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BlackBerry Curve outsells iPhone in 4th Quarter, Droid 3rd
According to research firm IDC, RIM has sold more BlackBerry Curves than the Apple iPhone 3GS in the 4th Quarter of 2009. Remembering that the Curve is offered on 7 different carriers as opposed to the iPhone’s exclusive deal with AT&T, this is still a momentous occasion as iPhone sales increased by 100%, to 8.7…
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The PPCGP discusses Windows Mobile 7 and More! Come Join us Thursday!
Ever wanted to LISTEN to your news, rather read it? The PPCGP, Pocket PC Geeks Podcast, is here! Rather than read the news, why not listen to it? You can tune in THURSDAY NIGHT at our ustream page, or listen sometime tomorrow via our RSS Feed!! We used to meet on Wednesday but it isn’t working out, so…
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Motorola Milestone Coming To Telus On Feb. 18th
Back in January, we reported on a rumor that At&t was getting the Milestone (GSM version of the Droid). It appears this version of the Milestone is headed for Telus. While Telus hasn’t officially announced a release date for the Milestone, Best Buy Canada has put up a Pre-Order page that gives us a February…
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Symbian Goes Open Source
In case you didn’t know, Symbian is the primary OS on most Nokia phones (with the exception of the newer Maemo-based ones) and is the most popular OS worldwide, with over 330 million devices sold in 2009 alone. In June 2008, Nokia bought Symbian and created the Symbian Foundation which is comprised of Nokia, LG,…
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Motorola Devour Coming To Verizon Wireless
Motorola just announced another Android device coming to the market, the Motorola Devour. Its coming to Verizon Wireless “soon”. Rumor also has it as having WiFi, a 3MP camera and a 320×480 screen. “To get the most from Motorola DEVOUR, customers will need to subscribe to a Nationwide Talk or Nationwide Talk & Text plan…
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Nexus One Getting An Update
The early adopters of the Nexus One will be getting an over-the-air update this week that will enable some nice features and include some bug fixes. Some of the updates and new features include: Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu.…
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Want to buy your own Wireless Company?
Would you like to own your own wireless network? Do you hate those long term contracts and huge ETF’s? Then I have a deal for you! Leap Wireless, better known under their operating name as Cricket, is looking for potential suitors to either merge with or sell to. Talks with both AT&T and Verizon Wireless…
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Sony Ericsson Aspen Announced, Officially WM6.5.3
This morning, Sony Ericsson announced the Aspen. Its a front-facing QWERTY keyboard phone that will officially launch with Windows Mobile 6.5.3. It will come in two colors, “Iconic Black” or “White Silver”. It will launch in the second quarter in “selected markets”, but there’s no information as to which markets those are, or pricing.Specs: Windows…
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The PPCGP has a new date and time, come join us!
Ever wanted to LISTEN to your news, rather read it? The PPCGP, Pocket PC Geeks Podcast, is here! Rather than read the news, why not listen to it? You can tune in THURSDAY NIGHT at our ustream page, or listen sometime tomorrow via our RSS Feed!! We used to meet on Wednesday but it isn’t working out, so…
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Windows Mobile 7 has Gesture Control and runs on ARMv7?
Here are two possible “facts” that I have found about Windows Mobile 7. I found the first while looking at a slide entitled “Personalizing Mobile Technology To Enhance Learning And Organizational Skills” and it indicates that Windows Mobile 7 will support gesture control via it’s front-facing camera. The presenter of the slide, a Mr. Neil…
