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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is known for saying some bold things and she’s not above slinging some mud at her competitors. The sometimes bawdy Bartz said that the Apple iAd platform won’t be a success due to the iPhone maker’s need for control. “That’s going to fall apart for them,” Bartz said in an interview…
If you ask Skyhook, it will tell you that Google’s “Don’t be evil” motto is a hoad of bullplop, as the company is suing the search giant over location issues related to Android. If you don’t know, the company uses WiFi data to create a layer of location data which is used by handset makers,…
We know that Palm has released webOS 2.0 to some select developers and it was only a matter of time before one of them put up a video. We’ve seen some of these features before but the walk-through video shows some interesting features. The video below is taken off a computer, as the developer is…
If you’re on U.S. Cellular and you’re looking for quick-messaging device, the just-announced Motorola Grasp may be right up your alley. It’s not as cool as some of Motorola’s high-end devices but the Motorola Grasp does have a full physical QWERTY keyboard for banging out those messages. I’d guess that it’s running a custom Linux-based…
Even the most ardent Android fanboy (I’m talking about you, Blake) has to admit that the Apple iPhone platform has it licked when it comes to gaming. OpenFeint is trying to change that and the popular mobile gaming company is bringing the heat with a bunch of popular games. “Android users deserve great games but…
During its developer conference, Intel representatives spoke about the upcoming era of mobile devices like smartphones and envisioned a not-too-distant future where your phone is more of a personal assistant. Intel’s CTO, Justin Rattner, stressed that the next battle for smartphones and mobile devices will be the ability to understand what the user wants. “The…
It looks like Apple may soon introduce the ability for app makers to charge on a subscription basis, which would make devices like the Apple iPad an ideal device for newspapers and magazines. Sources say that Apple will share the demographic data with the publishers and this is critical because that’s what a newspaper or…
If you’re like me, you’re obsessed with the mobile game Angry Birds and the lite beta version which hit earlier this month wasn’t enough to satisfy your pig-killing needs. I have good news for you, as the Rovio team said the full version is due to hit Android in 2-3 weeks. In an interview with…
If you’re like the staff of IntoMobile, you’re eyeball-deep in mobile apps but a new study from Pew Internet suggests the vast majority of adults don’t use these programs yet. The Pew report said 35% of U.S adults have these mobile apps on their phones but only 24% actually use them. It was a pretty…
We’ve been anxiously waiting to see what Hewlett-Packard will do with Palm and the webOS platform since the $1.2 billion acquisition but it looks like we may have to wait a bit longer. On his blog, HP’s “innovation czar” Rahul Sood said HP Palm is working on webOS smartphones and connected devices but it could…