Looks like Big Blue’s jumped on-board the pro-rated early termination fee (ETF) bandwagon! AT&T Wireless has announced that they will be changing their ETF policy from a flat-rate fee to a pro-rated fee that is based on how much time is left on the contract. So, if you’ve only got a couple months left on…
Palm Treo 500v with TPP UI overlay on Windows Mobile
What? Doesn’t the Palm Treo 500v use Windows Mobile as its operating system? What’s with this TPP user interface? Yes, Palm thankfully endowed the Treo 500v with Windows Mobile, but Vodafone has overlayed the traditional WinMo menu structure with a new UI, dubbed TPP. The new menu structure provides faster and easier access to applications…
Greenpeace: Apple’s iPhone is killing our Green Earth
We support protecting the environment as much as the next person, but sometimes Greenpeace can get a little annoying. This time around, the Eco-protectionist group is whining about some harmful chemicals found in Apple’s iPhone. Turns out, the iPhone contains “toxic brominated compounds (indicating the presence of brominated flame retardants) and hazardous PVC.” Greenpeace took…
FixNixer – the nagging phone app to help you quit smoking
If you’re an avid smoker, you know how hard it can be to quit smoking. You may have even tried a couple times. But, what if you had a constant support system in your mobile phone? Yea, it probably wouldn’t help us either, but FixNixer aims to keep you in line by constantly nagging you…
Apple prepping iPhone SDK for January release?
The latest round of rumor and hearsay surrounding the iPhone’s development future comes from Businessweek. According to “sources familiar” with these matters, “Apple will release a software-development kit for the iPhone in early 2008, enabling programmers to create games, business-productivity tools, and countless other applications for the device.” The iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) is…
AT&T Wireless CEO Stan Sigman steps down
What’s with all the wireless company executive resignations going on these days? AT&T’s chief, Ed Whitacre handed the reigns off to Randall Stephenson last June. There’s HTC USA’s head honcho Todd Achilles. Then we heard that Sony Ericsson’s CEO, Miles Flynt, is taking off on November 1. Then Sprint’s top-executive Gary Forsee is ousted. And…
iNdependence v1.2.2 released – iPhone v1.1.1 activation/jailbreak GUI for Mac OS X
If you’ve been holding off on trying to tackle the not-so-easy jailbreaking process for your iPhone v1.1.1 – or if you’ve held off on the v1.1.1 update because the jailbreak process was a bit daunting – today is your day! The good folks from the iNdependence team have released their iPhone v1.1.1-compatible activation/jailbreak GUI solution…
Announcing the winners of our IntoMobile Bluetooth Giveaway!
As promised, we’ve picked the 5 winners of our FREE Bluetooth headset giveaway. The demographic survey was a great success and we got plenty of useful feedback from our dear readers (that’s you). So, without further ado, here they are: alex82 seth2.0 wendong_l khouey.rt spiderblack_8 Winners will be contacted via email. If you see your…
Apple files for second pressure-sensitive touch display patent
Following on Apple’s recently published patent application for a pressure-sensitive touchscreen display, the Cupertino electronics uber-designers have filed for yet another patent application that details yet another “input-output unit capable of both location sensing and force sensing operations is provided.” The patent application, titled “Force and Location Sensitive Display,” outlines a method of detecting location…
T-Mobile launches Motorola RAZR2 V8
So, it’s mid-October now, and just as we expected, T-Mobile has launched the new RAZR-hotness that is the Motorola RAZR2 V8. The JUIX-powered RAZR2 V8 will be offered as a higher-end handset for the younger, hipper crowd willing to pay a premium for style. Now, you won’t be getting 3G data speeds (T-Mobile has yet…