Apple Hires JailbreakMe Hacker ‘Comex’ to Join Team as an Intern

Nicholas Allegra, or more famously known as Comex in hacker circles, is the brains behind the JailbreakMe and Spirit tools that we’ve often covered here. Notorious for keeping Apple on their toes and breathing life into the jailbreaking community, it comes as an interesting bit of news that the Allegra will now […]

Motorola XOOM 4G LTE Upgrade Starts Next Week

Motorola has started to notify its XOOM users that it will begin to upgrade the Android tablet with support for 4G LTE next week. According to Droid-Life, Motorola will begin with business and government customers during a “pilot program” first, and then will continue the update to the general public. So what do you need

Galaxy Tab 8.9 with LTE to be unveiled at IFA

With the recent spate of Galaxy phones and the updated Galaxy S II announcement, we are starting to think Sammy hearts IFA too much.  Continuing on with the rehaul of older devices, the company has announced that the original Galaxy Tab, the one with the 8.9 inch display, will also

Preview: HTC Sense 3.5 UI in a few pictures

The recently pictured HTC Bliss is the only confirmed Android device to get the Sense 3.5 UI, but according to XDA.cn, the customization may not be limited to this device or just future handsets/tablets.  According to the source, Sense 3.5 will become available for older devices too, which will take

Samsung Nexus Prime gets WiFi certified

With the Nexus S not really meeting fans’ expectations, a lot is riding on the next version of the device, the rumored Samsung Nexus Prime.  The device, under the model name GT-I9250, was recently found getting its WiFi certification, which puts it a little closer to a release, most probably

Motorola Droid 3 rooted, made easier with 1-Click Easy Root

The Motorola Droid 3 is now the member of an elite club, called “The Rooted.”  The two-month-old device has been liberated from Moto’s clutches to do as you will, ranging from cooking up a custom ROM to getting complete control on your device via Superuser access.  An XDA Forum member,

First Press Shot of the HTC Omega, Confirms Mango Support

The HTC Omega finally smiled for the camera today and revealed a sleek two-toned white and gray design. Up until now details and images of the Omega have not been readily available, leaving most of us to use our imagination. PocketNow was able to spend a little time with the rumored Mango

X10 AirPad Quenches Tablet Thirst For Just $200

So you couldn’t find one of those ridiculously cheap HP TouchPads tablets and now you’ve really got the tablet fever? If finding a decent tablet that won’t entirely break the bank sounds good to you, then this may be music to your ears. The X10 AirPad claims to be the “best

BBM Music Launches In Beta As Blackberry’s New Cloud Music Service

Research In Motion (Blackberry) has quietly launched its first cloud music service in beta form today. The service dubbed, BBM Music, will limit users to 50 of their own songs. In order for a user to expand their music library they will have to connect with other BBM friends who

Sony Ericsson announces the Xperia Neo V with Android 2.3.4 OS

Obviously a slightly improved version of the Xperia Neo, Sony Ericsson has today announced the Xperia Neo V, which comes with Android 2.3.4 onboard.  While the Gingerbread OS may not be big news for Android phones in general, it is significant for SE devices, as the company has announced that

HTC Bliss gets pictures, not so womanly anymore

When we last heard about the Bliss, all we had an idea of what the device might actually look like, but thanks to PocketNow and xda.cn, we have a live picture to look up on.  The device as you can see from the picture above, looks like any other Android

Video: Motorola Droid Bionic shows up to show off its LTE speeds

Motorola’s next flagship phone, the Droid Bionic, has been teasing us for a long time and with summer upon us, the wait isn’t as long as it used to be now.  Until then, we are committed to get you tidbits on the superphone and this latest one comes from Phandroid

HTC Evo 4G getting a maintenance update over the coming weeks

Bumping the version number up to 4.53.651.1, this update will bring fixes quite a few known bugs on Sprint’s yearling, the HTC Evo 4G.  Here’s a quick look at the changes that will matter most for you guys: Enhancements/Fixes: Integrated voice recognition accuracy with voice search and voice-to-text Image size