Just remember that HSPA+42 devices ( HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II) will require a 5 GB data plan. Other than that, you are in the clear for your brand new 4G devices.

Go ahead and check out the press release and T-Mobile’s website for more details. You may want to take advantage of this deal, whether it is for a Valentine’s Day gift or not.

* This explains the “huge” line i saw at the mall today around t-mobiles kiosk.

The HTC HD7 is a Windows Phone 7 handset designed to bring what you care about, to one central place. The most noticeable feature about this device is the large 4.3” display screen. The capacitive touchscreen display, which is the largest screen on a Windows Phone 7 device, is great for viewing movies, pictures, TV or videos on the go. The HD7 also comes equipped with a kickstand for easy, hands-free viewing.

The HTC HD7 runs on a 1GHz Snapdragon Processor, which enables robust multimedia and gaming experiences. You will be able to watch movies through the Netflix app, game on the go with Xbox Live or tune into T-Mobile TV with pretty good speeds. Other ways of staying connected is with the People Hub, a Windows Phone feature that lets you easily stay in touch with friends and family. The HD7 is all about bringing together what you care about most. With a customizable start screen, you can pin people, apps, playlists, and other favorites to the main page so they are always at your fingertips.

Some other well known features for the HTC HD7 include a 5MP camera with dual LED flash and automatic zoom for taking sharper pictures, Micorosoft Office Mobile for taking your work with you on the go, video capture/playback for capturing those special moments and GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi capabilities.
The HD7 is pretty much a redesigned HD2 with a Windows Operating System, instead of Android. It has that same 4.3-inch blueprint that HTC has been focused on with the HD2 and EVO 4G.

The first question you may want to ask yourself is whether or not you want to be aboard the WP7 gravy train.
Is the HD7 still current enough to make this a tempting deal?
Will the upcoming Mango update be enough of a refresh to make this device stay relevant for a while longer?

HTC HD7 (T-Mobile)
Known Specs:
• Windows Phone 7 OS
• Large 4.3″ Capacitive Touch display
• 5MP Camera with Dual LED Flash
• 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
• 720p HD Video Capture
• Kickstand for ultimate viewing experience
• Netflix Movie App
• Xbox LIVE
• Microsoft Office Mobile
• View/edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi
• 3.5 mm Headset and MicroUSB Data/charging port

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Thanks to Volunteer Newsie GLittler For this great review!

Didiom was founded by Ran Assaf who has spent years working in the communications industry. His work was soon joined with Peng Li and Lindsey Liao to develop the Didiom software

Didiom is a music streaming program for Windows Mobile Professional and Blackberry devices.  Didiom streams the music from your internet connected PC directly to your phone with minimal setup and comes in two varieties: Didiom, which allows you to stream five tracks at the standard 64kbs and Didiom Pro allows you to stream unlimited audio files. Pro will cost either $0.99/month or $9.99/year

Installation and Configuration

Installation is incredibly easy and consists of two parts. The first is the desktop Client which is downloaded from the Didiom website and can be installed on a PC running Windows XP SP2 or greater.  After installing the desktop client and signing in all that is required is choosing what folders to monitor for music podcasts and audio books.

The mobile client is also simple to install. The Windows Mobile version can be downloaded either from the Didiom website or the Windows Mobile Marketplace on your phone.

User Experience

The main screen has only four options. Search allows you to search either by Songs or Albums or Artists and Playlists or you can search through your Podcasts and Audio books. You can also browse by the samecategories; however only thirty results are displayed at one time. After selecting a song you are given the option to either download or stream the song. The settings are limited to the streaming bitrate and the folder to download files into.

The player itself is a simple iPod like interface with Play/Pause, Stop, Forward and Backward buttons. The title of the song is the only other object displayed on screen. There is no option for repeat or to shuffle the selected music.  Downloading a song only takes a little more than a minute and streaming only takes 5-10 seconds to buffer.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Easy to setup
• Streaming audio from any pc in the world
• Ability to download directly to phone
• Finger friendly
• Simple interface

Cons:

• Lack of features for playback
• Can only stream from one location at a time
• Player does not buffer next song in playlist before the current song is completed
• No album art
• Limited search options
• Does not respond to Bluetooth controls

Closing Thoughts

Didiom is an excellent program for streaming and downloading your music collection from anywhere in the world. It is elegant and easy to setup.  Power users like myself will likely find the simplicity to be a hindrance more than an advantage. Didiom’s excessive white space makes it look more like it should be on an iPhone instead of a Windows Phone or Blackberry where users crave function over elegance.  The lack of playback abilities and Bluetooth functionality combined with the 10 second delays between songs makes this unviable for my primary media player on my phone. It is however extremely useful for downloading that infrequently played song located only on your home computer or for streaming long podcasts (Like the PPCGeeks Podcast) and audio books. Regardless of the faults of this program it is worth the $10 a year subscription fee. With more features and improved networking capabilities it could become a top tier audio player that could make audio on storage cards unnecessary.

Overall Rating 7/10

Folks! To Celebrate the review of Didiom Pro, We are giving not one, not two, but TEN Didiom Pro keys for your enjoyment and pleasure. These keys will last a year and expire in 2011, so get them while they’re hot!

To enter, merely post a comment in this article and we’ll randomly select ten of the commentors. We will then email you your keys!

The Contest will end one week from today, on 05/26! so Hurry!

-Laos101

Zagg, well known for their invisibleSHIELD screen protectors, has launched a promotional contest that will give 1 free iPad to a lucky winner for each week in April. While not winning is no fun, Zagg is making the liner in this cloud metallic silver. For entering the contest, you will receive a 50% off discount code to use on the Zagg site. Nothing wrong with getting 50% off an screen protector for doing nothing more than entering in some information. You can access the contest here.

Also, Dell Mobility is selling the Windows Mobile 6.5-packin  HTC Pure (AKA HTC Diamond2) for FREE, on a new 2 year contract. This is $150 off the regular price that you can get this device for from AT&T. This does include a Mail In Rebate (which is $50).

Source- CellPhoneHits.net

Here is an excellent piece of information that was sent to the PPCG News Room today. According to an informed source, Sprint will be unleashing conditional (no answer/busy signal) free call forwarding to any phone number, including Google Voice. This means that any incoming call to your Sprint number that encounters a busy signal or no answer will be forwarded to a pre-selected (by the customer) phone number for free.

Also, Simply Everything customers will also begin receiving unconditional (immediate) call forwarding included in their plan beginning late November. On a technical note, this is not available in the system UNTIL after an upgrade, so it will not work until the system has been upgraded.This is great news for any Sprint customer. An added service at no extra cost? Sounds like a win to me!

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Originally Posted by unknown source Sprint is proud to promote access to the new voicemail feature in Google Voice to deliver an even richer experience to customers. To enhance our customers’ ability to access these services, including Google Voice , starting 11/8/09, all Sprint price plans will include free conditional (no answer/busy) call forwarding (*73,*74,*28 ). Unconditional (immediate) call forwarding (*72) will remain $0.20/minute. Simply Everything customers will also begin receiving unconditional call forwarding (immediate) included in their plan beginning late November. Additional information will be available soon.