Posts in the ‘General’ Category

Happy Birthday PPCGeeks! 6 Years and counting!

PPCGeeks was founded on this day six years ago to be your go to spot for everything Pocket PC related. Boy how things have changed over the last 6 years. We had the smartphone explosion and now almost everyone owns at least one smart device, wither it be Android, Windows Phone or iOS. I want …

Is the HTC EVO 4g Lte being held up at Customs by Apple?

Rumors are flying that shipments are being held up at customs due to an ITC order that was passed down before the One X was announced at Mobile World Congress by Apple. It is worded as in such a way to can hold up any HTC Android device. The patent in question is the 647 …

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WM6.x Marketplace Shut Down for Good on May 17 :(

  Microsoft is sending out emails that once again inform us that the Windows Mobiel 6.x marketplace will indeed be unavailable after May 17.  We all knew this was happening and that Windows 6.x was a dying OS, but it’s still sad for those of us who spent time cooking and flashing ROMs and enjoying …

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Amazon Android Free App 5/1 – Alphabet Find

As a parent, you probably are always thinking of ways to make learning fun for your child and Alphabet Find does just that. This educational app makes learning letters, numbers, and shapes a fun, interactive experience for children. Find the Right Image Playing is as simple as listening to the alphabet, number, or shape and …

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Samsung leap frogs Apple in Market Share!

  Samsung has finally leaped over Apple to become the number one smartphone manufacturer.  Until Q1 2012, Apple was the world leader in smartphone sales, but IDC has released shipment figures showing Samsung leading the pack!     Apple did sell an impressive 35.1 million iPhones in Q1 of this year, but Samsung did better …

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A Gasp Heard Around The World

Gasps were heard ’round the tech world this week when Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak went on the record saying he thought the new Lumia 900 Windows Phone was more beautiful than iPhone or Android operating systems. The Woz dropped the news during a podcast interview with The Report and called the new Nokia product “intuitive …

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[rumor] Is this the Galaxy Nexus Tab?

    Pocketnow has an image it says might be the rumored new Nexus line of tablet. Take a look and see if you think it’s a sure fake or if it’s the real thing.  The debate rages as to whether it’s Samsung or Asus, 7.7″ or 10″. When Google does actually drop the Nexus …

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Latest Nielsen Results: Over 90% of Smartphones Purchased in Last Three Months iOS or Android

  The latest Nielsen survey released shows some pretty amazing trends in the cell phone industry. First to note is that smartphones now account for 50% of all phone purchases in the U.S., marking a 38% increase over last year at this time. According to Nielsen, this growth is attributed to increasing smartphone adoption, with …

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Sprint Drops LightSquared as LTE provider.

LightSquared Inc and Sprint have finally parted ways.  Sprint was contracted with LightSquared to provide them with LTE, but the FCC stated earlier this year it would block it due to complications with GPS signals with the LTE network.  LightSquared is planning to submit a 150 page defense of the network.  Looks like Sprint may …

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Want $20 gift certificate for your carrier?

Check out our easy awesome 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 …

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Samsung Rolling out ICS for Galaxy Sll

Samsung if finally pushing ICS to the Galaxy Sll in select countries today, then across the U.K. starting in about a week.  As far as the U.S. variants go, it will be coming along “soon.”  ICS came out about five months ago and people who own Samsung and HTC devices have been patiently waiting for …

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iOS5.1 Jailbreak in the Works

Pod2G, the French security researcher who was the mastermind behind finding the bug that got us a jailbreak for the iPhone 4 and 4S on 5.0.1, is back in action and actively looking for some iOS5.1 vulnerabilities.  In a tweet responding to someone asking about a new iPad jailbreak, Pod2G did indeed confirm that he …

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[Free App] New Siine Keyboard for Android – Great Features!

  If you’ve been looking for a new keyboard, Siine may be right for you. This thing has a built in calendar that lets you easily select dates to add into any text field, as well as a clock! It also contains lots of words and everyday phrases you might use as well as the …

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HTC One X gets Root before Release

  Looks like Modaco has already released a superbooth package for the HTC One X which roots the phone before it is even released!  All you’d have to do (assuming you had the phone) is plug it in, put it in bootloader mode, and run the script.  All we are going to need is an …

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My Phone is Wet and Can’t Get Up

  Even if your wet cellphone seems dead, there’s a good chance it can be saved. Just make sure you act fast! The longer the water sits inside the greater the likelihood it will destroy the phone for good. List of things you are going to need: 1. 3 pounds of dry rice 2. Your …