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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.
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BlackBerry Storm2 comes to Verizon October 28
Verizon has announced that the BlackBerry Storm2 will be available for purchase beginning October 28th in retail stores and on their web site. Their latest BlackBerry device will ship with the BlackBerry OS 5.0 which promises to offer hundreds of hardware and software improvements and enhancements, including the new SurePress “clickable” display technology and built-in…
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TellMe ripped from Sprint Intrepid
Tired of Voice Command? Now you can try Microsoft’s new app called TellMe thanks to our forum member pixelwix. He was at a Sprint store and saw the Intrepid sitting next to the Hero and noticed it had the TellMe app on it. He copied the installer file over to his TP2 and decided to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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SBSH Releases Facade 2
SBSH has released its new version of its front-end solution to WM Standard, Facade 2. SBSH Facade 2 is powerful and optimized for mobile use like never before! Including new Home Panel with date and clock, alarms, profiles, pending counters, weather, appointments and tasks!; Custom home screen plugin integration, with multiple plugins in a single…
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Zune Integration Confirmed for WinMo
While we’ve heard rumors of Zune integration coming to Windows Mobile, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed it, stating that it will be coming in the next version of Windows. There’s no confirmation as to exactly what features will be included, but this could be what it takes for WinMo to catch up to the…
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Sprint and Clearwire announce more cites, dates for 4G launch
Today Sprint and Clearwire, their WiMax partner, announced several cities and completion dates for their 4G rollout collaboration. Philadelphia is expected to launch within a matter of the “next few weeks.” November will prove to be a good month for Chicago, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio, as they are the next…
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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,”…
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U.S. Postal Service offers new mobile site
The U.S. Postal service has launched a new mobile site. While the new site currently only offers package tracking, post office location search and two-way zip code look-ups, it is a solid start. The site will work on any phone with Internet access and is very easy to navigate. The USPS is also apparently working…
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[How To] Configure your Sprint Mobile Broadband Card on a Linux OS
Do you want to configure your Sprint Mobile Broadband Card with your Linux OS-running Computer and don’t know how? You are in luck as I have found something that will make your life easier. While rummaging around in the PPCG HQ News Bunker, I came across a .PDF that details how a user can set…
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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
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PPCG Review: Resco Contact Manager
I had the chance to review Resco Contact Manager v2.02 which adds some nice features from the previous version, such as: * Touch Optimized Interface * Profiles management * Facebook integration * Google Maps application support * Customizable today plugin * Categories/Companies groups operations available. Send SMS/MMS to all members in group * SMS Chat…
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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…
