With the launch of the updated T-Mobile myTouch3G (myTouch 3G 1.2, for those of you keeping score at home), T-Mobile has kicked off a partnership with Swype to include the Swype keyboard on many of its touchscreen handsets. The Swype keyboard is the first truly innovative virtual keyboard to hit the scene in some time,…
Google rolls out live customer support for Nexus One
As an apparent answer to all those Nexus One customers who have been complaining that Google is taking too long to respond to customer service emails/inquiries, Google has rolled out a new Nexus One customer support hotline. Now, instead of just emailing the traditionally closed and uncommunicative search giant, Google is offering Nexus One owners…
Google eases up on Nexus One return fee, now $150
Google’s Nexus One sales have been fairly flat since the Android phone was launched earlier this year, but things may change with Google’s decision to reduce its early termination fee. The Nexus One maker has been getting some bad press surrounding the Nexus One’s $350 early return fee – something Google calls their “equipment recovery…
PSA: Upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 and kiss your SIM unlock goodbye
If you’re thinking about updating your iPhone to the latest iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware, you might want to note that the update will essentially stop you from unlocking your iPhone for use on GSM networks that aren’t your official iPhone carrier. The iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware comes bundled with a new baseband firmware version (05.12.01)…
Windows Mobile 7 to kill multi-tasking?
One of the things we’re most excited to see at Mobile World Congress 2010 is the unveiling of the Windows Mobile 7 platform from Microsoft. Ever since the iPhone came on the scene and showed the world just how horribly behind the times Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system had become, we’ve been hearing a lot…
iPhone OS 3.1.3 gets jailbroken with PwnageTool 3.1.5
It’s only been a handful of days since Apple released their iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware update through iTunes, and the iPhone Dev Team has already come out with a way to jailbreak the new firmware. The new firmware does little more than fix buggy battery level indicators and Japanese language keyboards, so most of you…
Get an Apple iPad NOW (kinda)
Are you having trouble coping with the reality of not having one of Apple’s “magical” iPads in your hands? Rather than sweat through the next couple months in want of the slick tablet device, you can try to trick your desires into submission with a DIY iPad. It’ll be made of paper and no more…
Multi-touch and the Motorola Droid get friendly
The Nexus One has been multi-touching itself with all kinds of pinch zoom functionality for days now, while Motorola Droid users have been left wanting a quick and convenient way to zoom in and out of web pages and Google Maps. Today, thanks to an otherwise unassuming update to the Android Google Maps app, Droids…
Apple censors ‘Android’ from iPhone AppStore
The iPhone AppStore has and always will be controlled Apple’s iron-fisted app approval team, which is fine, because that usually means iPhone users can expect reliable and high quality apps. But, when Apple uses its control over the AppStore to censor more than just “adult” content, it starts to feel a little Big Brother-ish. Finding…
Motorola Milestone going TELUS on Feb. 18th, GSM Droid hopefuls take note!
The Motorola Milestone launch on TELUS might not be all that exciting for the HSPA-less residents of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but it sure is exciting for everyone else on Canada’s TELUS network. Following on news that the Motorola Milestone will soon be hitting Canadian airwaves, Best Buy has seemingly confirmed what the carrier has been…