Archive for July, 2007

The iPhone Dev Wiki has released a new tool which enables Apple’s iPhone to work on a much broader range of AT&T accounts. The tool, iASign, will generate a valid activation token based on the SIM card (and iPhone) information. While this does not break the phone’s SIM lock, it does allow for activation with [...]

Sprint-Nextel has entered into a master purchase agreement with ZTE USA
(the American branch of Chinese ODM ZTE) for the purchase of WiMax USB
modems, laptop cards in the ExpressCard form factor, and home WiMax
networking equipment with VoIP services built-in from the equipment
manufacturer for Sprint’s forthcoming WiMax network.
ZTE is well-known within Asia as a manufacturer of mid-range [...]

RIM has officially announced the long rumored
and anticipated BlackBerry 8820.

The 8820 is the first BlackBerry to include a Wi-Fi radio with support
for 802.11 a/b/g protocols with support for Cisco wireless router
extensions for additional security with the aforementioned compatible
gateway hardware, as well as support for WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption for
secure transmission of data over the air.
The [...]

Alltell has launched the Samsung R500 which is being marketed under the
name Hue.

The phone features interchangeable faceplates, external display, large
internal display, stereo speakers under the main display, Bluetooth,
GPS support, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recording, media player,
Jump Music support, microSD expansion slot, and support for the Celltop
UI. The phone is now available online for [...]

Sprint’s M510 aims to bring high-end functionality to the mid-range. The phone builds on the previous M500 with a refined design, keypad, and improved software. But, is the M510 a more perfect RAZR, or a M500 with a new paint job? Read more to find out.

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As we broke previously, AT&T’s wireless unit has launched new Unity plans featuring Rollover. Existing customers will be upgraded to Rollover automatically, though many customers will have to wait until September. Existing customers that want Unity with Rollover today can do so by calling customer service.
Like other Rollover plans, customers will be able to keep [...]

Sprint has launched the Katana DLX. As we’ve covered
in the past, the phone is the direct successor to the Sanyo
8400 featuring an ultra-thin design with the same specifications.

The phone features a large external display, 1.3 megapixel camera with
video recorder, microSD expansion slot, GPS support, Bluetooth with
stereo audio (A2DP) support, voice dialing, wireless [...]

HTC has issued a firmware update for the PPC-6800 on Sprint. The Mogul’s first firmware update adds support for the Sprint Music Store, a feature that was initially advertised, but absent from the shipping device.
Does your PPC-6800 read the stats above? Probably not, so time to update…
The firmware update bumps the current ROM version to [...]

Sources in Sprint have confirmed that LG is dumping their use of the Obgio web browser in favor of the Polaris web browser from Infraware.
Polaris appears poised to shake up the CDMA browser market…

The Obgio web browser has become popular with phone makers on Sprint in recent years. Sprint’s requirements for Java and JavaScript integration [...]

Microsoft has released Mobile Live Search 2.0 for Windows Mobile. The update to the popular application adds support for local movie listings and theaters. In addition, the application has been updated with general performance and bug fixes.
Mobile Live Search 2.0 will be rolled out shortly for J2ME devices, but currently has been released for Windows [...]