Aside from SIM piggy-back unlock solutions, the only other way to let your iPhone 3G roam free on any GSM network is to buy an officially Apple-unlocked iPhone 3G in places like Hong Kong and parts of Europe. Unfortunately for those customers that shelled out the big bucks to get their hands on an unlocked…
iPhone goes open-source – Linux ported to iPhone!
What’s this? An iPhone running on the Linux operating system? It was only a matter of time. The most closed and controlled mobile development platform has been hacked to run open-source Linux-code! And you thought iPhone Dev Team members were just working to unlock the iPhone 3G baseband firmware… iPhone Dev Team hacker planetbeing has…
iPhone 2.2 OS Easter Eggs!
We know. Easter is still a few months away. But, seeing as how Apple has dropped a few little surprise features into their iPhone 2.2 OS, it’s iPhone Easter Egg time! By now, most iPhone and iPhone 3G users have no doubt already updated their precious handset to the latest iPhone 2.2 OS, looking forward…
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm and NY Times’ Pogue don’t mix
RIM’s first touchscreen BlackBerry is proving to be one heck of a media-darling, the likes of which the iPhone would be proud. Some shower the BlackBerry Storm with praise, while others belittle the BlackBerry’s SurePress click-able touchscreen. Needless to say, it’s been a stormy ride (excuse the pun) for the Storm. The latest pundit to…
Review: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1
Ah yes. The hotly anticipated Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is just a few days away, and we’ve got the down-low on the unreleased goods. Sony Ericsson is launching their new flagship smartphone brand with the XPERIA X1. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA brand is the creme de la creme of the handset maker’s smartphone, and XPERIA…
Google Mobile iPhone app steps over Apple’s AppStore rules
Apple has drawn some serious fire of late for their seemingly random iPhone AppStore application rejections. Apple supposedly doesn’t allow applications that make un-supported API calls, like the one that Google’s Google Mobile iPhone app uses to detect face-proximity for its voice-search feature. Google has been reported to be using an undocumented API to call…
Verizon Wireless launches static IP mobile broadband service
Mobile broadband cards are being rolled out throughout corporate America in the name of increased productivity and having always-connected employees at managers’ beck and call. But, there are some businesses that need more stability and data-security than a mobile broadband card with a dynamic IP can provide. For this particular enterprise market, Verizon Wireless is…
OpenTable comes to iPhone AppStore!
iPhone apps are all about making compartmentalizing mundane daily tasks into niche-applications that actually make those tasks a bit more fun. Take, for example, the prospect of making a dinner reservation at the tapas bar down the street. First, you decide where to eat. Next you look up the restaurant on Google Maps and call…
Nokia warns against buying weakling Chinese clones
China is the land of cheap handset rip-offs and otherwise low-quality handsets. Unfortunately for Nokia, that means Chinese-made clones of popular Nokia handsets are undercutting Nokia’s sales in emerging markets like India. The clones are made en masse and boast feature-sets that, on the surface, match those of the real-deal. But, upon closer inspection, it…
T-Mobile G1 now available in White!
Not feeling the drab, Fall-inspired Black and Bronze colors that T-Mobile has been offering with their T-Mobile G1? Not buying into the notion that “Bronze is the new brown?” Good news! T-Mobile has just made the White T-Mobile G1 official. T-Mobile has announced that all T-Mobile retail channels are now offering up the decidedly lighter-hued…