Apple is slated to start selling the iPad Air at the end of the week, and the first reviews of the fifth generation tablet are now available. The response to the iPad Air was overwhelmingly positive, with reviewers praising the smaller size, improved performance and excellent battery life of the tablet device. We’ve compiled a…
Apple: some iPhone 5s units have manufacturing defect that shortens battery life
Customers with an iPhone 5s who have severely shortened battery lives may have a defective phone, says Apple in a statement provided to the New York Times. The company released a brief note on Tuesday night confirming that a small number of iPhone 5s handsets have a manufacturing defect that affects battery life. Apple spokeswoman Teresa…
IntoMobile Photo pick of the week for October 28: a not-so-spooky spider web for Halloween
Welcome to IntoMobile’s photography pick of the week! This is a series in which we pick a photo to showcase the amazing capabilities of the mobile cameras that we carry around with us everyday. This week’s pick is from the camera of Muhammed Butt (Pardesi). In this particular photo, he was using the Galaxy S4…
IntoMobile photography: Lumia 1020 shines in our photo pick for the week of October 21, 2013
Welcome to IntoMobile’s photography pick of the week! This is a series where we pick a photo to showcase the amazing capabilities of the mobile cameras that we carry around with us everyday. Earlier this week, Nokia hosted an International Mobile Photography Day by asking Lumia owners to take their best photos and share them…
Yerba Buena Center looking pretty in iOS 7 colors
Today is Apple’s big day. The Cupertino company is gearing up to announce its new iPad 5, iPad mini 2, OS X Mavericks and possibly a new retina MacBook Pro. In preparation for the big day, Apple has been prettying up the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco as shown in the…
Apple to live stream today’s iPad announcement event (Updated)
Apple is holding its big iPad announcement event today. Unlike its September event which was held on its Cupertino campus, this October event is being held at the larger Yerba Buena Center and will be streamed live as it happens. As noticed by Engadget and Macrumors, an announcement about the October Special Event landed on…
HTC’s head of global PR leaves after short stint with the company
Today has brought some more bad news for Taiwanese handset maker HTC. According to a Bloomberg report, another high-ranking executive has left the company. Chief Marketing Officer Ben Ho told Bloomberg that Lorain Wong has resigned as the head of Global PR, Corporate and Internal Communications. Wong joined HTC earlier this year and has served…
Google’s stock surges past $1,000 for the first time ever
Google is on a roll. Yesterday, the company announced strong quarterly earnings, and today its stock soared past the $1000 mark for the first time in the company’s history. Wall Street must be happy with what Google reported in its earnings for such a jump to occur. It’s been a good year for Google stockholders, with…
Android App Pick of the Week: Card2Contact
Business cards are useful for sharing your professional information at meetings, conferences and other social engagements. When you give out a card, you likely will receive one in return. In just a few hours, you can quickly amass a large pile of cards that a crying out to be converted to a digital format. If…
Telefonica partners with Rhapsody’s Napster for streaming music
In the competitive world of online streaming music, Rhapsody just got a significant boost thanks to a partnership with Spanish wireless carrier Telefonica.Telefonica announced that it was making a strategic investment in Rhapsody. As part of this deal, Telefonica will bundle and resell the Rhapsody streaming service to its wireless and broadband customers. The rollout…