AT&T has annouced that they will give their broadband cable modem suscribers free Wi-Fi access at over 10,000 locations!

Suscribers will now be able to go Starbucks, Barnes and Noble, or even McDonalds and use their Wi-Fi enabled laptops or phones to surf the internet for free.

Great news for any AT&T broadband user as they have surpassed T-Mobile in hotspots! AT&T supports 10,000 locations while T-Mobile pushes over 8,000.

 

This is a two in one combo right here!

The iPhone JailBreak for firmware 1.1.3 has finally been released! The links are scarce right now but, they should emerge very soon in the upcoming days.

Thats where the good news ends. The iPhone, according to “experts”, have a lower demand now. Has the iPhone image dimmed? Or is it just because of the economy?

Well for one, the iPhone is expensive and a lot of people already have it. Over 2.7 million iPhones have been sold already and Apple expects 2008 to yield 8 million more sales!

Not a suprising number if they release a 3G iPhone with higher capacity I believe.

 

Youtube, owned by Google, has finally revised their Mobile site made specifically for mobile phones.

Youtube annouced they have converted a lot more videos to be more applicable to mobile phones and that navigating along with overall intuitiveness has been improved.

If you are very interested, visit http://m.youtube.com for their mobile site. Definately a must for Youtubing if you do not have an iPhone or Helio Ocean; which have built in Youtube applications.

Everything over the past month has become pink! Just in time for the special day in February!

Verizon Wireless has now introduced a pink version of their popular Blackberry Pearl 2! The phone is the improved version over the GSM models released back in November of 2007.

The phone has only changed in color and has the same specifications: 2.0 megapixel camera, Push E-mail, Shuretype keypad, VZNavigator, PIM functions, and so much more!

The pink is definately an exclusive for now just in time for Valentine’s Day shoppers. Expect to pay a fairly low price of $149.99 with a 2 year contract.

If you do not want the Pearl 2 on the Verizon network, it is also available on Sprint or you can go with the Centro for $99 on Sprint.

 

Samsung Blackjack owners, you may now take a breath!

Samsung has finally released the Windows Mobile 6 version for your original Blackjacks! The new Blackjack II already comes with Windows Mobile 6 and it would only be appropriate that the oh so popular original gets it too.

Good move and here is the link: http://www.samsungwireless.com/techtrain/tekweb/support/downloads/EULA_popup_sgh_i607_patch.html

There are some instructions to quickly follow aswell.

 

Research In Motion (RIM) today announced a series of updates for its BlackBerry platform that include enhanced messaging and collaboration, simpler management, enhanced security and expanded application development support.

There will be newer applications to work with your PC and more security to keep all of your important data safe from those pickering hackers.

Lets see how it goes…

 

Ebay’s CEO Meg Whitman has annouced she will step down from her position on March 31st.

Meg Whitman was with Ebay since 1998 and in those 10 years, she has bought Ebay to the top of websites on the net!

Good luck to Meg and her life after Ebay. She has done a great job and hopefully someone of her caliber will replace her.

 

Motorola has just came off a horrible 2007.

They did not introduce anything revolutionary such as the Razr back in early 2000-2001. Motorola had a horrible quarter 4 with unpleasurable profits.

My idea? Come up with something to challenge the likes of LG, Apple, and Samsung. Try a touch screen, go high end, go out of the ordinary! The thin Razr idea will only get you so far.

 

I know there has been a lot of Apple news lately but, it is just Apple’s year in 2007 and I think they will dominate 2008!

Apple has released figures that show they have had record sales since November! For one, they sold over 2 million Mac computers, over 20 million iPods, and over 2 million iPhones!

This accounts for over $1.5 billion in pure profits! Good job Apple.

 

Verizon Wireless has commited themselves to openness in the cell phone market.

Verizon Wireless, the second largest carrier in the United States, has now set two days aside for a conference in which ideas may be shared in order to produce new ideas for new phones to be released.

This comes almost 3-4 months after Verizon Wireless has promised to open up their network to allow other CDMA phones from other carriers onto their network.

The conference days are going to be in New York and are scheduled for March 19and 20. Good idea I believe. Allows Verizon to get ideas for a true iPhone killer.