You may recall a little while ago Rogers announced the ‘911 fee‘ was going up from $0.50 to $0.75 effective April 12th. The move was to bring the fee ‘in line’ with the same fee charged on other major Canadian carriers. Not a huge surprise, but it will certainly ‘cheese-off’ more than one Rogers customer.…
Rogers Navigator for iPhone Now Available in the App Store
The Rogers Navigator App, which we told you about a little while ago, is now available for iPhone 3G and 3GS users via the App Store. The app itself is a free download, but if you want to subscribe to the service you’ll need to shell out $4.99 per month (ouch). Powered by TeleNav, Rogers…
Survey Says: BlackBerry Users Looking to Android and iPhone for Mobile Bliss
I usually give most surveys and research a grain-of-salt disclaimer. Sometimes because I don’t believe (or want to believe) the results, other times because the source of the information is not really credible. I’d like to attach the same sort of disclaimer to this little bit of info, mostly because, well, I just don’t believe…
OS 5.0.0.607 for the BlackBerry Storm2 Now Available via Verizon
Hey Stormies, a quick OS update for ya! Looks like an official (yes, I said OFFICIAL) OS is available for download to your Storm2. Coming to us via Verizon, OS 5.0.0.607 is available right now. If you’re packing a Verizon 9550 chances are you’ve already received the popup on your homescreen. If not, no worries,…
WES 2010: BlackBerry WES Mobile Guide App Now Available
WES 2010 is coming up fast (April 27-29 in Orlando), in fact, if you want to register online you’ll need to do so by April 25th. If you plan to hit up the event, you’ll want to download and install the WES 2010 Mobile Guide, put together by the folks at RIM and Sweet Caesar.…
Will an iPad Blend? That IS the Question!
iPad ‘haters’, I have some more goodness for you today. Yesterday I told you about a brutal beating one iPad took on video… Baseball bats were taken to it, the poor thing was curb stomped… a shame, a shame. That was yesterday. Today I’ve got the latest in the mildly funny ‘Will it Blend?’ series…
Say Goodbye to Creepy Girl: Palm and Ad Agency Modernista Call it Quits
You know those creepy Palm Pre ads? The ones with the girl talking in the monotone voice? Yeah, sure you do. I’m sure as soon as you laid eyes on the picture above you knew exactly where I was going. Well, to get to the point, it looks like the creators of the above ad…
iPhone 4.0 Event Artwork Hints at Background Apps, Multitasking
Hmmmmm… Now this is interesting. Check out the artwork I came across this morning for the iPhone OS 4.0 Event. The text ‘Get a sneak peek into the future of iPhone OS’ isn’t what is important here (although it will be cool to see what’s packed inside 4.0)… Check it out. Clearly there’s a number…
How Do You Destroy an iPad? An Aluminum Bat Helps…
A little somethin’ for the iPad ‘haters’ out there. The video above will either leave you screaming with glee, or give you a sick feeling in your stomach. First, the iPad is dropped, then, an aluminum baseball bat is taken to it… and the finale features some iPad curb-stomping madness. Ouch. Oh, the humanity. [Via:…
Markings of Next-Gen iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Found
iPad news has been at the fore here at IntoMobile for the past few days, and with good reason. If you didn’t check out Will’s livecast of the iPad launch (he was on-location at the Palo Alto Apple Store), take a few moments and check it out. It was some crazy stuff! Taking a break…