Wow, all the big-hitters are getting in the game. What game are we talking about? Well, the game that would have Google and Apple battling it out over the rights to a slice of the radio spectrum that we like to call the 700Mhz spectrum. The upcoming FCC auction has sparked interest from all manner…
iPhoneSIMfree iPhone unlocking software goes retail – go forth and unlock your iPhones!
It’s finally happened. After much anticipation and speculation over how the common-folk will get to unlock their iPhones, we finally have an answer. iPhoneSIMfree is hocking their unlocking software through third-party resellers the world over. Wireless Imports will be handling orders in the USA, 1digitalphone will serve up the software to sauerkraut lovers (Germany), iPhoneWorldwideUnlock…
iTunes WiFi music stores goes live today?
While this is still unconfirmed, the source is the always highly informed Boy Genius, hence we’re publishing it. Apparently, today is THE day when Apple will launch its recently announced iTunes WiFi store, enabling iPhone — and future iPod Touch — owners to buy songs directly from their devices. Naturally, the new version of iTunes…
Koreans can now pay highway tolls with their mobile phones
Now, we already know you can pay the parking fees using your mobile phone in many cities around the globe. We’ve even seen citizens of London paying congestion charge fees via SMS. And now, thanks to the LG Telecom’s new service called PassON, people of South Korea can pay highway tolls with their mobile phones,…
Senators submit new wireless consumer protection bill – Cellphone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007
It seems the only way to get policy-makers to actually put consumer interests ahead of political and financial interests seems to be to combine the two. You see, political fat-cats don’t really care about the little guys, but they want to make it seems like they do when their jobs are on the line. The…
RIM’s got another BlackBerry outage on its hands- here we go again
Reports are starting to come in from all over the interwebs that Research In Motion (RIM) – makers of the BlackBerry and overlords of the BlackBerry BIS network – have another BlackBerry outage on their hands. We can just imagine the hoards of CrackBerry addicts that are starting to feel the wrenching effects of data…
China Unicom announces customized stock mobile phones
China also wants to get involved in mobilizing the financial industry, hack their CDMA carrier, China Unicom, launched 72 types of customized mobile phones that come with pre-installed stock and financial services software. According to Yu Yingtao – general manager of Liantong Huasheng, which is responsible for the carrier’s mobile phone outsourcing, China Unicom had…
AT&T announces International Calling for AT&T Unity customers
If you’re a subscriber of AT&T’s wireless and landline combining AT&T Unity plan, you’ll be glad to hear that AT&T has announced International Calling on both wireless and wireline devices for one low-price. The Unity Worldwide Calling program will cost $4.99 per month and will assure that Unity customer will get the lowest International rates…
Apple releases iTunes 7.4 with iPhone ringtone maker, Wi-Fi iTunes music store support
You want ringtones? We got your ringtones right here. Well, it’s actually Apple that’s got your ringtones – and they’re not exactly “right here,” they’re in your iTunes’ iPhone window. After yesterday’s announcement that the long-awaited ringtone-making feature will finally be available to iPhone users, Apple has updated their iTunes to version 7.4, enabling the…
Social bookmarking for mobile web – Mobilised.net
Mobilised.net is a brand new service that aims to bring social bookmarking to the mobile phones. As with such desktop web-based services, you can add the sites you like to your favorites, tag, categorize, vote and comment on them — sharing feature is also coming soon. In addition, Mobilised.net also comes with some kind of…