Latest iPhone 3GS’ shipped by Apple seem to be immune to jailbreaking
It looks like Apple is finally trying to put an end to jailbreaking the iPhone. Reportedly, all the iPhone 3GS units shipped starting last week have a new botroom (iBoot-359.3.2) that makes jailbreaking impossible. According to iClarified, iBoot-359.3.2 is not vulnerable to the 24kpwn exploit which is used by the Dev-Team (among others) to jailbreak [...]
Samsung launches Blue Earth S7750 in Sweden; other markets to follow soon
Announced way back in February, the Samsung Blue Earth S7750 is finally ready to hit the market and it will be available in Sweden starting this month. Soon, the phone will also be launched in Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Portugal and other markets across Europe and Asia. The S7750 is built from PCM (Post Consumer [...]
Verizon to offer two BlackBerry Storm2 phones for the price of one?
Currently, if you buy any BlackBerry smartphone from Verizon (except for the Tour), you can get another one for free, thanks to Verizon’s Buy One Get One (BOGO) promotion. According to BlackBerry Rocks (the website is down right now), the unannounced BlackBerry Storm2 will be included in the promotion as well. Unfortunately, there’s nothing official [...]
Nokia Booklet 3G announced for AT&T, coming soon to a Best Buy store near you
Nokia has just announced that its first netbook, the much-talked-about Nokia Booklet 3G, will be launched in the US in collaboration with Best Buy and AT&T. The Nokia Booklet 3G will be offered for $299.99 with a 2-yr AT&T Data Connect plan, or for $599.99 free of contract. Best Buy plans to take orders online [...]
WiTu AMOLED and OmniaIcon – Samsung Omnia II’s names for Russia and Australia
Samsung i8000 Omnia II has been officially announced in Russia and Australia, and the interesting fact here is that it won’t be called Omnia II in these two countries. In Russia, the i8000 Omnia II is named Samsung WiTu AMOLED (the first Omnia was called simply WiTu, and since the Omnia II has an AMOLED [...]
Samsung Pixon12 M8910 and Samsung A886 pass the FCC
Announced in June and already available in various parts of the world, the Samsung Pixon12 M8910 has just been approved by the FCC (as Samsung GT-M8910U). The bad news is that, for the moment, the FCC doesn’t mention anything about the Pixon12 featuring US 3G, so if you somehow manage to buy it, you’ll probably [...]
Nokia N900 review, part 1. First impressions. Things I really liked
Yesterday, around lunchtime, my test model of Nokia N900 arrived at the door. And, with a few hours of sleep interrupt, I’ve been playing with it ever since. For about 15 hrs. now. So I think it’s time to put it away for a while, and share some first impressions I got from playing around [...]
More details on Windows Mobile Marketplace’s Phase 2
Earlier this month, we told you about the Phase 2 of Windows Marketplace for Mobile, which should be ready in November, bringing the Marketplace to WM 6.0 and WM 6.1 phones. Now this has been confirmed by Maarten Sonneburg from Microsoft Netherlands, who also provided new details regarding the future of Windows Marketplace for Mobile. [...]
Orange working on a “VoIP option” (Skype?), may launch it in Q1 2010
Shortly after AT&T opened its 3G network to VoIP, the folks over at Orange France said that they’re working on a VoIP option as well (this should allow subscribers to use services like Skype via the carrier’s network). According to Mac4Ever, Orange France plans to launch the VoIP option sometime in the first quarter of [...]
Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 now out of beta
Launched in June this year, Nokia Ovi Suite has now reached version 2.0.0.10 and is out of beta. The Suite was designed to include essential features from Nokia’s desktop applications like Nokia PC Suite, Nokia Software Updater, Nokia Music, Nokia Map Loader and Nokia Nseries PC Suite. At the moment, Nokia Ovi Suite is compatible [...]
Motorola i9 Ferrari launched by Nextel Brazil
Motorola has partnered with Ferrari once again, this time in order to launch a Motorola i9 Ferrari edition via Nextel Brazil. Already available in the US as Motorola Stature (through Sprint and Boost Mobile), the i9 is one of the best-looking iDEN phones ever, and now it has probably become the only one to have [...]
TattooMyHTC launched, obviously for the HTC Tattoo
HTC has just launched the TattooMyHTC service, which allows users to customize a HTC Tattoo smartphone for as low as €11.99. Since the Tattoo is HTC’s first Android smartphone to come with removable covers, customers have the freedom to make it look the way they want. By visiting the new service’s official website, you can [...]
HTC HD2 to hit the UK on November 11, unlocked
We already know that HTC HD2 (ex HTC Leo) will be available in France in the coming weeks via Orange (HTC announced this), but what about the UK? Well, it looks like British customers will be able to buy the HD2 starting November 11 – according to Clove, this is the date when the unlocked [...]
Motorola Debut i856 launched by Sprint
About one month after being announced for Boost Mobile, the Motorola Debut i856 is now available at Sprint too, as part of its Nextel Direct Connect line-up of handsets. The i856 may not be the prettiest phone around, but it’s Sprint’s “first slider phone to offer push-to-talk service”, so it will probably not be overlooked [...]
BlackBerry Storm 2 accessories show up at Best Buy
The BlackBerry Storm 2 is still not officially announced, but accessories for it have apparently been spotted at Best Buy – which means that it won’t be long until RIM finally unveils the new Storm. The accessories in question are silicon cases, but what’s interesting is that the final name of Storm 2 seems to [...]
Samsung Armani Windows phone (B7620) video hands-on
Officially unveiled last Friday in Milan, Italy, the Samsung Armani B7620 seems to be one of the most interesting luxury phones of the year. The B7620 is actually not just a phone, since it runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 – so it’s obviously a smartphone. The new Giorgio Armani handset from Samsung also features a [...]
What Exactly is T-Mobile’s Mysterious “Project Black”?
You know a carrier’s up to something big when they ask their employees to sign NDAs about it. It’s been dubbed “Project Black” and apparently is supposed to be this big mysterious “game-changer” that will give a serious Mobile Makeover to the ol’ no. 4. Indeed, as usually happens, not everyone honored that NDA. The [...]
Samsung Giorgio Armani Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone unveiled
Earlier this year, we told you that a WM 6.5 Samsung Armani smartphone is in the making, and today the handset was officially announced in Italy. Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer himself presented the new device, saying that it’s “the most fashionable phone he’s ever had a chance to talk about.” Resembling the Samsung Armani W820/W8200 [...]
Nokia’s Maemo 6 to support capacitive displays, multi-touch
The Maemo 5-based Nokia N900 is a really nice piece of technology, but some may argue that the lack of multi-touch and the presence of a resistive touchscreen are not that cool. Well, the next generation Maemo devices won’t have these problems. According to UMPC portal, Nokia announced that Maemo 6 will support capacitive displays, [...]
INQ Mini 3G available now at 3 UK, £60 on PAYG
Two months after its official announcement, the INQ Mini 3G phone is now available in the UK, obviously via 3. Customers can buy the phone either on Pay As You Go, for £60 (about $96), or they can get it for free with an “Internet Texter” plan of £15 per month (this includes free internet, [...]