Neowin News Feed for: Gsm

10 Questions: Do cellphones give us cancer?

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 27 May 2016 13:52:01 +0000

A new, major study has come out and the internet is buzzing with panic-inducing headlines saying our phones will kill us all. But what does the study actually say and should we be worried? Read more...

Unlocked iPhone 4S coming to the US in November

John Callaham — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:42:26 +0000

If you don't want to be stuck with a two year contract when you buy a new iPhone 4S, and you don't mind being stuck with a GSM phone, you can get an unlocked iPhone 4S in November. Read more...

T-Mobile and Sprint in merger talks

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:05:42 +0000

The two underdogs in the US carrier wars, T-Mobile and Sprint, may be joining forces. According to Bloomberg’s “people with knowledge of the matter”, Sprint and Deutsche Telekom have been in talks to make T-Mobile... Read more...

Verizon iPhone tear-down reveals GSM/CDMA and HSPA+ chipset

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:36:11 +0000

As some lucky consumers begin receiving their Verizon iPhone early, the iFixyouri and 9to5mac team tore their new phone down. We already knew that Apple was using modified and updated hardware on the new Verizon... Read more...

No iPhone 4G next year

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:50:58 +0000

The next generation iPhone, which won't be named or shown off until June of next year, won't support 4G. According to sources close to the company and Techcrunch.com, Apple will continue to use the 3G... Read more...

Speculation: Why we know AT&T is losing exclusivity of the iPhone

Brad Sams — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:33:04 +0000

The Verizon iPhone is a rumor that never seems to die and in fact, multiple sources have claimed to have heard independently of each other that a CDMA iPhone does exist or is in the... Read more...

iPhone HD on June 22, CDMA version for Verizon?

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:09:21 +0000

The Wall Street Journal and Engadget have been mentioning that the next generation iPhone will be named the “iPhone HD.” There is also reports that Apple will be unveiling the next generation iPhone and... Read more...

GSM encryption cracked, code available on BitTorrent

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:32:20 +0000

It was recently reported that a German computer engineer outlined his plans to to crack GSM encryption and make his results public. Well now, he's actually done it. The New York Times is reporting that... Read more...

iPhone to go multi-carrier in Canada next month

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:11:07 +0000

Reports from The Globe and Mail indicate that the iPhone will go multi-carrier next month in Canada, opening up to Bell and Telus. Previously only Rogers and Fido, both operating under Rogers, have owned... Read more...

Solar powered mobile networks on the way

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:03:11 +0000

Swedish-Asian telecommunications vendor 'VNL' has launched a solar powered GSM system in hopes that it will extend the customer base for mobile phone networks in rural areas. Rural areas in emerging nations, such as India... Read more...