Category: Devices

EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Releasing New Dev Tools – Hinting at CDMA and OS Update

During our website’s live podcast, the PPCGP. Microsoft’s Brandon Watson answered questions from our users and panel about WP7 Development, including a couple special pieces of news. Here’s some of that news, in verbatim. Including a possible new update in the coming week or two, and CDMA WP7!

February 4, 2011
Nanosheets with high-tech potential – possibly “Supercapacitors”

Valeria Nicolosi of Britain’s Oxford University and Jonathan Coleman of Ireland’s Trinity College Dublin have led a group of scientists into a new study. The group of scientists have just created a way of splitting materials into ‘nanosheets’ just one atom thick that could possibly lead to new electronic and energy storage technologies, maybe even…

February 3, 2011
[NEW] iHear Network Application on Android – Try it out!

iHear is a brand new Android application that lets you hear geo-tagged content all over the world. Basically this application reads you content that is posted to the internet. Sitting right where you are, you can “virtually” teleport anywhere worldwide and listen to what people are saying as it happens.

February 3, 2011
Wall Street Journal Reports: Verizon Beats AT&T in Voice Calls for iPhones

For quite a while now, Walt Mossberg at The Wall Street Journal has been testing the two iPhones, one on each network of course. Keywords: each network. The phones themselves are essentially identical, except for the fact that they have different radios inside to accommodate the two carriers’ differing network technologies. Verizon is CDMA and…

February 3, 2011
UPDATE: Verizon iPhone pre-orders – Did you get one?

Several customers of Verizon Wireless reported difficult times while trying to order their iPhone’s last night? Were you one of them? Apparently the website to order online went down around 4AM. We do know that at least 6,000 orders were successfully processed so they had to have fixed it quickly.

February 3, 2011
{UPDATE} Microsoft Says Yahoo to Blame for Data Usuage – Yahoo Says it’s Microsoft Fault… WHO IS RIGHT?!?

So we reported a while back ago about Extra Data Usage in Windows Phone 7 that we were going to report back once the “culprit” has been found. Well folks that seems to be today. Microsoft says that Yahoo Email is to blame for all the data usage. Now before we go to deep here…

February 2, 2011
AT&T will launch the HTC Inspire 4G on February 13, 2011

Are you one of AT&T’s customers who have been waiting on more information about the HTC Inspire 4G? Remember, this was the phone very similar to the HTC EVO. Well the official announcement has finally been made and the release date is set for February 13, 2011. Not too far down the road! The price…

February 2, 2011
T-Mobile will launch Samsung Galaxy S 4G this month!

T-Mobile and Samsung Galaxy fans, you have a new device coming your way soon! With their latest press release we understand that we can expect the Samsung Galaxy S 4G to be in stores sometime this month. They say this will be the fastest Smartphone, running on the largest 4G network. Would you agree?

February 2, 2011
Review: Solio Solar Charger & Battery Pack (1 of 2: Unboxing)

Hey Geekers! Have you ever been outdoors with the need to charge a cellphone or any type of electronic device without an outlet anywhere in sight? Well, the portable Solio Battery Pack & Solar Charger may be right for you. The compact unit is capable of charging a variety of different devices ranging from cellphones…

February 1, 2011
[Confirmed] LG Optimus 3D, Glasses Free will be shown at MWC

Some of us were curious and now we don’t have to be because we know for sure. LG will be debuting their very own 3D, glasses free Optimus device at the Mobile World Congress show which is February 14-17 in Barcelona, Spain. Will you be there? We can’t wait to hear more details!!

February 1, 2011
Will Android take over the tablet market share? They are trying!

Tablets are becoming a hot topic for smartphone users, especially in 2011. Who currently holds the top spot in the tablet market? Apple’s iPad does, but keep in mind that all could change really quick with Android tablets booming into the market. Android is catching up and it looks like they could pass Apple and…

February 1, 2011
Sprint: The First National Wireless Carrier in U.S. to Offer International 4G Roaming

Do you have Sprint service and travel outside of the U.S. often? If so, your carrier is the first U.S. carrier to offer you International 4G roaming service. Thanks to a deal Sprint just struck with Digicel and Global Mobile, you will have 4G International Roaming access in most places outside of the U.S.

January 31, 2011
Google’s Holding an Android, Honeycomb Event February 2nd

The title and image says it all. Google will be giving you an in-depth look at Honeycomb, demo devices and Android’s ecosystem February 2, 2011 at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California.

January 29, 2011
Motorola Atrix 4G To Have 1080p Video Capture Post-Launch, All For $150

We all know the Motorola Atrix 4G is one of the biggest and most anticipated Android phones coming soon to At&t. At launch, it will do 720p video capture, like most high-end Android phones out now. According to the Motorola Fact Sheet, there will be a post-launch software upgrade that will enable 1080p video capture.…

January 28, 2011
[TIP] Unsteady Streaming problem solved on Sprint EVO

Recently a member of PPCGeeks, Darklord, was having problems with his Sprint EVO and it’s streaming capabilities. Apparently the recent 3.70 update changed the settings on the EVO to something that disrupts streaming. He has given us details of his experience and told us how to fix it. If you have the Sprint EVO and…

January 27, 2011