All the stories tagged with tether
MIT’s Project T(ether) reminds us of Minority Report
05/24/2012, We’re sure that most of you guys have probably seen the movie Minority Report with Tom Cruise. If you have, then you’re probably familiar with the scene where Tom Cruise’s character interacts with the computer screen by putting on a [...]
Sprint now blocks tethering apps on the Android Market
10/28/2011, If you thought that Sprint had no problem with its users installing tethering apps on their phones, it looks like times have changed. A few months ago, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon blocked their users from downloading tethering apps via the [...]
AT&T stops unlimited data for illegal tetherers
08/05/2011, All good things must come to an end, and if you see yourself being an illegal tetherer on the iPhone over AT&T’s network as a good thing, that, my friend, is going to have its curtain drawn down as well. [...]
redsn0w untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.2 gets update, snubs iPad 2
04/18/2011, Jailbreakers, take note! If your iOS-powered device is running on iOS 4.3.2, then you will be pleased to know that redsn0w has announced an untethered jailbreak for the aforementioned version of the iOS. After all, it was discovered that Apple [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook can tether to any phone
03/31/2011, Now here’s an interesting piece of informational nugget – the BlackBerry PlayBook will not only be able to tether to a BlackBerry smartphone, but to make it all the more appealing to everyone else, it can also play nice with [...]
WiFi hotspot function coming to BlackBerry OS 6.1
03/11/2011, According to reports online, one of the most-requested features of the BlackBerry OS, mobile hotspot tethering will become a native feature in the next version of the BlackBerry OS. Some leaked slides of the upcoming update to BlackBerry OS have [...]
Windows Phone 7 smartphones get tethering hack
01/25/2011, The Windows Phone 7 revolution hasn’t really taken off to a flying start – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t going to make waves in the mobile scene. The good people over at xda-developers have managed to figure out a [...]
PlayBooks will be able to tether to BlackBerrys
01/14/2011, RIM has recently announced that their upcoming QNX tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook will be able to wirelessly tether to BlackBerry smartphones – so if you won’t have to get a new data plan just to go online with your PlayBook [...]
T-Mobile G2 Will Not Support Tethering At Launch
09/27/2010, There’s a bit of bad news for folks who are looking forward to getting the T-Mobile G2. While not everybody may use this feature, a leaked picture initially claimed that the G2 will not support tethering at launch, a feature [...]
Windows Phone 7 does not support tethering after all
09/26/2010, Remember our earlier report of Windows Phone 7 supporting tethering, but that also depends on whether the mobile carrier offers such capability? Apparently, that was nothing but hot air, similar to capturing Osama bin Laden. It seems that Microsoft has [...]
Windows Phone 7 will support tethering (updated: it does not)
09/23/2010, Good news for folks who use their smartphones as a modem for their notebooks or netbooks, as Microsoft’s Director for Windows Phone 7, Brandon Watson, recently announced that tethering support will be included at launch, although the onus still remains [...]
Samsung Vibrant tethers without need for rooting
07/30/2010, For those of you out there who want to make full use of their unlimted 3G account, you might want to check out tethering the Samsung Vibrant to your computer without the need to root the phone. This method utilizes [...]
iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 ready for download, boasts tethering
05/18/2010, At long last, the much awaited and looked forward to iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 is now ready for download, and you will be pleased to note that there is a brand new option in the Settings menu – yes, [...]
