As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Monday, May 2nd, 2011.
Apple to fix location tracking bug in iOS 4.3.3; due out soon
Apple promised an update to address the tracking issue, and based on this report, it looks like it’ll come in the form of iOS 4.3.3. It’s expected to be out in the next two weeks, if not earlier, and will make modications as to how the data file in question is handled, such as reducing its file size and disabling backup to iTunes. It will also be deleted if Location Services is turned off. These improvements are certainly a welcome development, but where’s the added encryption layer they promised?
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RIM announces BlackBerry 7 OS with better browser and BlackBerry Balance, but no legacy support
RIM has officially announced the newest iteration of the mobile platform as BlackBerry 7 (formerly known as BlackBerry 6.1). This new BlackBerry OS boasts of an enhanced browser with HTML5 support and Just-In-Time JavaScript, voice-activated universal search, and BlackBerry Balance, a new feature that separate personal content from work. It’s a good step up from BlackBerry 6.1, but the bad news is it won’t be available as an update for old and current in-market devices. Sorry guys. You’ll have to buy a new ‘Berry to get a hold of this new BlackBerry OS.
Engadget
BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930 gets official, finally touch and type
We knew it was coming, and now, it’s finally here. The BlackBerry Bold Bold 9900 (GSM)/9930 (CDMA) are the newest handsets to join RIM’s Bold smartphone series. The Touch may have been dropped from its official name, but make no mistake, both these phones are touchscreen-enabled. Consistent with prior reports, the Bold 9900/9930 feature a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, NFC support, and runs on a 1.2GHz processor complemented by 768MB RAM and 8GB on-board memory. These are also the first in a new line of RIM smartphones that have the new BlackBerry 7 as its OS. Both Bold touch smartphones are scheduled to roll out this summer.
BGR
Sn0wbreeze brings untethered jailbreak to Verizon iPhone for Windows users
Here’s good news for you Verizon iPhone users out there. You can now jailbreak your iOS 4.3.7 iPhone using the newest version of sn0wbreeze. This is completely untethered, but unfortunately, is only available for Windows platform. Mac users can use the redsn0w jailbreak, but unlike this updated version of sn0wbreeze, that one’s tethered.
Engadget
BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming to Virgin Mobile
The BlackBerry Bold 990 is confirmed coming to Canada. Virgin Mobile Canada is the first out the door to announce they’ll be adding the BlackBerry Bold 9900 to their line-up. No exact release date was mentioned, but news that it is coming should be good enough for now. We’re expecting a host of other carriers to be making their respective announcements soon, and we’re pretty sure Bell will be one of them since they now own Virgin Mobile Canada. Pricing, understandable, is still yet to be known. More on this soon.
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