Firmware Friday: Leica D-Lux 5, S2, Nikon V1, J1, Ricoh GR Digital IV, Sigma SD1, Sony NEX-5, NEX-3, NEX-C3, NEX-VG10

Below you will find this week?s firmware updates.? Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware.

Leica D-Lux 5 firmware version 2.0 ? Numerous enhancements. [Leica website]

Leica S2 firmware version 1.0.2.0 ? ??specially developed for the use of the camera with the new Leica Elmarit-S 30 mm f/2.8 ASPH. wide-angle lens, ensuring optimum functionality of the lens on the Leica S2 body.? [Leica website]

Nikon 1 J1 firmware version 1.10 ? ?Support for the Mount Adapter FT1 has been added. A Pixel mapping item has been added to the setup menu.? [Nikon website]

Nikon 1 V1 firmware version 1.10 ? ?Support for the Mount Adapter FT1 has been added. A Pixel mapping item has been added to the setup menu.? [Nikon website]

Ricoh GR Digital IV firmware version 1.17 ? ?1 Improved flash firing for backlight conditions when the flash is set to [Auto]. 2 Changed the focus bar display of the external AF*. When the shutter release button is pressed half-way (focus lock), the focus bar for the external AF will stop at the position where the focus is locked. 3 Changed the image stabilizer control. Using [P] / [A] / [S] mode, the camera will take a picture without the image stabilizer function when the shutter speed is less than 1 second, even if [Camera Shake Correction] is set to [On]. 4 Corrected the phenomenon below. A black line may appear at the top of the image taken with [Hi-Cntrast B&W] for [Image Settings].? [Ricoh website]

Sigma SD1 firmware version 1.04 ? ?Languages to be displayed in Set Up menu are added. Enables the use of ?SIGMA Capture Pro? camera control software. Playback Menu is improved. Saturation limit of highlight areas on JPEG images is improved. Accuracy of evaluative exposure metering is improved. Accuracy of Auto Focus is improved. Various bugs have been corrected to achieve more stable operation.? [Sigma website]

Sony NEX-3 firmware version 05 ? ?To be compatible with Mount Adaptor LA-EA2. Note: While using LA-EA2, Face Detection, Smile Shutter does not work.? [Sony website - Windows or Mac]

Sony NEX-5 firmware version 05 ? ?To be compatible with Mount Adaptor LA-EA2. Note: While using LA-EA2, Face Detection, Smile Shutter does not work.? [Sony website - Windows or Mac]

Sony NEX-C3 firmware version 05 ? ?To be compatible with Mount Adaptor LA-EA2. Note: While using LA-EA2, Face Detection, Smile Shutter does not work.? [Sony website - Windows or Mac]

Sony NEX-VG10 firmware?version 03 ? ?To be compatible with Mount Adaptor LA-EA2. Additions of the Peaking function at manual focus mode.? [Sony website - Windows or Mac]

Related posts:

1. Firmware Friday: Leica S2, Ricoh GXR, Sigma DP1x & DP2x
2. Firmware Friday: Canon 7D, Rebel T2i, Sony NEX-VG10
3. Firmware Friday: Fuji X100, Ricoh GR Digital III
4. Firmware Friday: Canon 5D Mark II, Leica M9, Olympus E-PL3, E-PM1, Ricoh PX
5. Firmware Friday: Leica M9, Nikon P7000, Panasonic GH2

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Steve Jobs awarded posthumous Grammy for 'significant contributions to music'

It's pretty difficult to argue that both Apple's iPod and -- to an even greater extent -- its contentious iTunes software haven't had a massive impact on the music industry. The Recording Academy has decided to recognize this, naming the former CEO and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs for a Trustees Award for "outstanding contributions to the industry in a non-performing capacity." It will be the second Grammy to celebrate Apple's contributions to the music industry -- its working in recording netted it a Technical Grammy exactly ten years ago.

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MSI unveils gaming notebook with Intel Core i7 CPU

Press release; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES?[Thursday 22 December 2011]

Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced its latest gaming notebook - GT780DX, featuring quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU and the latest Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M discrete graphics card that is equipped with 3GB of GDDR5 display memory.

The machine is also equipped with 32GB of DDR3 memory and RAID 0-based accelerated dual hard disk architecture for its hard drive system to allow storage capacity to double and read-write speed to increase by 70%, the vendor said.

Meanwhile, MSI also adds its Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) technology to the machine to ramp up its overall performance. To quickly cool down the system to maintain its stability, MSI also has Cooler Boost technology.

MSI GT780DX notebook specifications
Item	Detail
CPU	Intel Core i7 processor
OS	Windows 7 Ultimate/Professional/Home Premium
Memory	DDR3 up to 32GB
Display	17.3-inch Full HD
Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M / 3GB GDDR5
Video Output	1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDD	750GB SATA 7200rpm + Intel 120GB SSD or 500GB SATA 7200rpm + Intel 120GB SSD or 750GB (4K sector) x2 or 750GB SATA 7200rpm x2 or 500GB SATA 7200/5400rpm x2
ODD	Blu-ray / DVD Super Multi
Interfaces	2x USB 3.0, 3x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA, SD(XC/HC)/MMC/MS(PRO)/xD card reader
Sound	Sound by Dynaudio, THX TruStudio Pro
Dimension (WxDxH)	428 x 288 x 55mm
Weight	3.9Kg (w/ Battery)
Other Features	Keyboard by SteelSeries TDE (Turbo Drive Engine) Cooler Boost

Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, December 2012

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Companies: Micro-Star International

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System update rolling out for the Acer Iconia, brings a market update and improved UI speed

The Acer Iconia A500 is getting a pretty widespread system update this evening -- actually it's getting two.  Users are reporting that they receive the first (7.014.01), and it's quickly followed by version7.014.02.  Both are small (less than 10MB) files, and neither are Ice Cream Sandwich.  What the updates are bringing is welcome though, namely a change to the latest 3.4.4 version of the Android Market and it's corresponding widget, and improved UI speeds -- including the keyboard.  The full changelog hasn't hit Acer's website as of the time of this writing, so it's possible there may be more goodies inside and we'll find them as we go along. 

As for root, the jury is still out if these updates will remove it and/or make the current methods to root stop working.  If you're on the root train, maybe you should wait for your favorite developer to catch up.

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Android 4.0 Device Upgrades Coming In Early 2012 (NewsFactor)

Samsung Electronics and other Android-based handset makers plan to roll out Google's Ice Cream Sandwich update on their mobile devices early next year. Samsung said Tuesday that the platform update, otherwise known as Android 4.0, will be ready for launch on the company's Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Note device during the first quarter of 2012.

Updates for other Samsung mobile devices -- including the Galaxy R smartphone as well as the company's entire lineup of Galaxy Tab media tablets -- are expected to follow soon thereafter.

"For upgradeable models, Samsung will make separate announcements on details of OS updates scheduled for each market according to market situation and carriers' requirements," the company said in a blog.

However, Verizon's long delay in the introduction of the new Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0 demonstrates that wireless carriers need time to fully evaluate the repercussions of major software upgrades running on their networks. Among other things, Ice Cream Sandwich sports a redesigned user interface with improved multitasking functionality and offers support for Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity as well as near-field communications.

Meanwhile, Google's Android juggernaut continues to gather steam.

"There are now over 700,000 Android devices activated every day," said Andy Rubin, Google's senior vice president of mobile, this week. "And for those wondering, we count each device only once, and 'activations' means you go into a store, buy a device, [and] put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service."

Advantage Apple

Still, Apple has a knack for deflating the achievements of rivals through the launch of innovative product refreshes. Investment firm Piper Jaffray believes Apple will be able to command plenty of headlines in 2012 from the launch of a redesigned iPhone 5, iPad 3 and potentially an Apple Television.

"We expect buzz around a redesigned iPhone 5 to escalate in early calendar year 2012 until Apple launches it midway through the year," said Piper Jaffray analysts Gene Munster and Andrew Murphy. The iPhone 5, along with deeper penetration of cheaper iPhone models in more price-sensitive markets, should drive higher-than-expected iPhone growth into calendar year 2013."

Piper Jaffray forecasts Apple will ship 142.1 million iPhone units and 66 million iPad units next year. The investment firm's analysts also note that Apple is well-positioned to address competitive pressures in the tablet market by expanding its current iPad lineup.

"Our model currently assumes iPad 3 will simply replace iPad 2," Munster and Murphy noted. "However, if Apple expands the iPad lineup to both higher and lower price points, the new iPads could support growth well above our current estimates."

Google's Android Patent Worries

According to Nielsen, Android is the top smartphone platform in the U.S., with a 44.2 percent market share, followed by Apple's 28.6 percent of the smartphone market. Still, Google has to be concerned about Apple's on-going legal maneuvers and its effect on Android 4.0's prospects in the smartphone market.

For example, this week Apple won a limited victory over HTC in one smartphone patent dispute before the International Trade Commission and Motorola lost the first round of another Android related dispute when an ITC judge issued a preliminary ruling in Microsoft's favor.

However, Google's main focus is on rival Apple, which could launch lower-end devices next year that might push against Android even harder, said Al Hilwa, director of applications software development at IDC.

"These may have the net effect of forcing Google to charge device makers for Android to pay for the [intellectual property], thus driving up the relative cost of Android handsets," Hilwa said in an e-mail.

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Engadget's Holiday Blues-buster 2011: win a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, courtesy of Appitalism!

Get drooling, gadget fans, because Day Four of our weeklong Holiday Blues-buster giveaway is upon us -- and if none of the other items get your heart pumping this week, this one will. At stake here is a freshly-minted Verizon Galaxy Nexus LTE, thanks to the folks at Appitalism (the mobile app superstore)! We hear these little pocket calculators are pretty hard to come by right now, and we imagine you won't hesitate to jump at the chance to win one, so jump past the break to see all the rules and leave a comment!

Oh, and as a nice little bonus, Appitalism is also adding a pair of Beats over-the-ear headphones (a $300 value) to sweeten the deal even more, just in case the Galaxy Nexus doesn't have enough sugar for you. Good luck!

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