table introduced.
� Launching symbol table could delete words. This has been corrected.
� When browsing to the web pages with text input field and keying in words, the very first letter might appear as a number. This has been corrected.
� Sometimes requesting a capital letter would result in a lower case letter being displayed. This has been corrected.
Bluetooth
� Bluetooth serial port functionality has been improved. Users will need to install devices that use the serial port (GPS for Tomtom, Destinator, Copilot etc.) in a new way and these instructions will be posted on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
Java
� Updated Java client to latest version.
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