Archive for October, 2007

Verizon touts the Samsung Juke in their first TV ad for the device.

Juke Ad - High Definition (1080p), MPEG-4 (17.1 MB)
Juke Ad - Standard Definition, H.264 (3.6 MB)
Juke Ad - iPod, H.264 (2.7 MB)
Juke Ad - Mobile, 3GPP (409 KB)

As part of a lawsuit settlement, Sprint has agreed to begin providing unlock codes for their phones.
Sprint uses the Master Subsidy Lock (MSL) as a means of locking phones from use on foreign carriers. This may have violated consumer protection laws in multiple states, including California. Sprint has decided to end this practice.
However, that does [...]

Apple today confirmed reports that Apple Retail Stores have stopped accepting cash for purchases of the iPhone. Apple made the change to prevent resellers from purchasing large quantities of iPhone, and then unlocking them for use on other carriers. Apple will now require store purchases to be made using debit or credit cards. Apple did [...]

AT&T has launched the Sony Ericsson W580i in a new black color.
The phone is identical to the white version with an accelerometer that reacts to shaking up and down to shuffle or flicks of the wrist left and right to skip tracks, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio support, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, [...]

Reuters is reporting that AT&T has delayed the launch of MediaFLO mobile television services on its network until the first quarter of 2008 due to “fine-tuning” in a statement given by spokesman Mark Siegel with no specific details given on the changes being made.
As we previously reported in February, AT&T chose Qualcomm’s MediaFLO platform to [...]

Apple’s launch of Mac OS X Leopard today came with one more thing that wasn’t expected to make it into the final release. We can confirm that Mac OS 10.5 will ship with fully working Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) support.
Apple’s affairs with Stereo Bluetooth have been murky for years. Since Apple began shipping systems with built-in [...]

Earlier this year, UTStarcom had to pull out the black spray-paint and cover-up their accidental release of the Sidekick iD. History has a way of repeating itself…
The Sidekick iD’s announcement was delayed, but it was too late for UTStarcom to cover up the announcement on their banners which were hung at CTIA in Orlando earlier [...]

Verizon Wireless gave us a pre-release look at the Samsung Juke. The Juke is a new take on the swivel phone, with emphasis on being as thin and slim as possible. To our surprise, it manages to do just that. Read more for the first-look review.

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In an unexpected development today, UTStarcom officially released an AKU 3.3 update for the Verizon XV6700. The XV6700 is still current in Verizon Wireless’s device lineup, set to be replaced next month with the XV6800 (identical to the PPC-6800 Mogul on Sprint).
This update brings the latest service pack updates from Microsoft, and brings the XV6700 [...]

T-Mobile has launched the long-awaited update to the Sidekick 3, the Sidekick LX.
The Sidekick LX features a new high resolution widescreen display identical to displays used on Japanese Sharp handsets, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, MMS support, 3.5mm standard headphone jack, speakerphone, microSD slot with support for 4GB cards, and a thinner body compared to [...]