Increased stability under Nokia PC Suite 7.1.26.0

Not much has been released about the updates from Nokia PC Suite 7.1.18.0 to 7.1.26.0 except that you can now 

- Take backups of contact groups and restore them to a different device model.
- Stability and usability improvements
- Support for new Bluetooth stack versions

The new version can be downloaded from here. The Europe Nokia website does not have this 7.1.26.0 version available yet. 

For those not familiar with the Nokia PC  suite, you are not getting the most out of your Nokia device if you are not linking it to your computer using the Nokia PC suite. From the user guide which most of you won't end up reading, here is a list of things you can do with the Nokia PC suite: 

With Nokia PC Suite you can (using)

Backup (Nokia Content Copier)

Back up personal data from your phone to a PC.

Restore personal data from your PC to any supported phone.

Synchronise (Nokia PC Sync)

Synchronise personal data between a phone and a PC.

Connect to the Internet (One Touch Access)

Use your phone as a modem to connect your PC to the Internet.

Organise your Contacts (the Contacts view of Nokia Communication Centre)

Create, edit, and view the contacts stored on your phone.

Share business cards by multimedia messages or email.

Messages (the Messages view of Nokia Communication Centre)

Read, Send and Reply text messages and multimedia messages from your PC.

View and organise messages into folders.

Edit your Phone Calendar (the Calendar view of Nokia Communication Centre)

Edit and manage calendar entries on your phone.

Browse your phone files (File manager)

Transfer files between the phone and the PC. View your phone files and folders on the PC.

Note that you can manage your mobile phone in Windows Explorer as a Windows Portable Device or with Nokia Phone Browser, depending on the operating system and Microsoft software installed on your PC.

Transfer music (Nokia Music Manager)

Rip CDs, create and organise music tracks on a PC and transfer them to your phone.

Convert music tracks into a format that can be played on your phone.

Store images (Image Store)

Store images and video clips from your phone on a PC.

Transfer videos (Nokia Video Manager)

Transfer video files between your PC and phone.

Install applications (Nokia Application Installer)

Install games and other programs from the PC on your phone.

Update phone software (Nokia Software Updater)

Download Nokia Software Updater from the Internet, and update your phone software for additional functionality and improved performance.

Download maps (Nokia Map Loader)

Download maps from the Internet and preload them onto your phone for the Nokia Maps application. For example you can download the whole map of Australia!