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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 20, 2013
Small update with system enhancements, still based on Android 4.1.2
HTC One phones that were sold unlocked via HTC, including the developer editions, in the U.S.A. are getting a small over-the-a...
Article
by Andrew Martonik
Nov 17, 2012
For many people, buying the Nexus 4 will be their first time stepping into several different arenas. First GSM device, first unlocked device, first time using a prepaid carrier. Once everything is s...
Article
by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
Now that your chances of getting a Nexus 4 are down the drain (at least for now), if you poke around the Google Play Store a bit more you may find something interesting. The newest model of the Nexu...
Article
by Andrew Martonik
Oct 30, 2012
The Nexus 4 has a whole lot of features to be excited about -- that is, unless you're on Verizon or Sprint here in the states. For reasons you can probably figure out on your own, Google has dec...
Review
by Andrew Martonik
Oct 26, 2012
High performance at a reasonable cost, but can it ever be considered over the more popular manufacturers' offerings?
There's a pretty decent chance you've used a Huawei phone without...
Article
by Sean Brunett
Oct 17, 2012
The LG Optimus Vu has popped up on Expanys for £349 (approximately $564). This is basically the same version that we reviewed, except it has a Tegra 3 processor rather than the Snapdragon S3.
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by Simon Sage
Sep 25, 2012
The Xperia acro S has been hanging out in the Sony online store for a few weeks marked as coming soon, and today it goes on sale for $599.99 unlocked.
Just as a reminder, the Xperia acro S is...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Sep 22, 2012
The unlockable developer version of the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3, which just went on sale yesterday, already is on backorder. That means it either was popular as hell, or there weren't all...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 16, 2012
Is your Android phone's bootloader unlocked? Is it SIM unlocked? What's the difference?
There's been a bit of confusion in the blogs the past few days over unlocking phones. May...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 10, 2012
Want a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III without all the huffing and puffing that comes a long with encrypted bootloaders? The manufacture has you covered, as it will offer a "developer edition"...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 15, 2012
What would be better than a new Nexus phone each year? How about several Nexus devices, built by multiple manufacturers? According to the WSJ (and their confidential sources) that will become a real...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 19, 2012
grunt0300 asks in the Android Central forums,
ATT vs Verizon?
Just wondering which provider works best in Europe?
Thanks.
AT&T is a GSM carrier, and that means SIM cards. AT&T al...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 10, 2012
We usually don't worry too awful much about the various people importing and hawking unlocked phones on the Internet, but sometimes things just need passed along. The deals site Daily Steals has...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 15, 2012
It's not very often that I'll use the word "deal" when something costs $579, but the Samsung Galaxy Note is an exception. If you've been looking for one, and prefer an unlocked...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 09, 2012
The HTC One X has been rooted before it's official release thanks to Android hacker Paul O'Brien. With his Superboot method, any One X that has S-Off, or has been unlocked via the official H...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 30, 2011
Sony Ericsson has just announced that the Xperia Ray (see our hands-on) will now be available for US customers as unlocked, contract-free devices. Checking in at $425, it's quite a nice pa...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Aug 29, 2011
If you've been holding out, waiting for your HTC Sensation to be available for bootloader unlocking over at HTCDev then today may be the day you have been waiting for. HTC has added a few more HTC Sen...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 14, 2011
Android hackers have succeeded in unlocking the Motorola Photon 4G bootloader using the methods they first figured out for the Atrix 4G. Like most hacks of this nature, you're going to have to ...
Article
by Menno
Jun 23, 2011
Itching to unlock your bootloader ahead of the official unlock supposedly coming with the Gingerbread update? The2dcour over at the XDA forums has posted a method that will allow you to un...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 29, 2011
This one came out of left field -- Sony Ericsson is going to offer their 2011 Xperia line with an unlockable bootloader via the fastbook command. They say only SIM unlocked versions of the ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 20, 2010
You hear a lot of talk about rooting, especially when a new or difficult handset gets rooted. But what many of us forget, especially those new to Android, is that rooting, and having to root pho...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Nov 23, 2010
The Dell Streak hasn't exactly been a resounding success, but the PC manufacturer is looking to climb back into the race by offering the Streak directly from their website with numerous options. There...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Nov 17, 2010
The Motorola Droid Pro is a "global" device or "world phone," meaning it has a SIM card slot and can work on GSM networks. But will the Motorola Droid Pro work...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Nov 09, 2010
Much like the T-Mobile G2, HTC Desire HD and Desire Z, the T-Mobile myTouch 4G has now been freed and permanent root has been obtained. The methods are pretty much the same as the G2 root so with that...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Nov 09, 2010
It's been a long time coming, folks, but the T-Mobile G2 -- and with it, the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z -- finally has a permanent root. The work was done by Scott Walker and his merry ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 02, 2010
At 499 Euros (about $660 US) it's not cheap, but who doesn't want to see a Samsung Galaxy S in white? Hopefully, if this blurry picture turns out to be true, sometime this autumn Android f...
Article
by Dallin Hampton
Jun 29, 2010
Everybody loves the option of choosing their own carrier. And the Dell Streak is now available for purchase factory unlocked. The half-tablet-computer-half-phone Dell Streak packs a 1GHz Snapdragon pr...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 18, 2010
Android phones are coming out of the woodwork! Alaskan regional carrier GCI announced today that they will have the Motorola Milestone and the HTC Desire available for pre-order "early next...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 02, 2010
Pardon the interruption, just wanted to take a second to let you know that I sat down with Mickey and Joey from The Cell Phone Junkie recently to record an episode of The Cell Phone Junkie Unlock...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jan 19, 2010
With the launch of the Nexus One on T-Mobile, the spotlight has been cast on "unlocked" GSM phones of late, or how to unlock a phone. (The short version is you need a code.) It's not a ...
