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Microsoft’s Bing team inadvertently caused a stir by releasing two new iPhone games and one streaming music application for Android in time for the holiday season. The holiday-themed applications include Snowboard Hero and Powerboat Challenge for the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad. As their name suggest, Snowboard Hero lets you test out your virtual…
The Swiss Broadcasting Company recently launched an iPad application designed to showcase articles, photo slideshows, videos and the latest Swiss news. While the app may be an excellent resource for residents of Switzerland, the advertisement for this application is genius. The ad tells the story of Swiss folk hero William Tell in an animated, cardboard…
Verizon is breaking from the “smartphone is king” trend and bringing a smartphone feature to it feature phone lineup. Verizon is launching version 4 of its Mobile email application which will now offer support for Exchange email and Outlook Calendar sync. The new version will let customers with select feature phones hook up with their…
There’s nothing I hate more than fielding unsolicited phone calls, especially in the evening. I added my home and cellphone numbers to the Canadian ‘Do Not Call’ list a long time ago now, but that doesn’t seem to keep some businesses from ringing me up to annoy the crap out of me. With that in…
The IntoMobile Holiday Gift Guide isn’t just fun to look through, it’s a good tool to help you wrap up your last-minute holiday gift shopping. This round, we’re highlighting the mobile phones that we consider to be “geek chic.” In other words, they’re smartphones that aren’t just smart, they’re also stylish and sleek – just…
Zynga and GetJar are bringing the popular Mafia Wars game to your smartphone or tablets, as Mafia Wars Atlantic city will be a browser-based game using HTML5. The Zynga Mafia Wars will be the company’s first game targeted at the mobile browser and it will enable the company to reach the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and…
While some handset makers will update the software to their Android phones to fix security exploits in order to stop users from gaining root access, the Nexus line is made for those who would like to do just that. According to the Android Developers blog, the availability of root is not a result of compromised…
China has climbed to 833.1 million mobile subscribers solidifying its position as the world’s largest mobile market. It dwarfs the U.S. which has 292.8 million subscribers. Unlike the U.S. which has several carriers, the Asian country only has three major wireless carriers. China Mobile takes the top spot in both China and in the world…
Yelp has just released an iPad app and you might want to be careful about how much you use it because you may just drool all over your large screen. The Yelp iPad app is a foodie’s delight, as it offers high-quality image layouts which could easily qualify as food porn. The pictures are laid…
Tap Tap Revenge 4 has just hit the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and it will be interesting to see how the game does for multiple reasons. This will be the first in the series since it was acquired by Disney and we’ll see if these music games are still as popular as they…