Category: Devices

  • Droid Does Arrive Very Soon

    It looks like Verizon’s Droid will be streeting on November 6, 2009. People have been receiving emails like the one below, Only a few more days until you can get the phone that’s location-aware. Voice-recognizing. App-mashing and multitasking. It can connect you to anyone or anything at break-neck speed. It’s more than a phone. It’s…

  • Universal microUSB Mobile Phone Charger Standard Approved

    Really?  It took this long? The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has just approved the microUSB connector as the standard for GSM mobile phones. Before now, there were no obvious rules or guidelines in place, this allowed each phone manufacturer to select their method of connectivity (and frustrated consumers)! Now before you get your hopes up…

  • HTC Dragon coming to Verizon

    Verizon may be offering the 1GHz Snapdragon-based Android handset called the HTC Dragon in Q4 (yeah, that would make one heck of a Christmas present)! The CDMA version was recently spotted and may be branded at the Passion when it reaches Verizon’s stable. Read more at Endgadget Thanks to our PPCGeek member dmauin717 for this…

  • Official 6.5 ROM Update for Diamond2 Released

    If you have an unlocked HTC Diamond2 layin’ around and want an afternoon project, head over to HTCPedia and download your update to Windows Mobile 6.5. Currently the ROM is available in six languages. They are English, Russian, Norwegian, Danish, ELL, and SVE.

  • Sprint Palm Pixi Coming Nov. 15th

    Sprint just announced the availability of its 2nd WebOS phone, the Palm Pixi.  It will be available on November 15th for $99 on a two-year contract (after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate) with a $70/month minimum plan. “We are excited to offer the new Palm Pixi to our customers in time for…

  • T-Mobile Getting HTC HD2 Next Month?

    Forum user Unknown Zone posted in our forums a link to an article at ITProPortal stating “…It will also be available on T-Mobile USA by the end of next month”. We haven’t heard any other information on this, such as a price or a date, but if this is true, along with Project Dark, T-Mobile…

  • AT&T Hints At End Of iPhone Exclusivity

    At&t had a great last quarter, activating 3.2 million new iPhones, 40% of which were purchased by customers new to AT&T. AT&T’s exclusivity deal with Apple is expected to end next year, though neither company has disclosed the terms of the arrangement. “Even if we lose the iPhone exclusivity, we’re going to probably be the…

  • Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes on patents

    Nokia’s just hit Apple and their iPhone with a patent infringement lawsuit, claiming that “all iPhones models shipped” infringe on ten of Espoo’s patents relating to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi. According to Nokia’s press release, the patents in question have been licensed by some 40 other companies, “including virtually all the leading mobile device vendors,”…

  • HTC Releases Hero Kernel Source Code

    The folks over at HTC have quietly released its Kernel Source Code for its Android Hero, which could lead to custom ROMs and more development for the device. You can download it from HTC at their developer site here. Source: Slashgear

  • New video of HTC’s HD2 shows multi-touch browsing in IE

    There has been a lot of buzz in the past few weeks about the new HTC HD2, also known as the HTC Leo. But a new video displaying the phone reveals multi-touch web browsing in IE, something none of us were expecting. In a video released on techblog.gr it is evident that the multi-touch that…

  • Jabra STONE announced: new Bluetooth headset with a new design

    Jabra has announced that they will be launching sales for their latest Bluetooth headset, known as STONE, on November 8th.   The new headset has a unique ear-wrapping shape that is filled with comfortable soft rubber and promises 8 hours of talk time and 12 days of standy time. More features include: Portable charging unit…

  • Google To Make Their Own Android Phone?

    According to TheStreet, Google has plans to manufacture its own wireless phone to run its Android platform. They are working with a smartphone manufacturer to produce the phone. Rumor has it that they will be selling it, unlocked, through retail stores, and not subsidized through cell phone companies. Will they have both CDMA and GSM…

  • [PPCG TIP]- Touch Pro2 Text Special!

    If you are the owner of a Touch Pro2 and text fairly regularly, you may have encountered a phenomenon I like to call “Phantom Text Messages”. I have found a way to temporarily squash this bug until a ROM update can fix this annoying issue. Read on to find out how!

  • Cellular South to get the Hero

    We just received a tip that US carrier Cellular South will be releasing the HTC Hero Android phone.  It will be available on November 15th for only $99 with a 2-year contract! The will also be offering a new smartphone plan upon its release: Smartphone Unlimited (Unlimited Voice, TXT, Data) – $79.99/mo + Add a…

  • HTC Hero Coming To At&t Early 2010

    It appears as though Sprint’s exclusive HTC Hero won’t last very long. The people over at PhoneArena have been tipped that the HTC Hero will be coming to At&t in early 2010. Some people have said the carrier isn’t jumping on Android because they felt it would compete with the iPhone. There were no specific…