Folks looking to buy an iPad may be able to grab some socks, a gallon of Great Value Milk, and an iPad the next time they stroll into their local Wal-Mart store. Back in May, Wal-Mart’s Gary Severson, VP of entertainment in the US, hinted that the retailer would be selling the iPad by the end…
Android-powered Sanyo Zio and Samsung Transform now available from Sprint
The recently announced Sanyo Zio and Samsung Transform are now available from Sprint. As announced, the Zio will set you back $99 with a two-year contract, a price that includes a $150 instant savings and a $100.00 mail-in rebate. The Sanyo Zio is a mid-range Android offering with a 3.5-inch WVGA screen, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO rev.…
Windows Phone: HTC HD7 to land on T-Mobile for $199 with a 2-year contract?
Windows Phone 7 will be unveiled tomorrow, October 11th, and the last-minute rumors are dropping left and right. The latest leak provides some new renderings and details on the T-Mobile HTC HD7. The HTC HD7 was spotted with the codename HTC Schubert on a leaked T-Mobile roadmap from early July. Since that initial leak, the HD7…
Samsung Galaxy Tab to land on T-Mobile for $399 with MIR and 2-year contract?
With a launch that is imminent, all the details on the Samsung Galaxy Tab are slowly being revealed. The specs have been unveiled, carriers confirmed, and even some hands-on previews have been published. All we are waiting for is the elusive pricing details from Samsung. While Samsung remains silent on the subject, a tipster broke the…
Leak: Samsung Cetus to launch as the Focus Windows Phone 7, available November 8th
An inadvertent leak on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 website suggests that AT&T will offer the Samsung Focus starting November 8th. Similar to the HTC Mondrian leak, this Microsoft-generated leak reveals an AT&T-branded handset in Windows Phone 7 attire. Interestingly enough, the handset in the advertisement bears a striking resemblance to the Samsung Cetus. The Cetus should be familiar…
Limera1n iOS jailbreak tool released by Geohot, causes a stir in the dev communtiy
Geohot stole the show and released his limera1n jailbreak tool for iOS devices one day before the chronic dev team was slated to launch its greenpois0n tool on 10/10/10 at 10:10:10 AM GMT. The limera1n tool uses a different bootrom exploit than its greenpois0n counterpart and is reportedly compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3G/4G,…
T-Mobile confirms that root access on the G2 is temporary
The T-Mobile G2 is one of the hottest handsets to land in the hands of Android fans over the past few weeks. That is quite an honor when you consider all the new Android handsets that were recently introduced at CTIA. All was milk and honey with the G2 until an insidious self-repair mechanism was discovered…
China Telecom in talks with Apple to offer a CDMA version of the iPhone?
According to a report in the South China Morning Post, China Telecom is making plans to offer the iPhone when China Unicom’s exclusivity deal ends with Apple early next year. The SCMP report cites a research note from a Deutsche Bank analyst who writes, “Although China Telecom management in a recent lunch meeting refused to confirm whether…
greenpois0n jailbreak for latest generation iOS devices coming October 10th
Good news for iOS owners as the Chronic Dev Team is close to releasing its SHAtter-based greenpois0n jailbreak for iOS devices. A series of tweets suggests the tool is ready to roll and points to an availability date of 10/10/10 at 10:10:10 AM GMT. The update will most likely debut on the greenpois0n website which…
Glassgate? Slide-on cases breaking the glass back panel of the iPhone 4
First it was Antennagate and now it is Glassgate? A report from gdgt suggests that Apple is dealing with another iPhone 4 hardware flaw. The problem this time focuses on the glass backing of the iPhone 4 which is prone to scratching and even breaking when an iPhone 4 is housed within a third-party slip-on case.…