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Just as America gears up to celebrate Independence Day comes news that iPhone 3GS owners are getting some freedom of their own.

purplera1n enables the installation of third-party software not approved for Apple's App Store.

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The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the iPhone in line with rival handsets that provide localized tactile feedback.
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Three patent applications by Apple were published Thursday, and they cover technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition, and RFID.

The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the iPhone (…
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U.S. wireless roaming is free on all nationwide AT&T plans. While no additional fees are incurred during AT&T roaming, these roaming minutes are treated like your regular AT&T minutes.

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Original post by Allan David Reyes

QWERTY aficionados will have something new to look forward as the latest buzz on the interwebz indicates that Bell will be releasing the new Samsung Link smartphone on July 15th.
Details are pretty scarce at the moment as to the exact specs of this new phone, but it does come with a full QWERTY keypad onboard. The picture to the right, unfortunately, is the best image available of the device, and we’ll surely accept any help in this department if you can manage to send in a clearer shot of the Samsung Link. Will the Link follow in the footsteps of the versatile Samsung Jack or the more humble Samsung VICE? We’re keeping our fingers crossed and definitely hoping it’s more of the former than the latter, but no one exactly knows for sure right now. Likewise, we’re praying to the high heavens that the July 15th release date is […]

Original post by Allan David Reyes

The HTC Hero has just passed by the office of the FCC and got approved for distribution in the US market.

While there was no specific release date given for the North American when it was announced last month, thanks to the FCC, we now have an idea as to which carrier might possibly offer it in the region. Approved with 850/1900MHz 3G bands, AT&T is now the leading candidate to carry the HTC Hero in the US, and Rogers/Fido in Canada. Of course, this isn’t official yet, but it’s worth noting based on what we currently know about the HTC Hero so far. It’s also being rumored to be headed for Sprint as well, but there’s nothing available confirm this report just yet.

That’s about it for now, but nevertheless, we are hoping to get more info on the HTC Hero NAM within the next couple of months since it’s already […]

Original post by Allan David Reyes

LG’s rise in the standings is already quite a remarkable feat, but as most companies in the industry will agree, there’s still nothing sweeter than reaching the top spot. As such is the case, it comes as no surprise that Ahn Seung-kwon, president for LG’s mobile business, has expressed their intentions of snatching the #2 spot from Samsung by 2012 in their bid to inch closer to Nokia at the top.

That’s really a bold statement to make, but not completely unfounded considering their stellar performance in Q1, and brisk sales of the LG Cookie, and QWERTY handsets in 2008. Apart from that, he also disclosed in the same interview with Yonhap News Agency some of their plans for the remainder of this year and down the road leading to 2012. In Q4, they will be launching a new “Black Label” series which will take the iPhone head-on. They’re also […]

Original post by Allan David Reyes

LG’s rise in the standings is already quite a remarkable feat, but as most companies in the industry will agree, there’s still nothing sweeter than reaching the top spot. As such is the case, it comes as no surprise that Ahn Seung-kwon, president for LG’s mobile business, has expressed their intentions of snatching the #2 spot from Samsung by 2012 in their bid to inch closer to Nokia at the top.

That’s really a bold statement to make, but not completely unfounded considering their stellar performance in Q1, and brisk sales of the LG Cookie, and QWERTY handsets in 2008. Apart from that, he also disclosed in the same interview with Yonhap News Agency some of their plans for the remainder of this year and down the road leading to 2012. In Q4, they will be launching a new “Black Label” series which will take the iPhone head-on. They’re also […]

Original post by Allan David Reyes

Sometimes, in order to grow, you need to take a step back and look with adoration and respect to the things you took for granted as a child. It also helps to mock them incessantly.

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Back when we first saw the Duet D8 on the Beyond E-Tech Web site, we pegged it as an iPhone clone. After all, it looked a lot like Apple’s device so we …

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