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It was inevitable, was it not? T-Mobile’s G1 lasted an entire week as the T-Mobile G1; at this time, it’s really anyone’s G1. Thanks to the kids over at Unlock T-Mobile G1, any owner with a few spare moments and $22.99 can open their handset up for use on AT&T or any other GSM network across the globe. Reportedly, prospective unlockers clearly hand over the aforementioned cash and their IMEI code (scary, we know), and in return they receive an eight-digit unlock code that frees it from the bonds of T-Mobile. Initial tests have shown that calling and texting work just fine on non-native networks, but the inability to even login to Gmail (and thus, the Android Market, etc.) puts a real damper on things. No worries — we’re sure those minor hindrances will be worked out in short order. A video full of proof is waiting just beyond the break.

[Via Android Community]

Continue reading Video: T-Mobile G1 gets unlocked, quirks still present

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Tags: Amp, Bonds, Damper, G1, Globe, Gsm Edge, Gsm Network, Handset, Hindrances, Hsdpa, Imei Code, Initial Tests, Mobile Gsm, Native Networks, Nbsp, No Worries, Proof, Quirks, Software Gsm, T Mobile

Filed under: Software, Nokia, Symbian

Hey, S60 owners, have you had this nagging sense over the past year or two that you’re somehow getting slighted by Nokia, but you haven’t been able to put your finger on why? No worries, we’ve figured it out: it’s the calculator. Nokia’s mainstream dumbphone platform has featured a far better and more capable built-in calculator app than S60 for a while at this time, which really doesn’t make a whole heck of a lot of sense; granted, you can get better ones from third-party developers, but the point is you shouldn’t have to. Thankfully, Nokia agrees, and they’ve started to toy around with the idea of replacing the S60 calc with its little brother’s — a relatively easy process, since the latter is written in Java. On one hand, it’d be a shame to see a core S60 app move from native code to Java, but on the other hand, if it’s a better app and the JVM is transparent, who really cares? Anyway, the ported app is chilling in Nokia’s Beta Labs as we speak, just waiting for customer feedback before the higher-ups make a judgment call on whether to integrate it into future S60 releases. The power’s in your hands, people, so you may as well take advantage.

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Tags: Beta, Calc, Calculator, Customer Feedback, Heck, Hey, Java, Judgment Call, Jvm, Little Brother, Mainstream, Nbsp, No Worries, Nokia, Nokia Symbian, Party Developers, Shame, Software Nokia, Third Party, Ups

Filed under: Software, Nokia, Symbian

Hey, S60 owners, have you had this nagging sense over the past year or two that you’re somehow getting slighted by Nokia, but you haven’t been able to put your finger on why? No worries, we’ve figured it out: it’s the calculator. Nokia’s mainstream dumbphone platform has featured a far better and more capable built-in calculator app than S60 for a while at this time, which really doesn’t make a whole heck of a lot of sense; granted, you can get better ones from third-party developers, but the point is you shouldn’t have to. Thankfully, Nokia agrees, and they’ve started to toy around with the idea of replacing the S60 calc with its little brother’s — a relatively easy process, since the latter is written in Java. On one hand, it’d be a shame to see a core S60 app move from native code to Java, but on the other hand, if it’s a better app and the JVM is transparent, who really cares? Anyway, the ported app is chilling in Nokia’s Beta Labs as we speak, just waiting for customer feedback before the higher-ups make a judgment call on whether to integrate it into future S60 releases. The power’s in your hands, people, so you may as well take advantage.

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Tags: Beta, Calc, Calculator, Customer Feedback, Heck, Hey, Java, Judgment Call, Jvm, Little Brother, Mainstream, Nbsp, No Worries, Nokia, Nokia Symbian, Party Developers, Shame, Software Nokia, Third Party, Ups