BlackBerry Storm 3 Images And Specs Leaked!

After yesterday’s leaks which revealed a good chunk of RIM’s 2011 portfolio, BGR is back at it again with fresh images and specs for the “on again” Storm 3. With that said, if the Storm 3 manages to make it to market, we can look forward to a 1.2GHz processor, 3.7″ 800 x 480 display, quad/tri-band GSM/UMTS, 8GB internal storage/512MB of RAM, Magnetometer/Proximity sensor/Accelerometer, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and WiFi 2.4GHz b/g/n and 5GHz a/n Wi-Fi + UMA, 3G mobile hotspot support, 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording, and a 1,230mAh battery.

The Storm was never our favorite, though we certainly saw the need for RIM to at least have something in the touchscreen-only market. Where the previous two generations failed, perhaps the 3rd will finally succeed. As the saying goes: “Third time’s a charm….”

iOS 4.3 Beta Cracked With Latest PwnageTool Update.

If you’re the type to jailbreak your iPhone and happen to be part of the developer program and the pre-release version of iOS, the latest version of PwnageTool is worth a look. Specifically, iPhone 4 users on running the recently released 4.3 beta can jailbreak their phones. The updated PwnageTool uses Geohot’s Limera1n boot-room based exploit to get the deed done. With that said, iPhone users wanting to preserve the baseband for unlock purposes need to hold off for now as this solution overwrites said baseband with a new one.

Give the instructions a thorough reading and proceed with caution.

Dell Streak Android 2.2 Update Delayed “A Couple More Weeks”.

Owners of AT&T-locked Dell Streak tablets will have to wait “a couple more weeks” before getting their hands on the official Android 2.2 update, according to a leaked email sent to Streak Smart. The unnamed employee who quoted the delay cited AT&T’s thorough testing and QA practices as the reason for the missed deadline. What exactly is causing so much trouble in testing wasn’t revealed, however. If you’ve waited this long, surely a few more weeks won’t hurt, right?

Next iPhone 4 Unlock Not Coming Until 4.3.

At first, news of no new iPhone unlocks coming until after iOS 4.3 (still many weeks away) dampen an otherwise lovely Friday. But if we look at the bigger picture, it’s a good thing. Releasing a new jailbreak/hack/unlock now would give Apple time to squeeze in a fix. And no body wants that. Time to play the waiting game again…

Motorola Atrix Launching On AT&T March 1st?

If the leaked screen capture above is anything to go by, we could be seeing one of the years hottest Android devices in in the not too distant future, specifically March 1st. But as Android Central highlights, March 1st is a Tuesday which would break from AT&T’s traditional Sunday release schedule. But hey, anything is possible. Regardless if it launches next week or ten weeks from now, we’ll be just as excited. What do you guys think — Will the Atrix launch by March 1st, before, or after?

Full Changelog For iOS 4.3 Leaked.

Fancy a look at what Apple has in store for us iOS users come iOS 4.3 release time? Lucky you, someone with itchy fingers let loose the full changelog of Apple’s upcoming iOS update. And as we saw on the recently announced Verizon iPhone, there are numerous references to WiFi hotspot mentioned throughout the changelog. Other than that, it looks like a lot of nothing. Feature freaks, iOS 4.3 is not all that exciting. But if you must, full list of updates/bug fixes after the break…

Two More New BlackBerries Leaked: Curve and Torch 2

BGR has hit the mother load and completely outed a good chunk of RIM’s 2011 product launch schedule. First, there was the qwerty + touchscreen “Dakota”. And now, two more devices (Curve and Torch 2) have been revealed. The Curve is yet another refresh of RIM’s tried and true full-qwerty BlackBerry that has made the company millions. The Torch 2 is the company’s most recent addition that brings a new horizontal-sliding form factor. As far as specs go, the new Curve features quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS, 512 eMMC/512MB RAM, HVGA 480 x 360 display, 5-megapixel camera, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and Tavor MG-1 800MHz CPU. The Torch 2 ups the ante a bit with a 2.8″ 640 x 480 display, 768MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, WiFi g/n on 2.4GHz + 5GHz frequencies, 3G mobile hotspot support, NFC, Magnetometer/Accelerometer/Proximity sensor, and the same quad/tri-band of radios.

For a BlackBerry, they’re getting sleeker and (finally) more powerful. But I’m afraid without the new and exciting QNX operating system it’s nothing but more of the same.