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Mozilla has announced that a new mobile Firefox internet browser will be available for Symbian powered mobile phones by early 2009. This news is set to please Firefox fans and is bound to be a very powerful alternative mobile web browser.

The new mobile browser will be available by April next year and is called Fennec (a small desert fox), and will be capable fast and secure internet browsing, full access to web pages including internet applications and a platform for innovation and third-party applications.

A limited version of the Fennec browser will be available in February and with the addition of full screen browsing, page tab management and intelligent address bar, it may just become as popular as the computer based Firefox internet browser.

There is already a huge range of Symbian powered mobile phones on the market from various manufacturers including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung devices and numerous Smartphone’s.

Apple has released their latest update for the iPhone that fixes lots of bugs, as well as adding other improvements to the device. The new 2.1 software update can’t come soon enough for many users of the iPhone and aims to fix call failures and improve battery life.

Apple state that the new update will lower dropped and failed call rates, improve battery life and make it easier to email and text. Other updates include fixes to stop the iPhone crashing when using third party applications, faster searching through contacts and the integration of the new Genius playlist application.

To get the update you must have the latest version of iTunes (iTunes 8), then simply connect your iPhone to your computer, click on the iPhone icon and the Check for Update button.

Computer giant Apple are set to release an update for the iPhone which will include an easier to data reset the handset. Concerns over the data reset method was discovered when an Oregon State Detective successfully retrieved personal data from a refurbished iPhone purchased from Apple. The detective retrieved emails, photos and financial data from the handset.

In the new iPhone Software (v2.0) extra precautions have been taken for a more secure data reset function. iPhone users are familiar with the beta version of the reset software and Apple state that the full version of Software v2.0 will feature an easier method of erasing personal information and settings from the handset.

The new reset function will be accessible in the same way as the previous software, but the main difference is that all the data will be deleted, and overwritten numerous times. This is similar to the ‘Secure Empty Function’ used by the Mac Operating System and will make the data irretrievable, even by the best recovery tools.

If you own an 8GB iPhone, expect a data reset to take around an hour to complete and it is advised that you plug the handset into the mains as the software is power intensive. iPhone Software v2.0 will be available to download soon from the Apple website.