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Weekly Review for 9/12 – 9/19 by Courtney1985
PPCGeeks is back with weekly reviews! We are excited to keep everyone informed on the fun & interesting things happening here on the site each week. We would first like to welcome Bradart to the news team. If you aren’t sure who he is, check his profile out. Bradart has been a member since January…
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New Android Device making it’s way to Verizon Wireless
PPCGeeks has found out a new device is on the way to Verizon Wireless. This new HTC Lexikon is going to be a great addition to the current Android devices with it’s 3.8″ display screen and 480X800 WVGA display resolution. The Lexikon is said to be an Android 2.2-powered, device with a QWERTY keyboard. Best…
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Verizon & At&t Announce Some LTE Plans
Yesterday, Verizon announced that it plans to turn on 4G LTE in 30 major NFL cities by the end of the year. There are 30 NFL markets considering a couple of teams share the same city. Their plan is to first upgrade the backhaul to the cell sites, which is a necessity when it comes…
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No CDMA Windows Phone 7 Until 2011
You may have read yesterday that a spokesperson from Verizon Wireless, Brenda Raney, told Bloomberg that they would not have any Windows Phone 7 devices until sometime in 2011. Now Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no Windows Phone 7 CDMA devices until 2011.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming To 4 Major US Carriers
For those of you waiting for another mainstream tablet that offers cellular connectivity besides the iPad, your wait will be over soon. Yesterday, Samsung announced that its Galaxy Tab will be coming to Sprint, Verizon, At&t, and T-Mobile this fall (October/November). There was no word on pricing, but according to Samsung, it sounds like that…
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HTC Dragging Feet On GPL Source Yet Again
HTC is once again at its song and dance with source code. Last time it was the HTC Hero, but this time it’s the HTC Desire. HTC went public with Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) for the HTC Desire, however any attempts to get the source for the kernel has fallen on HTC’s deaf ears. Their…
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HTC’s Big Announcements
You may have heard that HTC was planning a large press event in London this morning. While there’s not an official press release on HTC’s website yet, the interwebs are all hyped up about their announcements, which focused on three things. They announced the Desire HD, Desire Z, and a new and improved Sense interface.…
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Motorola DEFY Coming To T-Mobile
T-Mobile seems to be the USA carrier really helping Android take off, and today, they unveiled yet another Android phone, the Motorola DEFY. This is a “rough and rugged” handset that comes with a 3.7″ WVGA screen which is scratch-resistant, DLNA support, a “Flash-Lite enabled browser”, 5MP camera with auto-focus and LED flash, and of…
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PPCG Review – CamCard Business Card Reader for Android
This past week, I had the opportunity to test out a nifty little Android app called CamCard. Its an OCR business card reader that lets you take a picture of a business card and it will scan the text and allow you to add it into your contacts, or you can keep them saved in…
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Want to Win BIG?! Only a few days left now!
Hello Geeks, Geekettes – and everyone in between! For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been running a contest offering people a chance to WIN free software courtesy WinxDVD, and all you have to do is follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook! Easy huh? Well read on and learn how to enter,…
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Dual-Core Processors Coming Soon!
The next era in smartphone processors is upon us. There’s already quite a few phones out there running the Snapdragon processor, and now there’s also many running the Hummingbird processor. The next era will be dual-core processors, and there’s two heavy hitters coming over the next 6 months. First of all, we have the Nvidia…
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PPCG Review: Motorola EQ5 Bluetooth Stereo Speakers
I had the opportunity to test out the Motorola EQ5 Bluetooth Stereo Speakers, which comes from their MOTOROKR line. Most people are probably thinking, why get bluetooth stereo speakers when our phones have a built-in speakerphone? You’re probably right, but I put this product to the test to see if it was worth the money.…
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[App Review] Dive Into Dolphin Browser: Now With 150% More PPCGeeks!
Let’s face it: The stock browser on your shiny new Android device lacks…a lot. Well, let’s go ahead and fix that, shall we? Read on to find out more about the exciting Dolphin Browser HD and its various add-ons (Such as our PPCGeeks Add-on) in this Pocket PC Geeks Review by Bradart!
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Sprint & T-Mobile USA May Team Up For 4G
The Wall Street Journal posted an article yesterday saying that Sprint is considering letting T-Mobile USA invest in Clearwire, Sprint’s 4G WiMAX partner. Sprint currently owns 54% of Clearwire. Everyone knows Clearwire is in desperate need of cash to continue building out its network, and allowing T-Mobile USA to invest would give them some of…