T-Mobile and HTC are gearing up to launch a new version of the T-Mobile Shadow. The device has an awesome form factor and feature set that many loved… it’s nothing ‘crazy’, but for the average user, the Shadow does do the job. Rumors have been reported on this one for awhile now, but it looks…
Tutorial: Turn back the clock – Downgrade your T-Mobile G1 to Android OS RC29
Update your T-Mobile G1 to Android OS RC30, did you? Unless you updated your G1 with a hacked version of of the Android OS RC30 firmware, you’re probably missing out on the root access right about now. Wax nostalgic about root access no more! A newly released Android RC29 firmware from xda-developers member chavonbravo allows…
Hack your T-Mobile G1 to work with any iPod speaker dock!
If you thought your T-Mobile G1 was limited to using HTC’s proprietary extUSB port for listening to music, well… you’d be right. Now, if you thought you’d be able to hack your T-Mobile G1 to work with any iPod-compatible speaker dock, you’d be right on the money. A new hack for the G1 allows enterprising…
Rogers ’09 Lineup Leaked, Featuring Wi-Fi BlackBerry Storm, Sony Ericsson XPERIA
Hooah, that’s a spicy Q1 ’09 lineup for Canadian carrier Rogers, boasting new goodies like a Wi-Fi BlackBerry Storm and 3G Pearl Flip, but a few things you might have heard about before are also on the way for 2009, including the Sony Ericsson X1 EXPERIA. Here’s the full list. BlackBerry 8200 Pearl Flip –…
2009 Named ‘Year of the T-Mobile G1 Paperweight’
Even during these tough economic times, HTC appears to be doing swimmingly well. At least that’s all we ever hear in reports from around the web. So, when I noticed today that HTC CEO Peter Chou was quoted as saying the G1 should sell over a million units this year… I wasn’t too surprised at…
Google Punishes Staff With Free HTC Dream Devices Instead Of Usual Monetary Holiday Bonus
What the!? Huzza? Wha? No monetary Christmas bonuses for Google staffers this year!? That’s right, even the ever-powerful Google is feeling the squeeze of this worldwide economic tumble. Instead of the usual $$$ bonuses that have been a wonderful tradition, Google is ‘trying something different’. Every Google staffer will receive a brand-new HTC Dream phone…
FuzeBerry skin adds splash of color and BlackBerry style to TouchFLO 3D
Windows Mobile hasn’t seen a more intuitive and sleekly designed user interface since HTC launched their TouchFLO 3D UI. The TouchFLO 3D interface rides on top of the Windows Mobile platform, optimizing it for finger-based inputs. And, it doesn’t hurt that TouchFLO 3D is easy on the eyes. TouchFLO 3D is about as good as…
Christmas Easter Egg: HTC TouchFLO 3D Weather Application Animation
What, just because Hannukah has kicked off and Christmas is knocking on the door, we can’t hand out Easter Eggs? Seasons greetings aside, we’ve found a cool little easter egg in the HTC TouchFLO 3D UI. Turns out, you can animate all the weather panes in TouchFLO 3D Weather application. The Easter Egg is quite…
Hack / Unlock Your Verizon Touch Pro’s GPS Hardware!
Sure, we could just sit back and wait for Verizon Wireless to make good on their promise to unlock the GPS hardware in their high-end smartphone lineup to work outside of the carrier’s VZ Navigator premium navigation service. But, why wait for Verizon to release a software update when PPCGeeks user IIIboredIII has crafted his…
Initial T-Mobile G2 Rumors Incorrect? Or Only Slightly Off the Mark?
News of the highly anticipated T-Mobile G2 is now hitting us fast and furious. Perhaps the most notable of all the news was the initial leak from the folks over at Cellphone Signal. Their report made a heck of a lot of claims on specs… You can read about it here, all summarized nicely by…