Verizon has had an on again/off again love affair with “global” phones – phones that carry CDMA support for the U.S. and a GSM radio for frequencies abroad. More often than not, however, the GSM radio is only supportive of GSM frequencies not used in the U.S. making any hackery to unlock and run on a local GSM carrier out of the question. But as it turns out, the newer generation of silicon inside of specific VZW phones is truly global, supporting foreign...

Being spoiled with 3G the last several years means I almost get angry when I see the icon on my phone retreat back to the comfy yet dark confines of 2G. As you all know, 2G sucks in this day and age. It simply cannot keep up with pretty much anything on the real or mobile web anymore. But in a pinch, rolling back to the golden oldie when 3G is unavailable is a god send as long as the page you’re trying to visit isn’t heavy in anything besides text. For UK...

3G data is a big thing these days. Even if T-Mo is years late to the game, the term “better late than never” seems appropriate here. Of course, some would argue that at some point an appearance isn’t even warranted. Aaaaanyway, residents of Wilmington, North Carolina | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Cary, North Carolina and Tulsa, Oklahoma can now light up those freshly tweaked towers near your house, work, and frolic area with all of the mobile data and...

Coming last place can get old after awhile. Perhaps that’s what’s fueling T-Mobile’s motivations to actively search for a new U.S. partner if reports from Reuters are to be believed. Currently ranked 4th out of the “Big 4″ US cellular providers (Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, & T-Mobile), T-Mobile has for some time now been trying to recoup lost ground and push itself ahead of it’s rivals. Part of pushing ahead is expanding...

Update: Got a couple dates mixed up. Sorry ’bout that. Living in Japan presents itself with several pros and cons. On one hand, because the land of Japan is so small, the ever growing population is finding itself having to cram into tighter and tighter spaces. On the other hand, if you happen to care about mobile technology, Japan is a hot bed of activity. Part of that success is due in part to the close quarters. Further increasing in mobile technology is that...