Archive for August 23rd, 2008
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 204 views
Filed under: Handsets, Software, GSM, EDGE, Apple, OS X
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Hey, hackers! Now that we’ve got the attention of millions upon millions of incredibly talented individuals, here’s your next challenge. India’s Airtel — which is offering Apple’s iPhone 3G at a near-stratospheric price — has claimed that “even the most deadly hackers on the planet won’t be able to crack the codes that support the iPhone’s Airtel applications with rival company SIMs.” Just so you know, it appears that Airtel worked with Apple to develop “operator-specific iPhone applications,” which is an interesting tidbit in and of itself. But let’s focus on the task at hand here, and that’s proving that making ridiculous claims about impenetrability always comes back to bite ya.
[Image courtesy of Zedomax, thanks Akshay]
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Tags: iphone, blog, mac, ipod, community
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 139 views
Filed under: Features
We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we’ve gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don’t need). Enjoy!
Phones
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Read - Alcatel OT-S321a
Peripherals
Read - Huawei E160E
Read - ZTE AC570
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Tags: gadget, russia, apple, community, iphone
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 197 views
Filed under: NTT DoCoMo, MVNOs
Japanese MVNOs aren’t exactly novel concepts, but Japan Communications has an angle for its new virtual network that most don’t: an interconnect agreement. The deal with provider NTT DoCoMo differentiates it with so-called wholesale MVNOs in that these guys will actually own some of their own infrastructure to hook into the network, which in turn gives them the freedom to offer whatever hardware they choose without NTT’s explicit permission to do so. They’re really playing up that angle, too, coming out of the gate swinging with a ZTE-sourced broadband dongle — not exactly the stuff of handset dreams, but they’re looking to offer a who’s-who of smartphone wares in the future, culminating with a possibly Android offering down the road. Theoretically, that could end up making Japan Communications the first Japanese carrier with an Android set in its midst, but with NTT DoCoMo a charter member of the Open Handset Alliance, the odds are pretty slim.
[Via IntoMobile, image via ITpro]
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 296 views
Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA
Hey, Mobile readers. You know that QWERTY-packin’ ᬻ from Nokia? Yeah, that’s the topic of discussion over at this week’s How Would You Change. We really shouldn’t have to tell you what that means, but if you’re still stuck, hit this link to head over and drop in your $0.02.
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