Samsung and LG, two companies that represent the rapid evolution of South Korea’s once agrarian society into a world leading technopolis, have a slight problem when it comes to making software for mobile phones. To put it bluntly, they simply have no design skills what so ever. It’s to be expected of a people who…
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Box.net to offer offline access for the iPhone and iPad, Android version coming soon
Popular cloud-based document sharing and storage provider, Box.net, has updated its iPhone and iPad apps with support for offline access. This new offline feature allows Box.net customers to view the content of files on their mobile device without an active Internet connection. Files or folders marked for offline access are downloaded to the local storage…
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Unboxing and Hands-On Impressions
After some delivery and technical difficulties, we’ve finally got some impressions of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 that’s coming to AT&T this Thursday. We’ve blasted through the hard specs following the announcement earlier this week (5 megapixel camera, 512 MB of RAM, 624 MHz processor, Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS, HSPA 3G), and blew through the software following…
Adobe Flash for Android headed to the Incredible, Milestone, and more
Adobe confirmed that Flash 10 for Android will soon be available for a select number of handsets. The short list of smartphones expected to see this Flash update include the HTC Incredible, the HTC Desire, the Samsung Galaxy S, the Motorola Milestone, the Droid X, and more. Presumably, Flash 10 support will be bundled into…
Top 5 Most Anticipated Tablets of 2010-2011 (iOS, webOS, Android, BlackBerry, oh my!)
Twenty-ten has been called the “Year of the Tablet” for some time now, but we’re already half way through the year and the only truly worthwhile tablet device that we have to speak of is the iPad and a couple of so-so Android tablets. But, there are tons of Android-, BlackBerry-, and webOS-powered tablets scheduled…
BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 available now for PC
Right in time for the BlackBerry Torch, Research In Motion has released its BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 for PC users. As you know, the BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 enables users to sync their BlackBerry handset with their home computers to back up their content and transfer over more stuff. Using this software to back up…
Google holding mobile event August 12 – What Android goodness is on tap?
The search giant will be holding a Google Mobile event this Thursday, August 12, and it promised to show off some new features. Let the guessing games begin. The invitation only says that it will be “unveiling a couple of cool new mobile features.” I’d immediately think this would be for Android, but it could…
Twitter uses SMS for Fast Follow – read tweets without an account
We’re big fans of Twitter here at IntoMobile (follow us @IntoMobile if you’re so inclined) but we understand that it can be kind of a pain to create an account when you just want to get a few tweets from someone. The micro-blogging service is working to make this process easier and it will be…
Hanvon Windows 7 tablet goes head to head with the Apple iPad
It was inevitable that a tablet manufacturer like Hanvon would puts its tablet alongside an Apple iPad and challenge the two devices to a duel. The duel is immortalized within a four minute YouTube video that features the two devices competing on browser speed, zooming, YouTube video playback, typing, email, and more. Unfortunately for the…
Review: Madden NFL 11 for iPhone & iPad
When it comes to footaball games, it’s undeniable that EA’s Madden NFL series is the best. Madden NFL has always bridged authenticity with fun and engaging gameplay and that’s why so many sports game fans have always flocked to the Madden series. That’s also why we had to get a hands-on look at Madden NFL…