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Android developers looking to boost their bottom lines will be happy to know that Google’s mobile platform is narrowing the gap with iOS by offering in-app purchases next week. For Android developers, this could be a killer feature because it allows you to vary your business model. Instead of selling an app for a dollar…
We were all a bit shocked by the news that AT&T wants to buy T-Mobile and reports suggest this won’t just be rubber-stamped by the FCC. An FCC spokesperson said that it would be a “steep climb” for the deal to go through, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal would make AT&T the…
By now, you’ve probably heard that the BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android 2.3 apps in a “sandbox” or emulator environment and my quick, pool side reaction is that I don’t like this because I believe that it is a short-sighted move that undercuts Research In Motion’s QNX platform before it has any time to gather…
We’ve been on the ground in Orlando for the last week at the CTIA 2011 show and this afforded us the opportunity to check out the latest Samsung products. You’ve already seen our coverage of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 but check out the video below for a nice walkthrough of the Samsung TouchWiz UZ for…
The introduction of the EVO 3D was the first glasses-free 3D phone from Sprint but it also included the first dual-core processor from industry giant Qualcomm and it is really pushing the fact that is uses an asynchronous architecture where each core can run at independent frequencies to conserve of battery life. NVIDIA has the…
Motorola is working on its own web-based operating system and this may eventually wind up replacing Android on its future handsets, according to a report. The report says Motorola has been hiring engineers from top companies like Apple to work on this web-based OS. Motorola isn’t denying the project but it’s quick to remind us…
We’re live from CTIA 2011 in muggy Orlando and you just know we had to get our hands on the latest hardware. Samsung just announced the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and we took the tweener tablet for a spin. As the name suggests, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 features an 8.9-inch display. It’s essentially the same device…
The HD7S just became official for AT&T and we were able to get our hands on an untethered unit. That’s right, folks, IntoMobile is giving you the first look at this Windows Phone 7 smartphone coming to AT&T within the next few weeks. There aren’t many differences between this and the HD7 for T-Mobile and…
The T-Mobile G2x was just announced and you know that the IntoMobile team got some hands-on with it at the CTIA 2011. The T-Mobile G2x is essentially the LG Optimus 2X but with a few slight differences. The biggest one is that this unit will be able to utilize T-Mobile 4G network for faster mobile…
Well, it’s not much of a surprise but Sprint made the HTC EVO 3D official at CTIA 2011 and we got some hands-on time with the smartphone that provides glasses-free 3D and WiMax support. If you’re familiar with the EVO, the EVO 3D won’t come as much of a shock, as it sports a similar…