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Super-cheap UNREAL Mobile service now available for GSM phones
After only supporting a limited number of devices fitted for Sprint, the new prepaid carrier can now accept most unlocked phones.
Xiaomi Mi 5 could theoretically be used on any US network
LTE? Sure. All the bands. GSM? Yep, of course. But CDMA? Funny enough, that gets supported on the Xiaomi Mi 5, too.
IMEI, your phone, and you
What is an IMEI? How does it differ from your SIM? Learn about the various forms of identification networks use to make your cell phone work.
10 Years Ago: Pocketnow’s First Smartphone (Video)
10 years ago today, we published our first smartphone review ever which marked the beginning of the smartphone revolution. Pocketnow had been around longer than that, of course, but we had mostly covered Pocket PCs back then. In the spring of 2002…
Sony Xperia S Review
Sony's Xperia line has always been about refining. Back in 2008, their first Xperia X1 was clearly the benchmark for how a high-end Windows Mobile device should look and perform. Sadly, Sony Ericsson's adoption of Android has been a different story…
Android Guy Weekly: Is Cellular More Secure than WiFi?
As smartphones are getting faster, we're able to do more with them. In fact, many of us are phasing out the use of traditional computers for their miniature cousins in our pockets. Smartphones and tablets aren't wired down to a network jack, they're…
In Praise of the iPhone and iOS
How well do you remember the smartphone back in 2006? Chances are most of you didn't really care about them or owned one because they were either too expensive or just too difficult to operate effectively. This was the era of predominant QWERTY…
Apple Sells Out iPhone 4S In Less Than 24H, AT&T Accounts 200K
The newly launched iPhone 4S went up on pre-order yesterday as promised and, even if there were some hick-ups with the system not working for everyone on the first try (nothing unusual), Apple seems to have sold out the initial amount of devices. If…
Why Are Download Speeds Faster Than Upload Speeds?
It's an age-old question: Why are my download speeds so much faster than my upload speeds? To answer that we need to hop in the time-machine to the days of dial-up modems. Don't worry, we won't stay long. Back in the mid- to late-1990's we had…
Is your 4G HSPA+ Category 10, 14, or 20?
The whole "4G" thing can be pretty confusing these days, especially now that everyone is calling HSPA+ 4G when it's really more like 3.5G or 3.7G. It turns out, HSPA+ or "Evolved HSPA" has a couple flavors and different devices support different…
pocketnow.com Throwback: HTC Star Trek (i-Mate Smartflip)
Today's video in the throwback series is a retrospective of the HTC Star Trek, also known as the i-Mate Smartflip. This phone is a flip phone reminiscent of the Motorola Razr, but running Windows Mobile Standard edition. Lacking 3G and WiFi, this…