Mobiles reviews - hardware

Mobile camera quality isn't great - discuss…

Fri, 23 May 2008 13:21:59 +0000

Warning: I am about to go on a mini-rant, so those of you looking for news should probably scoot onwards to the next post …. Some time back, I wrote a post about the quality of the images produced by Mobile camera modules - not specifically any model or manufacturer, but generally. As an Editor on [...]

Faked handsets cause content problems…

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:25:52 +0000

(FYI, the pic above is of a fake HTC TyTn II) Now we here at IntoMobile are often posting about faked versions of major manufacturer handsets that we've seen - only a few months back, barely a week used to go by without a new set of "fake vs real" pics (you can check some of [...]

Interview: Dolby explain about "Dolby Mobile"

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:34:56 +0000

This week, I was lucky enough to spend some time in the company of Max Taylor (International Marketing Director, Mobile), and Mark Price (Public Relations Manager, EMEA), from Dolby Mobile. Many of you may remember that we covered Dolby's move in to Mobile as part of Will's CTIA coverage - out of that has spun [...]

Nokia to pass Motorola as top AAC customer

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:26:08 +0000

AAC Acoustic Technologies Holdings (not to be confused with the AAC that is Advanced Audio Codec) has announced that it expects Nokia to overtake Motorola as it's largest customer this year: "Revenue from Nokia would account for more than 25 per cent of AAC's total sales this year….compared with 10 per cent last year, while [...]

3 brings mobile gaming and movie headsets to UK

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:50:39 +0000

3UK customers are going to being offered the "Vuzix iWear AV920 3D headsets" from this month. This is apparently the equivalent of a 62-inch screen! Althoughthe iWear kit can be hooked up to any device that can play video, clearly 3's take is that owners of high-end devices will use their headsets with their phones [...]

BA T5 chaos: Silicon.com readers' comments!

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:48:27 +0000

I am sure you are all familiar now with the debacle that was the launch of BA Terminal 5 at Heathrow - essentially over 20,000 bags were/are "lost" (temporarily or otherwise) during the ensuing chaos, after the terminal opened - and a LOT of passengers clearly were/are not very happy about it! Silicon.com has aggregated a [...]

"Skype is now mobile" apparently!

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:06:17 +0000

Skype sent me a nice email today to tell me that "Skype is now mobile". Apparently, "More and more people are using Skype on the move – on mobile phones and in WiFi hotspots on the latest portable devices"…. conveniently they listed out a number of ways for me to make use of their mobility [...]

Huawei adds Mobile TV Tuner to USB Pebble Modem

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:08:53 +0000

Huawei has upgraded its USB pebble HSDPA modem to include a digital TV tuner. As many of you may already know Huawei is active in a number of areas within Mobile - both as an equipment manufacturer, but also as a channel for other vendors. The Pebble, (otherwise known as the E510) inlcudes HSDPA up to [...]

UK: Asus Eee PC pops up on my high street - but only for a day!

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:16:40 +0000

(Pic courtesy of my favourite SIM-free Mobile/PC online retailer, Expansys) I was perusing my local retailer of electrical goods the other day, and happened across the Asus Eee PC - now I know it's not anything particularly new, but it IS an intruiging little chap, especially as it was sat with a bunch of other (seemingly [...]

nVidia go large at MWC…

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:32:46 +0000

Obviously there were several hundred announcements, press releases, events and so on at MWC - however I figured this one is probably worth highlighting - if only because it shows some truly awesome UI - and we all like a good UI don't we! nVidia (those of meaty PC graphics card pedigree) have announced their APX [...]

Unlock you iPhone v1.1.2 with these SIM unlocking solutions

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:45:31 +0000

Software unlocking solutions for iPhones with firmware v1.1.2 and above are resistant to software unlocking efforts. The iPhoneDevTeam has released the source code for their AnySIM software unlocking solution in hopes of getting a fresh perspective on circumventing software-based obstacles to unlocking iPhone v1.1.2 firwmares. So, what’s an eager-beaver iPhone-hopeful on a non-Apple-sanctioned network to do? While software solutions are out of the question, there are SIM-based unlocking methods available. For example, you can use the SonicSIM and StealthSIM unlocking solution to make your iPhone compatible with that “foreign” wireless network. The SonicSIM hack seems to be the successor to the TurboSIM from way back when. SonicSIM works by tricking your iPhone into thinking that an Apple-sanctioned SIM card has been installed. Check out the video below to see how this method works. (There’s been talk of this method and the accompanying video being fake. Anyone out there able to confirm as much?) StealthSIM is likewise a hardware-based unlocking solution and leaves your iPhone’s baseband radio code intact - making future firmware updates possible without the threat of turning your iPhone into and iBrick. The installation instructions are pretty easy to follow, and for $90 , it’s competitively priced. [Via: iPhoneWorld ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:iPhoneSimfree announces updated software unlock solution for iPhone v1.1.1T-Mobile unlocks German iPhones through iTunes - official iPhone unlocking hack on the way?iPhone Dev Team announces the free iPhone v1.1.1 software unlocking solution!Completely unlocked Apple iPhone - hardware unlock uses circuit workaround!The FREE iPhone unlock software has finally arrived - iUnlock battles iPhoneSIMfree!