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YoGen ripcord charger available for the fidgety and eco-friendly

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:28:40 PST

Green lovers have been patiently waiting for the commercialized version of OLPC's pull-string laptop charger, but in the meantime Easy Energy's YoGen should tide yank-happy hands over. Pulling the charger's lawnmower-style ripcord generates enough power through its patented alternator technology to charge up phones, iPods and a slew of other handheld gadgets. According to YoGen charging time is similar to that of...

Is Microsoft losing its consumer market in phones?

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:50:55 PST

Mark Anderson's stated recently, "Except for gaming, it is GAME OVER for Microsoft in the consumer market. It's time to declare Microsoft a loser in phones." His words seem to be accurate, because if Microsoft doesn't score something huge soon, they would lose the consumer market forever. His argument is that the smartphone world is where all the action is for consumers, and that will extend to...

WiGig Alliance Takes Big Step Towards 10x Faster Wireless

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:20:40 PST

WiGig, which its alliance members hope is the next major wireless spec, finally completed its unified specification. The tech gets speeds up to 7Gbps (10 times faster than Wi-Fi) and manages to stay backwards-compatible with existing 802.11 specs.

WiGig, just as a refresher, uses the currently empty 60GHz spectrum, and is capable of multi-gigabit communication. Rollout of WiGig-compatible products is...

VMware wants dual-OS virtualized smartphones, no ugly boot-loaders

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:56:50 PST

It's getting harder and harder to pick a smartphone, with options like iPhone OS, WebOS, Android, and Windows Mobile making the choosing difficult. Life would be easier if you could pick two, and that's what virtualization giant VMware is working on, the ability to run dual OSes in one smartphone. The company already has Android/WinMo and other prototypes running, but phones featuring the tech now...

GOOGLE has a Dictionary?

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:17:12 PST

Yes. They do. Google now defines words with their very own Google Dictionary. Of course, their dictionary has been google-fied with a completely stripped layout that we love, the ability to star words, and a search feature for words in multiple languages.

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And the Crackdown on Verizon's $350 ETF begins...

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:57:14 PST

Looks like Verizon has some explaining to do. If you don't already know this, Verizon has recently bumped their early termination fees to $350 on vaguely-defined "advanced devices" or the only phone you would ever want. The FCC's letter to Verizon's legal and external affairs department today is shown below.

[I]It is basically asking them how customers are notified of the new ETF, how the prorating formula is calculated (hint: they don't like that you still pay $120 after 23 months...

A First Look at the Samsung Omnia II Hands-On!

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:13:19 PST

Samsung's first TouchWiz 2.0 device is finally here! Here's Engadget's take on the the device unboxed and hands-on:

[I]The 2.0 software brings with it a Widget Store, and as a general UI manages to skin over a majority of Windows Mobile 6.5, which is puttering along underneath. The handset is a tad on the bulky side, but makes up for it with a wonderful 3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA screen and a very nice 5 megapixel...

FCC Moves Forward on White Spaces

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:05:10 PST

The FCC has begun the process of establishing databases that will tell white space devices where existing television signals exist. White space devices are expected to deliver broadband services in the interference buffer zones between TV signals. They also seem to play a major part in the FCC's solution to the wireless spectrum crisis. Early in October, the FCC announced that there is a 'looming...

Sony outs world's first TransferJet chips for short-range wireless transfer

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:27:55 PST

Induction chargers like Palm's Touchstone are great and all but they lack one significant feature long mastered by USB tethers: data transfer. That could soon change as Sony begins pushing out its first TransferJet LSI in hopes of obtaining broad industry adoption of this newest form of short-range wireless transmission technology. TransferJet, remember, allows for a theoretical 560Mbps...

LG's pico projector-packing WinMo eXpo outed for AT&T

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:15:35 PST

Hey -- what's that? Oh right, it's the LG eXpo, the slider with a pico projector jammed inside. Among other things, the full QWERTY slider's packing a 1GHz CPU, a 3.2-inch touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera, a microSD slot, and of course that removable Texas Instruments projector. The just-announced handset bears quite a strong resemblance to the Monaco we heard about way back in May...

AT&T purchases Centennial Wireless

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:41:18 PST

Today, the FCC approved AT&T's purchase of the US wireless carrier Centennial Wireless for $944 million. The acquisition boosts AT&T's presence in the midwest, southwest, and expands its wired network coverage to Puerto Rico. Stockholders receive $8.50/share and Centennial stores will have that AT&T logo by January of 2010.

[I]�The addition of Centennial will enhance AT&Ts assets in wireless � a strategic...

Verizon planning on bumping early termination fee to $350

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:46:40 PST

Word on the street says Big Red is gearing up to increase early termination fees for "advanced" devices to $350 and to think we thought that these fees were headed in the right direction with prorate contracts that lessened the charge once your contract was almost over. The new plan will go into effect on November 15th and decreases by $10 per month over the life of the contract.

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Natures Creativity Could help with Spectrum Space Issue

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (ChrisS) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:22:18 PDT

I present to you this lovely looking creature, the Mantis Shrimp. It has the ability to see 100,000 colors, which is 10x more than our human eyes can. Theyre also the only animals to see circular polarized light!

Wow so this thing can see a whole bunch of different colors, how can this help us? Well, if youre not familiar with our looming frequency/spectrum crisis, were basically close...

T-mobile plan leaked

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:25:36 PDT

Individual Plan � No 2-year commitment [LIST] [*]500 Minutes � $30 [*]500 + Unlimited Text � $40 [*]500 + Unlimited Text + Unlimited Web � $60 [*]1000 Minutes � $40 [*]1000 + Unlimited Text � $50 [*]1000 +Unlimited Text + Unlimited Web � $70 [*]Unlmited Talk � $50 [*]Unlimited Talk + Unlimited Text � $60

AT&T Tilt2 available now!

forums@www.pocketpcaddict.com (dg_eco) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:50:39 PDT

The HTC Tilt2 is not officially available at AT&T. If you're looking for that device that gives you slightly more from your QWERTY-equipped WinMo 6.5 phone compared to the Pure, look no further! This device offers a full duplex speakerphone, 3.2 megapixel cam, WVGA tilt-up display, and five-row QWERTY keyboard. It runs for $349.99 on contract with AT&T.

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