3G iPhone screen shot faked, but don't worry, we think it's still coming

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 26th, 2008

After some exhaustive research invested by one iSmashPhone, it seems like that now-infamous “Enable 3G” screen shot supposedly lifted from a recent iPhone firmware 2.0 beta was mocked up. The spirit of the shot mercifully lives on, though, seeing how the existence of the underlying preferences to support the……

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China to issue 3G licenses, calls for Unicom / Netcom merger

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 26th, 2008

This just in: don't believe anything you hear regarding an official 3G rollout date in China. After quite a bit of rigmarole, the Chinese government has finally announced that it will issue a trio of 3G licenses. Notably, the announcement comes with a bit of baggage — it's also calling for a merger b……

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AT&T's 3G comes out on top in speed tests, will only get faster in 2009

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 19th, 2008

The folks over at Computerworld just ran the current 3G providers in America through their paces, only to discover that AT&T came out on top in almost every category. Well, it appears the monolithic telco plans to keep its edge (er…) on the competition — by upping its HSPA service to a whopping 20Mbps……

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Cradlepoint announces 3G-ready CTR500 travel router

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 19th, 2008

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from the mobile-friendly folks at Cradlepoint, but it looks like they’ve hit all the right marks with their new 3G-ready CTR500 travel router, which takes all the features of the previous CTR-350 model and adds a few welcome additions. The biggest of t……

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Sony Ericsson Z555 Review by 3G.co.uk

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 19th, 2008

Sony Ericsson Z555 Review by 3G.co.uk

The most successful entry-level phones tend to be the ones that don’t look cheap. While the spec sheet may be basic, an entry-level handset that boasts slick looks or a well-crafted chassis will be forgi……

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Apple Store's US and UK sites run dry of iPhones, 3G imminent?

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 12th, 2008

If we saw the typical “Ships in 1-2 weeks” here or whatever, we wouldn’t be sounding an alarm, but something is going on here. Both Apple’s US and UK online stores are joining the O2 choir and are now reporting the iPhone as “currently unavailable” — no 8GB, no 16GB, no nothing. It seems that Apple ……

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Newsflash! Firmware 2.0 hints suggest Apple might be working on a 3G iPhone

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 12th, 2008

You'll never believe this, but it looks like Cupertino might be getting ready to drop a bomb this summer — a 3G bomb, in fact! The latest beta release of firmware 2.0 for the iPhone has apparently revealed a preference screen that allows users of the new model to disable the 3G radio and fall back to GP……

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Real Time Traffic Reports to Nokia Mobile Phones

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 5th, 2008

Nokia today unveiled a trio of mobile devices that balance stunning and sophisticated looks with the latest in mobile functionality. All three devices, the Nokia 6600 fold, the Nokia 6600 slide and the Nokia 3600 slide present a smooth, minimalist design and an appea……

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X-OOM Movies Enables you to turn your iPhone into a mobile cinema

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 5th, 2008

The launch of an innovative little device called SIMable, which effectively puts an end to the complicated business of mobile phone unlocking.

SIMable is an ultra thin chip, that when attached to a SIM card, immediately fools most mobile phones into thinki……

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Next-gen iPhone spotted in the wild?

Posted in News by Nicr on the May 5th, 2008

Well here’s an interesting one. French iPhone blog iPhon.fr got these pics from an anonymous and unverified source, and while there’s no way of telling if the shots are legit, they certainly have a truthy ring to them. They follow what we know so far about the shape, size and color of the upcoming 3G……

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