Category: General

  • Who is Suing whom? (with graphic chart!)

    Who is Suing whom? (with graphic chart!)

      Thomson Reuters has a very interesting and confusing graphic chart on who is suing whom in the mobile world.     It seems like every week we get a new lawsuit over some insane patent that may be years, or even decades old!  A lot of mobile users are getting tired of the lawsuits…

  • iPhone 5 rumor roundup! Release in October!?

    iPhone 5 rumor roundup! Release in October!?

      BGR is reporting that one of their “high-level AT&T sources” has it that AT&T VP has confirmed an early October release of the heavily rumored and long awaited iPhone 5.  He apparently also told a group of managers “Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days, so prepare your teams…

  • Samsung takes supporting developers to the next level! Adds Cyanogen to their payroll…

    Samsung takes supporting developers to the next level! Adds Cyanogen to their payroll…

    The big news just keeps on coming, first Google buys Motorola and now Samsung has officially hired the creator of CyangenMod to their ranks. It was not too long ago Samsung pronounced their support for developers by giving away free Samsung Galaxy S2 phones to CyanogenMod developers to help support further Android development on Samsung…

  • HTC Offical Bootloader Unlock Process

    HTC Offical Bootloader Unlock Process

    So we were all excited about HTC allowing users to have unlocked bootloaders on their Android devices…Well with that comes a little pain – well to me a lot of pain. HTC released on their Facebook page the official process of unlocking your bootloader. Now it may come to a surprise that…

  • Layar Vision….Fun AND Functional!!

    Have you ever wanted to post an article your reading from a magazine to Facebook but can’t find it online? Ever wanted to buy tickets to that concert you saw a poster for on the street….IMMEDIATELY?!?! Then read on my friend…..

  • Use Too Much Data and We will Choke You off – AT&T

    Use Too Much Data and We will Choke You off – AT&T

    Are you an AT&T user that still has unlimited data? Well AT&T started a new thing today (at least it was confirmed today) that you will start to be throttled as you use their data to its max. AT&T has a few users that max out their data and although they say it is only…

  • [How To] Explode Your Brain!

      When someone turns to me and tells me they have a splitting headache, I normally kindly say “I’m sorry about that” and continue with what I was doing previously.  It’s not that I don’t sympathize with this person, but I can’t empathize.  I don’t ever get headaches.  I don’t know what they feel like.…

  • Alert!! Tonight Help Stop Autism!! (Android Radio Show)

    Alert!! Tonight Help Stop Autism!! (Android Radio Show)

        I want to personally give thanks to user Rob Gorski (ptfdmedic) for his help in raising awareness and funds to battle autism, and using Android to help with that effort.  I also want to alert the community to what he is doing tonight and how we can all help make inroads in the…

  • Microsoft Live on Android?!?! Say WHAT?!?

    Microsoft Live on Android?!?! Say WHAT?!?

    “According to a post on the Windows Team Blog, Microsoft has given developers the tools for Windows Live integration across all major mobile platforms, including our beloved Android. The team in Redmond is giving you a use for that Hotmail account you made in the 90s, and they are bringing Messenger and SkyDrive along with…

  • Do You Hate To Talk? Survey Says Smartphone Users HATE Talking!

    Do You Hate To Talk? Survey Says Smartphone Users HATE Talking!

    So if your a smartphone user, and let’s face it – we all are here at PPCGeeks! It appears that a recent survey finds that most smartphone users hate talking on the phone. It says we prefer other means of communication, like text, email, or IM clients. Phone calls are apparently “too time-consuming or intrusive,”…

  • Join us LIVE on Wednesday for the Pocket PC Geeks Podcast!

    Join us LIVE on Wednesday for the Pocket PC Geeks Podcast!

      Join us Wednesday for our next LIVE Podcast! Every Week we’re chatting it up with Jason Fields, Hoodracer, and plenty more guests come then! On Wednesday at 9PM EDT join us at our podcast page where we’ll be discussing all the latest news in the mobile world – Android, Windows Phone, Iphone, and more!…

  • Verizon Wireless Wants To Help You Go Wireless

    Verizon Wireless Wants To Help You Go Wireless

    Starting today, Verizon has made more inductive wireless charging battery covers available for a list of some of their top devices including the already released cover for the HTC Thunderbolt. Hit up the link for the list of devices and more about wireless charging.

  • Rogers Kicks Off 4G in Canada with LTE Launch in Ottawa!

    Rogers Kicks Off 4G in Canada with LTE Launch in Ottawa!

    Ok so I missed this one but I know our Canada friends here at PPCG would like to at least know that Ottawa has 4G LTE coverage… The first 4G network was launched by Rogers and though there aren’t any smartphones available to make use of the (up to) 75 Mbps data speeds, Rogers does…

  • HTC To Begin Unlocking Bootloaders In August

    HTC To Begin Unlocking Bootloaders In August

    As most of us already know, HTC has announced just a short time ago, that they will no longer be locking the bootloaders on their devices. Well this evening, HTC informed the world via Facebook, on what devices will be first to receive the official unlock treatment and also provided us somewhat of a timeline.…

  • Swype Ported To iOS And Already Updated To Beta 2

    Swype Ported To iOS And Already Updated To Beta 2

    Earlier this week a hack was introduced that allowed users to install Swype for iOS, which for some people it greatly improves their typing speed on iOS devices. Andrew Liu, developer of the “DreamBoard” theming hack for jailbroken devices, has begun to “port” Swype to iOS. The initial release of the modification had several bugs…