Carl Icahn, the renegade investor who likes to buy a huge amount of shares in various companies so that he can force the people in charge to listen to him, change how they operate, and then flip his shares for more money once his corporate fitness program is complete, has his eyes set on Motorola.…
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Stable release of CyanogenMod-6 now available for download
No longer a release candidate, CyanogenMod-6 is now finalized and available for your downloading pleasure. Based upon stock Android 2.2, the is the first stable froyo release for the popular series of custom ROMs. CyanogenMod has gained traction amongst Android enthusiasts as it is free of bloated carrier and OEM customizations like MOTOBLUR and provides…
TweetDeck Beta for Android updated to v0.9.5
Enjoying the beta version of TweetDeck for Android? If so, you will want to point your mobile or desktop browser to TweetDeck’s website so you can snag the latest version of this mobile social networking client. This latest 0.9.5 version is a modest improvement over the previous version and includes both bug fixes and several notable…
Quicky: Green Nokia N8 will be available exclusively to Vodafone UK
Just a quick note to everyone anticipating the launch of Nokia N8 in the UK. If you want the green version, you’ll have to grab it via Vodafone, which is the Finnish company’s exclusive launch partner. The Big Red carrier used its Twitter account to announce the news and you can register for updates from…
UK’s Protect Your Bubble offers iPhone insurance for festival goers
Here’s a niche worth considering for any insurance company – allow people to insure their gadgets. Unsurprisingly “everything iPhone” is still getting solid media attention and the UK-based Protect Your Bubble is taking advantage of the trend. That said, they’ve launched iPhone insurance program for festival goers. If you don’t know, summer is when most…
LimoRes car & limo iPhone app updated with improved UI, location awareness
Although we haven’t covered LimoRes iPhone app when it was initially released, is has been recently updated and now we decided to give it some space on IntoMobile. Version 1.2 keeps the core functionality, allowing users to book sedans, SUV’s, hybrids, vans or stretch limousines in over 5,000 cities and airports around the world. There…
Vringo bringing its video ringtone service to Orange UK
Vringo, a provider of video ringtone solutions we covered for few times in the past, has finally found a partner in Europe. It’s Everything Everywhere, the UK’s largest mobile communications company, jointly owned by France Telecom (Orange) and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile). As a result, Vringo’s video ringtone service will be made available to a combined…
Megacable to launch MVNO in Mexico through deal with Telefonica
Megacable, the Mexican cable TV operator which we expected to enter the mobile space, has unveiled plans to launch an MVNO operation in the country through partnership with Telefonica. As a result, Megacable is emerging as the first firm in Mexico to offer a “quad-play” offering of mobile, fixed-line phone, Internet and TV. The two…
metaio to host insideAR, augmented reality conference on September 27th in Munich, Germany
metaio, the creator of the popular junaio application, announced what I thought was the first augmented reality conference in the world (but was corrected soon afterwards — though I still don’t know which one was the first) – insideAR. The date is set for September 27th and venue is Avalon – Das Kraftwerk, Bahnhofstr. 30,…
Tata DOCOMO unveils MySong Weekly Plan with unlimited song downloads
Ok I get it, I talk way too much about Tata DOCOMO and most of our readers are not from India (though there are quite a few of them on the other hand). However, I’m truly impressed with Tata DOCOMO’s ability to innovate on a constant basis and honestly believe some of the western carriers…
