Mobile/Cell Phones Category - Page 83

We have recently learned that various iOS applications have the ability of accessing all sorts of private data on the iPhone including location, contacts, identity, messages and photos, and even upload some of that data to remote servers in order for the apps in questions to provide some better functionality. [...]

If there’s one battle that Apple almost won with iOS hackers, that’s the iPhone unlocking fight. Starting with the iPhone 4 (most basebands) hackers were not able to provide unlock programs to the masses, even though jailbreaking the device was possible.

Earlier this week, we told you about a curious iOS version of Pokemon Yellow. Now, here at TFTS, we’re always hesitant to call games fakes or rip-offs, but considering this version of Pokemon Yellow was posted by someone with no apparent connection to Nintendo or The Pokemon Company, it seems [...]

With only a few days left until the 2012 Mobile World Congress show kicks off in Barcelona, it’s not too surprising to see some last-minute word slip out about just what will be hitting the floor. And this time around, the word comes out of Nokia, who may have some [...]

I’m sure we’ve all had one of those moments where we’d love nothing quite so much as to be able to throw our phones at something, or even at someone. But we usually just take a deep breath and shrug off those lesser impulses, then go back to whatever it [...]

AT&T didn’t just waste their time trying to acquire T-Mobile. The deal included a $3.9 billion “breakup fee” that AT&T had to pay to T-Mobile if the acquisition didn’t go through for any reason. As you may know, AT&T dropped the merger after it appeared that the FCC had planned [...]

The phone formerly known as the Samsung Conquer 4G on Sprint will be coming to prepaid carrier MetroPCS. This was rumored last December, but has finally been confirmed by MetroPCS. It’ll be coming to retail branded as the “Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G”, which is a bit of a mouthful.

Despite the iPhone being a phone, there are obviously plenty of other uses which come by way of the apps. And while many will think of gaming, movie watching and music listening to name a few — the iPhone can also be used as a trainer. Yup, there are more [...]

While mobile data usage is a hot button issue even in normal times, as “unlimited” gets proven out to be something of a half-truth and grandfathering isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, when it all goes completely down, then the story gets even more fiery. And that’s just what’s [...]

If you happen to be using a Motorola Cliq 2 with T-Mobile and have been itching to get Gingerbread, you may be in luck. Well, technically speaking, you may be in luck assuming you are willing to become part of a test group.