MuscleNerd has announced on Twitter that the iOS 4.2 jailbreak and unlock will be about two days after iOS 4.2 is released by Apple [AAPL].

The Ultrasn0w unlock will be compatible with the iPhone 3GS and 3G on iOS 4.1 and iOS 4.2 running the 05.14.02 baseband. Before updating your iPhone 3G or 3GS to iOS 4.2 you would be wise checking to see if the baseband is getting updated in that release. If so, you’ll need to either leave your phone on iOS 4.1 to unlock it, or use a tool to upgrade to 4.2 while preserving the older baseband. [Read more…]

When Australia switched clocks an hour a few weeks ago, a bug was spotted with the alarm clock that prevented alarms from sounding until an hour later. The bug is with recurring alarms which set of an hour later than the time set.

With Europe now switching clocks over the weekend, the bug is now here and it is expected that on November 7th the US will also see the bug in alarm clocks unless Apple [AAPL] push out a fix before hand. [Read more…]

Acer has announced the Acer Liquid Metal smartphone. This particular phone runs the Android 2.2 operating system and is classed by Acer as the latest generation of Acer smartphones.

The Liquid Metal has a 3.6 inch screen, has an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor and has 802.11n wireless networking.

The phone is a HSDPA device capable of connecting up to speeds of 14.4Mbps when in optimal network coverage. [Read more…]

Verizon [VZ] has launched new data plans with prices starting at $15/month.

Two main options will be available for data plans. These particular prices are for smartphone owners. The first is the $15/month plan that comes with just 150MB of data each month. The other option is $29.99 and is for unlimited data. When compared to AT&T [T] we see that the lower end offers 50MB more for the same $15/month price, but the higher end is restricted to 2GB for $25/month with no unlimited option. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] has updated Google Maps for Android to bring a few new features to the service.

The new version is Maps 4.6 that brings a new design to the Place page reviews as well as Google Latitude real-time updating and more options to filter search results. [Read more…]

HTC has announced that the HTC Wildfire will be launching in the US on multiple North American carriers. The launch will be held sometime in the forth quarter of this year… which is any time from now.

The device its self has a 3.2 inch QVGA touchscreen and is classed as a mid-range Android smartphone. It has a 528MHz processor, 512MB of ROM and 384MB of RAM.

On the back of the Wildfire is a 5 megapixel camera. For connectivity it has Wireless 802.11b/g. It runs the Android 2.1 operating system. [Read more…]

We haven’t heard much at all about the Google Nexus Two since initial rumours several months ago. Suddenly we heard this week that Carphone Warehouse will be getting an exclusive on it here in the UK. We now hear that Google and Samsung (not HTC) will be making an announcement on November 8.

As written on Android and Me…

Google and Samsung will announce the “Nexus Two” at a press conference on November 8th in New York city. The phone will be the first device to ship with stock Gingerbread (Android 2.3) and it will be available soon on multiple carriers.

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Google [GOOG] has updated the web version of GMail for the iPhone Safari browser. Two new enhancements have been made that make the web based email service easier to use while on the go.

The first change is the swipe gesture that acts better than before. Now you are able to scroll more quickly through your messages with the speed of the scroll matching the speed of your swipe. [Read more…]

When Microsoft [MSFT] announced Windows Phone 7, we heard at the time that the storage memory would be located inside the device and would not be replaceable. This has turned out to be true in some cases, but some devices like the HTC HD7 use a microSD card internally. This prompted the:unwired to test and see if the HTC HD7 would accept a different memory card.

What the team did was take out the original Class 2 8GB microSD card and replace it with a class 6 microSD card of the same capacity. After a bit of trouble and a few hard resets, the new and faster memory card actually worked as it should and still does without any problems. [Read more…]

The HTC HD7 release date in the US on T-Mobile will be November 8. When the phone launches it will have a price tag of $199.99 although if you get it from AmazonWireless you’ll get it $30 cheaper for $169.99.

It isn’t known at the moment who will ship the HTC HD7 the quickest, so although you might save $30 at AmazonWireless, you might end up waiting a day or two longer. For some, they would rather pay the extra to get it quicker. [Read more…]

Yesterday, we heard that the White iPhone 4 from Apple [AAPL] was to be further delayed, perhaps till the spring of 2011.

Rumours are now starting about the white iPhone 4 being completely canceled. Although just a rumour, it does make sense as Apple keeps delaying the phone and if it isn’t scheduled till the spring of 2011, it makes sense to just not bother and go ahead and create a white iPhone 5. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] is rumoured to be creating a new SIM card with the SIM card manufacturer, Gemalto.

Not much information is available about this SIM card other than its essentially a blank, meaning carrier free, SIM card that can be programmed in the phone to connect to a specific network and have a number assigned to it. [Read more…]