New Phone: ITG xpPhone (If it can be called a phone that is…)

As the title suggests, I’m not even sure if you can call it a phone really. But the company that manufacturers it are calling it that by the name it was given, not in anyway copied from the iPhone of course, the xpPhone. Here are the top model’s specs (there are versions below this, but why would you get them :P): Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth AMD Super Mobile Processor (not sure of Ghz but 1.6 is […]

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New Phone: HTC Touch HD2 (HTC Leo)

The Touch HD2 is the rumored new name for the phone we’ve seen pop up here and there known as the HTC Leo. And frankly with good reason. Same form factor as the HD but with some serious upgrades. Check these out: 1Ghz Processor 5.0MP camera with dual LED flash Windows Mobile 6.5 with Touchflo 2.6 on top 4.3″ Capacitive Touchscreen 320MBs of RAM Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth 3.5mm Headphone jack Not too shabby, eh? Well

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T-Mobile’s 21Mbs/sec speed up and running in Philadelphia already?!

So much for a predicted 2010 rollout of their HSPA+ 21 Mb/s 3G service. Those in Philadelphia are already getting the ridiculous 3G speed! Now, one can assume that T-Mobile is still expecting a 2010 rollout and that this is just a premature test of concept to see if it will work before they start full on trying to roll this bad boy out. But still exciting news for T-Mobile users. The other good news

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T-Mobile to Buy Sprint?

Ok so a few of our readers (thanks guys!) mentioned a possible T-Mobile purchase of Sprint here in the US and it got me extremely curious, so of course I did some snooping. The new CEO of Deutsche Telekom of Germany (the owner of all the T-Mobile’s worldwide, including our T-Mobile USA), Rene Obermann apparently is very serious about revamping T-Mobile. First he tackled T-Mobile UK, which was the third largest wireless carrier in the

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How Being a Cell Phone Authorized Dealer Works

So you are interested in becoming a cell phone authorized dealer, or maybe you just have a healthy curiosity and would just like to know how those authorized dealers do business? Either way, let’s see if I can shed some light on this strange industry… First off, if you haven’t already, you should probably read the How Contracts Work post to learn a bit about.. well… how contracts work, as well as why we have

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TheUnlockr’s Alternative to a MiFi, Read Before You Get a MiFi

So I went into a Sprint and a Verizon store today and asked them about the MiFi, after they told me about it I got to thinking… trouble I know… but here’s what I came up with. A Sprint or Verizon MiFi will cost you the same up front, have the same monthly cost, and have the same 5GB cap on usage. So my only issue with this is the price per month and the

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How To Turn Your Windows Mobile Phone into a WiFi HotSpot

No need to get an extra data card for your laptop or buy a Mifi, turn your phone into a Wifi hotspot for free! Here’s how… I. Load a Custom ROM 1. Follow the steps listed in our How To Load a Custom ROM procedure. II. Download a Wifi Tethering program 1. Most custom ROMs come with a Wifi Tethering program, but if your ROM did not, you can download one from our Downloads section

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T-Mobile to Boost Their Data Speeds Up to 21Mb/s!

Despite T-Mobile being the last one to the 3G party, they are claiming that they are going full steam ahead! T-Mobile says they will be upgrading their data network software as soon as the nationwide 3G rollout is complete later this year. This will immediately double their network speeds. Then after that they plan to move to HSPA 7.2 standards to reach theoretical download speeds of up to 7.2Mb/s (similar to AT&T’s current plans to

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How To: Load a Custom ROM onto Your Windows Mobile Phone

Want to get Windows 6.5 on your phone? Or just want to flash a custom ROM for faster performance, to unlock Wifi Tethering, load themes, load TouchFlo, Sony Panes, etc. or any of the other great benefits of custom ROMs? Here’s how… First off, loading a Windows Mobile ROM consists of 3 main parts; loading the HardSPL, loading the latest Radio, and then loading the ROM itself. All of these steps are done in the

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New Phone: Motorola CLIQ

Wow, so Android phones are just falling out of the sky. Here’s another for your enjoyment! The new Motorola CLIQ will be sold on T-Mobile in time for the holidays. It has the following hardware features: 3.1″ screen with 320 x 480 pixels Slide out keyboard 3G 5.0MP Camera (no flash sadly) GPS Wifi But what is really interesting is to see what Motorola is doing with their own UI. Personally I think this is

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New Phone: Nokia N900

So the newest Nokia phone, is being market as an “internet device”. Makes sense, since it runs an operating system, meant for an internet tablet, according to Maemo.org, instead of the company’s usual favorite OS (Symbian). Nokia reps claim that this device is not meant to compete with it’s Symbian smartphones, but is meant to cater to a totally different market (not sure how true that is, would you rather have this phone or a

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New Phone: HTC Touch2, HTC Touch2 vs HTC Tattoo

HTC announced a new phone called the HTC Touch2. This is a successor to the HTC Touch and is meant to target a similar market. It is a relatively inexpensive phone and has almost identical specs to the HTC Tattoo we mentioned recently. If you torn now between which one to choose, well I bet I can split anyone deciding between the HTC Touch2 and the HTC Tattoo really quickly with one of its features;

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HTC Click Renamed the HTC Tattoo, Comes Out Soon

So the HTC Tattoo (the HTC formerly known as Click) is an Android handset with the Hero UI (Rosie) and a tiny pricetag. The reason for the tiny pricetag is the smaller camera (3.2MP instead of 5MP on the Hero), the screen size and resolution (down to 2.8″ with 240×320 pixels, instead of the 3.2″ 320×480 pixels), and a slight less bit of RAM (256Mbs from 288Mbs for the Hero, which is still 64Mbs more

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Windows Mobile 6.5 To Be Officially Released Soon

So Windows Mobile has been a bit outdated for a while now, what with the iPhones, Androids, etc of the world stealing their market share. Well, finally, Microsoft has released an update to their operating system; Windows Mobile 6.5. Now, while this may not be Microsoft’s saving grace in the Mobile world (that would be Windows Mobile 7’s job, or so we hear), it is a nice stepping stool to what Microsoft will hopefully turn

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