IntoMobile v4.0 is now about one month old and you may have noticed that a few days ago a new Reviews tab quietly appeared inviting the few people who noticed it’s arrival to check out a whole new section of the site.
Today we’re officially announcing the new IntoMobile Reviews section which will be the hub for all future product reviews including phones, tablets, accessories and both Android and iPhone apps. We hope this new section will help you more easily surface IntoMobile’s latest reviews in an easy to read and more visual way. As the new Reviews hub grows in content, we’ll continue adding new features that will help you more easily make the tough decisions in this rapidly expanding and changing mobile technology market.
So what’s the big deal about IntoMobile Reviews? We’ve completely redesigned the way we write and display our review pages in order to give you a quick overview of how the product’s key features stack up against the competition.
We’ve standardized the format of our reviews so that you’ll always know what we cover and more easily be able to objectively compare our opinions on each product. We’ve also created category overview pages that show review ratings, pros, and cons all at once. 
We’ll continue to add new features to IntoMobile and as always we love to hear your feedback on the site. Version 4 was a big back-end and front-end update designed to begin to meet the needs of the ever changing mobile technology space and it’s also always a work in progress. Please don’t hesitate to send us your thoughts and ideas for how we can improve our news coverage, product reviews, how-to guides, and overall look and feel of the site. It’s your feedback that helps us build a better site and as always you can contact us directly with your thoughts on our Contact page.
And now for the part you’ve really been reading for – as part of today’s announcement we’re also giving away free iTunes downloads for several of the apps we’ve reviewed! I’m passing the post over to Wen for the details:
App Giveaway Contest
The developers and companies that made the following apps were excited to hear about our new Reviews section and graciously offered to help make the launch a little more interesting by providing us free download codes to give to you.
Mybackup Pro
When reviewing this app, I had this to say about it; “Finding the perfect backup solution that’s both reliable and secure is a hard task, but MyBackup Pro does it very well.” This app is pretty cool, and the nice developers offered 5 copies of their premium version as part of the 24 hour app giveaway.
TouchRetouch
I liked this app! In my review I said: “If you’re looking for an application that can clean and perfect that picture you have on your phone, I’d recommend touchRetouch.” The developers gave us a cool 5 copies for anyone looking for some mobile photo-fixing.
SlideIT Keyboard
An excerpt from my review: “If you’re looking for a keyboard replacement that has more features than competitors in its class, this is the one for you to try out.” The developers were very excited hearing that we finally have a review section dedicated to hardware and software posts, and offered us 10 copies for all you guys that want a great touchscreen keyboard replacement.
PowerAMP
This is usually everyone’s favorite, and is mine as well; “PowerAMP has a ton of features, and with the option for a 15 day trial, there’s no reason not to give it a try.” The developer offered up 5 copies of his extremely popular PowerAMP application to some lucky readers.
Unlock with WiFi
This application is the underdog app in a room full of well-known software, but does very well; “this application keeps it simple when it comes to features, and being only a few months old, I’m sure it’ll see more great features before summer is over.” The application got a 9/10 rating and the developer says he can offer 5 copies of his application to some lucky readers interested.
Slacker Radio
This service got a perfect 10/10 from Wen and he even said “you’d be nuts if you didn’t give this application a try. Streaming music, for me, has never been any easier than with Slacker and the quality of the audio along with the great selection makes for a must-have application.” They have provided us with a few premium subscription codes; 1 3-month Radio Plus subscription, 1 1-year Radio Plus prize, 1 3-month Slacker Premium subscription, and lastly a 1 1-year Slacker Premium prize.
TouchNote
It’s summer time, and sending post cards is a must. I gave this application a very nice 10/10 rating and saying “post cards are fun, and this has made my upcoming vacation in Ohio a little more exciting.” Touchnotes has offered 100 free post cards, that are sent out from their UK offices, to 100 lucky winners.
Root Explorer
From my review, it seems this is more for the hackers when it comes to Root Explorer, but for them this is the best root file manager in the market. The developers responded quickly when we asked if they would mind sharing their application with a few of our readers, and they have 5 copies ready for anyone ready to take their device up to the next level.
Contest Details
These are just some of the app giveaways we have for now. We’re working hard to fill up our review section, and as we review apps, we’ll make sure to get a few copies for you guys to play with. There’s a lot of apps to win though, so there’s a good chance you will if you enter!
We’ll be accepting entries from the time this giveaway is posted until 11:59pm PT on July 16th. We’ll be randomly choosing one winner who followed all three steps listed above on July 17th. We also ask that you please enter our giveaway with a working email address as we will contact winners via the email address used when commenting.
Here’s what you’ll have to do in order to submit your entry to win the above app of your choice simply:
- Leave a comment below saying which app you want and why you like it. Comments such as “In fer 1!!!” or “Gimme!” will not be counted.
- Contest provided by IntoMobile, prizes provided by the individual application’s developers.
Good luck!
[UPDATE: We’re extending the contest until this Friday – July 16th, 2011 – so be sure to get your entries in before then!]