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[17 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
LG Optimus B, LG Q, Motorola Sunfire and Samsung Chief leaked by Sprint App

Android Central states that SprintID, an application that has been used on several of Sprint’s Android devices to customize the user interface, accidentally leaked information about several Sprint’s forthcoming devices, which will include LG Optimus B (probably Black), LG Q, Motorola Sunfire and Samsung Chief.
One Doubt is that Chief will be the codename for Galaxy S II, which is due to be launched in the United States. This is also likely that Sunfire could be Motorola Photon 4G, for a very good reason that Sprint has just held a …

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[16 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Samsung Galaxy S II Going To Hit Market With AT&T

There is nothing to argue whether Samsung Galaxy S II will be the best Android Device or not, and this device is going to hit the market for sales with AT&T. There has been a kind of semi-official announcement in the official Samsung Facebook page informing more about the updated specifications.
The phone will be sporting on four Android menu keys which will look much similar to AT&T Infuse 4G and will be available for purchase on AT&T 3G bands with a full retail price of $ 700 or on a …

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[16 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Apple iPhone 5 getting ready for an early release

While WWDC clarifying all the iPhone 5 software rumors, the hardware rumors being still in the market, the latest news that has come out into the market from reliable resources is that the next iPhone, that is iPhone 5 has reached the final testing stages for September release.
The reports that has reached the sources says that the next iPhone is currently in what is known as “AP” stage, which means the final prototypes of the iPhones are passed around Apple’s executives to figure out whether they come across any last …

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[16 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Jailbroken iOS 5 gets third party widgets

While WWDC has been only a software only presentation for Apple, they introduced a new concept called widget system, and the very next day the iOS 5 was jailbroken. Following this the Cydia developers have also taken the jailbroken iOS 5 a step further by providing new third party applications, which permits the users to tweak the Notification center with new widgets.
So far what is available using these widgets are new third party applications which will allow the users to tweak view the weather or a stock ticker, and there …

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[16 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Apple sells Unlocked iPhone 4 handsets at $649

It is Official Now, Apple has officially started to make sales of the unlocked iPhone 4 handsets in the US market for the following prices: 16 GB for $649 and 32 GB for $749, with the same colors, black or white.
It is very rare in the US market to find unlocked phones, except that Nokia and Sony have done so, while neither company has seen much success with their unlocked sets so far. So should wait and watch how Apple is going to throw the ball in this game, while …

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[12 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
HTC Trophy, Arrive and HD7 at 1 Cent from Microsoft

Microsoft if you are not surprised, it is offering Windows Phone handsets from three major US carriers at an incredible price of 1¢ each.
How do you avail this offer? It is possible for you to purchase from online Microsoft Store, handsets like Verizon HTC Trophy, Sprint’s HTC Arrive or T-Mobile’s HTC HD7 for just a penny on a two-year contract and that comes with a smartphone data plan.
Talking of these phones, there is nothing technically flaw in them just because Microsoft is offering at such a cheaper rate, like …

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[12 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 released for Mac,Makes tethered jailbreak to iOS 5 Possible

Finally the doors have been opened and a tethered jailbreak has been released for iOS 5. The jailbreak is openly accessible and for those who are running on iOS 5 (beta), and you are not in need of Cydia to reboot the system.
Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 has been released for Mac users but comes with the disadvantage of rebooting each time using your Mac, which makes this inevitable to use this jailbreak while on the move. Meanwhile, the development team of Redsn0w has asked their users and clients to wait patiently until …

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[12 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
You can Unlock iOS 5 on iPhone 4 with Gevey SIM, but not legal

Gevey SIM is a hardware unlocking system that has been introduced for iPhone 4 that are running on iOS 5 basebands.
How this works? Very simple, this SIM like card is a very thin card that needs to be injected into the iPhone 4 in the slot for SIM card along with the SIM card of a different carrier to unlock your phone to work with other carriers too. There are a number of small steps involved in the process of unlocking the iPhone, which will include, dialing the emergency …

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[12 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
TinyUmbrella 5.0 Adds Support For iOS 5 Beta 1

The all-new update TinyUmbrella 5.0b1 is a supportive update to iOS 5 beta 1. There are a few nag messages to be remembered by people who want to update their iOS 5 Beta 1. The messages are that you need to disable two software “Request SHSH from Cydia” and “Set Hosts to Cydia on Exit”, especially if you are facing issues saving SHSH.
Since Cydia has decided to ramp down they will no more be offering their proxy service, may be they had enough. However, Cydia will continue to host …

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[12 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Verizon to Host Samsung Galaxy S II Function in July

Official confirmation comes from Verizon Wireless that they will be launching Samsung’s second-generation Galaxy S “superphone” “Function” in the month to come that is July. This much anticipated phone will have the following features like a 4.3” Super AMOLED Plus display, a dual core 1.2 GHz processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread, this phone is being expected to be in the forefront of a much more powerful Android smartphone, which will be falling in line with this year’s powerful and much spoken of phone.
Meanwhile Samsung Galaxy S II is expected as …