Samsung launches improved network config tool for unlocked Windows Phone 7 handsets
Out of the box, many Windows Phone 7 devices aren't really equipped to deal with the reality that you might want to use a network other than the one the phone launched on. The oversight sort of makes sense since Microsoft's launches have been closely tied to carriers so far -- but it's still an oversight that needs to be fixed on the double. Indeed, they're working on a fix -- probably to be included in future firmware revisions, we'd guess -- but in the meantime, Samsung has followed HTC's and LG's suit by releasing an app that keeps your MMS functional when you insert a third-party SIM
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: microsoft, network profile, networkconfiguration, networkconfigurationtool, networkprofile, result, revisions, Sim, unlocked, windowsphone7
Keepin’ it real fake: Mini Galaxy S gazes meaningfully skyward next to a mini grand piano
If you were going to make a "mini" version of something else you'd probably want it to be significantly smaller.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: camera, capacitive, design, dual, galaxy s, galaxys, keepin it real fake, keepinitrealfake, mini, phone, result, samsung, Sim, yuan
Verizon LTE / 4G preview with the LG VL600 modem
We've just gotten our hands on the less-insane version of Verizon's LTE modems, the LG VL600.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, bars, ispot, lgvl600, long term evolution, lte, lte modem, Modem, seen-the-device, Sim, verizon, verizon 4g, verizon lte, verizon4g, vl 600
Motorola Milestone 2 starts shipping in UK
Want a GSM Droid 2 ? Or how about a Droid 2 Global without CDMA and a slower processor? However you want to look at it, Motorola's Milestone 2 QWERTY slider is now shipping SIM-free in the UK -- and that's pretty much the only way you're going to get it, because at this point, none of the UK's major carriers are offering it directly
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: entry, london, milestone, milestone2, mobile, motorola, qwerty, result, Sim, starts-shipping, stellar-deal
GSM Association proposes embedded SIM cards with remote activation for 2012
The GSM Association is taking a serious look at embedded SIM cards that can be remotely activated, in both traditional (e.g. phones) and non-traditional devices (e.g
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: apple, association, coincidence, embedded sim, embeddedsims, entry, force, gsm-association, gsmassociation, iphone, krispy, nov, Sim, sims, sounds-familiar
T-Mobile customers being mistakenly shipped Micro SIMs, just begging to get shoved into iPhones
You've got to admit, this is a little weird: we've received a number of tips today about T-Mobile USA customers being shipped Micro SIMs rather than the typical Mini SIMs. We've gotten a picture of just such a module (see above), and you can plainly see it's not a hybrid -- it can't be snapped out as a Mini SIM, meaning that unless you've got an adapter lying around, you need to head into the store to get it swapped out for the right kind. The only consumer devices out there in any measurable quantity right now that make use of Micro SIMs are, of course, the iPad and iPhone 4 -- and when you pair this up with the fact that T-Mobile stores are starting to sell iPhone cables right now, the situation is starting to get wacky.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, customers, either-the-ipad, entry, ipad, Sim, sims, situation, theory, usa
Apple, Gemalto working on integrated SIM for next iPhone?
Moving from regular SIMs to micro SIMs for the iPad and iPhone 4 was a fairly user-hostile move on Apple's part, seeing how it made moving between an iPhone and virtually any other GSM device quite a bit more difficult; the official explanation (for the iPhone 4, anyway) was that there simply wasn't room for a regular SIM, but that seems unlikely considering that you're only saving 10mm of length, 3mm of width, and 0mm of thickness. A more plausible scenario is that Apple viewed micro SIMs as a way to get ahead of the industry curve a bit and make it unpleasant for users to try to share an iPhone line with other devices, a concept that gets at the core of Apple's mantra of owning the entire ecosystem from end to end. But could they be trying to take that concept another step further?
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, countries, gigaom, ipad, iphone, iphones-as-well, result, scenario, Sim, sims
Dell Venue Pro gets Expansys listing: £499.99 for November 8th (update: Amazon, too)
Don't take this as the gospel, but online retailer Expansys has gone ahead and listed Dell's Venue Pro -- affectionately known as "the Windows Phone 7 device with a portrait QWERTY slider" -- with pricing and availability date in tow. Which, if you're wondering, is
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: dell, dell venue, dellvenu, europe, expansys, gospel, greatbritain, rumor, rumors, Sim, venuepro, windows, windows phone 7, windowsphone, wp7
Xcom Global international MiFi / data rental service review
A few months earlier in the year, we covered the arduous process of staying connected while traveling abroad . One of the ways we mentioned for jetsetters, backpackers and common tourists to stay jacked in while situated far from their homeland was a MiFi rental service from Xcom Global
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: Carrier, data-rental, fri, international, messaging, mobileinternet, result, Sim, texting, traveling, video, xcom, xcomglobal
Spreadtrum technology enables three SIM cards in one phone, jetsetters rejoice
You know that dual-SIM handset you picked up last year to make those frequent jaunts between Belgium and Luxembourg so much easier? Might as well throw The Netherlands in there to complete the Benelux triangle, as Spreadtrum has just announced a new single chip that enables support for three SIM cards within a single handset
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: belgium, benelux, cards, double-agents, dual, engadget, handset, luxembourg, numbers, phone, result, Sim, triplesim