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It’s barely been a month since we rolled out the first Superphone Shootout but the smartphone market has become even better. We’ll take a look at the hottest devices on all the major carriers and break down the pros and cons and each. Motorola Droid X $199 on a new, two-year contract with Verizon Wireless…
Microsoft Bing will come to Android as a full-fledged app in the next six weeks, the software giant said. The company already has a full app for rival Apple’s iPhone and it’s actually pretty cool. The Bing app for Apple iPhone allows you to search the web, find directions with its map and it even…
Microsoft is hoping that some fat stacks of cheddar will help it catch up to the Apple App Store and Google Android Market, as it has been paying developers to create programs for its upcoming Windows Phone 7. It’s not giving them bags of cash per se, but a report by Business Week indicates Microsoft…
With its upcoming Windows Phone 7 just on the horizon, you’d expect Microsoft to throw a few jabs at the Apple iPhone. However, you wouldn’t expect it to associate one of its own products with failure while doing so. That’s exactly what Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner did during the keynote speech at the…
Apple has acquired an online mapping company Poly9 and this could be the first step in its divorce from Google and its services on the iOS devices. The company creates mapping software and one of its products offers a “cross-browser, cross-platform 3D globe which does not require any download.” Does that sound like Google Earth…
Boost Mobile is making a stronger case for itself by boosting its international calling options. As you may or may not know, the company already offers unlimited talk, text, push-to-talk and mobile web for $50 a month and it has an International Connect option for an extra $10 a month. It has added a few…
Oh snap. Gartner is talking all kinds of mess about Symbian and its chances in the smartphone market where the Apple iPhone and Google Android seem to attract the most attention. As you may know, Nokia bought Symbian in 2008 with the goal of spinning it into an independent organization that offers a free, open…
Facebook is quickly becoming a major force in the mobile space and the social networking company has no plans to stop. At the MobileBeat 2010 Conference, Facebook’s Erick Tseng said the company will be making strong efforts to become a mobile platform. At his first major public appearance since leaving Google for Facebook, Tseng said…
Applications like Opera Mini, Layar and Lookout topped GetJar’s first annual Gettie Awards. Team IntoMobile was there last night and it was quite an interesting experience. I’ll get to the winners first, as GetJar was seeking the best Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iPhone and Android apps. The winners received some monetary reward (I don’t…
We were worried when we heard rumors that the Motorola Droid X will be in short supply when it launches this Thursday because the Android-powered handset is a stellar device that many people will want to get. Verizon has officially responded to the reports though and the carrier said it will be ready for the…