Buying an iPhone 4 from a Canadian carrier? It’s locked

We’ve been tipped this morning (and have now been able to confirm, thanks to our own Myriam Joire braving the lines) that if you buy an iPhone 4 in a Canadian carrier’s store today, you leave with it locked to that carrier — despite Apple’s trumpeting that you can buy it SIM-free. It appears as though the activation process might be responsible for causing the carrier lock — either that, or the carriers’ subsidized models are shipped locked, unlike the full-price devices you can buy directly from Apple. Either way, it’s a bummer, and it’s certainly something to take into consideration before you buy.

Official: HTC rolling out Android 2.2, 720p video, iTunes sync to unlocked Euro Desires this weekend

We’ve just heard directly from HTC regarding that hotly anticipated upgrade to Android 2.2: it’s happening this weekend for lucky Euroland owners of the Desire. Provided your Sense-laden 3.7-incher is not carrier-locked, you should be receiving your serving of Froyo by the end of the week, together with a new 720p video mode and iTunes sync for your music.

Droid 2 manual leaks, teaches you everything you need to know about a phone you don’t have

You know the drill: blurry shots of phone get leaked… user’s manual gets leaked..

Apple investigating issues with iOS 4 upgrade on iPhone 3G

Back when we outlined the iOS 4 features missing from iPhone 3G , we forgot one key bullet point: performance.

New ‘licensing service’ replacing existing copy protection method in Android Market

Copy protection has always been a concern in the Android Market , primarily because applications can be sideloaded onto phones without a root or other modification from the end user.

Purported myTouch HD leaks out alongside promise of T-Mobile’s first HSPA+ smartphone

Someone should really tell T-Mobile USA it’s got a rather large hole that needs plugged.

iPod touch becomes iPhone using Yosion’s Apple Peel 520?

Oh sure, VoIP on the iPod touch is hardly breaking news these days, but what if you could actually slap on a regular SIM card and make calls on said device? That’s what Yosion’s appropriately named Apple Peel 520 claims to do. Powered by an Infineon baseband chip, this adapter not only offers voice calling and text messaging (presumably requiring a jailbroken iPod touch for the apps; GPRS not possible yet), but it also doubles up as an 800mAh battery and provides 4.5 hours of call time or 120 hours of standby juice.

Google Maps for Android updated to 4.4, adds dedicated ‘Places’ for searching nearby

Ready to suck down your sixth Google Maps for Android update in the past six months?

Dell shows off Android 2.1 running on the Streak, still planning to make it to Froyo

Dell’s Kevin Andrew answered a few questions about the Streak in a new “vlog” on YouTube, and it’s a mixture of encouragement and confusion.

ARM beats revenue forecasts, swims in piles of gold coins

Mobile chip wunder-company and recent Microsoft BFF ARM Holdings has released its financial results for the second quarter, and the news is good. Real good

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