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VivoPlay from Evado Filip hands-on

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Here at Showstoppers 2013 during CES 2013, Evado Filip is showing off its new device called VivoPlay. The device has one very important goal: keep your children safe without suffocating them. Parents can link the VivoPlay to a companion iOS or Android app, keeping tabs on their child while letting them still be a kid. Read The Full Story

PA Consulting creates mobile basestation with Raspberry Pi

, Dec 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

PA Consulting has created a mobile phone basestation using the Raspberry Pi. In doing so, they replaced a giant 30-foot GSM cell basestation that is scarcely larger than your Internet modem. The consulting group based in Cambridge, UK, detail briefly how they achieved this in a video that you can watch after the jump. Read The Full Story

Galaxy Nexus Android 4.1.2 appears in over-the-air update

, Oct 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Rejoice all ye owners of the GSM version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus because not only is it time for an Android software update, it's coming the easy way, too - right over the air. All you'll have to do is go into your settings and hit the software update button inside your device info near the bottom of your setting list and bam! There it is, ready to bring you up to an ever-so-slightly changed user interface. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 to remain GSM unlocked at Verizon

, Sep 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Last week, we told you that the iPhone 5 comes with a special little bonus if you're buying from Verizon. The massive carrier's version of the iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked, meaning that users could potentially pop in a SIM card from another carrier, say AT&T for example, and use the phone on its network. This feature will definitely be appreciated by travelers, and today we have even more good news to share: Verizon says that it has no plans to lock down its iPhone 5. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 comes GSM unlocked at Verizon

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Well this is an interesting bit of news: iDownloadBlog's Jeff Benjamin has discovered that Verizon's iPhone 5 is indeed GSM unlocked. The way he discovered this was by cutting up an AT&T micro SIM card and putting it in his freshly-acquired iPhone 5 from Verizon. To his surprise (and ours), the iPhone picked up an AT&T signal, and he was able to hop onto the carrier's HSPA+ network and do a little bit of surfing. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 simultaneous voice and LTE data on GSM only – for now?

, Sep 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Those of you pumped up about the iPhone 5 bringing in architecture that allows simultaneous voice and data on a single radio, take heed: it's been confirmed that this ability only works on GSM-based LTE (and 3G) networks. If you're planning on working with a network that uses CDMA for voice and LTE for data, you'll be out of luck - they'll both work, just not at the same time. The key here may be in the official Apple statement (as seen below) which includes a "not yet" which may keep some doors open. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 will come in different GSM and CDMA versions

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

We know now that the iPhone 5 will be launching in multiple regions around the world on hundreds of different carriers, and in order to make the iPhone compatible with everyone's LTE networks, Apple will be launching two different models of the newest iDevice. One of these models will support GSM, while the other will support CDMA. That's in contrast to the iPhone 4S, which had support for both included under the hood. Read The Full Story

QGate GSM and RF home automation demonstrated

, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

A company called QGate is showing off its new home automation devices that use GSM and RF to communicate. What you get when you buy the QGate system is a European-style outlet box that plugs into an outlet, with its own outlet on the front allowing you to control things from anywhere you can get a web connection using an app. The outlet kit sells for about €50. Read The Full Story

Android 4.0.2 resumes Galaxy Nexus GSM rollout

, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Android 4.0.2 for the GSM variant of the Galaxy Nexus has been released, with Google pushing the update out OTA (over-the-air) today. Promising a number of "important bug fixes" the new firmware weighs in at a humble 8.8MB, and does not appear to introduce any noticeable app changes to the Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone. Read The Full Story

GSM standard has flaw that allows crooks to take over phones

, Dec 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

The GSM standard is widely used on mobile phones of all kinds depending on the carrier you are on. A security researcher is claiming that a flaw in the GSM standard has been discovered that could be exploited by criminals and hackers to give them control of the device. Once that control was going that hacker could force the phone to make calls or send text messages. Read The Full Story

Verizon iPhone 4S SIM unlock rules clarified as Sprint reports total lockdown

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [24]

When the first iPhone 4S story was written here on SlashGear announcing said device, it was entitled iPhone 4S World Phone revealed – as it turns out, that doesn’t mean the same thing to all carriers here in the United States. What we’ve got for you here is an official statement from Verizon outlining exactly how their iPhone 4S can be unlocked, just as it should be, when you’re planning on traveling abroad. On the other hand, Sprint today confirms that they have no such plans to reveal the process to unlock their iPhone 4S because with them, no such ability exists!

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iPhone 5 to be dual-mode GSM/CDMA world phone?

, Aug 23rd 2011 Discuss [2]

New evidence has surfaced that supports a longtime rumor that Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 will be a world phone with dual-mode GSM and CDMA. According to TechCrunch, a major iOS apps developer, who asked not to be named, has offered up some "solid proof" that supports the world phone claim. If true, this would essentially kill the 4G LTE iPhone 5 rumor. Read The Full Story
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