Smartphones
Scoop: Palm’s 3G Treo Pro goes blue, gets ticked off by Telstra
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Mid September is the date that Palm’s Treo Pro will finally hit the Australian market, with Telstra announcing today that it’s the first Next G smartphone/PDA to get the “Blue Tick” for better coverage in rural and regional areas.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Mid September is the date that Palm’s Treo Pro will finally hit the Australian market, with Telstra announcing today that it’s the first Next G smartphone/PDA to get the “Blue Tick” for better coverage in rural and regional areas.
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AT&T unveils “ridiculous” iPhone roaming plans
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
AT&T has demonstrated yet another reason why Apple should set the iPhone 2G and 3G free, giving users the freedom to insert their own SIM cards when travelling internationally, rather than being forced to choose between two plans which can reduce bill shock but are still expensive.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
AT&T has demonstrated yet another reason why Apple should set the iPhone 2G and 3G free, giving users the freedom to insert their own SIM cards when travelling internationally, rather than being forced to choose between two plans which can reduce bill shock but are still expensive.
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iPhone 3G: all your Internet parts are not belong to us
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Oops - the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad claiming that “all the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone” after two complainants pointed out the iPhone lacks Flash and Java. Good decision or bureaucracy gone mad?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Oops - the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad claiming that “all the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone” after two complainants pointed out the iPhone lacks Flash and Java. Good decision or bureaucracy gone mad?
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Telstra first to get Palm's new Windows Mobile Treo - UPDATE
By: Stuart Corner
Palm has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Treo Pro based on Windows Mobile 6.1, and in Australia it will be available exclusively from Telstra for the first three months.
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By: Stuart Corner
Palm has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Treo Pro based on Windows Mobile 6.1, and in Australia it will be available exclusively from Telstra for the first three months.
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Telstra boldly launches the BlackBerry Bold... first
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications, an ever expanding frontier. This is the latest chapter in the voyages of the Starship Telstra, it’s continuing mission to deliver new handsets, to seek out new customers and extend existing contracts, and to boldly go where its competitors will soon follow: the launch of the BlackBerry Bold!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications, an ever expanding frontier. This is the latest chapter in the voyages of the Starship Telstra, it’s continuing mission to deliver new handsets, to seek out new customers and extend existing contracts, and to boldly go where its competitors will soon follow: the launch of the BlackBerry Bold!
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iPhone OS 2.1 – will it be a panacea or more purgatory?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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iPhone 3G unlock – slow progress, no guarantee it will ever come
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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Wow, a Google Android phone by September 17?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Little more than two months after the launch of the iPhone 3G, the first Google Android handset looks set to arrive much earlier than expected through an exclusive “pre-sale” with T-Mobile in the US, coming with a raft of iPhone-killing specs that must surely be adding some spice to the close Apple and Google relationship!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Little more than two months after the launch of the iPhone 3G, the first Google Android handset looks set to arrive much earlier than expected through an exclusive “pre-sale” with T-Mobile in the US, coming with a raft of iPhone-killing specs that must surely be adding some spice to the close Apple and Google relationship!
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Jobs confirms iPhone kill switch REAL!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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WinPwn 2.0.0.4 lets Windows users “pwn” iPhone OS 2.0.1
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Got an iPhone or iPod Touch, and want to “pwn” it so you can run unauthorised third party software? Apple mightn’t like it, but the power to pwn is in users’ hands! Also, what good unauthorised third party apps are out there?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Got an iPhone or iPod Touch, and want to “pwn” it so you can run unauthorised third party software? Apple mightn’t like it, but the power to pwn is in users’ hands! Also, what good unauthorised third party apps are out there?
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Google tunes language translation for iPhone with web app
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Google’s new translation web app keeps data usage low, meaning a lower international roaming data cost, while greatly lowering the pain of the language barrier when overseas. Continuez s’il vous plait...
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Google’s new translation web app keeps data usage low, meaning a lower international roaming data cost, while greatly lowering the pain of the language barrier when overseas. Continuez s’il vous plait...
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 for iPhone 2G and 3G released at last
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The sparkling is back, with the iPhone Dev Team releasing the keenly awaited PwnageTool 2.0.2, bringing an unlock and jailbreak to the iPhone 2G, and jailbreaks to the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The sparkling is back, with the iPhone Dev Team releasing the keenly awaited PwnageTool 2.0.2, bringing an unlock and jailbreak to the iPhone 2G, and jailbreaks to the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 for iPhone starts sparkling – then stops
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The update for PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2G and 3G models, and unlock the iPhone 2G, was moved to the iPhone Dev Team’s “sparkle update system” when a serious bug was noticed – and the update removed. But the sparkling will start happening once more in a few hours!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The update for PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2G and 3G models, and unlock the iPhone 2G, was moved to the iPhone Dev Team’s “sparkle update system” when a serious bug was noticed – and the update removed. But the sparkling will start happening once more in a few hours!
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iPhone bashing BlackBerry making Bold debut in Europe
By: Davey Winder
There is plenty of talk about Apple wanting a slice of BlackBerry pie with the iPhone 3G and MobileMe. But what is Research in Motion doing to fight back? Being Bold in Europe, is the cryptic but correct answer...
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By: Davey Winder
There is plenty of talk about Apple wanting a slice of BlackBerry pie with the iPhone 3G and MobileMe. But what is Research in Motion doing to fight back? Being Bold in Europe, is the cryptic but correct answer...
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 with Installer 4 beta on verge of release
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Original iPhone and iPhone 3G owners wanting to update to iPhone OS 2.0.1 while maintaining a jailbroken status don’t have much longer to wait, with the iPhone Dev Team saying the software should arrive “Friday”, although that’s likely Saturday for Australians.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Original iPhone and iPhone 3G owners wanting to update to iPhone OS 2.0.1 while maintaining a jailbroken status don’t have much longer to wait, with the iPhone Dev Team saying the software should arrive “Friday”, although that’s likely Saturday for Australians.
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How to “safely” update (not restore) your unlocked iPhone 2G to OS 2.0.1 (update 1)
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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HTC Touch Diamond finally goes on sale down under
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Previewed to the press over a month ago as Telstra exclusive, the HTC Touch Diamond has finally landed on store shelves to challenge the iPhone 3G for smartphone supremacy.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Previewed to the press over a month ago as Telstra exclusive, the HTC Touch Diamond has finally landed on store shelves to challenge the iPhone 3G for smartphone supremacy.
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Microsoft left with Apple and BlackBerry pie on face as it misses own Windows Mobile sales targets
By: Davey Winder
Microsoft made it quite clear earlier in the year that it would grow the Windows Mobile platform by 50 percent this year and next. It also expected to have shipped 20 million units by the end of June. Actually, it turns out to have missed that sales projection by some 2 million. Could the iPhone and BlackBerry be to blame?
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By: Davey Winder
Microsoft made it quite clear earlier in the year that it would grow the Windows Mobile platform by 50 percent this year and next. It also expected to have shipped 20 million units by the end of June. Actually, it turns out to have missed that sales projection by some 2 million. Could the iPhone and BlackBerry be to blame?
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