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At&t & T-Mobile Upgrades to HSPA 7.2Mbps
T-Mobile recently announced that its entire 3G network (the smallest of the large US carriers) has recently been upgraded to 7.2Mbps HSPA, with plans to begin rolling out 21Mbps HSPA+ soon. We’re not sure if anyone is seeing the 7.2Mbps speeds yet, so far reports have been sketchy. While some are reporting improvements, nothing major…
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CNet Live Coverage of Nexus One Launch Event
If you want to keep up with the coverage of Google’s Nexus One launch event, keep refreshing this page on CNet. They are updating it every few minutes, along with some pictures. It started at 10am PST and is expected to last about 90 minutes. Update: They just announced that they have a partnership with…
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2010 International CES, January 7-10
It’s that time once again for this year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show) even though two huge mobile tradeshows are coming fast on the heels of the CES 2010, Mobile World Congress and CTIA, tons of mobile innovations are expected to be released from all major phone manufactures. Although no one plans on using CES as…
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Google Nexus One Gets Hands On Reviews
It looks like a couple of very lucky sites have received a Nexus One to review, and they shared all the details. Engadget and NexusOneBlog.com have both posted full reviews of the much anticipated device of 2010. Neither site was disappointed in the device, but will this make you want to jump to T-Mobile (or…
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Google Nexus One To Have An At&t 3G-Compatible Version?
According to a source at BoyGeniusReport, there may be an At&t 3G-Compatible version of the Nexus One as well as the T-Mobile version. There’s no other information other than that. We’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see if it’ll be available at launch alongside the T-Mobile version. Source: BGR
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WM6.5 Can’t Decode 720p HD Video?
As we’ve known for a while, the Acer Liquid Android device has a processor from the Snapdragon family, just as the HD2 has, however, it has been determined that the HD2, or any WM6.5 device for that matter, cannot play 720p HD video. This is obviously not a Qualcomm issue since the Snapdragon processor can…
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WTF!?! IBM patents shorthand speak! PPCG BBQ FTW LMAO!
As it seems to reason, all shorthand textual communication is now patented by IBM. At least this is the conclusion I came to after reading the following on TechDirt– theodp writes “The USPTO has granted IBM a patent covering the Resolution of Abbreviated Text in an Electronic Communications System, lawyer-speak for translating “IMHO” to “In…
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The PPCGP is Live, NOW!
Ever wanted to LISTEN to your news, rather read it? The PPCGP, Pocket PC Geeks Podcast, is here! Rather than read the news, why not listen to it? You can tune in NOW at our ustream page, or listen sometime tomorrow via our NEW RSS Feed!! Topics tonight include Iphones, Windows Mobile, Touch Pro2s with Android and MUCH…
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Year 2016 SMS Bug, Y2KX Bug?
So after a long night of partying and bringing in the New Year how many of you woke up this morning and looked at your phone to see who had wished you a Happy New Year and noticed the date said 2016 were we all just transported to the future or could this be the…
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PPCG Review: Seidio Innocase Holster for HTC Touch Pro2
Seidio Innocase Holster Review December 31, 2009 by tsowen, PPCGeeks The Seidio Innocase Holster will protect and fit your skinned or cased smartphone perfectly!
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HD2 Only Current Device To Get WM7
According to HTC’s Russian Twitter page, the HD2 is the only device currently on the market that will receive an upgrade to Windows Mobile 7 when its released. The translation is: “for Diamond 2 firmware is not planned. Of the existing communicators on the market, only the HD2 firmware to get WM7“. Sorry for those…
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Nexus One Pricing Revealed
The much anticipated and talked about Nexus One has just had its pricing information leaked. It looks like you will be able to buy it unlocked (for GSM users) directly from Google for $530. If you happen to have T-Mobile, you can get it for about $180 on a 2-year contract and you are required…
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Google Android Press Event On Jan. 5th
Google has announced a press event for something Android-related January 5th in Mountain View, California. This was the rumored release date of the Nexus One a few weeks ago, but there’s no other official information other than the image above. Source: IntoMobile
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GSM Voice Call Encryption Cracked
This past week there was the Chaos Communication Congress, which was a four-day computer hackers’ conference. At this congress, an encryption specialist, Karsten Nohl, discussed how he and about 24 other people cracked the code. He also said the two terabyte code book, that could theoretically be used to decipher GSM phone calls, is available…
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Sprint Getting Another Android Device – LG LS680?
In addition to Sprint’s big announcement coming January 6th before CES, it appears as though they could have another announcement, another Android device! There are no specs on this device yet, other than the screenshot to the right (you can click on it to view the larger image). Could it be another 3G/4G hybrid phone…
