This summer, we all got our hopes up when Samsung's (apparently 3G-enabled) SGH-T639 found its way into the FCC, and now that the handset is reportedly on sale in New York City, it'd be a great time to work yourself into a tizzy once more. According to PhoneScoop, the 3G-capable T369 is indeed "the first phone to be compatible with T-Mobile's 3G network, even though the network is not yet up and running." Oddly enough, Samsung managed to conceal this dirty little secret just yesterday, but now that the truth is out there, all that's left to do is hope that this release means that T-Mobile's 3G launch is coming sooner rather than later.Samsung's 3G SGH-T639 being sold by T-Mobile
This summer, we all got our hopes up when Samsung's (apparently 3G-enabled) SGH-T639 found its way into the FCC, and now that the handset is reportedly on sale in New York City, it'd be a great time to work yourself into a tizzy once more. According to PhoneScoop, the 3G-capable T369 is indeed "the first phone to be compatible with T-Mobile's 3G network, even though the network is not yet up and running." Oddly enough, Samsung managed to conceal this dirty little secret just yesterday, but now that the truth is out there, all that's left to do is hope that this release means that T-Mobile's 3G launch is coming sooner rather than later.
Motorola dresses up RAZR 2, christens it "Luxury Edition"
Motorola rolls out the mediocre W series phones, creates a ripple of silence
- W156 / W160: Candybar form-factor, 128 x 128 black-and-white display, 20K onboard memory, quad-band GSM, FM radio (W160 only), speakerphone, 590 minutes of talk time, 465 hours of standby
- W175 / W180: Candybar form-factor, 65K 128 x 128 display, 70K onboard memory, quad-band GSM, FM radio (W180 only), 590 minutes of talk time, 465 hours of standby
- W206 / W213: Candybar form-factor, 65K 128 x 128 display, 1MB onboard storage, quad-band GSM, FM radio (W213 only), speakerphone, 525 minutes of talk time, 384 hours of standby
- W377: Clamshell form-factor, 128 x 160 "vibrant" color screen, tri-band, VGA camera with 4 x zoom, FM radio, 10MB onboard memory, 450 minutes of talk time, 250 hours of standby
Motorola makes PEBL-ish U9 official
The Boy Genius Report: Motorola RAZR 2 V8 confirmed for T-Mobile on October 15!
Can you feel the excitement? Following up on previous intel, we've now been able to confirm that T-Mobile will be launching its version of Moto's RAZR 2 -- the EDGE-only V8 -- on October 15. That's good news for customers of the network; yeah, it sucks that 3G goes to the wayside (not like you're getting it on T-Mobile anyway), but in exchange you get the Linux-based JUIX platform underhood in place of the V9's old-skool Synergy. The carrier's documentation indicates that it's positioning the V8 to sell to "young and aspirational, social" peeps between 18 and 30 who are "willing to pay a premium to get the latest and greatest." Just how much of a premium, you ask? Look for it to drop in most markets for $250 on a two-year contract after rebates, $400 contract-free.
Kyocera said to be ever so close to buying Sanyo's cellphone biz
Kyocera has already shown it was pretty serious about buying Sanyo's cellphone business, and it now looks like that persistence may be about to pay off, with the two companies reportedly all but set to announce a deal. While the final price has apparently yet to be fixed, Nikkei says Kyocera has offered 70 billion yen (or nearly $600 million) for the business, although that price may wind up being a bit lower after Kyocera has done all its due diligence. As Reuters points out, if the deal goes through, it would make Kyocera the world's seventh-largest cellphone business, up from its current 10th place position. That possibility should become clear soon enough, as the deal could apparently be announced as early as today.
Sprint announces "affordable" LG Rumor
Sony Ericsson's K630 gets official in black and gold
[Thanks, tootie_boy]
Sony Ericsson gets official on the W910 and K850
iPhone unbricking now available from IPhoneSimFree
Hacked your iPhone did ya? Now, after the 1.1.1 update, you're looking at a non-functioning paperweight? Well, we've got good news for you just as long as you're willing to pay. Not only does the 1.1.1 iPhoneSimFree unlock released earlier unlock 1.1.1 iPhones, it also unbricks any iPhone including those unlocked by the Dev Team's anySim or iUnlock software. However, that requires registering your IMEI with IPSF resellers which requires cash in hand. About $100 beans but that's a lot cheaper than a new handset, eh?iPhoneSimFree offers world's first 1.1.1 iPhone unlocks
So, what do you expect to happen now that a pair of jailbreak solutions are out? Why, a 1.1.1 unlock for baseband version 04.01.13_G of course. The "world's first" 1.1.1 unlock comes courtesy of the for-profit iPhoneSimFree team after a tithe to the usual service providers. For their customers who by chance bricked their iPhones by updating to 1.1.1 in haste, IPSF is making their SimFree v1.6 wares freely available to unbrick your $599 coaster. Just hit the read link for all the details.[Thanks, Dustin B.]
iPhone Dev Team releases iPhone 1.1.1 Jailbreak with a side of wolf-nipple chips
Hot on the heels of the TIFF exploit released by a splitter group of iPhone/touch hackers, comes the announcement of a 1.1.1 jailbreak from the original front dubbed the iPhone Dev Team. The hack provides jailbreak, activation, and third party apps but only applies to the iPhone and is not meant for iPhones with modified basebands. Just remember, the risk is all yours if decide to rework the holy wares of the Cupertino Messiah. Thing is, if future Apple firmware updates don't stop you, then the increasingly complex and confusing hacking scene most certainly will.[Via iPhone Atlas]
Zander: Motorola passed on NAVTEQ buy
Say you're the CEO of Motorola -- a company that's fallen on hard times as of late, aiming for a rebound -- and you're looking to take a little dig at the world's largest cellphone manufacturer. Where do you begin? In this case, Nokia's purchase of NAVTEQ has fallen into your lap like a gift from the gods, giving you a chance to pan the "stunning" $8.1 billion sale price and casually drop the knowledge that Motorola had previously considered and passed on a bid. There's no telling where the fact ends and the fiction begins here, but at a recent talk to students of the University of Chicago's business school, Zander said that Motorola looked at scooping up NAVTEQ and concluded that it really didn't want to get into the applications biz for fear that it'd upset carriers -- a fear Nokia is challenging head on with both the acquisition and its Ovi initiative. Oh no you didn't, Ed! That's like Nokia dissing the iPhone's lack of 3G... oh, wait.Motorola hooks up with Trolltech for MOTOMAGX development
When you pair one of the stodgier manufacturers in the biz with a company whose claim to fame is a bright green hacker's delight, good things are bound to happen, right? Trolltech has announced that it'll be providing its Linux Software Development Kit -- based on the same Qtopia Core that powers the Greenphone -- to Motorola in support of its MOTOMAGX platform. MOTOMAGX looks to likely succeed both Synergy and JUIX as Motorola's mainstream platform of choice in future products, meaning that Trolltech could find its way into a market orders of magnitude larger than that for devices running Qtopia alone. Of course, if Trolltech wants to bust out a 3G Greenphone in the meantime, we're not about to complain.RIM, Eatoni team up on new text keyboard technology
