Nope, it’s not your eyes. What you’re seeing is IntoMobile’s new design. The IntoMobile team has been toiling away behind the scenes to bring you a refreshed look, and it’s a bang-up job, if we do say so ourselves.
Take a gander at our new navigation structure and you’ll notice that there are some new categories to check out. Rumors are important because they can give us an idea of what kind of future the mobile world has in store for us. When it comes time to pull the trigger and buy yourself a new mobile toy, hardware reviews can really come in handy. A rundown of the hottest hardware on market always makes for good reading, and it’s nice to keep abreast of the latest new mobile gadgets. As such, you can find all the “Latest News,” “Rumors,” “New Hardware,” “Hottest Hardware,” and “Reviews” categories under “All News.”
IntoMobile’s fledgling podcast, The Signal, is now listed under “Sections” – right next to dedicated sections for photo galleries, videos, and live event coverage. Why dontcha give the new navigation menu a spin? Try not to let the new IntoMobile logo distract you too much…
Oh, and rest assured that we’re working to bring our readers even more functionality in the near future. So stay tuned! (And, feel free to let us know how much you like the new design. It makes our ego feel good.)
It’s been one helluva ride since IntoMobile got its blogging-legs and started exploring the mobile blogosphere. We’ve grown up quite a bit since last year, and it’s all because of you, our readers. Kudos to all of you for making IntoMobile one of the premier online resources for mobile phone content.
You may have noticed a couple new faces featured on IntoMobile’s front-page. Seeing as how IntoMobile has come so far, we thought was high time we expanded our team and brought on some additional editorial perspective.
James Falconer
James Falconer is our co-resident iPhone freak. James started off as a bona-fide web and graphics designer about 15 years ago, but has since branched out and co-founded CrackBerry.com and currently runs Mactropolis.com. With James’ experience in all things web and mobile-related, he’s bound to have an interesting perspective on the mobile world. We’re glad to have James on the IntoMobile team and can’t wait to read his take on the current state of the mobile ecosystem.
Simon Sage
Simon Sage comes to us from BlackBerryCool.com where he flexed his blogging-muscles as Senior Editor. He hails from the land of poutine and RIM’s home-turf – Canada. Expect Simon to deliver a balanced perspective and thoroughly thought out opinions on the the mobile world. We’re looking forward to seeing Simon’s thoughts on anything BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) related, and we’re even more excited to see what he thinks about the rest of the mobile world.
And, what better way to celebrate our newly expanded team than to be named the #1 Cellphone Blog on the web. Cellphones.org has put together a Top 20 list of mobile phone blogs across the web-o-sphere and they’ve given IntoMobile the hat-tip as the top-blog in our niche. The Top 20 Mobile Phone Blogs list reads like a who’s who of cellphone blogs on the web, and we’re proud to sit at the top of that list. Excuse us as we pat ourselves on the back.
My team and I (well mostly them really, huge props to Tom, Marc and Yoeau) have been slaving under a hot stove to bring you a new delicious treat. It’s called the Thumb Report and it’s a site I’ve been planning in my head for a while and now I’m happy to finally see it go live.
Here at IntoMobile Will, Dusan, Ben and I cover the news in as much depth as possible giving you plenty of background information around a piece of content in an attempt to help you digest it better. The Thumb Report is not about that. The Thumb Report is about fitting as much information as possible into 160 characters of text, the size of a standard text message.
I’m doing this because I’m tired of looking at a piece of news and wondering to myself “Gee Wiz, should I blog this or is it too insignificant?” and lately my news consumption and sharing habits have moved on to microblogging services such as Jaiku and Twitter and even social networks like Facebook.
The Thumb Report isn’t for everyone. The language is going to be very laconic and sometimes if I need to pull some characters out of a hat I’ll start using sms-language. You know what I’m talking about, “b there @ 8″ comes to mind. I’m also going to be covering things that may seem insignficant to you, but like I said earlier, I found them interesting but couldn’t bring myself to writing 100 words about it.
Welcome to a new weekly piece at IntoMobile – Freebie Fridays!
Who doesn’t like free stuff? We thought so. Every week we’ll bring you free offers on magazines, white papers, software, podcasts, and more. The new stuff will be posted next Friday (hence the clever title), so keep an eye out for more freebies from IntoMobile!
Here’s a taste of the free stuff in store for our readers:
If you haven’t yet spotted it, allow me to direct your attention to the left-most portion of your browser window. You should see a floating “Feedback” button next to the main column.
IntoMobile is always looking for new ways to give our community of mobile enthusiasts the most extensive and relevant resource on the web. As such, we try hard to give you, the reader, what you want to see on IntoMobile.
So, hit up the “Feedback” button and tell us what you’d most like to see next. Your vote counts, so make yourself heard!
Today is the first day in what will hopefully be a long and prosperous career at Nokia (NYSE: NOK).
My job title will be “Communications Specialist” and I’ll be working with Daniel Shugrue in the “Tech Leader Engagement Team.” The job description is here.
One of the unexpected side effects that blogging has pleasantly surprised me with was the creation of new friendships. The S60 and Nokia blogging community are all a fantastic bunch of people and with this new position I’m going to be in touch with even more fans of devices running S60, the ones who call themselves S60 Ambassadors.
Now that I work for Nokia there are a few rules I must adhere too, first and most obvious: I can’t comment or post pictures of unreleased S60 products. I can’t talk about pictures or information that was asked to be taken down by S60 licensees, especially the big one, Nokia. I can’t speculate on rumors.
Last rule: I have to tell you guys that I work for Nokia and I’ll be updating my bio within the hour to reflect that.
I could not have done this without you guys, you’re the reason I blog in the first place. Thanks for reading!
One more thing … of course I’ll still be blogging here! I’m not leaving Finland either, for now at least, that might change in the long term depending on which direction Dan wants to do with the team.
If this post seems sparse it’s because I’m still letting it soak in. It feels just like yesterday that I got on a plane and landed at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. That was on July 6, 2007. Time flies when you’re having fun.
You may remember that yesterday I made a couple of posts regarding Mobile Advertising – one of these was about Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) Italy and Amobee doing a deal – Amobee’s part of which is powered by QuickPlay Media.
Well, a nice lady from QuickPlay’s PR agency emailed me to let me know about a couple of other announcements that Quickplay have made recently – which I thought I would share with you all:
The company recently announced FREE streaming video for Blackberry (NSDQ: RIMM) subscribers, lowering the price barrier for consumers looking to sample mobile content. It’s initially available for the 8130 handset, on EVDO networks in the USA. Eligible customers can visit www.videostreamsmobile.com to download the app and start streaming straight away
The company recently introduced what will likely be a very provocative feature – the ability to pause, start and stop long form video, and also parse the video into smaller segments for easier “internet” like viewing. The service allows for subscribers to pick up where they left off in the viewing experience whether the battery died, the service went out, or they simply had to stop watching
If you want to check out the full press releases for each of these announcements, you can look here and here.
Hello one and all, and Thanks Will for such a great introduction!
It’s truly a privilege to be joining the IntoMobile team, and I am very much looking forward to contributing over the coming year. The sorts of areas you will find me covering are those such as Mobile TV, Convergence, Content/Applications, and finally (last but not least), the UK Market.
As Will notes in his introduction, I split my time between all things Mobile, and being a (new) Father – so expect a different perspective from me on devices and services, as I look for those that deliver expediency and genuine usefulness to our lives.
Once again, it’s great to be on the team – and roll on 2008!
Alrighty then. It’s a new year and the IntoMobile Team thought we could all
use a little change. We got together, thinking-caps in tow, to figure out
what we could do to bring our dear readers even more value for their
readership-buck.
What better way to kick off the New Year than to bring on
another IntoMobile team member?
The IntoMobile Team would like to give a warm and excited welcome to Ben Robinson! Ben will be holding down the UK side of IntoMobile’s operations, and with his 10 years of industry experience, we’re sure he’ll have a valuable take on the mobile space. From services to devices, his industry familiarity should prove invaluable.
Ben works full-time in the mobile industry, and has also just become a
father (kudos, Ben!). As such, his mobile needs have changed – he now looks
for efficiency and reliability from his mobile devices – anything that will
help make his already incredibly busy life simpler, and even more
productive. We can’t wait to hear his side of things.
We’re excited to have Ben on board, and we can’t wait to see what this New
Year has in store for us and our readers!
Welcome to a new weekly piece at IntoMobile – Freebie Fridays!
