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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 Mobile Studio – Kin Studio Take 2?
We have always heard that “No news is good news” right? Well we have not heard a lot about the Microsoft Kin Studio – if you remember right PPCGeeks, this was the software that the Kin One and Kin Two on Big Red had.
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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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Download Firefox 4 for Android now!
Have you already gotten Firefox 4 installed onto your Android phone? If not, what are you waiting for? There are many firefox lovers here at PPCGeeks so I’m sure you guys are all over this already, right?
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[DISCUSSION] HTC Flyer headed to T-Mobile,Sprint and maybe other carriers – Will you get one?
The image confirms the HTC Flyer will definitely be launched on T-Mobile’s network (maybe European only) but rumors suggest it will also be found on Sprint’s network sometime this Summer. There haven’t been release dates mentioned just yet but there are specifications are all over the web and the HTC website has the greatest details.…
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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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Letter from Dan Hesse to one of our Sprint users
If you haven’t gotten this letter, it’s probably on its way to your mailbox. Thanks to a user here at PPCGeeks we get to share with those of you who may not have it exactly what it says. As we stated in a previous article, the buyout may not go through with AT&T and T-Mobile.…
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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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Sprint Waiving Mail-In Rebates Indefinitely
This is great news for Sprint customers! Verizon Wireless recently started doing this on most of their smartphones and looks like Sprint caught wind and decided to do it also.
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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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Windows Phone 7 to Overtake RIM?
The technology group Ovum is predicting that by 2016 Android will drive the smartphone market growth by double. The predictions see Android owning 38% of the market, Apple owning 17.5 and Blackberry holding 16.5%.
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Enjoy this 6 minute video with Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D
Friday is here and it’s time to relax! While doing so, enjoy this six minute video Engadget has shared of the HTC EVO 3D smartphone available on Sprint’s network very soon. This is a great way to get started learning more about the device if you haven’t seen it already.
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The Pocket PC Geeks Podcast for 03/24/11!
UPDATE: We got rid of the file cuz’ it didn’t record properly, we apologize for this folks and next weeks show should be better! The PPCGP, All the Mobile News You’ll Ever Need! Season 2, Episode 16 for 03/24/2011! See us on both ZUNE Marketplace & iTunes! Also, got a minute? REVIEW the podcast and tell…
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PPCGeeks Review – The LG Quantum
Hey There Geeks! Thanks to the LG Electronics Corp – we were given the unique opportunity to look at the LG Quantum, one of the first Windows Phone 7 devices currently on the market,we took an in depth look at it in this review! Read on to hear our side commentary as well as see…