LG has officially announced the Town C300 candybar. The device we’ve first seen back in August comes with a full QWERTY keyboard and is touted to provide a seamless way for keeping up with your buddies while on the go. This is made possible thanks to the inclusion of dedicated Facebook, Twitter and MSN clients…
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British Prime Minister David Cameron loves Angry Birds!
If you haven’t heard about Angry Birds you’re, let’s say, not that into mobile technology. It’s a fair point to say not all of us love playing games on our mobile phones. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know what’s Angry Birds all about. The game has been downloaded for more than 5 million times…
Stop texting while driving service tXtBlocker to launch at Best Buy in October
The ever needed (due to both regulation and your own safety) stop texting while driving service tXtBlocker will be offered by Best Buy starting this October. The electronics chain will sell the service to Android and BlackBerry smartphone owners across its retail network, helping keep the roads safer. iPhone support, in case you wonder, is…
France Telecom enters Morocco by acquiring 40% in Meditel
France Telecom acquired 40% stake in Meditel, Morocco’s second-largest mobile operator, for 640 million EUR. The initial transaction, which brings Meditel’s valuation to 2.14 billion EUR, is the first phase to fully consolidate the Morroco’s operator into France Telecom’s accounts by 2015. France Telecom’s new CEO Stéphane Richard described the deal as “the first concrete…
Nimbuzz’s Java app now supports Arabic language
As part of its efforts to get a bigger slice of the Middle East and North African (MENA) market, Nimbuzz has updated its Java mobile app with support for the Arabic language, which up until now was supported in Nimbuzz mobile apps for Symbian and BlackBerry platforms as well as in the PC/Mac client. At…
Whiteboard HD updated with improved sharing, image and PDF imports and exports
Although we haven’t covered Whiteboard HD when it was initially released, we though now’s is just the right time to give it some space on IntoMobile. The productivity app is touted as the “powerful visualization, collaboration and learning tool for the iPad,” basically bringing the whiteboard “functionality” to Apple’s tablet computer. It’s not like Draft…
WeatherBug’s API added to Verizon Developer Community, too
After launching the NavBuilder SDK that allows developers to incorporate maps and other location-based services into their apps, Verizon Wireless added an API from WeatherBug for BlackBerry and Android applications. WeatherBug is already the exclusive or default weather provider on many Verizon platforms including Mobile web, WAP, SMS, MMS and on the Verizon company website.…
Tata DOCOMO unveils Alcatel OneTouch Net, the unofficial Yahoo! phone
The ever-innovative Tata DOCOMO unveiled a new device – the Alcatel OneTouch Net, which is touted as the unofficial Yahoo phone. There are two reasons for getting such a name: First it’s available in White & Lavender which are known as Yahoo colors (though there’s also a Black & Silver version of the device); and…
Springpad’s iOS and Android apps updated with Mobile Alerts, ad-hoc reminders, more
Springpad, that other (not Evernote) note-taking tool which we’ve already covered in the past, updated its iOS and Android apps with few cool features. Here’s what they got: Mobile Alerts – this feature automatically notifies you on your mobile device about what you’ve saved, including tasks, events, price drops, coupons, offers, local deals, breaking news…
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 supports tethering but carriers still hold the cards
It looks like Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will have native tethering support in the operating system but it will be up to the carriers to determine how much it will cost, or if it’s enabled at all. The news came out of the Windows Weekly show on the TWiT network (which is pretty cool stuff,…