Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just software unlock our iPhones to work on any carrier we wanted? While we’re eagerly awaiting a fully-unlocked, “Holy Grail” solution from our favorite iPhone hackers, we’ll just have to make do with SIM unlocking hacks. The SuperSIM hack that we covered previously will definitely get you up…
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Mysterious Motorola Q’s waiting in the wings?
Aside from the features of the Motorola Q9m and Q9h, Motorola’s newly launched Moto Q9 promotional website hints at a couple unannounced Moto Q’s waiting in the wings – literally. Flanking either side of the center-staged Motorola Q9m and Motorola Q9h are two blacked-out silhouettes of what we presume are Motorola Q variants.With the Moto…
Boost Mobile launches “Crush or Flush” for mobile
If social networking, random dating, and Boost Mobile are all part of your life, you may want to check out Boost Mobile’s newest service – “Crush or Flush.” Well, it’s not really Boost’s service, but they’re offering their subscribers a chance to get their mobile-social-network-dating fix with IceBreaker’s “Crush or Flush” service. The mobile social…
BlackBerry Curve 8320 with WiFi set to hit T-Mobile on September 24th
You gotta love the Boy Genius. He’s always good for the inside line on leaked information. The latest BGR nugget is the BlackBerry Curve 8320, with the built-in WiFi radio – trick. Apparently, there’s this leaked T-Mo document that indicates a September 24 launch date for the WiFi-enabled Curve – perhaps alongside that new T-Mobile…
LG CU515 revealed by FCC, successor to LG CU400
It looks like LG’s got the successor to the unsightly CU400 handset working it’s way to a US launch soon. The FCC just green-lighted the LG CU515 for 3G-duty on AT&T’s network. This FCC approval bodes well for the rumored September launch date of the LG CU515. We’ll keep an eye out for you guys!…
Sprint planning to rollout WiMAX service as “XOHM”?
We’re used to seemingly random naming conventions in the mobile marketplace, but this one takes the “Doesn’t-make-a-lick-of-sense” cake. Sprint’s WiMAX service, slated for a late-2007 rollout, is rumored to be launched as Sprint’s XOHM service. Say what? According to an anonymous source (those are the best kind) at Engadget, Sprint’s WiMAX venture with wireless ISP…
HTC Nike P5500 rumored to bring 3.5G Windows Mobile 6.0 to US in September
The HSDPA-packin’ HTC Nike (aka P5500) is said to be bringing all that Windows Mobile 6.0-powered 3.5G goodness to the US next month. DigiTimes is reporting that the first vertical-slider from HTC will be hitting the US airwaves in September. The touchscreen-sporting HTC Nike is rumored to use the TouchFLO interface that was debuted to…
AT&T Tilt slated for launch on September 3rd
We now have more solid launch details for the recently renamed AT&T Tilt. CrunchGear reports that the AT&T Tilt, formerly known as the HTC Kaiser/TyTn II/P4550 and the AT&T 8925, will be getting it’s feet wet on the US carrier’s network on September 3. Signing on for 2-years of AT&T servitude will net you the…
The Beyonce-themed phone is coming
We love the old snail-mail-based, tree-killing news delivery system known as the “newspaper.” Yea, remember those things? Well, when the New York times “reports” that Beyonce will be coming out with a “Beyoncé-themed phone,” it makes it just that much harder to actually trust the ancient news-outlet to bring us timely “news.” Wow, you don’t…
Facebook hits the iPhone!
With everybody and their grandmother trying to cash in on the marketing machine that is the iPhone, it’s not surprising to see that social-networking veteran, Facebook, has launched their iPhone-optimized Facebook portal. The interface is designed to work specifically with the iPhone – most notably the sliding interface that beautifully integrates the feel of the…