This time around, the iPhone Dev Team beat Geohot to the punch with the release of the first iPhone 3.1.3 jailbreak in the form of PwnageTool 3.1.5 for the Mac platform. This should definitely bring a smile to the faces of jailbreaking aficionados out there interested in upgrading to iPhone OS 3.1.3.

This is compatible with all versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch though it won’t work on iPhone 3G S and 2G iPod Touch units with the new bootrom loaded on it. However, the iPhone Dev Team still warns people who enjoy their unlocked and jailbroken iPhones to stay away from this latest iPhone firmware update unless they really feel the need to upgrade to it to address some serious issues. iPhone 3G S users who are already on 3.1.3 also need to downgrade to iPhone 3.1.2 for this particular jailbreak to work.

They have a bunch of other precautions listed on their site that they strongly recommend you read before trying this out. If you still have the same desire to give PwnageTool 3.1.5 a go after reading all their warnings, go ahead. Just don’t forget to hit us up in the comments section below as we’d certainly love to hear your take on this latest PwnageTool.

[iphone dev team via cellphones etc]

Redmond just dropped the prices of Zune HD. The OLED Microsoft PMP now sells at least $20 below its original price for the the 16GB and 32GB versions. This may have been prompted by the announcement of the Apple iPad, but that tablet device will not be released until March though few expects the iPad to be a device that competes with the much smaller Microsoft PMP.

It’s far better to speculate a new Microsoft product is on the way. A bigger capacity 64GB Zune HD perhaps? Or Windows Phone 7? But an under-$200 16GB Zune HD doesn’t sound too bad right now.

[via arstechnica]

Joining the likes of the Nexus One and Samsung M100S, the HTC Incredible is the latest handset to run on the Android 2.1 platform. Apart from running on the latest version of Android, it also boasts of a 1GHz processor, optical trackpad, camera (rating still unknown) with dual LED flash, a WVGA touchscreen (3.5-inch or 3.7-inch) which might possibly be an AMOLED display, and comes loaded with HTC Sense. It’s confirmed on Verizon though pricing and an exact release date are both still yet to be known.

[pocketnow via unwiredview]
Head on past the break for pictures of the HTC Incredible. (more…)

Here’s an update on the much anticipated next version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7 aka Windows Phone 7.

There’s no definite confirmation yet if it will indeed be launched at MWC next week, but if it does make an appearance at the grand event in Barcelona, word is that it will just be a preview of its interface and not a full in-depth introduction. Furthermore, it’s now being reported that the entire interface has been overhauled and replaced with a Zune HD inspired UI based on a project codenamed “Metro.” Confirming what we previously reported about Windows Phone 7 ME, they latest round of rumors also mention that there’s both Xbox and Zune integration as well as social networking support.

On the downside, however, there won’t be NETCF backwards compatibility for older applications. Multitasking has also apparently been given the boot and Flash support won’t be there either. Is Windows Phone 7 doing an iPhone? One might think so, but let’s not forget, all of these are yet to be confirmed. For now, just treat this as a heads up of what to look out for when Windows Phone 7 officially get unveiled either this month or later this year.

[ppcgeeks via engadget]

Is this a legitimate iPad competitor?

One of the best PMP makers we can recommend is RAmos. Their PMPs are not usually lookers but they do make a lot of models and are reliable enough for online purchases. The most fancied RAmos device last year was the W7 MID, which has also included a version running the Android OS. Now, a most interesting development. The RAmos W7 may actually support the Android Market place. The 4.8-inch screen of the W7 may be among the biggest portable screen you’ll likely see with Google’s Android Marketplace support. Hopefully, we’ll get an official announcement and a demo video soon of the W7 with Android apps.

[via mp4nation]

We’re not quite sure what possessed Motorola to come up with the unique back-flipping design of the Motorola Backflip, but it seems that they’ve got more interesting form factors lined up for the future as evidenced by this leaked image of the Motorola MOTOSPLIT.

This upcoming Android phone features a dual-slide mechanism with dynamically changing keys for multi-purpose functionality. (more…)

Those who were pretty impressed with the new Dell Mini 5 have every reason to be happy today as the Dell-manufactured Android Tablet has just gotten FCC approved in the US.

Confirmed on-board are WiFi with full HSPA connectivity compatible with the likes of AT&T, Rogers, Telus and Bell, and EDGE on the side. No word though on when it will be released, but on the good side though, at least it has already conquered its first obstacle in becoming available in the land of Uncle Sam.

Based on what they showed off at CES, the Dell Mini 5 should come with 5-inch touchscreen display, 5-megapixel camera, and a SIM card lot. If you want to see it live in action, you can likewise check out the Dell Mini 5 video demo.

[fcc via engadget]

Please read our original post on Great Long Brother. Here’s another look at the P88 Tablet.

The P88 runs Windows 7, it’s also a multitouch tablet and lasts one and a half hours on a full charge. The P88 actually looks like a widescreen device, which isn’t what the iPad is. It’s also very thick and uses hard disk drive for storage. There’s a very logical reason why Great Long Brother might be thinking Apple stole their design for the iPad: they copied the Apple iPad case and came out with a tablet before the announcement on January 27th.

Apparently, Apple has made a humongous mistake in cloning Shenzen’s Great Long Brother Industrial’s P88 Tablet. The company might sue Apple!

President Wu Xiaolong: “I was very angry and flabbergasted when I saw the news of the iPad presentation two days ago… It is certainly our design. They’ve stolen because we present our P88 to everyone six months ago at the IFA (International Electronics Fair in Berlin).”

He says the P88 (shown above) is identical with the Apple iPad, which was recently announced and slated for a March release. The P88 runs Windows 7 and costs $525, signficantly more than the lowest-range iPad. Though Great Long Brother has applied a patent for the P88 tablet, Chinese authorities take a year before they give approval.

[site, source, via shanghailist]

The article (in Chinese) is a little long-winded and machine translation doesn’t yield much but promises: Yinlips is planning to launch an iPad lookalike that will have a 6-inch E-Ink screen instead of an LCD one. This clone will have WiFi and can last up to 20 hours at a full charge. Other specs include FM radio with recording.

The photo above, however, is official. The iPad clone E-Ink reader will come with a touchscreen and a single home button. It supports PDF, TXT, CHM, FB2, RTF, TCR, PDB, OEB, HTM, PRC, HTML, EPUB, DJVU, IW44, IW4, DJV as well as photo formats. Leave it to Yinlips to announce an iPad clone ahead of everyone else. More details to come for sure. Hopefully we’ll have the official name and pricing of this iPad clone in a week or two.

[via imp3]