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Hey DROID X owners, we realize that not everyone upgraded to Android 2.2 when it leaked this past week. Despite the allure of Froyo, the leaked ROM is still an untested, unofficial version that may not be stable enough for mission critical usage. Thanks to the DROID community, there is a simple mod for Android…
In an interview with Fortune, Best Buy’s Shawn Score, the president of the retailer’s wireless retail unit, confirmed that the national retailer will be carrying a cornucopia of tablets this coming holiday season. In much the same way netbooks took the computing world by storm a few years ago, tablets are expected to supersede netbooks…
A federal appeals court ruled that the covert recording of a phone conversation using a mobile phone is not a violation of the Wiretap Act if done for legitimate purposes. This interesting ruling stems from a dispute over a family inheritance that harkens back to 2008. In this Connecticut case, a woman died without a…
LG’s foray into the Windows Phone 7 platform was spotted in the wild this week. This side QWERTY slider features a plastic matte body and a combination of hard and touch buttons for phone control and navigation. Despite everyone’s fear that all Windows Phone handsets will be identical due to Microsoft’s strict control over the…
Sprint’s 3G Airave is now available from the wireless carrier but only select customers are allowed to order the device. Customers interested in the Airave access point must pass a litmus test to determine whether you would qualify and benefit from the use of the device. Each potential customer is reviewed independently and must demonstrate…
Spotted and shaped in recent FCC documents, the Samsung Cetus i917 has broken cover and revealed its glossy, black form to the world. The rounded handset features 850/1900MHz 3G connectivity and is said to be heading to AT&T with Windows Phone 7 on board. Not surprisingly, the rumored hardware of the Samsung Cetus resembles its kissing…
That mystery webOS 2.0 device with the codename Roadrunner has been spotted for a second time within the usage stats of another webOS application. Last week, the app logs of a Foursquare app for webOS coughed up a single reference to webOS 2.0 and identified a mystery device with a codename of Roadrunner. This week…
For the time being, the unlocked Nexus One is no longer available from Google. Sad but true, Google made the announcement in a late night post on its Android developers blog. Available since January, the self-proclaimed superphone was recently pulled from retail sales and made available to developers as an unlocked testing platform. The handset…
Can’t wait to get your hands on a white iPhone 4? Tired of using that tacky white iPhone kit which is obviously a cheap Chinese cover-up? While we can’t announce the availability of this highly desirable handset just yet, we can point you to the next best thing- a four minute unboxing video that showcases the…
Oh you crazy, location-loving mobile phone users. When given the choice of all these cool endeavors like geo-caching and Foursquaring, you had to go pick navigation and location-aware coupons as your top two favorite location-based services. It is understandable that you could not resist the allure of instant savings and chose it over treasure hunting…