If you own the Nokia E72, E5, E52, 6700 slide or C5-00, you will be happy to know that Nokia is rolling out the new Symbian S60 3rd Edition firmware update. Yes we know that the Nokia N8 and N9 are stealing all the limelight, but we must remember the handsets that customers already have.

This new firmware update gives so much, fixing a few bugs and giving greater stability, amongst other features.

Symbian Anna has Nokia Browser v7.3 and thanks to this new update rollout the Nokia E72, E5, E52, 6700 slide or C5-00 will get the same pleasure, it will be much faster, give better and wider global language support such as non-ASCII letters in Arabic as well as Chinese.

NokNok also reports that the above phones will still get the free for life Ovi Maps with the new Ovi Maps 3 SR4, new features here include travel and recommendation services using Lonely Planet search and indoor positioning via Wi-Fi.

These named Nokia handsets will also get new emoticons for a better messaging experience, as well and so much more. If you own any of the above mobile phones keep checking your Software Updater page, you can also use OTA (Over the Air) or by using the Nokia Ovi Suite. Check right now to see if your update is ready by going to Settings>Tools>Software Update on your handset.

You can also check by typing *#0000# into the Call box and then select Options, DO NOT forget to backup your mobile phone before installing new updates.

If you have already installed the update please let us know how it went and what you think of it. Thanks