The Toshiba Folio 100 was recently announced at IFA 2010 in Berlin, and we got some hands-on time with the Europe-only (for now) Android tablet that Toshiba is positioning to take on the Apple iPad. The 10.1-inch tablet boast all kinds of connectivity options (including a USB port capable of charging devices), a full-size SD…
Archives for 2010
Lamp of Aladdin for iPad adds puzzle to the famous Arabian story
Chillingo is launching a new Aladdin title – Lamp of Aladdin. However, it’s not an arcade game but a puzzler. Here’s the official pitch: Experience a world where dreams come true and magic is at every corner with “Lamp of Aladdin.” Exclusively available for iPad, the new game immerses players into the fairytale adventures of…
ZTE well on its way to become the fifth handset maker worldwide
After experiencing a 40% year-on-year growth in handset shipments during H1 2010 with a total of 28 million devices moved, ZTE may reach its goal to become fifth biggest handset vendor sooner than previously thought. With so many devices shipped in the period, the Chinese company outperformed Motorola and Sony Ericsson, which shipped 17 and…
Juniper Research: Mobile gambling wagers to surpass $48 billion by 2015
According to a new report from Juniper Research titled “Mobile Gambling Markets: Casinos, Lotteries & Betting 2010-2015,” the increasing number of mobile casino, lottery and betting services, along with the liberalisation of remote gambling legislation will see the scale of annual wagers on mobile gambling exceed $48 billion by 2015. In recent years, Japan Racing…
Firemint shares some cool Flight Control and Real Racing leaderboard numbers
Firemint, which is probably best known or its wildly popular Flight Control game for the iPhone, posted some cool figures from its social gaming platform Cloudcell that is now connected to over 1 million gamers. They talk about two games, Real Racing and Flight Control, with most attention going to the latter. Real Racing drivers…
TomTom for iPhone 1.5 brings navigate-to-phone, iPhone 4 support and updated maps
TomTom has updated its iPhone app, making it even better. Without further ado, here’s what the version 1.5 brings to the table: Navigate-to-photo – Simply select an image from the gallery and TomTom will know where to guide you using geo-tags associated with the photo. iPhone 4 support – Retina display is now supported, bringing…
Fotopedia Heritage gets a revamped UI, search and an index
We’ve already talked about Fotopedia Heritage iPad app and now it got a small update. Because it’s really, really beautiful app every iPad owner should have installed on his beloved tablet, we’re giving it some extra space on IntoMobile. The update includes slightly revamped UI, a search and an index — all of which should…
Sprint Palm Pre reduced to $49.99, Sprint Pixi and Verizon Pre Plus now free
It is a day of price cuts for the Palm Pre. According to a leaked Sprint document, the now one-year old handset will be dropping to $49.99 starting September 12th. While the Pre will receive a much needed $100 reduction, the Pixi will see a $50 reduction, bringing the final retail value to the irresistible…
Friday Freakiness: ‘Bling’ Swarovski Crystal Case for the BlackBerry Bold 9000
Ladies, need a new case for your trusty old BlackBerry 9000? Not afraid of a little ‘bling’? Is Swarovski your middle name?… and Hello Kitty is all good with you? I have to admit, if you answered YES to all of these questions you’re a unique individual indeed. But I know you’re out there… I…
RIM Acquired BlackBerry Document App Developer DataViz for $50 Million?
Rumour has it Research in Motion has acquired DataViz, developers of a document viewing application that has been preloaded on BlackBerry for a couple of years now. The final price was rumoured to be $50 million in cash, an amount small enough to not require disclosure. As a result of the acquisition, DataViz has stopped…



