CNET just received an e-mail from an AT&T press representative, informing us that starting April 8, iPhone customers on their network will be able to unlock their iPhones: “Beginning Sunday, April 8, we will offer qualifying customers the ability to unlock their AT&T iPhones. The only requirements are that a customer’s account must be in …

The two main things I have against the LG Lucid is that it has subpar call quality, and it glitters in sunlight. Kind of like how vampires do, circa 2005-2008. The sparkling isn’t actually that noticeable. In addition to that, it’s only limited to the back of the phone, which has a subtle dark purple and black-striped design. This aesthetic …

Suke Jawanda, CMO of the Bluetooth SIG Lynn La/CNET One of the more interesting things that Suke Jawanda, chief marketing officer of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), ever saw enabled with Bluetooth was a toothbrush. It measures how long you brush and the number of strokes you make. “It’s all these telematics from your toothbrush that are tracked and …

Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus for Sprint just can’t be kept under the lid. In January, there was the ad that appeared on our own site, which basically let everyone know that Sprint was going to carry the Galaxy Nexus. Whoops. Now Engadget got its hands on a leaked training manual distributed to Sprint employees about the device. With a rumored April …

Ice Cream Sandwich cravers, rejoice. According to Android Police, a leaked image from Best Buy shows that the Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx from Verizon will get an OS update to Ice Cream Sandwich on April 4. Two days later on April 6, the HTC Rezound will get the same scoop of Android ICS. AT&T announced a few …

With its eminently approaching April 8 release date, the Nokia Lumia 900 from AT&T is available for preorder today. The carrier is investing a lot in this handset, which costs $100. In an interview with CNET, Jeff Bradley, AT&T’s device head, called the Lumia 900 the company’s “hero phone.” In addition to that, he noted that its launch would be …

HTC announced today that after April 30, its customers’ data backups stored on HTCSense.com will be deleted. Because of service renovations, HTCSense.com will be shutting down, and information used by customers to sync their contacts, messages, and call history will be wiped clean. Until then, the manufacturer is urging users to download ZIP files of their stored data before they …

Looks like the HTC Vivid isn’t the only AT&T phone getting the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment. The carrier announced today a number of other devices that will be eligible for the Android 4.0 update in the next few months. These handsets include: the LG Nitro, Motorola Atrix 2, Motorola Atrix 4G, Pantech Burst, Pantech Element, Samsung Captivate Glide, Samsung Galaxy …

Citing it as an “important step to achieve competitive cost structures,” T-Mobile announced today in a press release that it will merge its call center operations, and cut its number of facilities by the end of June from 24 to 17. The seven offices, which currently employ 3,300 people, are located in Allentown, Pa.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Frisco and Brownsville, …

Packed with a number of popular Chinese apps, the HTC Eternity goes on sale in China today, making it the first Windows Phone to be sold in the country. According to the Windows Team Blog, the HTC Eternity has a 4.7-inch screen and two cameras (one in the front, the other in the rear). The Mango device is also being …