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Today marks the first day Apple will begin to sell unlocked iPhone 4 devices in the U.S. The 16GB will cost you $649 while the 32GB is being sold for $749, and both devices are being offered unlocked in either black or white. Apple is looking to market the higher priced unlocked devices to a small niche market of consumers who would prefer to pay for the phone outright versus paying for the phone over the course of a two year contract. This same consumer can also have the freedom to switch between GSM carriers without hassle. Keeping in mind, there […]

The Motorola Droid Milestone 3, the international variant of the Motorola Droid 3, has now been extensively previewed by the Chinese website xda.cn. After reading through their preview (so you don’t have to translate Chinese) we boiled down the confirmed specs for you. 4-inch qHD screen  8 megapixel camera  HDMI output 1500 mAh battery  dual-core OMAP 4430 processor  512MB of RAM While only providing 512 MB of RAM for a dual core processor leaves us wanting more, we also noted the device does not support Verizon’s LTE network. Keep in mind this doesn’t hold much weight because the Milestone 3 is the GSM version of the Droid. The LTE support may

We never thought we would see this day come, where Apple themselves would actually release factory unlocked iPhone 4 models in the US. Speculation continues to grow throughout Apple enthusiasts only to gain momentum when well known iOS developer Chronic tweeted the same sentiment. According to the developer Apple plans to release four iPhone 4 models unlocked starting Wednesday. See below for the model part information: MC603 ,16GB, Black MC604, 16GB, White MC605, 32GB, Black MC606, 32GB, White Apple has yet to comment on the rumor leaving us to simply wait and see what Wednesday brings. Source

While the Samsung Galaxy S II was already a seductive looking Android device it appears it’s now moving over to AT&T’s lineup. The Samsung Singapore division’s Facebook page published a series of corporate pictures of the device, including the one displayed showing the device sitting pretty comfortable in its “Samsung Galaxy S II Desktop Dock”. The stand has HDMI output and 3.5mm stereo-out jacks. We also noticed the AT&T logo and the four familiar Android menu keys giving the Galaxy S II a similar look to the Infuse 4G. Exact pricing and an official launch date with AT&T stateside has yet to be confirmed, but

Apple’s iCloud has barely been around long enough for the general public to get used to the technology before it’s facing a lawsuit. While this is not the first time Apple has had to deal with litigation, they will now have to contend with Arizona based company iCloud Communications. A lawsuit was filed yesterday in an Arizona District Court. The Arizona company, iCloud Communications appears to be a VoIP service and equipment provider since 2005. They also claim to provide cloud services extremely similar to Apple’s recently unveiled iCloud technology. iCloud Communications is requesting Apple demolish all of their iCloud marketing materials,

Apple confirmed a recent recall of a small number of Verizon iPad 2 models. This statement following a host of recall rumors springing up among many Apple related blogs throughout the week. It appears a number of  iPad 2 models were shipped accidently with identical MEIDs. A MEID is known as the device’s Mobile Electronic Identifiers. This duplicate MEID  issue causing specific problems for Verizon who depends on the MEIDs to activate their devices for each unique user. While most of the devices were still in transit, Apple has requested Verizon stores to return all of the identified iPad 2 models in question. Source

AT&T filed an official statement with the Federal Communications Commissions on Friday supporting its $39 Billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. The public statement is founded on the basis that the deal will result in strong economic growth without limiting industry innovation. AT&T stated “nothing about the combination of AT&T and T-Mobile USA could possibly keep Sprint or any other provider from acting on the same incentives it has today to keep innovating in this unusually dynamic ecosystem”. AT&T also implied within their statement to the FCC, that the T-Mobile deal would maintain and promote industry competition leaving the wireless market “vibrantly competitive”. The merger has already gained tremendous support from 17 state

Just surfacing with the influx of feedback related to the iOS 5 update is the interesting ‘Related People’ field. Even though this feature has been integrated in the Mac OS for quite some time now, it will now be available to iPhone users with iOS 5. A user can activate this field as an option when adding or editing a contact card. The ‘Related People’ field is disabled by default, so to add it, just tap the Add Field option within the edit contact interface. Apple has provided pre-loaded relationship categories such as spouse, assistant, manager, mother, father, parent, brother, sister, child.

Are you the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab that you just can’t put down? Do you love contests or maybe just love the thrill of potentially winning loads of money? If you shook your head yes to all of the above then the Samsung ‘Time To Tab’ contest with $15,000 in cash prizes might be right up your alley. Simply shoot a 60 second video of how your Galaxy Tab has altered your life or someone else’s for the better. You can also create a video of how you use your Galaxy Tab within a 24 hour period of time. Time to get creative people,

Bing for Mobile Browse recently enhanced its mobile browsing capabilities which are now made available to Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry users on HTML5. The update makes it faster and easier to read the news, share on Facebook, see what’s trending now, and look at local listings and directions on one screen. See the featured highlights below: Added a carousel to flip quickly through the headline news Added a scroll down to view today’s top three news headlines and images For iOS users, share on Facebook by uploading images and allow friends to like and comment Trending topics display to show what’s

Microsoft’s comically cool looking “App Guy” is about the extend his experience from iPhone developers to Android developers. Microsoft now looking to increase their revenue by reaching out to the Android community by making their mapping tool compatible with Android APIs. The “App Guy” also promises to become a larger presence amongst Android developer forums. Microsoft is acknowledging this is just the beginning and welcomes feedback, questions, and open dialogue from participating developers. Even if Microsoft’s “App Guy” is a one man army, he’s backed with a new 90 page resource manual, the “Windows Phone 7 Guide For Android Application Developers”, claiming to be an easy to follow guide to Windows API

Research In Motion announced today the global roll out of its BlackBerry PlayBook  for 16 countries over the next four weeks. The announcement follows a swirl of recent setbacks for RIM as they had hoped their PlayBook  tablet would be a fighting contender to Apple’s successful iPad. The PlayBook was recalled last month due to a flaw in the operating system affecting approximately 1,000 units. The recall fueled speculation that the tablet was pushed out before it was truly ready. Despite RIM’s decreased earnings and let down investors, RIM looks to rely on the upcoming global launch to resurrect the PlayBook’s demand. The UK,

Google Voice gives it’s users the ability to have one phone number for all their phones, including their cell phone, home phone, and buisness phone. While the service has come a long way, users can now take advantage of their latest number setting options. The days of cheating on your long time Google Voice phone number are over. It’s stressful to think you’ve had your phone number for what seems like forever and the thought of having to change it seems just down right mean. Until recently, Google Voice users who tried to change their number, ported over to Google Voice, or opted in for

Now that Apple’s iOS 5 update has been released to developers it has given people a chance to give it a full test drive, on the iPhone 4 that is. While the majority of the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, it has left many wondering how well it will run on the iPhone 3GS. Rest assured, the limitations are not major. 3GS device holders will still be able to enjoy the new notification center in addition to the full Twitter integration. The Safari reading list, photo grid lines, Newsstand, and App store are included as well. What’s not available are the Safari Tab

With the pre-paid cell phone industry robustly steaming ahead, Motorola announced today that they would join Virgin Mobile with a new device, the Motorola Triumph. The Triumph appears to be extremely close in build to the Motorola Droid but slimmer and without the slide out keyboard. Motorola acknowledged that the device was not the final production unit (at today’s Motorola and Sprint press event) and we could see some improvements before the release. The Triumph has a 4.1-inch WVGA display, a 5-megapixel camera and a front-facing VGA camera, will run Android 2.2, and is the first phone of its kind to come with Virgin