We already knew the iPhone 3G ran up a $175 bill of materials (BOM) on Apple’s tab, according to iSuppli. So, there’s nothing new on that front. But, the newest press release from iSuppli gives us a component-by-component breakdown of costs associated with the iPhone 3G. While we can’t know how much it costs Apple…
sipgate VoIP solution for iPhone gets T-Mobile riled up
Granted, VoIP solutions for the iPhone aren’t exactly a new idea. But, that hasn’t stopped T-Mobile Germany from taking up arms over sipgate‘s flagship VoIP solution for the iPhone. The issue at hand is the fact that sipgate’s VoIP client requires a jailbroken iPhone in order to do its thing over a WiFi connection. T-Mobile’s…
Sidekick Gekko launching as T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 on July 30
Sometimes rumor and speculation meet up at the intersection of reality, making our day all that much better. Today, we’re getting word that the Sidekick Gekko will indeed be named the Sidekick 2008. More so, the Sidekick 2008 will be hitting T-Mobile on July 30. Internal T-Mobile documentation outlines the Sidekick 2008 as being differentiated…
iPhone 3G SIM unlock gets real – DesbloqueioBr SIM unlock solution
While the world waits on the iPhone Dev Team to release their iPhone 2.0 OS firmware jailbreak solution in order to unlock updated iPhones and new iPhone 3G’s, DesbloqueioBr has unveiled their own SIM unlock solution. The hardware unlock solution from DesbloqueioBr is similar to the TurboSIM unlock solution that we saw released last year.…
Apple testing iPhone 2.0.1 OS – New iPhone firmware in the works
As with the original iPhone, updates to the Apple handset’s Mac OS operating system are plentiful. The latest iPhone 2.0 OS hasn’t even been official for a week and we’re hearing reports that Apple is already testing the next revision of the firmware. iPhone 2.0.1 OS has been spotted in BGR‘s server logs, with packet-requests…
Pope Benedict XVI using SMS text messages to reach out to World Youth Day attendees
World Youth Day is upon us. And, you know what that means. Attendees of the World Youth Day (WYD) event in Australia can expect to start receiving SMS text messages from the Holy See himself, Pope benedict XVI. Telstra is making it possible for the Catholic Church to send text messages of encouragement to all…
T-Mobile wants you to create your own Sidekick 2008/Gekko shells
Sidekick Gekko/Aspen/2008 fans eagerly waiting on T-Mobile to finally go live with the latest Sidekick offering to sport user-swappable face-plates/shells have one more reason to drool over the upcoming HipTop. T-Mobile is reportedly working on a Sidekick 2008 customization portal that gives the user a chance to custom-design their own Sidekick shell. The screenshots you…
Sony Ericsson T303 gets friendly with FCC
Sony Ericsson’s latest lightweight, entry-level handset isn’t going to win any awards for high-end features or innovative design. But, with a attractively styled exterior, mirrored face, and affordable price-tag, the Sony Ericsson T303 is definitely going to find a solid following among fans of the Swedish-Japanese phone maker. And, with the FCC having just approved…
Symbian extends collaboration offer to Google, possibly Android
Symbian’s buy-out by Nokia, by far the largest handset manufacturer to rely on the Symbian smartphone mobile operating system, paves the way for an open-source Symbian environment that will hopefully spark a new wave of Symbian-based mobile platforms. With Symbian’s code destined to be opened up by the Symbian Foundation for all to use, the…
Rogers announces $30 smartphone data plan
Following on Rogers’ attempt to appease the disgruntled iPhone 3G masses with a generous $30 data plan, the Canadian GSM carrier has announced that it is extending the more-reasonably priced data plan to all its smartphones. Rather than opting to brave continued criticism over their data plan offerings, Rogers will be giving customers 6GB of…