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Alleged iPad 3 Development Photos Confirm Key Details

9:30AM February 2, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

BGR is claiming that one of its sources has access to an iPad 3 prototype which, at this stage of development, it may be true. According to them, these debug screenshots confirm some of the speculation about the next Apple tablet: More »

Mobile

Bulky Case Piggybacks A Dual-SIM Handset On Your iPhone

4:40AM January 3, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

As an alternative to carrying multiple phones while travelling, or swapping SIM cards to avoid roaming charges, you might want to consider this unorthodox solution: the iPPeel iPhone 4 case, which has a dual-SIM GSM handset on the back. More »

Mobile

TechCrunch Evidence Hints At GSM/CDMA iPhone 5

10:35AM August 23, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Around the block we go again with another rumour that suggests the iPhone 5 may be a dual-mode device with support for both CDMA and GSM networks. More »

Mobile

Could The Next iPhone Really Be A Third Smaller Than iPhone 4?

8:54AM February 11, 2011 | Brian Barrett

According to Bloomberg, the next iPhone is going to be two-thirds the size of the already (very) petite iPhone 4. That’s crazy small. But will it happen? More »

Mobile

There’s A Dual Mode Chip Inside The Verizon iPhone

8:34AM February 8, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

As they’re wont to do, iFixit has torn apart the new Verizon iPhone, discovering little of note except for the Qualcomm MDM6600 chip inside. That chipset supports both GSM and CDMA transmission (and it’s the one that you’ll find inside a Droid Pro world phone.) So why isn’t Verizon’s a dual mode Super-iPhone? More »

Computing

Breaking GSM Security With A $15 Phone

12:40PM December 29, 2010 | John Borland - Wired

Whatever assurances have been given about the security of GSM mobile phone calls, forget about them now. More »

Entertainment

The Best Explanations Of The Year

8:00AM December 29, 2010 | Gizmodo Staff

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Mobile

Giz Explains: The Difference Between GSM And CDMA

4:00AM September 15, 2010 | John Herrman

America is divided! One faction is powerful and entrenched. The other is respected by the rest of the world but can’t seem to seize power here. I’m talking, obviously, about our mobile phones. More »

This $US1500 System Can Intercept Your Mobile Phone Calls

8:00AM August 2, 2010 | Kim Zetter - Wired

A security researcher has put together a $US1500 system that pretends to be a mobile phone tower and tricks your phone into routing everything through it – even encrypted calls. Here’s how it works. More »

Giz Explains: Why Using Your Phone In Another Country Costs So Damn Much

5:20AM May 18, 2010 | John Herrman

The worst part of any holiday is coming home. Not just because your fleeting glimpse of freedom is finished, but because you’ve got to pay the absurd phone bill you racked up while you were gone. Ugh. Why? More »