We have already hinted at some of the features that will be included in the 2.11 release, but you don’t need to wait much longer to find out. Herewith a quick preview of some of the features and functionalities that you can expect in software release 2.11.

1. Definable Startup behavior

You are now able to define the startup behavior of the iLiad, like opening a certain folder or loading the last read document.

2. Stylus Calibration

You can now re-calibrate your Stylus via the iLiad settings menu. This feature was developed as a community project with the help of community developers.

3. Improved Connection Manager

The Connection Manager has been improved to make it easier to find and connect to wireless networks; in addition we have also added support for the dial-up functionality of modem CF cards (GSM-data, CDMA).

4. Time zone Selection

You are now able set your local time offset to GMT so that your scribble files will show the correct local time.

5. Timed content download and device wakeup

With the Timed Connect you will be able to let your iLiad connect to the iDS at a set time. In case the iLiad is switched off it will wake up, connect to iDS, download any available content and power down again afterwards.

6. Multi Delete in Contentlister

You can now select up to 6 items in the Contentlister and delete them in one go.

7. Generic CPU frequency scaling

In order to save power, the CPU frequency has been scaled down when the processor is idle. Saving about 10% battery life.

8. Forward/Back buttons in PDF viewer

You can now easily navigate through PDF documents using hyper links via the forward and back button.

9. Added Spanish language support

The iLiad interface will now also support the Spanish language, in addition to English, German, French and Dutch.

10. Improved Mobipocket support for HTML-based content

The Mobipocket viewer will offer better support for more HTML-based content, including converted CHM files.

Software release 2.11 is scheduled for Wednesday 26th of September. If you have a MyiRex account, you will receive an e-mail notification when the software release is available for download.

Make sure to let us know what you think of this release.

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