Archives for February, 2010

TONIGHT: THE PPCGP @ A NEW DATE AND TIME!

Ever wanted to LISTEN to your news, rather read it? The PPCGP, Pocket PC Geeks Podcast, is here! And we have a new date and time! Rather than read the news, why not listen to it? You can tune in THURSDAY NIGHT at our ustream page, or listen sometime tomorrow via our RSS Feed!! We used to meet …

Symbian Goes Open Source

In case you didn’t know, Symbian is the primary OS on most Nokia phones (with the exception of the newer Maemo-based ones) and is the most popular OS worldwide, with over 330 million devices sold in 2009 alone. In June 2008, Nokia bought Symbian and created the Symbian Foundation which is comprised of Nokia, LG, …

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HTC and T-Mobile present: A Year of Rewards

HTC and T-Mobile are teaming up for their latest campaign to sell you phones, and this one is a dandy folks. Anybody who signs a new 2-year contract with T-Mobile between January 20th and March 23rd of this year and decides on getting either a HTC Touch Pro2, a T-Mobile Dash 3G, or a T-Mobile …

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Motorola Devour Coming To Verizon Wireless

Motorola just announced another Android device coming to the market, the Motorola Devour. Its coming to Verizon Wireless “soon”. Rumor also has it as having WiFi, a 3MP camera and a 320×480 screen. “To get the most from Motorola DEVOUR, customers will need to subscribe to a Nationwide Talk or Nationwide Talk & Text plan …

Nexus One Getting An Update

The early adopters of the Nexus One will be getting an over-the-air update this week that will enable some nice features and include some bug fixes. Some of the updates and new features include: Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. …

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Want to buy your own Wireless Company?

Would you like to own your own wireless network? Do you hate those long term contracts and huge ETF’s? Then I have a deal for you! Leap Wireless, better known under their operating name as Cricket, is looking for potential suitors to either merge with or sell to. Talks with both AT&T and Verizon Wireless …

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Sony Ericsson Aspen Announced, Officially WM6.5.3

This morning, Sony Ericsson announced the Aspen. Its a front-facing QWERTY keyboard phone that will officially launch with Windows Mobile 6.5.3. It will come in two colors, “Iconic Black” or “White Silver”. It will launch in the second quarter in “selected markets”, but there’s no information as to which markets those are, or pricing.Specs: Windows …

The PPCGP has a new date and time, come join us!

Ever wanted to LISTEN to your news, rather read it? The PPCGP, Pocket PC Geeks Podcast, is here! Rather than read the news, why not listen to it? You can tune in THURSDAY NIGHT at our ustream page, or listen sometime tomorrow via our RSS Feed!! We used to meet on Wednesday but it isn’t working out, so …

Nexus One Coming To Sprint Too?

Considered yourself warned and take this information with a grain of salt. While the At&t rumor has a little more evidence to back it up (FCC filings showing their 3G bands), a new rumor is circling the web saying that the Nexus One will be coming to Sprint sometime in the future. This rumor all …

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Windows Mobile 7 has Gesture Control and runs on ARMv7?

Here are two possible “facts” that I have found about Windows Mobile 7. I found the first while looking at a slide entitled “Personalizing Mobile Technology To Enhance Learning And Organizational Skills” and it indicates that Windows Mobile 7 will support gesture control via it’s front-facing camera. The presenter of the slide, a Mr. Neil …

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Is The Zune Phone Alive? Maybe!

We’ve heard the rumors of a Zune Phone for a while now, and many Windows Mobile users feel that it would be a great interface to have on a phone. Similar to how Apple made the iPod Touch into the iPhone, Microsoft would be taking its popular mp3 player, the Zune, and making it into …