Category: General

  • Android 6.0 to be called “Key Lime Pie”!?

    Android 6.0 to be called “Key Lime Pie”!?

      With every new release of Android, rumors start flying about the name of the next Android release.  Since the first couple of public Android releases, it became rather apparent that Google had something of a sweet tooth.  Well The Verve is reporting that they have a “reliable source” who claims Android 6.0 will be…

  • New Phone Roundup Part 1!

    New Phone Roundup Part 1!

    Mobile World Congress 2012 introduced a host of new phones to come out this year.  In this first phone roundup installment, check out the phones below to get a quick rundown of what you can expect to come out this year.!  Which one(s) are you getting? First we have the Nokia PureView808.  This phone packs…

  • New ROM Alert! Reaper24’s Evo 3D ROM.

    New ROM Alert!  Reaper24’s Evo 3D ROM.

    If you own an Evo 3D and want to flash something that will speed it up but also custom theme it as well as some other nice tweaks, Reaper Rom may be for you. As an avid Android user for a while, I love flashing ROMs, kernels, themes, and various other tweaks.  Chef Reaper24 started…

  • Change Siri’s accent on iOS (over 40 to choose from)

    Change Siri’s accent on iOS (over 40 to choose from)

      One of the main reasons people flocked to get a 4S was the introduction of Siri, a personal assistant and amazing voice recognition agent that has not been successfully emulated and is the envoy of the other phone operating systems at the moment.  Siri can perform hundreds of tasks by voice activation and even…

  • 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…