As you know, I’m one of those people who like giving space to the little guy. Consumer Cellular is definitely a little guy in the U.S. mobile phone market, which is dominated by the big four carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile). And they [Consumer Cellular] unveiled new, more affordable data and messaging plans: Connect!…
Cricket Wireless unveils new phones and plans
Cricket Wireless is preparing for what they apparently see as a booming Back to School season. The carrier unveiled new phones and plans, including: $35 to $60 monthly plans that give consumers unlimited talk, text and web with all telecom taxes and regulatory service fees included. $55 True Rate Android plan – which is touted…
Nimbuzz for Android gets an update, now VoIP-ier than ever
There’s a new version of Nimbuzz in town, and it’s ready to take VoIP calls on your Android smartphone to the next level. A handful of new features has been added to the new application, and users will definitely be happy with the additions. Some of the new features you’ll find on the new version…
The iPhone 4 ultrasn0w carrier unlock is live, courtesy iPhone Dev Team
Did you jailbreak your iPhone 4 the other day through JailbreakMe.com and are now waiting to unlock your shiny new Apple phone from carrier lockdown? Well, today is your day – The Team has released their updated ultrasn0w unlock utility through the Cydia jailbreak app store, allowing any jailbroken iPhone 4 to be carrier unlocked.…
Telus Promises 42 Mb/s with HSPA+ Dual Cell Network
Telus just announced that they’re making a significant upgrade to their network which will include some HSPA+ technology only deployed on Australia’s Telstra network so far. They claim that using this new HSPA+ Dual Cell network, Telus will be able to achieve data speeds of up to 42 Mb/s. “Up to” are the key words…
Samsung announces Nori (SHW-A220) touchscreen phone
Samsung keeps launching new touchscreen phones around the world. Their latest device is called Nori (SHW-A220) and it has been unveiled in South Korea. We’re talking about a mid-range device here, with specs that include a 3-inch 240×400 pixels display, 3.2-megapixel camera that’s coupled with 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera (for video calls), 3G and WiFi connectivity,…
LG unveils three Wink touchscreen phones
LG definitely likes what Samsung is doing with its Cookie series, thus they’re launching a series of their own called “Wink.” Right from the bat, LG unveiled three phones – Wink, Wink Style and Wink 3G – all sporting the ever-popular all-touchscreen form factor. In addition, each of the phones rocks a media player, FM…
Android-powered LG Optimus Z officially announced for Korea’s KT and SK Telecom
LG is launching a new Android-powered smartphone in its own backyard. The name of the phone is Optimus Z, and yes, we’ve already talked about it briefly. Specs wise, the 11mm-thick (or that’s thin) comes with a 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 5-megapixel camera, Android 2.1 (to be upgraded to 2.2), 1350mAh battery, microSD…
Sprint pushing out Android 2.2 Froyo update to HTC EVO 4G
If you’ve been kicking yourself for not pulling the trigger on the Android 2.2 Froyo update that was temporarily posted for your Sprint HTC EVO 4G, consider yourself relieved of remorse. We’re getting reports left and right that Sprint has started seeding the Android 2.2 update to EVO 4G units around the country. It’s not…
iPhone 4 gets web-based jailbreak solution!
All you iPhone 4 users out there patiently waiting for the iPhone Dev Team to release their jailbreak solution can start celebrating. Thanks to the inimitable iPhone Dev Team, Apple fans around the world can now freely jailbreak their iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G or iPad devices (as long as they’re running iOS 3.2 or higher)…