Apple plans to add support for the RCS standard on iOS next year, the iPhone-maker said Thursday in a major reversal that would resolve the widespread issue of compatibility in text messaging between
A group of academics have found three new security flaws in 4G and 5G, which they say can be used to intercept phone calls and track the locations of cell phone users. The findings are said to be the
Nokia — in its newest iteration as a licensed brand of HMD — is a long way off from its glory days, the years when it not only set the pace for innovation in the mobile phone market, but a
As low internet penetration stifled <a target="_blank" href="http://facebook.com">Facebook's</a> early growth in emerging markets in 2011, Indian startup <a target="_blank" href="http://www.u2opiamobi
It's beginning to look like CDMA iPhone 4S customers may have the edge when it comes to international roaming. <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/162960/2011/10/how_international_is_the_iphone_4
The upcoming iPhone 5 will almost certainly be a single phone that supports multiple networks, namely <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cdma">CDMA</a> (such as the one used by Verizon or Sprint in
<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/txteagle.png" />Never mind tablets, smartphones, and mobile-social-location-photo-sharing apps. Heck, never mind <em>computers</em>. The singl
<img src="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gsm.jpg" />Defcon, the hacker conference, wrapped up yesterday, and while I spent all day knee-deep in Forumula 1 coverage word got out
Bloops. Researchers have figured out how to crack 128-but UMTS 3G technology, thereby putting almost all modern phones in danger. The paper, found here basically describes a 2-hour process and is more
Karsten Nohl, a PhD from the University of Virginia, looking dreamy above, has broken A5/1, an algorithm to encrypt G.S.M. cellphone conversation. The hack follows a few steps including the use of a d
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We're all quite excited here to <a href="http://investor.palm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=394338">find out that</a> O2 an
<img src="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/txtmsg.jpg" />Fact: the average post card contains less than 150 characters. That little nugget of information is partially why today's
An internal source at AT&T discussed the problems fixed by the 2.0.2 update, explaining, in no uncomplicated terms, that the update controlled the UMTS power control in the phone. Each iPhone requ
Nothing kills a freeway Pandora jam session faster than the freaky-deaky alien speak that is GSM interference washing out your tunes. Once the pulsing of a GSM phone’s RF transmitter finds its w
By now you’re all familiar with the Palm Centro, so I’ll save all of you from having to read through a list of specs again. Today, Palm announced that an unlocked GSM version of the dainty
[photopress:simcards.jpg,full,center] Subscriber Identity Modules, or SIMs, might be on the verge of extinction. SIMs themselves are getting smarter, now capable of doing far more than hold your cell
[photopress:rkelly_1.jpg,full,center] If you’re a child porn-loving sicko, your cellphone may soon cease to be your gateway to illicit images, at least if the GSM operators at the MWC in Barcelo
[photopress:F490.jpg,full,center] The uber-hot F490, an Armani-like touchscreen GSM phone with front VGA camera and back 5-megapixel camera just dropped in Europe today for about 500 euros. The F490 h
It’s come to my attention that not everyone understands the subtle yet significant differences between GSM and CDMA. We’ve received random e-mails from folks asking how they can get XY pho
Huzzah! After years of keeping its shining light under a bushel, AT&T has finally come out as the biggest, hottest multi-sexual phone carrier in all the world! Have a phone! Use it on AT&T! Co
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