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LG Fathom WM6.5.3 Coming To Verizon
While most of us are looking ahead to Android Froyo, the Evo 4G, and Windows Phone 7, LG has announced it latest Windows Mobile 6.5.3 phone, the Fathom. While there’s been custom ROMs running WM6.5.3 for a while now, this will be the first US Carrier official release of the operating system, and its coming…
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Sprint Still Considering LTE Alongside WiMAX?
Sprint likes to advertise that it is leading innovation by starting the nation’s first 4G network with WiMAX, but now it appears that they’re second guessing themselves. With the other three major U.S. carriers confirming they’re going with LTE as their 4G solution, Sprint is probably getting worried about their decision to go with WiMAX,…
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One of our own toys with the EVO!
Well it seems like Sprint is preparing for battle by starting to load up its Sprints stores with the highly anticipated HTC Evo. According to my source deep inside Sprint some sprint stores have begun receiving shipments of the Evo. According to her they will open most stores hours early (hers is opening at 8am…
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Verizon To Release 3-5 LTE-Compatible Devices By May 2011
By now, we all should know that Verizon’s 4G plans are to go with LTE (Long Term Evolution) instead of WiMAX like Sprint. Sprint’s first 4G-compatible device, the Evo 4G, will be available in a few weeks. Verizon’s CEO, Lowell McAdam, has confirmed that Verizon will be releasing three to five LTE-compatible handsets by May…
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PPCGeeks REVIEW: The HTC Incredible
Hello Users! Courtesy of Verizon Wireless, we here at PPCGeeks.Com took a moment and got in depth with the HTC Incredible, a luxury Android 2.1 smartphone. Since late April, the Incredible has been making eyes bulge and mouths water as they took look at the sleek, light, and FAST device, featuring more RAM and a…
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Sprint & Verizon Touch Pro 2 WM6.5 Causes ‘Sleep Of Death’
Many of our forum users have reported issues after upgrading to the official Windows Mobile 6.5 release for their Touch Pro 2’s. The one that seems the most common is being referred to as the “Sleep Of Death”. This seems to occur randomly, but what happens is when the phone goes to sleep, after a…
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Sprint’s Samsung Moment Finally Getting Android 2.1 Now
While there’s been no official announcement from Sprint, people are reporting that if you download the update executable from Sprint’s website that you’ll end up with Android 2.1. The download page still shows the update is dated 2/19/2010. There’s some discussions going on in our forums about it too. Have you tried it? What was…
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Ten Bucks for Being EVO-Cool
John Taylor who is a spokesperson for Sprint/Nextel on public policy has clarified through his blog that the $10 monthly charge that is on EVO plans is not because of the 4G; it’s because it’s the most awesome phone ever! “This is specific to the device. It’s not related to whether you are using 3G…
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Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G To Debut June 4th
For those of you drooling over the upcoming Sprint Evo 4G Android phone, you don’t have to wait much longer! Sprint has officially announced its availability on June 4th for $199 on contract of course. There’s no mention of required plans to get that price either. Sprint has also announced the ability to do video…
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Rumor: Sprint Giving Up On Nexus One Too?
With the recent announcement of Verizon giving up on the Nexus One in favor of its HTC Droid Incredible, it looks like Sprint may be doing the same thing in favor of its upcoming HTC Evo 4G. Even though Sprint had an official press release back in March, announcing the Google Nexus One is coming,…
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Android “Shakes Up” Smartphone Market according to NPD Group
The leading market research company, The NPD Group, has announced that Android has surpassed Apple’s OS market (primarily being the IPhone) to be now only behind RIM in the mobile market. Based on unit sales to consumers last quarter, the Android operating system moved into second place at 28 percent behind RIM’s OS (at 36…
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Wireless Market Share By Carrier & Devices
ComScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released their latest study yesterday, which shows common trends in the US Wireless Market for the first three months of this year. According to the study, Verizon holds the most market share at 31.1%, while At&t is second with 25.2% and Sprint and T-Mobile both had…
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Verizon HTC Droid Incredible Update Available
Even though the Verizon HTC Droid Incredible wasn’t released too long ago, they’re already pushing out an OTA update which offers “improved functionality for composing and sending business email”. The update is about 3.5MB and can be installed over the air. For instructions on how to do this, please see this PDF from Verizon.
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The SHACK to have EVO Preorders This Month!
Just in from the rumor mill! Despite the heart-wrenching news of the EVO’s release being pushed back to Labor Days, this just emerged from the bin of news, that being THE SHACK (Aka, Radioshack for us older ones) will be accepting pre-orders this month, according to employees and customers whom have seen billboards promoting such…
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Changewave Researches the Big 4 Carriers – The Results are in! (Updated 5/7/10)
Changewave, a major researching institution of the United States, has recently created a study the judges the dropped call, carrier retentions, and overall customer satisfaction over the big four carriers in the US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon & Sprint. This also includes a study on the probability of switches to occur if the Iphone were to…
