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Near field communication (NFC) is something that gets our hearts pumping here at IntoMobile. To image that one day all we’ll need to carry with us when leaving the house is a mobile phone, and that it’ll handle everything from opening our front door, to paying for groceries, to getting on the subway, is a…
Analyst firm Informa teamed up with streaming music service Spotify to issues a report stating the obvious: if operators offer their customers a streaming music service instead of trying to build their own store then they stand to make money hand over fist. Spotify, for those of you unaware of the most brilliant music service…
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has issued a press release and report [PDF file] with a staggering amount of statistics in honor of “World Statistics Day”; can you tell that place is filled with math nerds? Here are some of the more interesting facts and figures: By the end of this year there will be…
A series of photographs leaked by blogger Richy Rich reportedly reveals the rumored CDMA iPhone. These images supposedly originate from an unnamed repair shop within Vietnam and show the Apple handset with a test operating system. This OS is reportedly similar to Inferno, another testing environment that was spotted on a pre-release iPhone 4 earlier this…
This might interest some of you, since the Palm Pre 2 was officially announced today for SFR in France and Verizon in the U.S., but it’s also been spotted in the FCC’s listings. We’re seeing the CDMA and North American GSM versions above, knowing full well that Verizon is getting it and unlocked versions will…
Verizon has launched a 3G version of its network extender on Tuesday for, well, its 3G customers in areas where coverage may be spotty. Verizon originally launched its network extender back in 2009, but it didn’t support 3G connectivity, which is crucial to smartphone addicts and data hogs. The new version will allow users to…
Remember TerreStar? The satellite company that makes those slick little satellite phones? Yeah, well, it just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Word was that the company wasn’t doing so well, so this doesn’t come as a surprise to those who were whispering about TerreStar’s financial woes. After the all, the company has over $1 billion…
Even if Verizon is prepping an iPhone later next year, it surely isn’t slowing the massive onslaught of Android devices. Rumor has it that the Samsung Continuum and LG Vortex could be on its way as soon as October 29th. Neither of the handsets will be graced with the Droid name and will both sport…
Remember Apple’s conference call the other day where CEO Steve Jobs took a few swings at 7″ tablets, which included RIM’s upcoming PlayBook? Specific to BlackBerry, Steve Jobs said: “We’ve now passed RIM. And I don’t see them catching up with us in the foreseeable future. They must move beyond their area of strength and…
Following-up on the public launch of their BlackBerry app, HootSuite has added Facebook functionality to their Android client, which was previously only used for accessing Twitter. The update includes all of the corporate-grade social networking you could need, like accessing multiple accounts, scheduling posts, leave comments, and import most of your settings from the web…