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cellphones

Samsung D980 Dual-SIM Touchscreen Phone Hits Intertubes

Samsung has kept developing its LG Prada knock-off F480 full-touchscreen phone and turned it into the D980. This is a dual-SIM version of the phone, hitting China first in a D988 version and then apparently the rest of the world as the D980 DuoS. It's a tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE device, with 2.6-inch QVGA screen and 5-megapixel auto-focus cam with a flash. There's no pricing or timing info yet, but since Blam had some bad things to say about the F480 cellphone back in February, let's hope they've improved the touchscreen too. [Unwiredview]

6:56 AM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,517 views, 7 comments

Latest by keysereble: no farkin 3Gizzle? no farkin wizzle.... more »

Deja vu

iPhone 3G Unlocked with SIM Card Adapter

Just four days after its launch, the iPhone 3G has been unlocked for the first time exactly like the original iPhone: using a special card that piggybacks to your SIM card, fooling the phone into thinking it's using an official carrier. While this is not the software unlock being developed by the usual suspects, the video clearly shows that it works fine. More »

5:40 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Jesus Diaz
43,515 views, 35 comments

Latest by n/a: just my 2 Cent... I am sorry to be here the only one questioning these folks or maybe all the disbelievers get deleted, I don't know that while I am still typing... I do not understand a single word the say on more »

cellphones

Coolpad Phone Has Dual SIMs, Dual CDMA/GSM

This Coolpad phone is the thing to have for the type of person (arms dealer, super spy) who has to go abroad often and doesn't know what kind of cellphone service they have out in who knows where. It's got two SIM slots, which can swap between your home US network and a foreign one, as well as the ability to swap over to a CDMA network as well—in case you have to do some dealings out in Korea. It's available now in China, Africa and Indonesia, so pick one up the next time you're illicitly selling M4s to rebel troops. [Crave Asia]

4:00 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Jason Chen
3,669 views, 26 comments

Latest by n/a: @Carmen is VERY sick: Well, I'm pretty thin but I have stupid fat fingers, so if I had a touchscreen anything I would probably use a stylus. I just would hate to get finger grease all over my shiny touchscreen more »

smartphones

World's First Dual-SIM WIndows Mobile Phone Keeps Girlfriends and Wives Separate

Dual-SIM phones that let you have your phone be simultaneously on two GSM networks are nothing new, but until now they've been on regular phones. This makes no sense. Who needs two phones? Businessmen. And businessmen need phones that scream "I AM A BUSINESSMAN!" Few do that better than Windows Mobile, and these W1000 and G1000 Windows Mobile phones from HKC accomplish the job quite nicely. More »

8:00 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Jason Chen
13,124 views, 21 comments

samsung

Samsung D780 Dual-Standby Cell for People Important Enough to Have Two Numbers

Samsung's follow-up to its D880, the D780, launched today. Available in Russia from next month, followed by SE Asia, Europe and the Middle East, the candy-bar cell has Dual Standby, meaning you can receive calls to your second number even while taking a call on your first. Full specs and a pic of its two-in-a-bed innards, below. More »

4:43 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By AddyDugdale
5,549 views, 11 comments

hdr tv

SIM2, Dolby's High Dynamic Range TV: For Quality A-Team Viewing

Hey kids! Mr. T here, tellin' you that watching too much TV is bad for you. But if you're stuck inside, maybe you're sick with a cold or something, then this new TV by Dolby and SIM2 Multimedia might be good. It's got some cool local-dimming LED technology —1,838 of the suckas— that dynamically adjust backlighting for the best picture. They say it's got infinite contrast ratio: no shit! Guess that's the High Dynamic Range part. Has 1920 x 1080 pixels, 46-inch screen and is designed by an Italian-sounding guy. Giorgio Revoldini. Say What? You want to buy it? It's a protoype, sucka. [7 Gadgets]

7:41 AM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,091 views, 15 comments

Latest by FubarGuy: @drsmith: Wrong! It's funny as hell and I'm loving the shit out of it! more »

cellphones

Motorola MING A1800 Comes Out With Both SIM Card Slots Blazin'

A hands on with the new Linux-based MING A1800 from Motorola by the guys at Boy Genius Report has revealed some interesting information. For example, the phone features CDMA, quad-band GSM and dual SIM card slots along with Bluetooth and a 3 megapixel camera. They also claim that the phone felt "sturdy as a rock" despite its diminutive size. There isn't any pricing information yet, but BGR expects to learn more at CTIA next week. [BGR via Unwired View]

8:30 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,372 views, 10 comments

Latest by CODIFEROUS: MINGe.... hehehehe more »

unlocked iphones

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!]

5:00 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Jason Chen
7,651 views, 54 comments

iphone

A Third of iPhones are SIM Unlocked, Guesstimates Say

According to estimates based on carrier's numbers, only 2/3 of iPhones are "legally" activated, which means 1/3 of all iPhones sold are SIM unlocked and being used sans carrier contract. Here's how they arrived at this number. More »

3:30 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Jason Chen
9,100 views, 16 comments

leaked

Internal AT&T Memo Details Contract Free Rate Plans, Handset Must be Paid for in Full

One of our sources at AT&T has leaked to us an internal document; the memo details the process for obtaining a contract bundle without the obligatory 1 or 2-year commitment term. The basis for the non-commitment bundles is the customer must pay for the handset in full, losing the subsidized rate that is offered with fixed contract terms. The memo pins the start date of the non-commitment bundles as November 2007, but we have heard no word on any such contractual freedom previously. UPDATE: This entire document, another source tells us, is meant to inform ill informed employees of an existing thing. AT&T has done this for years.
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7:35 AM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Haroon Malik
7,123 views, 24 comments

Latest by Niskyspy: Yes, it you could of done that for years. But here is a catch. After your spend 2 years under no contract, customers that has signed a contract will get an special upgrade price. While after you spend the same more »

cellular networks

AT&T's SIM-Only Option Loosens the Shackles

AT&T has begun to offer a new SIM-only service via their online store. For $25$5 ($10, minus a $5 online discount), new customers are able purchase a SIM card on the AT&T network, without receiving a new handset. It appears you are then free to use the SIM card with unlocked handsets and AT&T locked cellphones. Unfortunately, the two year contract still stands, with the exception of the pre-paid options. UPDATE: Two year contract does not stand and there is no early termination fee. AT&T has told us the price is $25 or less, according to promotions. And this has been around for years, so this is not news.
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9:15 PM on Sun Jan 20 2008
By Haroon Malik
11,935 views, 41 comments

Latest by rinwin: Just the way it goes in this country...Market it enough as *something* and enough people will believe they're getting a deal. more »

cellphones

MAXRoam SIM Card, International Calls Made Local

When traveling between various countries, especially in Europe, it's easy for calls to become expensive and to rip through prepaid SIM cards like no tomorrow. MAXRoam is a new international pay as you go SIM card that seems like it could be an excellent way for travelers to save a few dollars on calls—up to 80% according to press release math. Storing up to 50 different numbers per card, users can call up to 40 countries with a "local number." These local calls, in turn, save you money. Yeah, sounds almost too simple, doesn't it? And there are some other neat bonuses, too. More »

9:25 AM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Mark Wilson
6,127 views, 10 comments

Latest by n/a: I've used MAXroam in UK, Ireland and Spain and have been very pleased with their service. I have a number that's a local call for family and friends. Of course, Skype at $0.02/min is my choice for calling more »

home entertainment

$12,000 Domino 80E Promises a Projector "Evolution" (and Empty Wallets)

If you are the kind of person who is willing to drop $12,000 on a projector, Sim2's new Domino 80E may be worth checking out. What does $12,000 buy you? Naturally, you will get 1080p —but the 80E also features UNISHAPE lamp technology that promises a "revolution in the reproduction of color and huge increases in both brightness and black levels" when combined with BrillantColor from Texas Instruments. More »

6:40 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,116 views, 5 comments

iphone sim unlock

iPhone Dev Team Releases Open Source Unlock Software

As we told you last Wednesday, the iPhone Dev Team have opened up the source to AnySIM, the free SIM unlock software for the iPhone that lets you use your phone on pretty much any GSM network in the world. The source being open, on the other hand, makes it a lot easier for Apple to see what kind of vulnerabilities there are in their code so they can patch it up quicker for the next firmware release. [Goole Code]

4:00 PM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Jason Chen
10,553 views, 11 comments

Latest by Worf: @Noobs-R-Us: They already have closed the loophole - if your iPhone came with 1.1.2, it can't be unlcoked (only activated and jailbroken). more »

back the fone up

Think Geek's SIM Card Backup Gadget Saves Your Contacts

If you've ever had the nightmarish experience of trying to retrieve all your peeps' phone numbers after you lost your phone, you may want Think Geek's SIM card backup gadget. The device has 16KB memory, which is enough to stow away up to 500 numbers. The shiny $15 backerupper can be password protected for added security, and can receive and transfer contact info from multiple SIMs. It may just be the thing to save your sanity—along with that hot chick from the bar's digits. [Tech Digest]

2:30 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By hook
2,249 views, 7 comments

Latest by BensAngel: Who stores their numbers on their SIM any more? And carriers give these things away where I live. more »

laptops

OLPC Laptops Get SimCity For Free

EA's generously donated one of their biggest (and oldest) properties, SimCity, to the OLPC project to give away free with every laptop. With SimCity, the children of the world can learn to manage funds while at the same time keeping a bunch of whiny advisers at bay. If EA would donate their other property, The Sims, these kids can also practice cooking on a stove, cleaning an overflowing sink, and getting a career as a rockstar—things they can't actually do in real life because they live in a Third World country.

3:00 PM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By Jason Chen
4,749 views, 34 comments

Latest by markgm: That picture is awesome. To all of the others here who teach sensitivity training, stop it. Stop trying to force others to speak as you do, act as you do, and believe as you do. more »

cellphones

TechFaith Launches "World's First WCDMA/GSM Dual Mode Phone"

China's TechFaith Wireless Communication Company has developed what they are calling the "World's first WCDMA/GSM dual mode phone." The "Twins" phone, as it has been dubbed, allows users the option of loading one WCDMA card and one GSM or loading dual GSM SIM cards. That means it would no longer be necessary to switch out SIM cards or carry around two phones for calls on both business and personal lines. More »

9:00 PM on Thu Nov 1 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,618 views, 20 comments

toilet house

Toilet-Shaped House...Now That's Classy

Just because you have the resources to build the world's first toilet-shaped house doesn't mean that you should. Then again, if you happen to be Sim Jae-duck, the chairman of the organizing committee of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association, you may have an interest in such a thing. And a guy with a title that long deserves to get his way. More »

6:40 PM on Thu Oct 11 2007
By Sean Fallon
17,460 views, 35 comments

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