Is it us or does this happen pretty frequently?  Break out of your current Sprint contract without paying an early-termination fee.  How, you ask?  Thanks to a materially adverse change of contract.  Consumerist reports that a 99-cent administrative fee increase per line is going into effect on January 1st, which falls under, “you can use it to argue that the fee renders your contract void and you can end service without a termination fee.”  Head to the Consumerist to get full details and how to hurdle the Sprints reps.

Thanks to Consumerist

Last night, Russia blessed us with Ivan Demidov, this year’s WSOP runner-up.  Today, we might have to head to Russia to pay him a visit.  HTC just announced the Max 4G, the world’s first integrated GSM/WiMAX cellphone.  Imagine browsing the web at speeds of 70Mb/sec anywhere in the WiMAX network.

So why are we going to Russia?  Well, the Yota WiMAX network is located there and it’s the only place the phone’s going to prove useful as of right now.

Check the full specs after the jump.

Leave it to the Obama campaign to make an iPhone app that does more than most of the other apps in the Apple Store.  You like repping the man of change, when you don’t know anything about him?  Well, don’t worry, because this app’s got everything you need to convince your Independent neighbor to vote for Barack next month.  Check out the features and images below.

Features:

Originally when T-Mobile unveiled the G1, the small print talked of a 1GB cap of data usage. The info was put on front page and now T-Mobile’s retracted the data cap and has chosen a more user-friendly approach. Check the letter below:

“Our goal, when the T-Mobile G1 becomes available in October, is to provide affordable, high-speed data service allowing customers to experience the full data capabilities of the device and our 3G network. At the same time, we have a responsibility to provide the best network experience for all of our customers so we reserve the right to temporarily reduce data throughput for a small fraction of our customers who have excessive or disproportionate usage that interferes with our network performance or our ability to provide quality service to all of our customers.

We removed the 1GB soft limit from our policy statement, and we are confident that T-Mobile G1 customers will enjoy the high speed of data access over our 3G network. The specific terms for our new data plans are still being reviewed and once they are final we will be certain to share this broadly with current customers and potential new customers.”

Source: engadget

At today’s G1 Press Conference in NYC, T-Mobile announced that the Android-based phone will launch on October 22nd for $179 with a 2-year contract.  UK will get a chance to grab the phone in early November and other Euro countries like Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands are expected to get the G1 in early first quarter of 2009.

The G1 features WiFi and 3G radios, a 3-megapixel camera, and support for the Android Market and Amazon’s mobile MP3 store, giving owners apps and tunes on the go. Already with T-mobile? Then you’re in luck because you get to pre-order the G1 today.

Check out more images of the phone HERE.

When we think Armani, we think style engineered at its highest peaks.  Armani clothing entire product line from jeans to colognes have been timeless and have embodied what Armani stood for.  Unfortunately, their second attempt at breaking into the cell phone market is a flop.

Samsung’s Armani 2 Night Effect (what a effin’ name) celli looks like an upgraded Motorola SLVR.  That’s the best you could do, guys?  Have you seen what type of phones have been releasing this year?  Did they think that the blue-LED glowing strip that’s wrapped around the edges was going to be the enticer?

Check the specs:

• Quadband GSM, HSDPA connectivity
• 2.2-inch reinforced glass AMOLED display
• 3.2 megapixel camera, without flash
• Built-in FM Radio
• Dedicated music player control buttons
• 120 MB of User Memory
• microSD memory card slot
• USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0

It’s due in Europe in November with Asian and Middle East releases shortly after, but there’s no word on pricing or a North American version or release timings.  Just know that it’s probably not going to be worth the heavy price tag that’ll they’ll tack on because of the Armani badge.

Source: engadget mobile