Category: General

  • [Breaking] AT&T enabling MMS for iPhone 2 weeks early

    From sea to shining sea, users across the U.S. are chiming in that MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) works for them. It looks like AT&T is slowly but surely enabling MMS for the iPhone.

  • Qilin on Dopod

    Your crack PPCGeeks News Staff has recently uncovered the following information regarding a new device named Qilin. This will be released in China on Dopod only. Check out the details below:

  • The Evolution of Linux Based Mobile Devices

    It appears that more developers are developing Linux based operating systems for mobile devices. In the past year we have seen the launch of Google’s Android and Palm’s WebOS mobile operating systems. Both of these are Linux based. Applications are quickly being developed for each of the new platforms. It appears now that Nokia is focusing…

  • HTC Touch2 Full Touch Experience and First with Windows Mobile 6.5

    HTC announced today the release of the HTC Touch 2 available in the US on October 8. The is new device is compact and will be one of the first devices on the market with Windows Mobile 6.5. Users will be able to utilize all the new services available with Microsoft’s newest mobile operating system…

  • Carrier Design Philosophy- Touch Pro2

    Did you know that there are at least 5 unique versions of the HTC Touch Pro2? The original HTC design, then each of the 4 major U.S. Carrier-branded versions. Below is an exterior comparison of the HTC Touch Pro2 (codename: Rhodium) and how each U.S. Carrier has left its own unique mark on the appearance.…

  • Microsoft to Deliver New Generation of Windows Phones on Oct. 6

    Microsoft on Tuesday announced that phones running the latest version of Windows Mobile, version 6.5, will debut globally on October 6th at retail stores worldwide.. Microsoft has promised that the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile phone software will deliver new customer experiences through and improved easy-to-use interface, better browsing capabilities and access to valuable services,…

  • Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 Press Release

      Every since I saw the Telus TP 2, I have been anticipating the Sprint version. It seems we now have a rock solid launch date and price. Sprint has recently posted up their News Release with all the goodies that we have been waiting to hear. First off, you can pre-order it September 8th through the…

  • Palm announces beta e commerce program

    Palm announces today it will begin accepting application for developers interested in producing apps for there new webOS catalog. The company is looking at a mid-September launch of its e-commerce program and request that are taken now will be eligible for inclusion in the new launch. Palm has also agreed to spilt a 70/30 (70…

  • HTC Battery Bank!

    One of the biggest questions I see here on the forum is “How do I make my battery last longer?” While you can tweak your phone and get a couple extra hours from it, most of us still need to plug into a car or wall at least once a day. The problem with that…

  • Great SenseUI Alternative!

    So today I got tired of my Rhodium manila, and decided to try and mockup the SenseUI found on the HTC Hero, which is an Android device. The results were astonishing with a skin pack for PointUI Home2 called PointSense. There is still a lot of work being done to provide more applets in SenseUI…

  • CDMA to LTE Data Handover Completed..

    While this may not be the biggest news for most of the community, the first live and active passover of a data connection between a CDMA and LTE (Long Term Evolution) device has been completed. This means that a device that has both a CDMA and LTE chipset, respectively, handled a data connection and switched…

  • Microsoft Posts Details on Porting an iPhone App to Windows Mobile

    Microsoft has posted a detailed case study in it’s Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site on how to port iPhone apps to Windows Mobile 6.5. This guide was probably developed to allow current iPhone developers to port their apps to the upcoming Window Mobile Marketplace. Gripwire.com, a mobile and social application development company, was successfully able…

  • The Perfect Phone

    Lag? Not with this phone. Its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8250 processor is one of the fastest to date. And it’s supposed to run Windows Phone 6.5. Bulky? Not this phone. At 11 mm, this thing is ultra thin. Small screen? Not this phone. With a 4.3 inch WVGA (480 x 800) capacitive touch screen…

  • Palm Serves Up OpenTable

    OpenTable for Palm webOS is the latest addition to the Palm Pre’s beta App Catalog. The popular restaurant reservation service adds a few new goodies to the menu thanks to the unique capabilities of Palm webOS. For example, you can find restaurants with availability near your current location, and your reservations can be automatically integrated…

  • Sprint Touch Pro 2 Specs released

    I belong to the Sprint Application Developers, they just posted the specs for the HTC Touch Pro 2: https://developer.sprint.com/device/loadDevice.do?id=a1862449-e58a-4f93-995b-d0b12b7ad3b8