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Recently, Finnish mobile phone maker, Nokia, released a new firmware update for Nokia 5800. The new version 40.0.005 can be easily downloaded from Nokia Software Update or via OTA (Over The Air) feature. It is advised to backup all your data before updating your device. The complete changelog is not yet available, but the much awaited “kinetic scrolling” has been confirmed by the users.

Nokia 5800 Firmware v40 Changelog:

* Kinetic scrolling
* Home style widget with Nokia 5530
* if you rotate the phone horizontally, it automatically activates the QWERTY keyboard
* Refresh Icons “Sharing Online”, “Configuring Accessories”, “Configure Phone”
* Improved application “Updating Applications”, which also renames Upgrade SW
* The application “Data transfer” was also implemented in “Settings”
* Real Player Updated
* Touch more responsive
* Slide to Unlock during call
* Improved stability
* New contact & music widget
* Kinetic Scrolling is not available in main menu, application menu, browser.
* Home Screen similar to that of Nokia 5530
* Removed the alphanumeric keypad in landscape version, now when we turned the phone alphanumeric portrait changes to full qwerty
* New screen alarm, but only when the screen is locked
* New screen incoming call, also only when the screen is locked
* Ovi Contacts installed
* In the settings menu there is a new icon for ‘Phone Switch

The new firmware update comes with kinetic scrolling and new home screen similar to Nokia 5530’s home screen. Some users have even claimed that the kinetic scrolling is smoother and much better than Nokia N97. This update is not available in all the regions. You may have to wait some days or weeks before it is available in your region.

We will update this post as soon as we get the complete changelog, screenshots and videos of this firmware update. If you find something new or if you have some screenshots or videos of this firmware update, please share with us.