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Microsoft Files for Trademark on Start Screen UI
Microsoft has filed for a trademark for the look and feel of Windows Phone 7 home screen and the live tiles it contains. Microsoft goes on to write about the look and feel of the UI that it requests Trademarks for. With the UI appearing on Android, and iPhones is this a smart move? Tell…
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Nokia: Cheap Windows Phones to Reach Market “Very Quickly”
Nokia has promised low-cost Windows Phone 7 samrtphones “very quickly”, addressing concerns that the Microsoft OS would drive up prices of the Finnish company’s smartphone range. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop confirmed that “we have become convinced that we can do that very quickly” having revealed that one of Microsoft’s key messages throughout negotiations was that…
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Sprint May Announce LTE Leap Soon – How Soon? 6 Months Soon
It remains a very distinct possibility that Sprint will make the jump to LTE. Sprint issued an RFP exploring the migration to LTE, then they announced a multi-billion dollar network overhaul that could easily pave the way for such transition. We’ve also heard it from more than one employee over the last six months that…
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Honeycomb ported to 3 HTC devices – Evo, Incredible and Desire HD
The title says it all. If you don’t already know, Honeycomb has been ported for use on the HTC Droid Incredible, HTC Evo 4G and the HTC Desire HD. This isn’t the official update that everyone’s been talking about or hoping for but it’s definitely a start in the right direction. Keep in mind, there…
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[Q&A] PPCGeeks Spotlight: chris1683 – HTC EVO Sprint Lovers ROM Series
Hello Geeks and welcome to another edition of the PPCGeek Spotlight where we get enlightening perspectives and great insight from well known community members, developers and leaders. In this edition we highlight a highly respected and talented HTC EVO Sprint Lovers ROM series developer here at PPCGeeks.com, chris1683.
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OpenFeint will soon be available on all platforms, Windows Phone 7 included
Most of us may already be familiar with OpenFeint, currently available for Android and iOS, which allows you to have cross-platform leaderboards and achievements while playing games with friends. Meaning, you don’t have to have different statistics on each device, depending on where you left off. They would all be the same no matter which…
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The AT&T CEO is now complaining about application availability
AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson recently expressed his frustration with the Apple application store saying he thinks customers should be able to buy an application once and have it work across many different devices.
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Dolphin Browser is going BIG!
Dolphin Browser, one of the most popular browsers currently available on the Android Market, has recently announced at its MWC booth of their expansion of the browser into even more devices of the Android OS.
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Tomorrow! The PPCGP!
Hey there Geeks and Geekettes! As always, our podcast is coming up this Thursday, the 10th of February. Don’t hesitate to join us in our usual discussion of mobile news and more! As always, Thursdays at 8 PM EDT! Episode 14 of Season 2!
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Now Sprint is wiping out one year upgrades!? – Proof Inside
Our users asked if this would happen, some said yes and some said no. Well, it’s looking like Sprint is going to make the jump similar to Verizon and completely remove one year upgrades. This is part of the changes taking place with Sprint Premier features and benefits. Rumor is even if you signed up…
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T-Mobile Rumored to be lowering the Even More individual unlimited plan to $79.99
T-Mobile customers currently on the Even More individual unlimited plan or the Even More Plus plan, get excited!! Your monthly price is said to be dropping very soon. For now this is just a rumor with no official announcement from T-Mobile, but it’s great to know just in case.
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[Q&A] PPCGeeks Spotlight: Ptfdmedic – Epic 4G midNIGHT ROM developer
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Welcome to another edition of the PPCGeek Spotlight where we get enlightening perspectives and great insight from well known, successful community members, developers and leaders. In this edition we highlight a highly respected and talented Samsung Epic 4G midNIGHT ROM developer here at PPCGeeks.com, ptfdmedic.
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What exactly is Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus Display?
Shown at the Mobile World Congress show was a promotional video explaining the difference in Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus screen versus other LCD technologies, such as the IPS Panel LCD display.
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HTC Announces Upcoming Android Phones
HTC has announced quite a few new Android devices coming out later this year. There’s even a couple that have a dedicated Facebook button (I know, I don’t see the point either since you just need to put a shortcut on your homescreen, but whatever works). There’s the HTC Salsa, ChaCha, Desire S, and Wildfire…
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Netflix On Android To Require Special Qualcomm Chip?!?
As you may remember, back in November, there were talks about Netflix finally coming to Android. The main reason for the delay was security and DRM. Netflix has been available on the iPhone for a while and has been available on Windows Phone 7 since its launch, but it hasn’t been seen on Android yet.…
