Sony’s funky little wireless broadband gizmo comes with password-free, no-cost WiFi access at all Wayport locations including more than 9000 McDonalds.

With slide-out QWERTY keyboard, AOL instant messenger support, Google Talk, Skype and Yahoo Messenger, this is one gizmo bound to get you talking.

Add 1.3 megapixel camera and 1GB internal memory, with up to 8GB expansion, 3.5″ 800x 400 pixel display and you’ve got a pocket communicator bound to arouse some interest.

Get in quickish though the monthly service contract-free WiFi open hotspot access is good until NYE 2010.

So you read that iNdependence had their jailbreak for the iPhone v1.1.4 and you thought that was that? You clearly hadn’t counted on the iPhone Unleashed being updated to the v1.1.4, via iTunes no less.

The update below is done through the earsplitting mite of iTunes, jailbreaking. unlocking and activating an iPhone v1.1.4 previously locked to T-Mobile.

As if to one up the iNdependence crew, the iPhone Unleashed mob even went to the effort of adorning the start creen with a logo of their own.

While these videos are promising there’s no download for general consumption as yet but then, the new firmware did only just come out a couple of days ago.

OxyCube, a compelling replacement for standard PC software from phone manufacturer’s such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung, has been released and is available for free and immediate download.

The third generation of the award-winning software is enhanced with simplified connection and data management and ease of access to main functions.

Currently compatible with Nokia phones and all Symbian-based GSM/EGSM/3G smartphones, and with plans to support Windows Mobile and Blackberry devices, OxyCube looks set to be a viable alternative for users frustrated with their current manufacturer’s poor options.

Download here

Visual Voicemail has proved a popular feature on the iPhone allowing users to respond to voice without searching for the sender via their contacts. Thanks to SpinVox’s plugins Blackberry users can enjoy similar functionality .

Following on from their recent voicemail-to-text app, SpinVox has derived a Voicemail-to-contact plugin that syncs with Blackberry’s address book, allowing the user to email or text responses without the need for search.

Perfect for urgent messages when callers neglect to leave contact details.

Get plugins here.

Following from recent news of a gold iPhone, Shine lovers will have to live vicariously through NTT DoCoMo’s customers who have just received the Gold LG Shine in Japan.

The model supports the 3G 7.2mbps HSDPA network, 2 megapixel camera and microSD card, and features 1-Seg dedicated to Japanese.

Dare to dream.

Following in the tradition of the Nokia Remade and the Chute Smartphone, yet eerily reminiscent of the Day of the Triffids, the Bamboo phone is completely biodegradable and even contains Bamboo seeds to germinate once the phone breaks down.

The casing of the phone is made of renewable resources like corn and Bamboo which are made into a bio-plastic and, on top of these already impressive green credentials, the Bamboo features a hand crank to power up for calls and an energy efficient monochromatic display.

Of course once you plant the phone and the first germinations begin, the apocalyptic visions of John Wynham are mere formalities.

While all eyes were on ZiPhone and zibri to release the iPhone v1.1.4 Jailbreak and SIM unlock guide it was iNdependence that unexpectedly came through with the goods.

This easy to use jailbreak will work with any version of firmware you have installed, the only downside is the loss of Google Maps My Location feature when you unlock your iPhone.

The Mac-based Apple iPhone modification tool will not only allow you to unlock your iPhone from AT&T’s steely grip it will also allow you to customize it with all the ringtones and wallpapers goodness you can handle.

Here’s how:

1. Connect your iPhone to iTunes.
2. Hit the “Update” button.
3. Let your iPhone go. Get some fresh air, tell your wife you love her. It’s going to be a while.
4. Download iNdependence 1.4 beta 5 here.
5. Put iNdependence in your “Applications” folder.
6. Start up iNdependence.
7. Go to the “Jailbreak” tab and hit the “Perform Jailbreak” button.
If you want to unlock it, go to the “Activation / SIM” tab and hit the “SIM Unlock” button.
8. To activate your iPhone, goto the “Activation / SIM” tab and hit the “Acivate” button.
9. Your done. That’s all folks you are now free. Enjoy!

iNdependence v1.4b5 changelog here