With the success around the Nokia N8 and Nokia N9 right now it's easy to forget there are millions of older devices running the Symbian S60 3rd Edition OS that need maintaining. Nokia has announced that it will be rolling out an update for all Nokia E72, Nokia E52, Nokia E5, Nokia C5-00 and Nokia 6700 slide devices.

The firmware update goes beyond adding greater stability and ironing out a few bugs on devices such as the Nokia E72, Nokia E52, Nokia E5, Nokia C5-00 and Nokia 6700 slide by bringing together a host of new features and updates.

Tap into your Nokia E72

Nokia Browser v7.3, the same browser that can be found on Symbian Anna, will be making an appearance as part of the firmware update. It's a faster, leaner browser with wider global language support, such as non-ASCII letters in Arabic as well as Chinese, and should make the whole web experience on your Nokia E72, Nokia E52, Nokia E5, Nokia C5-00, Nokia 6700 slide a lot smoother.

Ovi Maps remains free for life and with the new Ovi Maps 3 SR4 popping up on Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphones you'll find features such as indoor positioning via Wi-Fi as well as travel and recommendation services using Lonely Planet search.

For those Nokia E72, Nokia E52, Nokia E5, Nokia C5-00, Nokia 6700 slide users looking to make the most of messaging, it seems a new host of emoticons will also be making an appearance.

It's worth noting this rollout will be a staged event, so you'll need to keep an eye on your smartphones Software Updater page. If you're looking to take advantage of the firmware update then you can do so using OTA (Over the Air) services or through Nokia Ovi Suite. To check if the update has hit go to Settings>Tools>Software Update.

However, the quickest way to check is to type *#0000# into the Call box and then select Options. Before carrying our any update it pays to backup your smartphone.

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