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Free App of the day from the Amazon App Store for Android
Geeks we are here to spread the word for the Amazon App Store that Android devices can get one free application per day, if you haven’t already noticed. We will do our best to keep you up to date each day and let you know what’s available.
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Microsoft Planning NFC In Windows Phone 7?
Microsoft is rumored to be adding a newly popular feature in Windows Phone 7, and that is Near Field Communication, or NFC. It will supposedly ship on smartphones later this year, which means the software/OS part could be part of the Mango update. Nokia said that it would be implementing NFC on most of its…
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Google Enables In-App Billing For Android Market
Google has enabled a feature that developers are sure to love. Much like iOS, developers can now offer in-app billing for their apps. This means they could offer you an app, then add levels or features and bill you for them from within the app. It uses the same checkout system as the Market itself…
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Unofficially Get NoDo On Your Windows Phone 7
If you have the new Sprint HTC Arrive, you don’t need to worry about this since your phone already has the NoDo (v7390) update installed stock. For those of us GSM users out there that have the HD7, Focus, Surround, etc, there’s now a way we can “trick” Zune into updating our phones to NoDo…
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Gingerbread leaks pouring out all over the web!
We recently got word that some owners of the Droid X and Droid 2 received leaked Gingerbread builds with updated MotoBlur. Mydroidworld has shared the leak and we are here spreading the word. This is something very exciting for Motorola Android users and maybe will hold them over until any further official updates are released.
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Push Notifications Finally Working For Facebook On Android?
Some of you may have noticed in Facebook’s changelog that they supposedly enabled push notifications a few versions ago. This wasn’t working for most people, actually, probably 99% of people. Lots of people loved that feature on the iPhone. As a workaround, I always setup SMS/Email notifications, but its just not the same as getting…
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[DISCUSSION] Should Verizon buy Sprint? What do you think?
![[DISCUSSION] Should Verizon buy Sprint? What do you think?](https://www.ppcgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chart_wireless_market_share.top_.gif)
We all know that with AT&T buying out T-Mobile, this will make AT&T the largest wireless company in the United States from previously being the nation’s second and fourth providers. Sprint would then be third in the wireless industry and only then control about 16% of the market, while Verizon and AT&T would own more…
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[First Look] Angry Birds Rio
Hello again PPCGeeks! This is Oridus bringing you the first look of Angry Birds: Rio. This installment of Angry Birds has been a highly anticipated addition to the super popular game series for iPhone(and pads and pods and such) and Android devices. This version is an exclusive version to Amazon’s App store that they attempted…
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Apple suing Amazon.com for using the name “App Store”
The title says it all and you may have already heard about it, but if not were here to spread the news. Apple is suing Amazon.com in efforts to block the company from using the name “App Store” on their site. Apple was the original source and creator of the “App Store” and they want…
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Sprint’s plans for CTIA
Rumors have recently been going around on what Sprint has planned for the CTIA convention this year and BGR has just been informed of what we like to call expected announcements. The three devices everyone is so excited about are the HTC Evo 3D, the HTC Evo View 4G and Sprint’s version of the Motorola…
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Samsung announces Galaxy Player 4” and Galaxy Player 5” for the US
Samsung recently confirmed the Galaxy Player 4” and Galaxy Player 5” will be available in the United States. These devices are packed with 1GHz CPU’s, Wi-Fi, front and back facing cameras, Qik video calling support and more. Another interesting specification confirmed by Samsung is that the portable music players will be upgradeable to Android 2.3…
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Redbox finally official for Android
If you haven’t heard about it, were here to tell you. If you have, yay for you! Redbox recently announced a version for Android devices. When downloaded and compared to the iOS application, they look almost identical and function about the same way. If you are a Redbox user go on and try it out…
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Netflix for Android leaked
If you haven’t already tried it or heard about it, the APK for Netflix recently hit the web. Rumor is that aren’t able to actually stream anything yet but it’s definitely on an Android device and partially operable.
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[RUMOR] iOS 5 and MobileMe update for Apple may not be far away
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Do you like it when a rumor gets started? I don’t but this one is sure catching my attention. Maybe for other iPhone owners it will too. The latest rumor claims Apple will hold its annual iOS roadmap event in early April to show off iOS 5 and also states that Apple may unveil an…
