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Unlock the Bootloader on Your Sony Droid PhoneSony Ericsson now gives you directions on how to unlock the bootloader on their Android phones. In the past, Sony has been known to unfriendly to developers and modifiers. However, now the Sony Ericsson Developer Blog has announced that the Xperia Arc, Neo, Play, and Pro will have a feature that enables an easy bootloader unlock method. Of course along with the directions, they warn you that you could majorly screw up your phone and not be able to recover from the screw-up. Tags: Android phones, bootloader, HTC, Motorola, Neo, Sony Ericsson, Xperia Arc Comments (0) | Filled Under: Android, Blog, Cell Phone Software, HTC, How To, Motorola, Sony Ericsson | permalink
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                  Mobile Television is Gaining GroundWith the popularity of tablets rising, mobile television is fast becoming a favorite pastime. Last week’s trade show in Las Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) shows that the technology is making progress. According to an article written by Maisie Ramsay, WirelessWeek, “The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), the main proponent of mobile broadcast television in the United States, announced that 76 television stations in 32 markets are now doing mobile television broadcasts.” Using a WiFi hotspot or at home, you can download TV episodes and store them to watch later. If you are using a Smartphone, it gets stored on the MicroSD card, so make sure you have at least 2 GB free per show. Tags: Droid TV, mobile TV, NAB, National Association of Broadcasters, OMVC, Open Mobile Video Coalition Comments (0) | Filled Under: Android, Blog, Cell Phone News, Cell Phone Software, HTC, Motorola | permalink
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AT&T Finally Gets On BoardAT&T is the last of the cell phone service providers to offer a Droid Smartphone in their pre-paid lineup. Beginning April 17th, AT&T is offering the LG Thrive for $180. The Thrive is a mid-range Droid, running on the Android OS 2.2 (Froyo). It only has a 3.2 megapixel camera and 160 MB of memory, although it can be expanded to 32 GB with a MicroSD card. The customers will have to pay pretty dearly for using this phone however. Customers can choose the “Smartphone 10 cents per minute” plan or “Smartphone $2 USD per day for unlimited talk and text” plan. Their choices for data plans range from $5 for 10 MB to $25 for 500 MB. There is no contract, which is probably a good thing since customers may dump AT&T once they find out how poor the service coverage areas are. Tags: ATT, Blackberry, BoostMobile, camera batteries, cell phone batteries, Droid, smartphone, Sprint, unlimited talk, Verizon Comments (0) | Filled Under: ATT, Android, Batteries, BlackBerry OS, Blog, Cell Phone News, HTC, Motorola, RIM, Smartphones, Sprint, Verizon | permalink
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RIM BlackBerry: Retail Rep ContestA $500 AMEX card is up for grabs in the new RIM BlackBerry Retail Reps Theme Contest. Five winners will receive an AMEX gift card for $500 USD. The top winner’s theme will be developed as a BlackBerry theme and upon release, made exclusively available for 3 months to authorized retail salespeople. After 3 months, the winning theme will be made available on a non-exclusive basis in BlackBerry App World. Pretty sweet deal, or so it seems. However, royalties and income from the sales of the theme don’t actually go to the person submitting the theme idea. Hmmm…. Maybe not so sweet a deal. Tags: Droid battery, PlayBook, QNX, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Theme Contest Comments (0) | Filled Under: BlackBerry OS, Blog, Cell Phone News, RIM, Smartphones | permalink
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BlackBerry Enters the World of TouchBlackBerry should be renamed LeakBerry. Photos, videos and technical specifications have been “leaked” over and over in the past few weeks. Rumors are flying. There are now stories of four new RIM Smartphones (BlackBerry Bold Touch, Torch 2, Orlando, and Touch), all of which have new capacitive touch screens. Mostly they seem to be “re-made” versions of the Curve and Torch, although there is a touch only phone as well. Tags: Android, Apple, BlackBerry Bold Touch, Google, iPhone, Orlando, RIM BlackBerry, Storm 3, Torch 2, Touch, Touch screen Comments (0) | Filled Under: Android, Apple, BlackBerry OS, Blog, Cell Phone News, Products, RIM, Smartphones, iPhone OS | permalink
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Jennifer “JWoww” Farley Loses Her $100K BlackBerryThis last weekend, Jenni “JWoww” Farley lost her BlackBerry. Jenni was apparently shopping at a Lowe’s hardware store in Toms River, New Jersey with boyfriend Roger when she lost the cell phone. Jenni reported the missing BlackBerry to the police, claiming the phone is worth $100,000. Why is Jenni Farley’s BlackBerry worth $100,000? Is Jenni’s BlackBerry made of Platinum? Jenni claims it’s because of her fame. “Because of all my contacts,” she told Toms River police. According to an article written by Fabiana Santana, Actress Archives, “It’s those contacts - all stored in her Blackberry - she is worried will wind up in the wrong hands.” Tags: Blackberry, Jenni Farley, JWoww, MTV, South Jersey Comments (0) | Filled Under: Amazing but true, Blackberry, Blog, Cell Phone Culture, RIM, Smartphones | permalink
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New BlackBerry Traffic App with Route ChoicesDo you hate fighting traffic? There’s an app for that, especially if you are a BlackBerry user. Just released this week, BlackBerry Traffic version 2.0.0.1749 adds new features and a completely revised UI. It has new icons, a new color scheme, the ability to select from multiple routes, and the addition of pre-set destinations directly from BlackBerry’s native contacts app. It is compatible with any GPS enabled BlackBerry Smartphone operating on OS 4.6 and up in North America. Tags: BlackBerry Apps, BlackBerry Traffic, Droid X, Google Navigation, gps, HTC Evo Battery, smartphone Comments (0) | Filled Under: Android, Blog, Cell Phone Software, HTC, Motorola, Smartphones | permalink
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New Twitter for BlackBerry v1.1 Debuts TodayToday it’s official! Twitter for BlackBerry v1.1 is finally released. A select few were using the beta version, but the real McCoy was released today. According to a post by Kristy C., Inside BlackBerry, they have “made several changes to enhance the Twitter for BlackBerry Smartphone experience, like updated graphics that reflect the new look of the Twitter brand and a streamlined layout of the Add Photo and Add Location icons on the Home screen. The next time you Retweet something, it will appear in your Home timeline as ‘Retweeted by You’, to quickly alert you that your Retweet was sent successfully.” Tags: Blackberry, Inside BlackBerry, Retweet, smartphone, Tweet, Twitter Comments (0) | Filled Under: BlackBerry OS, Blog, Cell Phone Culture, Cell Phone Software, RIM, Smartphones | permalink
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Tiny lightRadio Cube Could Be a Cell Tower that Fits in Your HandsMobile data usage grows almost exponentially. With more and more Smartphone usage, Wi-Fi hotspots and mobile technology in general, how to handle growing mobile data usage is the focus of wireless companies. Wireless companies are spending billions each year to maximize capacity. As their research and development costs grow, so do our cell phones bills. Costly cell phone towers being built at alarming numbers not only push our wireless bills up, but are unsightly as well. A tiny little device the size of a Rubik’s cube is being developed by Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) that may be the answer to both cost and more cell phone towers. Tags: (ALU), Alcatel-Lucent, ATT, Bell Laboratories, cell phone towers, data capacity, Droid battery, lightRadio cube, mobile data usage, Nextel, Sprint, Verizon Comments (0) | Filled Under: ATT, Batteries, Blog, Cell Phone News, Cell Phone Technology, HTC, Products, Sprint, Verizon | permalink
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Verizon Loses Case to US GovernmentVerizon Wireless has agreed to pay $93.5 Million to the US government. According to an article written by Brad Reed, ITWorldCanada, the original complaint was filed against Verizon in 2007. MCI (starting in 1999) began overcharging the government by “submitting invoices for payment to the United States for certain surcharges … that it is prohibited from charging the United States under Federal Acquisition Regulations … and the FTS 2001 contract.” Since Verizon and MCI merged in 2006, the courts found Verizon liable for MCI’s actions. Tags: ATT, cell phone, cell phone service providers, FCC, HTC Evo Batteries, MCI, Sprint, Verizon Wireless Comments (0) | Filled Under: ATT, Blog, Cell Phone News, HTC, News, Sprint, Verizon | permalink
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