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Archives for December, 2010
Sprint & T-Mobile to Sell 4G Tablets Next Year!?
According to the Wall Street Journal and their recent research, both Sprint and T-Mobile will have their own 4G, high speed tablets sometime in the next year. No dates were discussed for either carrier’s release dates but with the comments recorded, most seem to think this is not just a rumor.
HTC aiming to roll out 60 million handsets in 2011 – Watch out!!
HTC is pursuing higher growth for 2011 following the appointment of its new COO Matthew Costello and other top-tier executives. What’s their plan of pursuit? Keep reading!
UPDATE: Motorola Droid 2 Exploding Phone – Likely False!!!
During our Podcast last night wideawake, Laos101 and a few others mentioned this event and their beliefs. Most of them agreed that this could possible be a scam. Guess what, shortly after PCMag reported the same thoughts.
Windows Phone 7 Team Growing
Microsoft looks like it wants to make sure it’s Windows Phone 7 is a sure footed competitor in the wireless industry. According to Forbes, Microsoft is looking to add at least 40 members to their WP7 team. Job posting have been popping up over the last month and from the looks of it, Microsoft is looking for positions all over the spectrum, ranging from public relations applicants to software engineers.
BlackBerry OS 6 Upgrade could be closer than we think!
The latest Verizon flyer is making its way in the homes of millions nationwide and is making Curve and Bold users very pleased. The flyer boasts some of its features and benefits such as simple setup, new social feeds, better browser, multimedia experience, hundreds of apps, and my personal favorite, universal search. The new OS is quoted to be “The ultimate blend of productivity and fun”, those of us who have the Torch know it to be true and the rest of us are anxiously waiting to find out for our own.
[PPCG Editorial] mindfrost82′s Thoughts About Windows Phone 7
I’ve used a mixture of Windows Mobile, Android (Eclair and Froyo), and even Blackberry OS 5, and now its time for me to dig into Windows Phone 7. You might be surprised by my thoughts, so if you’re interested, click to read more (warning, its a little long).
Storm 3 may not be cancelled and could still be released!
We’ve all heard rumors that the Storm3 has been cancelled, but from the looks of it, it seems that the phone is alive. The Blackberry Storm3 has been caught in Best Buy’s Mobile Genie – a system used to transfer contacts from old to new phones. Now this doesn’t prove that the phone is soon to be released or released at all for that matter. Just take it for what it is, hope for all you dedicated Storm fans.
Sprint announces New Network Vision Plans for 2011
Sprint held a media conference call yesterday at 11:00 am announcing their plans to enhance services such as coverage, quality and speed. Sprint has awarded contracts to Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Samsung to bring Network Vision to life by implementing multimode technologies that will do the enhancing for them.
Microsoft triggers the kill-Switch and remotely re-locks ChevronWP7 unlocked devices OTA
Talk about a fast turn around. In the last weeks of November, we reported of the unlocker being released for Windows Phone 7. Then on December 1st, we reported that the unlocker was pulled. Now, today, it appears that Microsoft has triggered a remote kill-switch that revokes the certificate required to run the ChevronWP7 Unlocker app and prompts the user to uninstall the app because the program has been revoked. Read more…
Windows Phone 7 Has 15 App Limit For Push Notifications
15 apps seems like a lot when you talk about push notifications, especially considering battery life (although push is better than pull). According to a blog post by Clarity Consulting, Windows Phone 7 limits the number of apps that can be registered for push notifications to 15. If you install a 16th app, you’ll get an error about “InvalidOperationException(Channel quota exceeded)” (sounds like a common Microsoft error message, right?). Read more…
How to cook a Nexus S Gingerbread style!
Now we all know Epic is the coolest device in the universe and if you own an iphone go [Edit by Courtney]…but a new cool device was just announced..you guessed it everyone the one and only Nexus S!!!
Consumer Report Ratings – AT&T is the worst-rated!
You may have already seen this on the news or read it somewhere online, but just in case you missed it were here to share the news with our members. Consumer Reports recently released their latest customer service report based on a survey of 58,000 readers and subscribers to cellular carriers including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and US Cellular.
Sharp shows off their New Tablets
When you hear someone say Sharp the first thing that normally comes to mind is a television set right? Well now you can give them credit for a few more products in their lineup. They not only have been working with Android phones (in Japan only) but now have begun producing their own lineup of tablets (also in Japan only as of now). Yep, that’s right! Sharp is now stepping into the tablet world and reaching out to consumers interested in this type of product, not just televisions.
The Pocket PC Geeks Podcast for 12/02/10!
UPDATE: FIXED! Sorry about the screwup on the podcast!
The PPCGP, All the Mobile News You’ll Ever Need!
Season 2, Episode 5
for 12/02/2010!
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