Phones

UPDATED: What to Expect from Macworld

2009 is here, and (Apple’s last) Macworld takes place in a few days. Click Read More to see a list of things that could be revealed when Phil Schiller’s opening keynote takes place on January 6th.

First Working iPhone 3G Unlock Finally Released!

The release of yellown0w, scheduled for New Year’s Eve, was postponed a day due to a small problem and finally, it has been released into the wild.

Yellowsn0w is the first working iPhone 3G unlock program that doesn’t need any tampering with your SIM card. In fact, you won’t notice any difference in your iPhone’s operation, except of course that your 3rd-party SIM now works after installing.

Microsoft releases somewhat surprising first iPhone application

Microsoft has now joined the long list of iPhone developers, and the first app in line is Seadragon, a photo viewing assistant that has been available for desktop users for some time already. The aim of Seadragon is to let you view REALLY big images (gigapixel size) without the phone slowing down too much.

Google releases SMS feature to Apps

After a very short flight in October that ended with a crash landing, Google’s SMS Text Messaging for chat is taking off again. For only a domestic flight in US, but still.
Now you can send a text message from Gchat. To enable it, go to Apps and look for “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” near [...]

Google’s Android Project Proceeds

For some time already, it has been looking like Google tries to spread itself to every major market of the tech industry. The most evident parts of the project are the Google Chrome browser, which has already received much positive feedback, and, maybe even more importantly, the Android mobile software platform.

7 Gadgets That Never Came To Be (And One That Did)

Last Tuesday, the popular technology blog Gizmodo set up a shop in Manhattan Art Gallery to display some of the most interesting gadget prototypes from history. Here are some pictures.

N97 - Nokia’s Idea Of The iPhone

Nokia has finally announced their answer to the iPhone. It is similar to and even better than Apple’s phone in many aspects. Like Google’s new Android phones, it has a full slide-away QWERTY keyboard. Beat that, Apple!