Talk about a quick response. Almost as soon as the Android development community happen to stumble upon a root-access “jailbreak” method for the Android OS, Google let loose their counter-punch. Google is now pushing out a new Android OS build that patches the current Android jailbreak exploit. The patch should make quick work of closing…
Samsung beats Motorola on home-turf, becomes leading mobile phone manufacturer in US
No matter how dismal Motorola’s handset manufacturing business might have done, the higher-ups at Moto could always comfort themselves in knowing that Motorola was still king-of-the-hill on its home turf. Motorola has been riding the top of the US handset charts for years now, grabbing US cellphone market share that no other manufacturer has been…
Bad times for Sprint – $326 million, 1.3 million subscribers lost
Subscriber growth and financial performance go hand in hand for wireless carriers. Regardless of ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) rates or data traffic, a carrier’s subscriber counts and, more importantly, it’s subscriber growth are the yard-sticks with which to gauge the company’s fiscal performance. So, it’s no wonder that wireless carriers with huge net subscriber…
AT&T acquires Centennial for $944 million, snags 1.1 million additional subscribers
If you thought the FCC’s recent approval of Verizon’s bid to buy-out Alltel and acquire Alltel’s expansive customer base would allow Verizon to easily surpass AT&T as the top wireless carrier in the US, think again. AT&T has just announced that it will be acquiring Centennial Communications Corp. in a $944 million all-cash deal. The…
iPhone hacker discovers iPhone crashing bug
The iPhone is apparently still a big target for would-be malicious hackers. With the iPhone 3G now available around the world, and Apple now the second largest smartphone manufacturer, users would be wise to double check any webpage or media that they view on their iPhone. The latest security bug comes from an enterprising iPhone…
Android OS jailbreak discovered!
The T-Mobile G1 is just the tip of the open-source spear that’s ready to pierce the mobile industry’s heart. Android OS, the open-source Google mobile platform, would be the spear itself. In a mobile ecosystem filled with proprietary technology and closed platforms, the Android OS represents a breath of fresh air in the mass consumer…
Will the economic crisis impact your holiday gadget-buying plans?
With the US economy faltering and affecting the global economy, gadget sales are likely to take a big hit this holiday shopping season. While there’s no doubt that retailers will see a bump in gadget sales, they’re unlikely to see the booming sales figures of years past. A recent survey indicates that consumers are least…
AT&T Fuze (HTC Touch Pro) expected to launch November 11 with $300 price tag?
We knew the AT&T Fuze would be going live on AT&T in due time, but we had no idea that it would happen so quickly. With AT&T Fuze demo units already shipped to AT&T stores, it was only a matter of time before retail units started making their way into AT&T retail channels. And, the…
Canalys: Apple outpaced RIM in smartphone market share
For all you Apple naysayers that just didn’t believe Apple’s claim that their iPhone 3G sales were enough to make Apple the second-largest smartphone vendor (by sales) in the world, a new report confirms Cupertino’s assertion. Apple recently announced that their Q3 2008 sales figures for the iPhone 3G surpassed those of RIM’s BlackBerry lineup,…
T-Mobile to sell unlocked and subsidized Nokia handsets through Best Buy?
Unlocked handsets are most definitely the way to go in the GSM market. Without any SIM locks to keep you bound to a specific GSM network, unlocked handsets give the user the freedom to roam the world with the knowledge that they’ll be able to hope on voice and data networks almost anywhere. And, so,…