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Archive for March, 2008

Thank you, BGR readers

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who keeps checking the site, subscribing to our RSS feed, and everything else y’all are doing! March was our biggest month ever, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Yes you, right there. To say thanks, we’re going to be running a new round of giveaways in [...]

AT&T cutting back due to worries about U.S. economy

Despite their relative success in recent months, it looks like AT&T might be feeling a bit of the economic burn currently sweeping through the country. The company is offering voluntary severance packages to VP-level executives, hoping that they’ll take the bait and move on to less tumultuous pastures. If the execs choose not to take [...]

MOBIVOX to Intro Two New Services at CTIA; “Call Me” Button and “Send Message”

If you haven’t checked out MOBIVOX yet, the telecoms provider will be introducing two new services at CTIA that might be the push you needed. For those who haven’t yet heard of this "VoIP+" service provider, MOBIVOX essentially gives users a calling service that is accessible around the globe from any land line, mobile phone [...]

BlackBerry Curve 8330 - Six Carriers with Fool’s Gold

As you may remember, almost one year ago, we broke news of the BlackBerry Curve 8330. Granted, some facts have since been corrected (not a World Edition device), but it’s been a rather long wait for CDMA customers wanting a BlackBerry Curve device. Recent news posted on BGR has shown pictures of the Sprint release, as well as a launch [...]

BlackBerry 9000 first impressions

Waiting for that BlackBerry 9000, are you? The secret BGR phone line just rang, and it was one of RIM ninjas! Here’s what they had to say about the BlackBerry 9000 and the pros and cons of using the device in its current state:

Everything we reported was true. 624MHz processor, 480×320 screen, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, [...]

Pantech’s new lineup of concept phones

Pantech has certainly been willing to push the envelope when it comes to standard phone design, as evident by it’s tiny PN-218, Helio Ocean, and AT&T Pantech Duo. Looking to continue this trend, the company has just released a series of forward-thinking concept designs. The Korean-based company has revealed 5 new designs, each with a [...]

iPhone firmware 2.0? New screenshot walkthrough!

As you may or may not have heard, there’s this new iPhone firmware build, 2.0, that’s just been seeded to developers. We’ve got a hold of it, and we’re going to show you the new features and settings that we found while messing around with it. For starters, in General settings, the Mail, Contacts, and [...]

New iPhone 2.0 firmware has YouTube plugin for Safari!

You heard it here first, people! The latest version of the iPhone 2.0 firmware that was just seeded to developers has a YouTube plugin for MobileSafari.app! We’re not sure at this point if this is using the same method as the native YouTube app that just works in Safari or if this is some sort [...]

Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition Coming on April 1st

Remember a few weeks ago when we told you that Nokia’s updated N810 Internet Tablet would be introduced on April 1? Well it looks like the Nokia Tableteer site got a little trigger happy because the WiMAX-equipped version of Nokia’s latest tablet appeared on the site a few days early. The new N810 is all [...]

OS X First OS to be Hacked in PWN 2 OWN Contest

What do you get when you hold a contest and offer up $10,000 and a free laptop to the first person to hack an OS? You get a MacBook Air hacked in two minutes flat. Yesterday was day two of the CanSecWest security conference’s PWN 2 OWN hacking contest and Charlie Miller made quick work [...]

Apple doesn’t care about its customers

We here at BGR love Apple products as much as the next guy, but we think this crossed the line a little bit. Thanks to tip from a close friend of the Boy Genius Report, we’ve uncovered a truly amazing exchange between Apple and a customer. The customer, an owner of a recently water-damaged MacBook [...]

HTC’s “Manilla” gets screenshotted

For those that don’t know, HTC’s "Manilla" is basically a customized interface that’s on top of the standard Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. The actual screen shots a good friend provided us with are from a "cooked" X7510 ROM with the "Manilla" part thrown in from an unreleased VGA device HTC is working on. Also [...]

Motorola Z9 launching on AT&T April 1st with AT&T Navigator

We just got word that the Motorola Z9 we’ve got sitting in our office draw is about to get a whole lot more company come April 1st. AT&T is said to finally be launching the device, but there’s also another thing. We heard TeleNav is going to be renamed AT&T Navigator and that’s going to [...]