Month: February 2012

  • March GOTM Contest!

    March GOTM Contest!

      For our first contest of this year, we would like to do a photo contest. Please post a picture of yourself along with a PPCGeeks logo in an interesting location around the country, where you live, work and play. The attached image is your official PPCG logo. Print it out, write your username on…

  • EA fixes Dead Space Orientation Issue on Android Tablets

    EA fixes Dead Space Orientation Issue on Android Tablets

      If you are like me you have been frantically searching for a fix to the dreaded orientation issue with the game Dead Space on your android tablet. If you are not sure what I am talking about, here is the scoop. The game would load, but it would only allow you to play the…

  • U.S. Copyright Office Releases Comments ‘For’ and ‘Against” Jailbreaking

    U.S. Copyright Office Releases Comments ‘For’ and ‘Against” Jailbreaking

      The US Copyright office received many comments regarding the “exemption from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measure that control access.” They released these online for all to see and if you notice at number 14 there’s Jay Freeman, who hosts Cydia (the third party app store you can only get by jailbreaking).  It…

  • [ROM] OMJ’s HTC EVO 3D Custom ROMs

    [ROM] OMJ’s HTC EVO 3D Custom ROMs

    We here at PPCGeeks wanted new users to this site, who own a HTC EVO 3D, to be sure and check out OMJ’s Custom ROM’s! OMJ is active in supporting this amazing thread, and his ROM’s get rave reviews. Here is an excerpt from his HTC EVO 3D thread:   OMJ’s EVO 3D 2.3.4 v2.5!!!…

  • Make your (jailbroken) iPhone look and feel like WP7’s Metro UI!

    Make your (jailbroken) iPhone look and feel like WP7’s Metro UI!

    One of the main reason people jailbreak their iPhones is to customize the theme that some people deem boring.  With an iPhone, no matter which iOS version, you get pages full of icons and folders and the pulldown notification center.  You cannot change the icon images, their sizes, nor can you add widgets.  People with…

  • ITC Finalizing HTC vs Apple Decision

    ITC Finalizing HTC vs Apple Decision

    With all of the lawsuits flying back and forth between all of the mobile manufacturers in recent years it becomes hard to keep up with who is using whom, and for what.  The company that seems to be landing the most punches is Apple, who has actually won cases and gotten Galaxy S devices banned…

  • S2W creates Go Launcher themes

    S2W creates Go Launcher themes

    Go Launcher is one of the best custom launchers available and free in the Android market today.  Amazing features and community which provides many themes to enjoy.  S2W has created a couple Go Launcher themes posted here Many of you may know of S2W and his amazing themes and custom icons for Android and Windows…

  • PPCGeeks Member of the Month/Year 2012

    PPCGeeks Member of the Month/Year 2012

      PPCGeeks is a leader of mobile device content, knowledge and support for CDMA Devices. We love to discuss smartphones and tablets and our forums provide our members with the needed resources to make their devices even better. With over 400,000 members, PPCGeeks is looking to our users to reinvigorate the site going forward in…

  • Windows Mobile 6.1 on Windows Phone 7: Team DFT Project Preview

    Windows Mobile 6.1 on Windows Phone 7: Team DFT Project Preview

    A new and exciting video was released today by Team DFT. According to the video description, Windows Mobile 6.1 is shown running on a HTC Gold. It appears to be an emulator of some kind which runs Windows Mobile 6.1 on top of Windows Phone 7. In the video, Team DFT claims to even be…

  • Phone Stacking: The Social Game

    Phone Stacking: The Social Game

    Are you tired of talking to the backside of your dinner companion’s phone? Then the game of ‘Phone Stacking’ is for you. The goal of the game is to get everyone’s attention off his or her mobile phone and back to paying attention to those around them. The rules of the game are very simple.…

  • Lessons on Love: Text vs. Card

    Lessons on Love: Text vs. Card

    A text message is no substitute for a greeting card or hand-written note when it comes to your loved one, experts say. It might be nice to send a loving email, but an abbreviated, “BTW, I luv u. C U ltr,” from your cell phone  just doesn’t cut it if you’re trying to do right…

  • PPCGeeks Spotlight: [TWRP 2.0] lnando84’s Sports Recovery Themes

    PPCGeeks Spotlight: [TWRP 2.0] lnando84’s Sports Recovery Themes

    lnando84 is at it again! He has amazed us over the years with his creative talents, and this latest release will not disappoint. Alright, lets get to why you guys are here… his sports team themed twrp2.0 skins!! He has several NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and 2 random ones already finished and ready to download!…

  • WP7: Leaked photos of the LG fantasy or miracle?

    WP7: Leaked photos of the LG fantasy or miracle?

    Some of us have seen a few blurry photos of the Fantasy that surfaced over at XDA Developers Forum. To add to the confusion, it is our understanding that the Fantasy is now the Miracle and the Fantasy may be an entirely different phone all together. Miracle or Fantasy, we are seeing some less blurry…

  • Passion for Texting: World Record

    Passion for Texting: World Record

    Fred Lidgren holds the world record for the most text messages sent and received in one month… and has the paperwork to prove it. How many texts do you use in your unlimited plan? 1000? 2000? 20,000? These numbers are small peanuts compared to the amount that Fred’s fingers shot out… an amazing 566,607! Makes…

  • Windows Phone 8 to Compete with Android

    Windows Phone 8 to Compete with Android

    Microsoft aims to compete with Google Android with its tablet-friendly Windows 8. Android has gained huge success in both smartphone and tablet markets. Though Microsoft’s other major rival Apple is also there, Windows 8 is set to compete with Android in a Google style device. Microsoft has tied up with almost all Android product makers…