AT&T [T] have launched the Microcell 3G device that aims to give those in bad reception areas a signal to use their phones over a broadband connection.

The 3G Microcell device attaches up to your home router and creates a small femtocell network in your home and routes calls over your broadband connection to AT&T and on to the person who you want to call. It allows for several sessions at once to be active and can transmit both voice and data over the Microcell device. AT&T comment that the 3G Microcell device is the only one of it’s kind that supports both 3G data and voice services.

The device is built by Cisco [CSCO] and will cost $149.99 when launched and have no other costs associated unless you want to upgrade the services. [Read more…]

Digg have finally launched their iPhone application that brings the social network to the Apple [AAPL] device.

The application is free to download and can be grabbed from the usual sources (the App Store on the phone or iTunes) and once installed allows you to see all the latest Digg content on your iPhone or iPod Touch device. Although we assume it will work on the Apple iPad resized to fit the screen, it is unclear at the moment if Digg are working on a specific Apple iPad version of the software.

To get started on the application after it is installed you just need to log in with your regular Digg account and once done, you have access to the features that you would be able to use on the full website version along with details of what pages you have digged and those friends you have. [Read more…]

iFixit have created an interesting infographic that shows the Apple iPhone vs Google Nexus One to see overall how they compare side by side in terms of screen resolution, battery life, screen quality and many other things.

The information is quite interesting as in some respects the iPhone beats the Nexus One and in other ways the Nexus One beats the iPhone such as the processor speed although the iPhone has a quicker GPU it seems.

iFixit believe the Google [GOOG] phone needs more attention due to the lack of people buying it when compared to the Apple [AAPL] device (if only they’d just let the carriers sell it rather than the whole silly google.com/phone malarkey) [Read more…]

Hackers (or researchers as they like to be known) have successfully hacked a fully patched Apple iPhone and created a way to copy the entire SMS database that includes previously deleted text messages.

The team comprised of VIncenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann who created a website that was rigged with some code. Once an Apple iPhone [AAPL] (fully patched) user browses to the site the website is able to copy the contents of the SMS database within about 20 seconds of the person viewing the website.

Right now, if you visited their special website it would crash your browser, but the team say with a few more weeks they could run the attack without causing the browser to crash.

‘Basically, every page that the user visits on our [rigged] site will grab the SMS database and upload it to a server we control, Weinmann explained. Iozzo, who had flight problems, was not on hand to enjoy the glory of being the first to hijack an iPhone at the Pwn2Own challenge.

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For those using the Motorola MILESTONE over in Hong Kong, you’ll be glad to know that an Android 2.1 update will be heading your way soon.

According to several sources, Android 2.1 has been uploaded to servers ready for deployment in Hong Kong and Macau.

What we are also hearing is that a Dutch language pack has also been included in the firmware which indicates it is also heading to Europe to be rolled out soon on to MILESTONE devices over this way. [Read more…]

Nuance have launched an application called T9 Trace. The application works in a similar way to Swype where you trace your finger around letters on a keyboard to spell out a word. By using XT9 the system can predict the letters you meant to glide over if you slightly miss them to create words more quickly. The software is potentially compatible with all mobile phone platforms according to Nuance who will be launching it soon on a number of devices.

Due to using the XT9 predictive text system it potentially is going to be a fantastic application that will speed up text entry on a virtual keyboard although some real world tests will need to be done first to see if that holds up to be true.

The system also lets you switch between T9 Trace mode and tap mode should you want to enter a word in the more traditional touch screen way. [Read more…]

O2 have announced that they are also going to be carrying the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Android based mobile phone. This follows on from announcement from Orange and T-Mobile that they will also stock the handset.

Those on the O2 network, or those who want to switch to the O2 network are able to sign a 24 month agreement at £30/month and get the Sony Ericsson X10 handset for free. With that £30/month contract you also get 600 free minutes as well as unlimited text messages.

The Sony X10 is the companies first step in to the Android OS market over here in the UK. The X10 it’s self will run the Android 2.1 operating system and have all the usual Google [GOOG] apps installed such as YouTube, Search, Mail and Talk as well as have Facebook installed. [Read more…]

Yesterday we mentioned that SanDisk were launching a microSDHC card that has a 32GB capacity. This was a fantastic achievement considering they are the first company to ship a microSDHC card with that capacity. Along with that announcement came along another announcement that they have also managed to squeeze 64GB of storage capacity on to a card similar in size to a microSDHC card.

The new card is designed to be embedded in to mobile phone devices. You might wonder why a company would want to embed a card that’s traditionally not embedded so it can be removed. The reasons for this is based around the new Windows Phone 7 Series devices that Microsoft [MSFT] announced would have a fixed (un removable) memory card inside. A card like the one pictures above (the left card out of the 3 pictured) is a card that can be embedded. Unlike microSDHC cards that are currently 32GB in size, these particular cards are up to 64GB capacity now. [Read more…]

Mobile phone company HTC have announced that they are going to be opening an online store soon. This follows on from companies such as Apple [AAPL] who already operate on online store and do plenty of business through it.

The new HTC Store will open for those in America and will be found at the www.shopamerica.htc.com website where you will be able to browse around and purchase many HTC items such as mobile phones and accessories that the company sell. When purchasing a phone you will also be available to activate the phone through the HTC site on one of the four major networks found in the US.

This move will allow you to more easily select what you want rather than what a sales person wants you to have as well as see what other networks offer in terms of better pricing plans and tariffs. [Read more…]

The HTC EVO 4G smartphone was announced yesterday on the Sprint network as previously mentioned at gadgetvenue. SlashGear decided to collect some data about the 4G network that it is available on in the US to figure out exactly where you are going to see benefits of having a 4G phone and where you can fully utilise the fast connection.

The phone it’s self looks fantastic and has a number of powerful features built in allowing it to run fast with the 1GHz Snapdragon CPU as well as show crystal clear images on it’s large 4.3 inch display. The phone it’s self runs the Android 2.1 operating system.

The 4G network that is used is built by Clear and currently covers 27 markets in the US with further expansion this year to allow for 120 million people to connect by the end of 2010.

If you are getting the phone and use it out of a WiMAX area there’s nothing too much to worry about as the device automatically switches to EVDO Rev.A networks. The 27 markets right now covers around 30 million people, so if they plan to achieve 120 million people by the end of the year, they need to quadruple their network size essentially. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] have released an update for their Android based Google Voice App which now brings more speed to notifications of messages. Previous versions of the Android Google Voice app had updates set to arrive every 15 minutes by default. The quickest you could get notifications was 5 minutes if configured that way, or manually if you wanted to tap an update button every minute on the screen.

The new version now uses push to notify you with in seconds of receiving a text message or voice mail to your Google Voice number. The new feature is called Inbox Synchronization.

The service does need to be activated in the Google Voice settings for it to work. To make the change simply go to G Voice, hit settings, refresh and notification where you have the option of instant updates. When the option is disabled Google Voice will also automatically disable SMS forwarding to prevent you getting messages at the same time on your phone. [Read more…]

The HTC HD2 is now available to buy (officially) on the T-Mobile network in the US. Considering yesterdays announcement of the HTC EVO 4G phone yesterday I don’t think T-Mobile could have planned it any worse. That aside, the HD2 is still a nice phone and on the T-Mobile network it has a number of features such as connectivity to Blockbuster and other channels bundled in.

The HD2 is a Window Mobile 6.5 device that unfortunately won’t be getting updated with Windows Phone 7 Series due to it lacking in certain areas in regards to the criteria set forwards by Microsoft [MSFT] in what hardware specifications are required to run the new OS.

Early reviews of the HD2 on T-Mobile (when it was sold early) indicate that the screen is very nice and better than the iPhone due to it’s sheer size and how clear it is. [Read more…]