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John’s Phone super-simple cellphone has paper address book

Chris Davies, Sep 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Super-simple cellphones aren't a new concept, but there's something particularly endearing about the design of Dutch handset John's Phone. A slabbish block with a simple numeric keypad on the front, a monochrome display on the top edge and straightforward control switches on the side, it boasts up to three weeks of standby time and a bargain €69.95 ($89) price tag. Read The Full Story

HTC Mozart (aka Euro HTC Schubert) Windows Phone 7 handset leaks

Satsuki Then, Aug 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

HTC's upcoming Windows Phone 7 device has had another in-the-wild sighting, this time courtesy of ROM hacker Xmoo, though there's some confusion over what the prototype is actually called. The Windows Phone 7 device looks just like the HTC Schubert spotted earlier in the week, but is labelled as the HTC Mozart. Read The Full Story

Sprint and T-Mobile Merger a Possibility Thanks to Logic, According to Dan Hesse

Evan Selleck, Jul 13th 2010 Discuss [6]

Right now, Sprint is sitting high with all of their 4G talk. They've got their first 4G phone out there in the wild, and they've got 4G popping up in cities all over the United States. And while at this very moment they're using the same technology that Clearwire is (WiMAX), apparently that's still not stopping them from thinking about transitioning to LTE (Long Term Evolution) some time in the future. On top of that, a T-Mobile merger apparently holds a lot of logic. Read The Full Story

Google Announces Google Phone Store Won’t be Selling Phones Anymore

Evan Selleck, May 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

Well, that's odd. Back in January, when Google officially unveiled the Nexus One to the world, the other big announcement was the Google Phone Store, where they would be selling the device. The Store wasn't meant to just sell the Nexus One, or at least that was what the original goal seemed to be. Google's ideas to sell multiple phones, to multiple carriers seemed like a great idea, until they began to run into some road blocks. Which, apparently, have lead to the result of the actual selling of phones through the digital retail shop. Read The Full Story

Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 confirmed for May 23rd

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Just like the BlackBerry Bold 9650 itself, the news that the CDMA smartphone is heading to Sprint comes as little surprise thanks to this morning's leak. Still, the carrier has confirmed specific availability and pricing: the Sprint Bold 9650 will drop on May 23rd, priced at $199.99 with a new two-year agreement and assuming a $100 mail-in rebate. Read The Full Story

KingCall microSD card encrypts voice and text for VoIP

Shane McGlaun, Mar 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

In December of 2009 we heard that the encryption used for GSM voice calls had been hacked. Mobile carriers have a more secure GSM algorithm they can use to secure calls and they maintain that carriers using the hacked GSM encryption are still more secure than we might think. If you are the sort that wants really secure communications GO-Trust has announced the KingCall microSD card. Read The Full Story

HTC Legend sails through FCC with GSM support

Paul Fang, Feb 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

The HTC Legend has moved smoothly past the FCC, which is always a positive sign with mobile devices. GSM support has also been included. Read The Full Story

magicJack femtocell detailed: “borrows” spectrum indoors

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Yesterday we told you about VoIP provider magicJack's intention to offer a femtocell that, they claimed, would work with any GSM cellphone - even those without service - but at the time we didn't know exactly how the system worked. Unfortunately, now that details have emerged we're not entirely convinced it's the greatest of ideas, either from a legal or a functional perspective. It turns out the new magicJack uses, without being granted permission from the carriers who have licensed it, cellphone radio frequencies to connect GSM phones to a personal cellular base-station. Read The Full Story

GSM HTC Hero update released [Updated]

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

A new ROM update for the HTC Hero has gone live on the company's UK support site, but right now it's not entirely clear what the new firmware addresses. Version 2.73.771.73 (H3G) was released today and is apparently a "generic software update" free of any carrier modifications; however we've tried to download the package using the serial number from a regular, unlocked GSM Hero only to be told that it's unsuitable for our device. Read The Full Story

magicJack Femtocell promises any-GSM compatibility

Chris Davies, Jan 7th 2010 Discuss [2]

If you want a femtocell in the US there are a few to choose from, from each of the major carriers. If you want one which will extend coverage for multiple different networks, however, you're out of luck; or at least you were until magicJack stepped into the ring. Both times we've written about the company - who began by offering a low-cost USB VoIP adapter - we've been inundated with less than complementary comments about them. Hopefully their unnamed femtocell - which promises to work with any GSM phone, even one without an active service contract - will fare better. Read The Full Story

Vodafone UK Google Nexus One landing “in a few short weeks”; Europe to follow [Updated]

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Good news for European would-be Nexus One buyers who aren't keen on importing a handset from the US and who would prefer a subsidized model. Carrier Vodafone has confirmed that it will be offering the Nexus One in the UK "in a few short weeks", with availability in France, Germany and other countries likely to follow after. Update: Vodafone UK have an FAQ about the Nexus One; nothing particularly striking as yet, but it confirms buyers will have access to plans "similar to those Vodafone offers for its wide range of smartphones". Read The Full Story

Encryption for GSM voice calls cracked

Shane McGlaun, Dec 29th 2009 Discuss [1]

Encryption protects much of our data around the world. Our credit card transactions are encrypted, online medical records are encrypted, online banking transaction are encrypted along with all sorts of other data. When that encryption fails, our information can be accessed by nefarious users. Read The Full Story