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Windows Mobile 7 Rumored To Hit ODM’s Q1 2010 And Launch Q3 2010
The rumor mills are still going around that Windows Mobile 7 will hit manufacturers in Q1 2010 and will be ready for an official launch in Q3 2010, according to Taiwanese ZDNet. Hopefully once it hits ODM’s we’ll start seeing leaks like we have with WM6.5. Of course, if this is also true, then what…
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Go To Jail, Get A Virus
It seems that those of you who are rocking an Apple iPhone that has been jailbroken via a SSH client may catch a virus. A phone virus that is. It seems that a creative coder from Australia wrote some script that accesses the SSH client and causes the users wallpaper to be changed to a…
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Google Won’t Invest Anymore Money Into Clearwire
Google announced today that it will not be investing anymore money into Clearwire, and that the best thing it could do to help the WiMAX carrier is by cooperating on products and strategy. They said they still support their efforts to build a high-speed wireless network using WiMAX. “We have already made a significant financial…
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Samsung Pays Qualcomm $1.3 Billion
Samsung and Qualcomm have reached a cross-licensing deal which will let Samsung continue producing 3G and 4G wireless phones for the next 15 years. Samsung is also letting Qualcomm 57 of its patents on mobile technology. The $1.3 Billion is a down payment and future loyalty payments will be involved, but aren’t detailed. It is…
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Has Droid been lost in the Exchange?
Do you use Microsoft Exchange for work related E-mails? If so, you will be slapped with an additional $15 charge per month by Verizon. Maximum PC is reporting that using integrated Microsoft Exchange will add $15 dollars to your data plan if you also use a Verizon Droid, the highly hyped “iPhone-killer”. The reasoning behind…
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Windows 7 and Intel P55 chipset= No iPhone Sync
Are you running Windows 7 on an Intel P55 chipset? Are you also an iPhone user? Are you having a problem with syncing with iTunes? If so, you are not alone. A thread from Apple’s Discussion Board has highlighted a problem where iTunes 9 for Windows will recognize the users iPhone, but when a sync…
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[Breaking News] CDMA Touch Pro2 Unlocked!
PPCGeeks is happy to report that the CDMA Touch Pro2 has been unlocked and is now ready to accept custom ROM’s! The unlocker, posted here, can be downloaded for use on all CDMA Touch Pro2 devices. As a warning, any user who unlocks and flashes custom ROM’s could void their warranty. Also, flashing any ROM…
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[Exclusive] Sprint to give customers Free Call Forwarding on Nov. 8th
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…
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Droid Does Arrive Very Soon
It looks like Verizon’s Droid will be streeting on November 6, 2009. People have been receiving emails like the one below, Only a few more days until you can get the phone that’s location-aware. Voice-recognizing. App-mashing and multitasking. It can connect you to anyone or anything at break-neck speed. It’s more than a phone. It’s…
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Another Daylight Savings Time Update Needed? Even For WM6.5?!?
We’ve all known about the Windows Mobile DST update that’s been around since WM5, but apparently its still required, even for WM6.5 devices. It was updated August 2009 and is a cumulative rollup that includes all the changes released in earlier updates. “Your phone stores the predefined DST dates in a table in its memory.…
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Universal microUSB Mobile Phone Charger Standard Approved
Really? It took this long? The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has just approved the microUSB connector as the standard for GSM mobile phones. Before now, there were no obvious rules or guidelines in place, this allowed each phone manufacturer to select their method of connectivity (and frustrated consumers)! Now before you get your hopes up…
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HTC Dragon coming to Verizon
Verizon may be offering the 1GHz Snapdragon-based Android handset called the HTC Dragon in Q4 (yeah, that would make one heck of a Christmas present)! The CDMA version was recently spotted and may be branded at the Passion when it reaches Verizon’s stable. Read more at Endgadget Thanks to our PPCGeek member dmauin717 for this…
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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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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…
