Qik Extending Free Premium Access on EVO 4G Until September
Qik has announced in a blog post that it will not end free access to its premium service for EVO 4G users as previously announced, instead extending access to everyone until September. The reason given for the extension alluded to the higher than expected popularity of the service causing access issues for many users. Qik’s […]
Virgin Mobile Launches payLo Pay As You Go Plans
Virgin Mobile has rolled out a new set of pay as you go service plans in the payLo line following the launch of the Beyond Talk plans. The service plans are each priced at $20 but differ in allotment, with the first option offering 400 minutes good for 1 month at five cents a minute […]
Boost Mobile Adds More Cities to International Connect Add-On
Boost Mobile has announced the addition of more cities to its International Connect add-on for CDMA users. Customers with the add-on can now call more than 150 cities in Mexico including Tijuana, Puebla and Ciudad Juarez, landlines in the Dominican Republic, unlimited calling to China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore, unlimited calling to […]
Best Buy Launches Boost Mobile Motorola i1
Best Buy has launched the long-awaited Motorola i1 on Boost Mobile after months of anticipation following its initial announcement as CES earlier this year. The i1 features a heavily customized hybrid version of Android which combines the 1.5 kernel with features found in the latest release in 2.2 in order to allow for push to […]
HTC Confirms EVO 4G Framerate Cap Tied to Intentional Compromise in Design
An HTC representative has confirmed that the HTC EVO 4G’s 30 frames per second display limit is not the result of software limitations as was originally assumed when the device was launched, but the result of various compromises in hardware design. Since the HDMI output is limited to either 24 or 30 frames per second, […]
Clearwire Launches Clearspot 4G and 4G+
Not long after being announced, Clearwire has launched the Clearspot 4G and 4G+ modem/router devices for $99.99 and $229.99 when purchased or $4.99/$5.99 per month when leased with a new service plan. The 4G features support for up to eight simultaneous devices while the 4G+ adds 3G EVDO Rev. A connectivity for an additional $15 […]
Sprint Announces Samsung Intercept for July 11th
After the first images and information surfaced on the Samsung Intercept last week, Sprint has officially announced the mid-range Android device and successor to the Moment for $99.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and slated for launch on July 11th. The Intercept features a hardware QWERTY keyboard, 3.0 inch capacitive touch display at 400×240 resolution, 3.2 […]
New Evo 4G Root Uses Flash Lite Exploit
A new root for the recently updated Evo 4G has been developed which uses a Flash Lite exploit in the phone’s runtime to enable modified system images to run with full root access. The process is 12 steps long for the time being and affects OTA update capability, as applying future updates with this root […]
HP Begins Rollout of Palm webOS 1.4.5, Carries on with Integration
Shortly after closing the acqusition of Palm, HP has begun rolling out webOS 1.4.5. The update makes improvements to the web browser and delivers security fixes, however, the most relevant addition is the long-awaited arrival of final PDK support. This will give the Palm Pixi its first official PDK support, and allow independent developers to […]