Here’s a very welcome upgrade to the Nokia 800-series Internet Tablets. The latest firmware makes that pocketable device a little easier to update in the future thanks to over-the-air support. Yup, you’ll be able to download and install updates through WiFi or WiMAX instead of having to tether that tablet to a computer. If that wasn’t enough, the upgrade process iteself becomes a little more mainstream: this firmware supports what Nokia deems SSU. No, not Sonoma State University, but Seamless Software Updating. Read: you’ll be able to upgrade incremental bits of the firmware instead having to backup, flash and restore your entire device going forward. There’s a few other goodies in there as well, including support for A-GPS on the newer N810 series.
I still believe that the N800 devices aren’t yet appealing to most mainstream folks, but updates like this are definite step in the right direction.
(via BGR)
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