Rumor: Android 3.0 Gingerbread Details

Slashgear and Unwired View are reporting on some leaked details of Android 3.0, dubbed Gingerbread. Eldar Murtazin, of Mobile-review.com, gave out quite a few details in a Russian podcast. Read more…

Rumor: Verizon Wireless Launching LTE Nov. 15th

With the recent rumor of the iPhone coming to Verizon in January, we have another one for you. This time, BGR has an anonymous tipster that says Verizon is set to launch LTE on November 15th in 25 markets and LTE-compatible handsets will go on sale Black Friday. The 25 markets will supposedly cover 100 million subscribers. Read more…

Update on CDMA iPhone: Now on VZW in January?!

In a previous story this month we talked about a company manufacturing CDMA iPhones.  Well the latest is a story out of Bloomberg stating the iPhone will be on VZW in January 2011. “Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone next year, ending AT&T Inc.’s exclusive hold on the …

Latest EVO 4G OTA update may cause big problems

Sprint began to push a new OTA update out yesterday to eager EVO 4G owners that promised all sorts of good stuff. This all sounded exciting to most EVO users, especially when confronted with what many users believe are below average battery levels for day to day usage. Unfortuantely, as you can see here and here, the update was anything but a success.

Froyo Officially Released For Nexus One Owners FRF85B

Last week we reported on the rumored “official” Froyo update for the Nexus One, with a version of FRF83. Last night, Google officially announced the Froyo update, which they say will be gradually pushed to phones this week. People are reporting the update version is FRF85B and is about a 500Kb update from FRF83. Last …

Government Set To Double Available Wireless Spectrum Over 10 Years

On Sunday, the Obama Administrator said it plans to nearly double the available amount of wireless spectrum over the next ten years to keep up with the ever-growing mobile device market. Read more…

Droid X Disassembled & More Android 2.2 News

It was only a matter of time and we all knew it was coming. The Verizon Droid X has been fully disassembled by the people at DroidX.net. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to see the models of some of the chips without unsoldering the metal casings around them. There’s not much information here, but they provide a detailed walkthrough and video of the process in case you’re interested.

In other news, according to some sources, we will be seeing Android 2.2 (Froyo) coming to the Motorola Droid in late July and on the Droid X in late August. There was no mention of the Droid 2 though, so its release might be far enough way that it could ship with Froyo.

iPhone 4 Reception Issues (Updated w/ Official Response)

Yes, the iPhone 4 was released yesterday in retail stores across the US and some people are already pointing out issues. Some have already broken the phone due to glass being on both the screen and the back cover or many are saying if held a certain way that you will lose bars (reception). Read more…

Android Updates: Froyo Official On Nexus One & Minor Update Coming For Evo Users

There are a few Android updates coming out over the next few days. First of all, the Google Nexus One is finally getting an official update to Froyo, with the official version being FRF83. There’s been two leaked builds over the last few weeks, FRF50 and FRF72, but this one is rumored to be official and is actually coming OTA to those stock users. Google also released their source code and its up on AOSP now.

Now onto the Evo, there’s reports showing up that are suggesting another OTA update is coming for it on June 28th. This is said to just be bug fixes and somehow “enhance wifi”, which could mean 802.11n support officially. Its also said to improve battery life and fix some Exchange issues. With Froyo finally becoming official on the Nexus One today, we highly doubt we’ll see it on the Evo by next week, but hopefully within a month or two!

In-Depth iPhone 4 Teardown!

The guys over at iFixit and Chipworks have done some excellent teardown work on the Apple iPhone 4 and gotten the full scoop as far as the materials and specs are concerned. First let’s take a look at the outside (pictures courtesy of iFixit).: “The rugged stainless steel bezels around the iPhone 4′s perimeter double …

Nexus One Case Battle – Case Mate Tough Case vs. Gelli Case

Case Mate is known for high quality cases for all types of phones. A few months ago I purchased the Case Mate Tough Case and have been using it since. Today I got the opportunity to try out their Gelli Case, so I put them head-to-head. The Gelli Case comes in a clear smokey color while the Tough Case comes in 10 different color combinations. Read on for the results and more pictures…

IPhone 4 Woe is You? Pre-Order Status in Doubt? Read on!

Despite the recent cancellations of pre-orders due to problems with AT&T and Apple, the majority of the pre-orders have been sent out (estimated 600,000 handsets) for the June 24th release which are now leaving people who didn’t pre-order with the question of “Can I upgrade?” Well I’m here to break it down for you.

Wireless N enabled on Evo!

XDA strikes again!!! In a good way of course, thanks to the folks over there 802.11n Wi-Fi support has been enabled. As some of us know, the HTC Evo has the same wireless chip the Nexus One has, as do the Incredible and Desire. So with a hex-editor in hand you too can unlock this …

Canadian Bill Aimed at Unlocking Phones!

Word from CBC News is that NDP, or New Democratic Party, has introduced Bill C-560 that would essentially make it law that cell phone companies have to notify customers when signing up for service if their chosen device is locked to the network or not.  If the custom was on a contract, when the contract …

Verizon’s New MR2 Touch Pro 2 ROM And The No Boot Situation

With the release of a MR2 ROM by Verizon Wireless for the Touch Pro 2, came excitement about something new. However this quickly turned into frustration by users who shortly realized that the ROM failed to boot.  See Mr. X’s diagnosis and  fix inside. Related Posts:Super Bowl will stream live online and to Verizon phones …