Ask.com is trying to jump into the location-based space with the iPhone app Ask Around. The Ask Around app is aimed at allowing mobile users to have conversations with those around them. The Ask Around iPhone app will use location from a GPS, WiFi and cell phone triangulation to let you chat with people around…
Bing Deals provides large discounts on the go
If you’re looking for another reason to check out Microsoft Bing on the go, the company has introduced a location-based discounting service which ties into group-buying services like Groupon, LivingSocial and others. If you’re on an Android or iPhone, you can go to m.bing.com to get at the Bing Deals and it will use your…
AT&T intros postpaid data plans as iPad 2 looms
If you were looking to pick up that shiny new iPad 2 with 3G, you’ll be happy to hear that AT&T has introduced some new postpaid mobile data plans. According to the company, you will now have multiple ways to get your iPad 2 with 3G connected. The best part is that these options don’t…
Hands-on: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Android smartphone at GDC 2011
We were hanging out at the GDC 2011 conference yesterday and got some more time with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and we got a bigger look at its gaming powers. The Xperia Play is the first PlayStation-certified smartphone and it will pack a slide-out dpad for gaming. The cool thing about it is that…
The Apple iPad 2 is here – IntoMobile reacts
Apple made some waves this morning by introducing the iPad 2 and while the announcement didn’t contain many surprises, it is still going to be one of the major players in the ever-competitive tablet market. As for the specs, the iPad 2 has a dual-core A5 chip for speedier processing, the same (or similar) 9.7-inch…
Apple intros iOS 4.3 along with iPad 2
Along with the iPad 2 today, Apple also introduced the latest version of the software for the tablet, iPod touch and iPhone models. The iOS 4.3 software brings a host of new features and improvements. We had already sussed out many of the features in iOS 4.3 when the developer beta hit but there are…
Havok gaming tools coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
Sony Ericsson unveiled the Xperia Play at Mobile World Congress last month but the company showed it off for the first time in the United States at the Game Developers Conference and said that the device will be capable of using Havok gaming tools in order to try and push smartphone gaming to the boundaries.…
Comcast Xfinity TV app hits Android but no streaming yet
Comcast has been doing some cool things with its iOS apps to turn your Apple products into cool remotes but the company is now bringing that love to the Android side of the things as the Comcast Xfinity TV app has just hit the Android Market. According to the company’s blog, the Comcast Xfinity TV…
Facebook buys Beluga group messaging service
It looks like we can look forward to the Facebook apps getting some stronger messaging capabilities, as the world’s largest social network has just acquired the group chatting app Beluga. If you’re not familiar with the app, it lets you set up “pods” for creating a BBM-like service for group messaging and chatting. It doesn’t…
What to expect from the Apple iPad 2 announcement
Tomorrow, someone from Apple will introduce the next generation of the iPad and the battle lines for tablets in 2011 will be drawn. What new features will the iPad 2 have? Will this device be able to keep the lead over the slew of Android tablets that will be hitting the market (not to mention…