Archives for October, 2009

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Wal-Mart…A cell phone provider?

Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it will be joining the cell phone business by providing two plans with limited phones.  It was developed in cooperation with TracFone Wireless and has been running a pilot program since last summer in about 234 stores, but will now be nationwide. They will offer 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts, and 30mb …

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Hands-On HTC HD2

This may be a bit older in the news, especially since this is one of the most anticipated devices coming out and pictures have been leaked all over, but we still can’t get over how sexy this phone looks, despite its big screen. We’ve heard rumors its coming to the US Q1 2010, but we …

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Android 2.0 Anyone?

Some screenshots of Android 2.0 have been leaked to BGR.  While the screenshots look a little dated, we’re not sure where these stand in the development phase.  It appears to have some OS enhancements like native Exchange support and native Facebook support (contact sync anyone?), an updated map application, browser enhancements, and a unified email …

PPCG Review: Seidio 2000mAh TP Extended Battery

I had the opportunity to review the Seidio Innocell 2000mAh Extended Battery for the Touch Pro (my At&t Fuze). While unpacking the battery and battery cover, I noticed the cover had the “rubbery” feel of the European covers and not the slick back the At&t Fuze came with. I prefer the European cover, and I …

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Sprint Announces New Service In Metro Stations

Today Sprint announced service availability in the 20 busiest underground metro stations in the Washington, D.C. Metro System. The move promises to improve the workday commute for hundreds of thousands of passengers who depend on Metro to travel between their homes and workplaces each day. It also will make touring the historic sites of the …

Get an HTC Pure for 1 Cent!!

That’s right…an HTC Pure (HTC Touch Diamond 2 rebranded for AT&T Wireles) for 1 penny.   Description of HTC pure: Delivering a touchscreen experience in an alluring, compact form factor, the HTC PURE smartphone from AT&T keeps you connected with friends, business partners and world events with its ultra-fast HSDPA 3G cellular connectivity and the …

Free unlimited music comes to Windows Mobile: Grooveshark client released

The Grooveshark client for Windows Mobile is available for your Windows Mobile phone running WM6. Groovefish will allow you to search for and play virtually any song in the world for free via your Windows Mobile 6.x device. Groovefish is built upon Grooveshark’s PC application that allows streaming of music to your PC. Related Posts:Windows …

Rumor or Fact? Leo/HD2 is Sprint Adonis?

Only time will tell.  PPCGeeks user boredmug has reported that a Sprint Rep (of unknown status or position)  said the HTC Leo/HD2 will be called the Sprint Adonis and will be released around Christmas time. This doesn’t appear to have been reported anywhere else since all links point back to PPCGeeks, but if the rumor …

The Perfect Phone! Updated!

A couple of months ago, I wrote to you about my ideal phone. Back then, we thought it was called the HTC Leo. With that 1 GHz snapdragon, I was rushing to get it. Nowadays, we know it is called the HTC HD2. And I think I know what mobile carrier it’s coming to…. T-Mobile! …

Microsoft Statement on Platform Stability Issues for Sidekick Customers

Summary: As you may be aware, Danger Services were interrupted on Friday, Oct. 2. Since that time, Microsoft-Danger, T-Mobile and third-party partners have been working around the clock to restore full services, as well as recover Sidekick customers’ valuable personal data. We are pleased to share this new and promising update on the status of …

Official GSM HTC Touch Pro 2 ROM with Windows Mobile 6.5 released

Official HTC Touch Pro 2 ROM with Windows Mobile 6.5 for GSM carriers. Get it Here!!! This is for WWE, Orange_UK, Voda_UK, and EU. Related Posts:Windows Mobile Marketplace Coming To An EndWindows Phone 7 in numbers: A promising start[PPCG Editorial] Making The Move To AndroidUpdated: Official Sprint WM6.5 Update For TP2 Coming March 19thHTC Touch …

HTC offers different designer Tattoo covers

HTC has gotten creative with some replacement covers for their new Android powered device the HTC Tattoo. Under the catchy catch phrase “Tattoo My HTC” and “Tattoo You” the company is now offering a wide selection of 15 different replacement covers to add a little spice to your HTC Tattoo for about €11.99 ($18). They …

HTC’s Dragon…new stats

Your good friends here at PPCGeeks have once again been digging through the dumpsters of HTC and have some interesting news to report regarding HTC’s Dragon. It’s been recently reported that the Dragon will be running Google’s Android and will be running it at 1 GHZ.  While this information is correct, our recent “trash recycling …

Microsoft and T-Mobile learn backing up data makes sense

Think for a moment if your phone suddenly died and there was no way to access the information on-board. Would all your contact info be lost forever (or at least until the person calls you) or do you have a back-up? If you don’t, you may want to do a back-up immediately. Related Posts:Windows Phone …

Sprint’s first Android phone, HTC Hero, now on sale

The HTC Hero offers up a stylish looking handset that sports a multitude of nice software, including apps for Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube. The capacitive multi-touch screen device also provides home screen widgets, threaded messaging, an MP3 player, voice activated dialing and (of course) Sprint TV. The hardware supports 3G speeds (where …