We knew the BlackBerry Pearl’s successor was on the way. We knew it would have some upgraded features. But, we didn’t know that it would be such an amazing piece of kit! Boy Genius tells us that the upcoming BlackBerry Pearl 2, codenamed the Komet, will sport some amazing features. Not only does the “Komet”…
Archives for 2007
Motorola Q9m live and in the flesh – first pics of the ‘Nelson’!
We’ve been expecting the CDMA Motorola Q9m and it has finally shown itself, in the flesh. Boy Genius got the scoop and posted some beautifully slick photos of the CDMA successor to the Moto Q. Unlike the Moto Q9h, which is a GSM phone, the Moto Q9m (formerly known to us as the “Nelson“) goes…
Apple to require iTunes subscription for iPhone
Let’s keep this one nice and short. The iPhone will require an iTunes subscription in order to setup the phone. We’ve been expecting this to happen and now we have confirmation, through emails sent out to those interested in the iPhone, that iTunes music service will be mandatory. This will make it easier to send…
Remember the Sony Ericsson Chocolate concept photos? The Chinese brought it to life!
These photos were circulating around the net in November 2006: Well the Chinese took it upong themselves to create a real device based on these remarkable photoshop jobs: [Via: Just Another Mobile Phone Blog] If they could only start ripping off Nokia concept designs like the N98, I would be in bliss.
Into iPhone – Our Apple iPhone mini-site!
The IntoMobile Team is always working to bring you latest and greatest on the mobile industry – from the newest product releases to the lowdown on the Apple iPhone. So, to make it easier for all you eager iPhone hopefuls out there to find out all the latest iPhone information, we’re very pleased to announce…
Highway Safety & Technology – new company wants to help law enforcement detect cell phone use while driving
Great, not only do we have to worry about Big Brother looking over our shoulders, but now a private company, Highway Safety & Technology, wants to help Big Brother nab drivers who are talking on their cell phones. While this technology seems like a logical and fair system for locales that have outlawed the use…
Alereon develops new wireless USB chip – no more cables!
Chip-maker Alereon Inc. has announced that they plan on releasing a new chip, the AL5100, to go wireless with the ubiquitous USB standard. The chip will utilize a Ultra-WideBand frequencies (UWB), frequency to free up devices from all those cumbersome USB cables. And, therein lies the Alereon chip’s advantage. Current wireless USB technologies utilize the…
ESPN plans to patent system for mobile content analysis
The New York Times has a piece on mobile video/TV and is reporting that ESPN is betting big on their mobile plans. Despite the company’s failed MVNO, ESPN is planning to patent a system that will analyze the web-users’ viewing habits to determine what content would best serve ESPN’s mobile web viewers. The system would…
European carriers not willing to bend to Apple’s iPhone demands
Vnunet.com is reporting that European wireless operators are unwilling to bow to Apple’s demands for the right to carry the iPhone. Avi Greengart, principal analyst at Current Analysis, said that “Operators consistently told us, not for attribution, of course, that they had spoken to Apple and found the company ‘unbelievably arrogant’, making demands that ‘simply…
GPLUS TF910 – Motorola KRZR K1 clone/ripoff with SE Z610-style display
JUSTAMP got the scoop on this Motorola K1 KRZR knock-off/clone. The GPLUS TF910 looks like a Moto KRZR K1 in size and shape, but takes another rip from the Sony Ericsson Z750 in it’s narrow external display. And, just to make sure that the TF910 covered all its bases, the mirrored exterior face takes cues…