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    IN THE FACE!: Does anyone have any verifiable numbers on how many of these they are selling? more »
    Izzy Gardon: Will you still be required to pay for internet? more »
    John_001: Yeah, it's older, but still better. I'm still laughing at all these people that think the Pre will revolutionize "coms" or whatever you wanna call them. more »
    d_r_e: $600 & $700 is fucking ridiculous ... especially when you consider that if you spend just a couple hundred more, you could buy a Macbook and use S... more »
    Slayer: Meh Can't wait for the N97 though. more »
    yuriydee: "The E63, based on the E71, already dropped in Europe" which one is "dropped". and what is "dropped"? more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I checked out the E71 and found the keys just a bit too small for my ham hands and sausage fingers. This phone will be great for all you tiny-handed ... more »
    SegamanXero: Sweet, id like that, it looks good too... i wonder if i could get the myfavs app on it? more »
  • #iphone

    $800 Gets You a Never-Locked Overseas iPhone From Buy.com

    Buy.com seems to be buying iPhones from foreign countries where it hasn't been locked down to a specific carrier, then selling them in the US for $800. More »
  • #iphone

    AT&T Confirms $600 No-Contract (But Locked) iPhones

    AT&T just confirmed the rumor that they're going to be selling $600 and $700 iPhones (8GB and 16GB) that are contract-free starting next Thursday. More »
  • #cellphones

    Nokia E63 Unlocked 3G QWERTY Now Available in the US for $279

    It took it's sweet time getting to the States, but Nokia's E63 QWERTY phone with its Blackberry-esque look is now available in the US for $279. That's not a bad deal considering that it is an unlocked phone that was originally on pre-order for $500. [Nokia]
  • #nokia

    Nokia E63 Available for Pre-Order for $500

    Amazon is now listing Nokia's BlackBerry-ish QWERTY E63 phone as available for pre-order. The unlocked 3G phone can be reserved for $500, though there's no word on release date. More »
  • #g1

    SIM- and Hardware-Unlocked G1 Available to Developers (or You) for $400

    The Android Dev Phone 1, a totally unlocked G1, is available to "developers" for only $399 after paying a small setup fee. Just register as a developer over at the Android Market and the phone is yours. More »
  • #pharos

    Pharos Unveils Traveler 117 and 127 Unlocked WinMo GPS Smartphones

    Rumors have been floating around for a few weeks now, but today Pharos has officially unveiled two new additions to their Windows Mobile GPS smartphone lineup—the Traveller 117 and 127. Generally, another GPS-enabled phone is nothing to get all that excited about, but tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 2-megapixel cam / front VGA cam and a VGA touchscreen (on the 117 / QWERTY on 127) isn't half bad for an unlocked Windows Mobile 6.1 phone priced at $530. As for the GPS itself, Pharos Smart Navigator throws in traffic updates, dynamic POI and FollowMe services and can be purchased separately for $100 (it's free on the 117 and 127). Both phones and the software will be available starting on December 1st. More »
  • #iphone

    Officially Unlocked iPhones On Sale at Hong Kong Apple Store

    Check out the Hong Kong Apple store online and you'll see a couple of lines of text that'll tempt, tease and beguile you if you're dreaming of an unlocked iPhone 3G: "iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation." About $700 will get you an unlocked 8GB version, and the 16GB is just $800. Handy for the dev team, no doubt. [Hong Kong Apple Store via Slashphone]
  • #iphone

    How I Sold My iPhone in 24 Hours For More Than I Paid

    With the possible announcement of the 3G iPhone only a week away, many current iPhone owners are itching to upgrade, which takes money. Other people, finally bitten by the iPhone bug, are eager to buy one, only they are harder to find in stores. This creates a nice, natural supply-and-demand formula that we managed to exploit not once but twice on eBay. Not only did I sell my iPhone in 24 hours, but I sold it for more than I paid. More »
  • #unlockediphones

    All Those Unlocked iPhones May Be Costing Apple $300 Million

    Both Fortune and Marketwatch are saying that all the unlocked iPhones, which make up about a third of the total phones sold, may be costing Apple $300 million in future revenue kickbacks from cellphone providers. And if Apple doesn't stop the unlocking madness, what's the incentive for a provider to pony up that revenue sharing in the first place? [Fortune and Marketwatch - Thanks David!]
  • #backfromdeadiphone

    Confirmed: Bricked iPhones Rise From the Grave With Firmware 1.1.3

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  • #ipodvideounlocked

    iPod Video Unlocked: RealPlayer Now Available

    After a five month beta, iPod owners can finally look outside of iTunes for their video content thanks to RealPlayer. As part of the RealPlayer Plus package, it is now possible to transfer downloaded video content to the Apple iPod Nano, iPod Classic and iPod Video. Naturally, that opens up a world choc-full of non-DRM protected videos for users to enjoy. A beta version for Mac users is also available. The RealPlayer Plus package will set you back $39.99 —a small price to pay if you ask me. [RealPlayer]
  • #iphoneunlocked

    iPhone: 1.1.2 Firmware Unlocked?

    The iPhone elite development claims that they have managed to jailbreak the iPhone 1.1.2 firmware. Keep in mind that this hack is completely unproven at this point, so you may want to wait for some other poor bastards to screw up before you try it. [Elite Download via Tuaw]
  • #iphoneunlocked

    250,000 Unlocked iPhones Have Been Sold

    Apple just stated in their earnings call that out of 1.4 million iPhones sold since launch, 250,000 are unlocked. They know this from subtracting the number of iPhones activated on AT&T from the number of iPhones sold total—which is 250k. That's a farmhouse load of unlocked phones, which match up with the 500,000 downloads of AnySIM 1.0 unlocker we've seen before. Those are official numbers from the iPhone Dev Team, which make sense when you factor in lookeyloos who download it and people who unlock even with an active AT&T plan. [9to5Mac]
  • #unlocked

    The French iPhone Comes Unlocked

    We told you yesterday that Orange would be the exclusive iPhone provider in France, but that's only half the story. The other half is that since French law prohibits the exclusive sale of phones locked to a provider, Orange will be selling both a locked and an unlocked version of the iPhone as a compromise. The unlocked version doesn't have a finalized price at this time, but we do know it will be more expensive than the €399 bundled version. More »
  • #unconfirmed

    Apple Stores Voiding Warranty on Hacked iPhones?

    We're unsure if this is a policy or a one-time incident, but Jason O'Grady from ZDNet is reporting that an Apple store refused to service a hacked and unlocked (for T-Mobile) iPhone, saying the warranty was voided and blacklisting "the phone against future service, or return." More »
  • #cellphones

    National Geographic Travel Phone: Cheap Phone, Roving Number

    National Geographic is getting in to the phone market with their unlocked Quad band GSM cell phone. While the thing looks like it just popped out of 1998, it actually seems pretty useful. More »