One of iPhone OS 3.0s most anticipated features is its support for MMS, sometimes called pictures messages. Unfortunately, the original iPhone crowd was left out of the party. Apple only enabled MMS support for iPhone 3Gs and iPhone 3GSs running the latest iPhone 3.0 OS. Today, a new jailbreak application has been released, allowing the…
Sprint Takes Calculated Jab at iPhone and AT&T
The gloves are off, and in this case… the Apple is chewed right down to the core. Looks like Sprint is pulling out all the stops to land as many Pre subscriptions as they can. In a new ad (above) you can clearly see that Sprint is taking a few jabs at 1st-gen iPhone users.…
AT&T still testing femtocells – AT&T 3G Microcell due in 2009
For those of you dealing with lackluster AT&T reception in your home or office, there’s some good news coming out of AT&T this week. AT&T is on track to fully launch their signal-boosting femtocell, called the 3G Microcell (despite being a femtocell), by the end of 2009! The arrival of an AT&T femtocell should finally…
AT&T Navigator available for the iPhone users
Now that the iPhone 3.0 OS is up and running, AT&T wants additionally monetize its deal with Apple. That said, they’ve included their AT&T Navigator application/service in the AppStore, and are offering it for $9.99 a month. Feature wise, AT&T Navigator comes with automatic content updates (maps and other details), voice and on-screen turn-by-turn directions…
HD Video: Tour of the new AT&T Motorola Karma QA1, the hockey puck that makes calls
I usually don’t write up press releases regarding operator variants of devices that have long been released in Europe, nor do I care about the latest crippled handsets coming out of America, but this hockey puck is just too ugly for me not to riff on. Motorola is practically dead, and creatively has been stagnant…
iPhone 3GS is fast, just ask the iPhone 3G and Palm Pre
We knew the iPhone 3GS was fast – just a couple minutes with the iPhone 3GS in-hand is enough to prove as much – but now we have a more applicable idea of the iPhone 3GS’s speed. Anandtech ran a series of speed-tests on the iPhone 3GS, comparing it against the iPhone 3G, Palm Pre,…
Apple doling out iTunes credit for iPhone 3GS activation woes
Had some trouble getting your iPhone 3GS activated, huh? Well, you’re not alone. It seems iPhone 3GS owners were experiencing problems trying to activate their shiny new handsets on AT&T’s network through the iTunes-based activation process. AT&T was aware of the issue – as well they should be, seeing as how they’ve been through this…
Official OS Updates for BlackBerry Pearl 8110 and Curve 8900
Hey, hey! Whadaya know, this weekend we actually had some official BlackBerry OS releases! Rogers Wireless and AT&T got down and dirty with specific OS releases. In Rogers’ case, it was OS 4.6.0.250 for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 (get it here). In AT&T’s case, it was OS 4.5.0.158 for the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 (get it…
AT&T to offer mobile service in Chicago Subways
AT&T is joining Cricket, Verizon and U.S. Cellular to offer its mobile service in Chicago Subways. As a result of allowing the carrier to do so on the red and blue line subways, the city’s transit authority (CTA) expects to earn a minimum of $3.1 million over the life of the contract. Installation and testing…
iPhone 3G S Accessibility Options – Color inversion, zooming, voice over
Sure, the iPhone 3G S sports a few hardware upgrades compared to the iPhone 3G. But, for the most part, iPhone OS 3.0 enables a lot of new features on the iPhone 3G. From cut-and-paste support to MMS, the iPhone 3.0 OS offers iPhone 3G users a good alternative to shelling out a handful of…