So, it looks like the FCC has changed its mind on the upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction again. The regulatory body has published additional auction rules, including a new auction date – set for January 24, 2008. The entire auction will still hold a reserve price of $10 billion, with the coveted open-access C-block keeping…
Samsung SGH-i617 is the BlackJack 2
Will the real BlackJack 2 please stand up? It looks like the Samsung SGH-i617 that recently passed FCC inspection is the real BlackJack 2. The form-factor is almost identical to the previous BlackJack, and even the model names make sense (the previous BlackJack was the Samsung i607). We know that the Samsung i617 BlackJack II…
Apple iPhone v1.1.1 Jailbreak solution may be released later today!
That’s right! The iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak hack has gone from iPhone-dream to iPhone-reality. Just days ago we reported on initial successes in accessing the iPhone’s file-system, and now a fully working jailbreak solution is imminent. The new jailbreak solution will run most third-party applications and will even work with the Nullriver Installer.app that made native…
Verizon Wireless handset launch dates leaked – Juke, Pearl 2, Treo 755p, Venus, Voyager
Verizon Wireless’s recent holiday lineup announcement sparked frenzied anticipation of Verizon’s iPhone-fighting LG VX10000 Voyager handset. Unfortunately, we didn’t have any launch/release information on the Juke, Pearl 2, Venus, or Voyager. Until now. Boy Genius got his hands (as he always does) on a leaked Verizon Wireless spreadsheet that sheds some light on the No.…
Motorola wins WiMAX infrastructure contract for Taiwan’s M-Taiwan project
Motorola is really working on their overseas infrastructure build-outs. The struggling mobile phone once-giant has announced that it has secured two WiMAX infrastructure contracts for Taiwan’s M-Taiwan project, which aims to create a “ubiquitous mobile” network in Taiwan. The project would have Taipei’s two largest counties, Jhonghe and Banciao, in WiMAX, 3G, and WiFi in…
Rentokil RADAR mouse trap uses lasers and pressure sensors, alerts you by SMS text message to pesky catch
This sure ain’t your father mouse trap. The days of spring-loaded, inhumane mouse-traps are a thing of the past. Enter the Rentokil RADAR mouse-trap. The Rodent Activated Detection and Riddance system gets with the high-tech times that we live in. Like something out of a diabolical 007 movie, the RADAR system uses lasers and pressure…
See ya, Gary Forsee. Sprint CEO steps down.
Just as we expected, Sprint’s CEO has stepped down from his position at the head of the table. Gary Forsee is no longer CEO of Sprint. Sprint will look to CFO Paul Saleh as the interim CEO until the board of directors can find a suitable replacement for a fulltime CEO. James Hance, Jr. will…
Apple iPhone v1.1.1 SpringBoard hacked to display multiple pages
Wow, the iPhone Dev Team has really been cranking out the jailbreak developments over the past couple days. It was just yesterday morning that the Team made some preliminary breakthroughs in accessing the iPhone v1.1.1’s file-system. Then, last night, the iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak process got another bump-up with third-party applications ported and working – although…
Orange UK dumbing down HTC Touch Dual – numeric-only keypad variant of HTC Touch Dual
Apparently, our Brit-friends over yonder aren’t too fond of the SureType-esque, 20-key, half-QWERTY keypad on the HTC Touch Dual. MoDaCo is reporting that Orange UK will be launching a 16-key variant of the HTC Touch Dual with a numeric-only keypad. Orange UK wants to slide in the HTC Touch Dual beneath the full-QWERTY smartphones in…
AT&T snatches up high-speed wireless frequency spectrum for $2.5 billion
Forget waiting on the January FCC auction of the 700Mhz frequency spectrum. AT&T has jumped the gun on competitors and bought itself a 12Mhz slice of the 700Mhz frequency band from Aloha Partners LP. The $2.5 billion deal will net AT&T additional 700Mhz licenses in 281 US markets – including 72 of the top 100…