Nero Burning ROM got updated as well last week and the new version, 7.5.1.1, is a really important upgrade: it introduces Blu-ray disc data recording.

In other related-news, NERO 7 Premium Reloaded is now available and it adds two more applications to the party: Nero Mobile (media center for smartphones and PDAs) and Nero Sipps (PC2PC/VoIP calls).

Nero Mobile runs on your mobile phone/PDA/handheld and turns it into a media center. You can listen to music, watch videos and view slideshows, all powered by the Nero Digital codec (”Nero Mobile’s collections feature lets you to create and organize custom photo, video, and audio playlists with additional customizable options like shuffling, random playback, and easy content searching.“)

Nero Mobile can also access media centers such as Nero MediaHome, via its UPnP capabilities, making sure, at the same time, that the streamed content is suitable for displaying on your mobile device. (”During UPnP streaming, Nero MediaHome automatically adjusts home content to fit the profile of the Nero Mobile-supported portable device.“)

Nero Mobile Features:
- Transforms mobile phones, PMPs, and PDAs into true feature-rich mobile media centers
- Supports major mobile software platforms (Microsoft Windows CE / Pocket PC / Windows Mobile; Symbian planned)
- Supports major mobile hardware platforms (Intel® XScale, ARM)
- Full screen video player
- Audio player with album art
- Photo browser with slideshow
- Multiple playlist support, playlist editor
- Enables playback of Nero Digital and Nero Digital Audio+ content on mobile/portable devices
- Fully compliant with UPnP multimedia streaming and Nero MediaHome
- Browses home media centers such as Nero MediaHome
- Play content directly from your home media center

Nero Sipps is a piece of PC software similar to Skype. It runs on your computer and allows you to make free PC-to-PC telephony, chat and send instant messages. It includes a buddy list and an answering machine, too.

Video calls can be made as well and the video stream can be turned on and off without interrupting the ongoing conversation. The application can use alternate providers, to access the public fixed or mobile networks and is able to integrate with Microsoft Outlook in terms of contacts management.

Nero Sipps Features:
- Voice over IP phone (SIP)
- Free calls within the my.nero.com community
- Buddy list
- Chat
- Instant messaging
- Address book

*** RELEVANT LINKS ***

Download Nero 7 Premium Reloaded (.exe installer, english, 189MB)

Download Nero 7 Premium Reloaded (.exe installer, all languages)

Download Nero 7 Premium Reloaded (.torrent)

Download Nero Sipps 2.1.6.27 (.exe installer, without Yahoo Toolbar, 11.46Mb, md5=d5482cbe78c460c571e1d5313768b8fc)