Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

Venerable prepaid MVNO TracFone has launched a new flat-rate service called Straight Talk for users that want to have a choice between unlimited voice/messaging service, or want a fixed amount of airtime and texts per month without a contract.

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For now the service is available nationwide via select Wal-Mart locations and the handset lineup [...]

All the news from around the network that you probably should know…
Joost is going down the drain, and AnimeNews.biz is reporting what is going to happen with the technology…
Over on CentralGadget.com, we’re urging you to nab those Windows 7 early-upgrade discounts… as they’re running out.
Our deal site, CheapenGadget.com, has found Apple continuing their fire sale [...]

SquareTrade informed PhoneNews.com this week that they are no longer permitting iPhone 3G (and new iPhone 3GS) customers to purchase warranties that cover the full retail price. PhoneNews.com initiated this investigation after noting subtle changes in the iPhone purchasing page.
SquareTrade going forward will only honor the two-year contract replacement amount. Meaning, a customer that purchases [...]

Not long after the release of ultrasn0w, the Dev-Team of intrepid hackers has discovered that the 24Kpwn exploit found and used in the development of the second generation iPod Touch jailbreak is present and intact in the iPhone 3GS.
Because of the discovery, the development time for an unlock/jailbreak solution has been significantly accelerated and streamlined [...]

Following up on the release of redsn0w last weekend, the iPhone Dev Team has released the long awaited ultrasn0w unlock and jailbreak tool for iPhone 3G running OS 3.0.
Instructions for unlocking are as follows:
1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (this will also install Cydia/Icy)
3. [...]

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Verizon Wireless has announced that coverage for its MediaFLO powered VCAST Mobile TV service has been expanded to cover San Francisco, Sacramento, and Fresno in California.
This follows initial service expansion in the wake of the digital television transition which began on the weekend of June 12th and affects Qualcomm’s FLO service as it operates on [...]

The iPhone Dev Team group of skilled and intrepid firmware developers have announced that they will demonstrate a fully working version of the yellowsnow unlock tool for the official build of iPhone OS 3.0 which will be available for download on Wednesday and released as default on the iPhone 3G S.
This development is notable as [...]

We’ve taken a lot of reader feedback in over the past year, and we’ve restructured the forums with all of that feedback in mind. We’ve consolidated some forums, and built out new forums.
For example, we’ve streamlined our carrier discussion forums, no more sub-forums! There’s just one place to discuss AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. But, [...]

June Fabrics, developer of the venerable PDANet tethering application has announced that it has released an Android version for the T-Mobile G1 that does not require root access.
The application is in free beta right now and JuneFabrics is actively soliciting feedback on performance as well as addressing any issues. The application only supports USB [...]