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Nokia 2600 for AT&T CELLAZ - 26 minutes ago

According to some sources, in the near future Nokia intends to launch its new low-end 2600 cell phone on the AT&T's network. There's nothing interesting to tell about this candybar, and the company apparently targets the mass feature phone market of North America.No word on the release date and pricing as of yet.... [These are short news! Click for details]

BlackBerry Bold's internet browser gets toyed with Engadget Mobile - 27 minutes ago

Filed under: Handsets, RIM, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Look, we know how it is. Waiting, twiddling those thumbs for John Mayer's moment to become one that you too can experience. Thankfully, the Boy Genius has caved to requests to show off what exactly the Bold's browser can do, a point of interest for many, we're certain. There are even a few comparison shots to Mobile Safari just for reference. Overall, things don't look too bad from photographs alone, but hit up the read link to form your own opinion.

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Red iPhone 3G Coming Soon? CELLAZ - 41 minutes ago

Rumor has it that Apple might release a red version of its iPhone 3G in time for Christmas. The information given is not yet confirmed, so we'll just have to wait and see. But looking at this picture I must admit that red color really suits the device, though surely won't make it any cheaper.... [These are short news! Click for details]

WinPwn 2.0 adds iPhone 3G support for easier Windows jailbreakage Mobile Crunch - about 1 hour ago

While it’s been possible to jailbreak an iPhone 3G for a few days now, the process was a bit too intense for many. I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve been told it involves rockets, unicorn hair, and science. Fortunately, a few amazing geniuses within the iPhone community have gone and made [...]

HTC Releases an Official ROM that Enables GSM 850MHz on the Touch Diamond CELLAZ - about 1 hour ago

After the appearance of the unofficial HTC Touch Diamond ROM that enables support for the 850MHz GSM, the manufacturer decided to release an build of its own, which btw not only adds support or the aforementioned spectrum, but includes a number of minor changes and fixes as well. It is available for download at the company's website.... [These are short news! Click for details]

Unlocked iPhone 3G on Video CELLAZ - about 1 hour ago

The video below shows us an unlocked iPhone 3G. The authors demonstrated how they change the carrier by inserting another SIM card. Unfortunately, no details were given on how to actually jailbreak the device. Maybe they used an early version of the Dev Team's unlocking tool, which should be released sometime soon...   ... [These are short news! Click for details]

Rumor: RED iPhone on the way for the holidays? Mobile Crunch - about 2 hours ago

The rumor of a (RED) iPhone 3G has been coming and going since for a while now - before the phone had even been made official, even. The rumor died for a while after launch, but alas - it’s back. According to the guys over at MacBlogz, a red-backed iPhone may be in the works as [...]

Tag Heuer Meridiist hits FCC courtesy of ModeLabs Engadget Mobile - about 2 hours ago

Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM

Looks just a little less glamorous when it's chilling in some clean-room lab somewhere, doesn't it? Tag Heuer's mighty Meridiist, the luxury set designed to compete with the Vertus and Mobiados of the world, has just navigated its way through the FCC's mighy bureaucracy on the wings of French ODM ModeLabs complete with a posting of the user's manual. And let's be honest, at well over five grand, an online user's manual is about as close as most of us are ever going to get to this thing.

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iPhone 3G Jailbreak Tool for Windows Now Available CELLAZ - about 3 hours ago

Finally, the iPhone 3G can now be unlocked/jailbroken in a Windows environment with a one-click tool called winpwn 2.0. All willing can download it here, but be warned, you do this at your own risk of completely bricking the device!... [These are short news! Click for details]

Pantech Launched New 3G Phone – Pantech C600 in Mexico Hand Cell Phone Blog - about 4 hours ago

As 3G communication services in Mexico were launched in beginning of this year (2008), Pantech, announced its plan to sells cell phones in the growing Mexican 3G phone market. The first phone that Pantech is going to export to this South America country is Pantech C600 flip-style phone. The C600 features a build-in MP3 digital [...]