The CDMA version of the HTC Touch has been hacked by the Windows Mobile community. In light of the Alltel HTC Touch being upgraded to Rev. A, it was only a matter of time before they community busted this thing wide open. Not only has Rev. A been unlocked, but the GPS in the device has been unlocked for use ... continued »

The quest to get Android running on any hardware possible continues apace, with the gang over at the xda-developers forum working to fettle the OS for HTC hardware.  They've managed it, too, albeit in a roundabout way; apparently the TyTN II is basically running Android as an emulation: an .EXE on top of the original Windows Mobile OS.  That's a ... continued »

Seeing Android running on atypical hardware isn't exactly new, but it's certainly interesting to see it playing nicely with a relatively mainstream device rather than an obscure PDA of some sort.  eLinux.org has managed to get the open-source OS working with Nokia's OMAP2-based N810 Internet Tablet, and while their implementation (which also works on certain Sharp Zaurus models) is still ... continued »

The iPhone Dev Team have released the Mac version of their Pwnage Tool, capable of unlocking Apple's cellphone, flashing new custom firmware to it (whether that be a leaked version of Firmware 2.0 or a port of another OS entirely) and yet still letting the handset play nicely with Apple's servers.  "The iPhone Devs have been working around the clock to ... continued »

Today's the day that the iPhone Dev Team have promised to release their iPhone PWNAGE tool (EDIT: but unfortunately they're spending another week polishing the release, so expect it next weekend), which allows owners to flash custom unsigned firmware onto their handsets while also maintaining compatibility with official Apple firmware updates and, eventually, software from the Apple App Store.  According to ... continued »

We bemoan smartphone display resolution quite often here at PHONE Magazine: manufacturers keep insisting on giving us QVGA displays, when we want VGA instead.  But a lot of the time, they're actually giving us VGA panels but forcing the resolution to be lower so as to smooth out fonts and icons.  What you need, then, is a team of industrious ... continued »

Remember the HTC StarTrek?  Anticipation for the clamshell handset was huge - surely Windows Mobile couldn't fit into something so compact?! - but since then there have been plenty of sexy smartphones to distract the eye.  Well, Erofich over at the XDA Developers Forum hasn't let himself be distracted from his trusty StarTrek; he's also not ignored the latest version ... continued »