Mobile Phone News

There’s no stopping the eternal tug-of-war between the powers that be and the hackers that will, and for the time being it seems like things are back in the hands of the hackers. As of noon today giddy jailbreakers can take the next step and go full-on with blacksn0w, the unlock for the latest 05.11.07 baseband (with tethering enabled to boot). And if that weren’t enough, it seems like blackra1n RC3 is alive as well, with Mac and Windows support. What are you waiting for? Hit the read link to get started, if that’s your thing. And the battle for the iPhone’s immortal soul continues…

A cellphone without an LCD isn’t much of a cellphone. Alright, yes, there are exceptions to the rule, but generally speaking, LCDs still rule the industry, which makes it a ripe target for nefarious price-fixing schemes to take root — something that LG and Sharp are well-acquainted with coming off a stinging half-billion dollar verdict last year. All the talk of artificially inflated display pricing recently must’ve spooked AT&T, because they’ve gone ahead and filed a lawsuit in San Francisco today alleging that LG, Samsung, Chunghua, AU Optronics, and others all conspired to boost component prices during a period in which the carrier bought some 300 million handsets. That’s a boatload of phones — several times AT&T’s total subscriber base — and we’re guessing the result could be a significant cash outlay if they’re successful with the suit. Does this mean free Mythics for everyone?

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, ATT

AT&T’s official press materials might coyly say that the HTC Tilt 2 will launch “in the coming weeks,” but we just noticed that an official Windows Mobile 6.5 PR blast we got from Microsoft lists Blue’s take on the Touch Pro2 as launching October 18. Sounds about right, we’d say — anyone planning to grab one?