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Two New Opera Beta Downloads Available
Opera today released two new Beta versions of their popular mobile browsing software, Opera Mobile 10 and Opera Mini 5. The latest Opera Mobile 10 Beta and Opera Mini 5 Beta offer users some of the more popular desktop features, including Opera Link and the Download Manager, on their mobile phone. Opera Link allows a…
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LG eXpo Reviewed
The folks over at PhoneScoop had the opportunity to review the recently announced LG eXpo, coming to At&t. Overall, it got a pretty good rating with a few downsides. They said the phone feels solid, but they had some complaints about the resistive screen and the fingerprint sensor/D-Pad. In addition to unlocking the phone, the…
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[OP/ED]- Microsoft to ditch Mobile OS?
An interesting article has been posted by the UK’s newspaper The Guardian hypothesizes that Microsoft could abandon their Mobile OS platform, Windows Mobile, all together and call it quits. They cite that the 3.1 percent drop of their share of the Mobile OS Pie (down from 11 to 7.9%), the increasing support for Android from…
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[Updated] Sprint Revealed GPS Data 8 Million Times To Govt.
UPDATE– Sprint has issued a statement to explain that the high numbers (8 million) represent the number of “pings”, not the amount of users accessed. There can be thousands of pings per a single investigation. In a single investigation, once law enforcement has a court order, it can check someone’s location every 3 minutes for…
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Manila 2.5 has been landscaped
If you have are running a custom ROM that has Sense UI (AKA Touch Flo 3D 2.5) as its main user interface, there is now a cab available that allows you to enjoy the glories of landscape mode. Previously, Sense UI has only offered a Portrait-only point of view as the device that it originally…
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Jawbone Prime Bluetooth Headset Review
Jawbone Prime Bluetooth Headset Review November 30, 2009 by tsowen, PPCGeeks The Jawbone Bluetooth Headset offers noise cancellation and great call quality on both ends of the line Over the weekend I had a chance to review the Jawbone Prime Bluetooth Headset. Aliph’s Jawbones headsets have always been rated among the highest-rated Bluetooth…
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LG eXpo Coming To At&t Dec. 7th
At&t and LG Electronics announced today that the eXpo (also known as the LG IQ for Telus) will be coming to At&t on Dec. 7th. It has a sliding keyboard, 3.2″ screen, 5MP camera, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Windows Mobile 6.5, and a 1500mAh battery. Its also setup to handle (the optional) DLP pico projector, being…
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How many calls per Mhz can your carrier do?
Phone calls cost money. As consumers, we have the option to pay as you go, pay for a set amount of minutes per month, or choose an unlimited amount of minutes per month. But the amount of calls that the cell company can process is a static amount and is expensive and costs the same…
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Sprint is not “America’s most dependable 3G network”?
America’s most dependable 3G network. For a while now that has been what Sprint has used to describe their wireless network. However, Verizon Wireless has now called turkey (Ed.- It is Thanksgiving here in the U.S. so this cliche is allowable.) on this claim.
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The PPCGP Is on 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!
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TiVo…powered by Google
And next is TiVo… For those who don’t know what TiVo is, it is a service which, based on your TV viewing habit, can suggest other shows like the ones you watch. This is in addition to their DVR, which, if programmed to record “Heroes”, will record it every time it airs without you needing…
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The PPCGP for 11/25 will be TOMMOROW NIGHT!
Hello Folks, Fans, and the etcetera! Incase you don’t know already, one of our greatest additions to the Pocket PC Geeks Site is our PPCGP, or Pocket PC Geeks Podcast! Every week, LIVE from Ustream, your favorite staff and guests of PPCG (Including such faces as MightyMike, creator of the MightyROM series, Juggalo_X, and our…
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Sprint Nextel Completes Acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA
Sprint Nextel today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Virgin Mobile. The transaction strengthens Sprint’s pre-paid customer base by bringing them together with Boost Mobile. Earlier today, Virgin Mobile stockholders approved the transaction. “With continued growth in the U.S. prepaid segment, Sprint is further positioning itself as a leader,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint…
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HP iPAQ Glisten Coming To At&t
HP’s latest WM 6.5 smartphone will be hitting At&t in the coming weeks, known as the iPAQ Glisten. It will have a 2.5″ AMOLED Touchscreen, albeit a resistive one, a 3.1MP camera, 256MB RAM, microSD slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, WiFi, and Bluetooth. It’ll run ya $229.99 after mail-in rebates and a 2 year agreement.…
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PPCG Review: Elecont Weather v1.0.1004 for WM6.5
I had the opportunity to give Elecont Weather a test drive for a review. The new feature in this app is that it can integrate into Titanium for those of us using WM6.5. Just from looking at the screenshots I could tell it offers more details than the free TitaniumWeather plugin that’s been available for…
