The fact that there are few handy travel apps available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users hasn’t stopped FareCompare.com from releasing its own product. And they have an added twist – alerting users in real-time (using push notifications) when fares drop significantly on a chosen route. That “significant price drop” is actually $15…
Archives for 2010
China: Show us your papers if you want a SIM card!
China, a country of over 1 billion people and home to the world’s largest operator, China Mobile, has passed legislation that requires everyone who purchases a SIM card to show identification. Even foreigners who are just visiting. Now this isn’t unheard of, every time the IntoMobile team goes to Spain for Mobile World Congress we…
Archos unveils five new Android 2.2 tablets
After releasing a few entry level Android tablets over the past ten months, Archos is kicking it up a notch with five new Android tablets slated to make their appearance at IFA this week. Powered by Android 2.2, this diverse group includes slates whose display sizes run from the very small 2.3-inches all the way…
Angry Birds beta hitting Android this Friday?
The hit iPhone game Angry Birds is said to be hitting beta status for the Android operating systemthis Friday. This game alone will likely take the top spot in the Android Market in no time. Gaming options on Android is greatly lacking and even that is an understatement. Sure, Bonsai Blast, Devilry Huntress, and Alchemy…
Verizon making a ton of smartphones available for prepaid service [UPDATE: confirmed with box leak]
Verizon is stepping up its game on the prepaid front by offering some killer smartphones for this no-contract service. No longer will customers on Verizon have to choose from the crappy phones that most carriers provide for prepaid plans. It looks like Verizon will begin to offers these devices starting Sept. 2 – every Droid…
LG Optimus Pad Android tablet on its way
We knew LG had big plans for Android including a tablet, but that was about it. Although we still have very few details, the LG Android tablet now has a name, the Optimus Pad. Since all that was announced about the tablet was the name, we have every reason to expect that it will still…
LG C900 photos: Windows Phone 7, 1.3 GHz Snapdragon
LG Electronics may want to hire a few plumbers because it’s leaking like crazy. First, we saw the E900 and now you can feast your eyes on the C900, which will be powered by Microsoft Windows Phone 7. The C900 could be a launch device when Microsoft Windows Phone 7 hits in about a month…
Apple streaming iPod event tomorrow – Windows, Android need not apply
If you’re all jazzed up for Apple’s Fall media event tomorrow, you’ll be happy to know that the company will be streaming the event. The only catch is that it looks like you’ll need an Apple product to view this. “Apple will broadcast its September 1 event online using Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which…
Review: HTC Desire – You Know You Want It
The HTC Desire came out on U.S. Cellular last week, offering another opportunity for those who were sitting on the fence with the Nexus One. The Desire packs in a bit more RAM, a new kind of display, and the Sense custom user interface, but it’s otherwise just like the N1. Given Google’s experiment in…
AOL buys location social network Rally Up
Like fellow portal Yahoo, AOL is trying to adapt to a new reality where mobile is only going to become increasingly important. The company has just purchased the mobile app firm Rally Up to help usher in its new mobile strategy. Rally Up specializes in mobile apps and it’s probably best known for its Rally…