The Square application is now available for the iPhone and Android and the company is looking to reinvent how small businesses can accept payment for goods. The system involves a small dongle that plugs into the headphone jack of the iPhone or iPod Touch and this is used to swipe acredit card. The app then…
Google, Verizon teaming for iPad competitor
Remember all those rumors we’ve heard about a Google tablet? Well, it looks like it’s real and the search giant is teaming with Verizon Wireless to bring out an iPad competitor, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. In an interview, Verizon Wireless Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said this type of form factor…
Google Maps for Android gets boost, adds biking directions
Google has just updated the Maps application for Android and bicyclists should be happy because it now includes navigation for these foot-powered vehicles. Biking directions have already been in the desktop version but this is the first time it will hit Google Maps for mobile. According to Google’s Mobile blog: Just in time for National…
Apple fires back about Android sales reports
It seemed like the industry had hit an important tipping point yesterday when a study from the NPD Group said U.S. Android sales had outpaced the iPhone in the first quarter. Of course, Apple had something to say about this data and how it is being interpreted. “This is a very limited report on 150,000…
Apple will fix iPad WiFi connectivity bug
If you have been having WiFi connectivity problems on your iPad, it’s not your fault. We’ve had some issues here at IntoMobile headquarters and Apple has finally acknowledged the problem and promised a fix in upcoming software. “A very small number of iPad users have experienced issues with WiFi connectivity,” Apple said on its support…
Some iPad apps inconsistent, difficult to use, says study
One of the iPad’s greatest strengths is its ability to download new programs from the App Store but a new study from the Nielsen Norman Group found many of these apps can be confusing because there’s no consistent interaction design. In the study “Usability of iPad Apps and Websites. First Research Findings,” the firm said…
FCC wants to tackle ‘bill shock’
The Federal Communications Commission is trying to do consumers a solid by tackling the issue of “bill shock” – opening up your cell phone bill and being hit with extra fees because you went over your monthly allotment of voice, text or data. In a public note (PDF), the governmental agency is seeking comment on…
Will Apple use 60 GHz WiFi?
I talked a little about the WiFi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WIGIG) teaming up for quicker WiFi but an interesting tidbit came out of the LA Times blog today, as an executive indicated Apple may be considering this tech for its future products. WiGig Alliance Chairman and President Ali Sadri is optimistic about a…
AT&T’s iPhone deal was for five years
As AT&T’s network quickly became a national punchline, many thought it would just be a matter of time before Apple brought its iPhone to Verizon. But it appears that it can’t bring the touchscreen handset to another network until at least 2012, as Engadget has dug up evidence that the companies signed a five-year exclusivity…
Sprint ditches Nexus One too
If you’ve been patiently waiting for the Nexus One to hit Sprint as promised, you’re in for some bad news because the nation’s third-largest carrier won’t be getting Google’s “superphone.” “We are not bringing in Nexus One as EVO 4G is more robust in 3G markets and amazing in the growing number of 4G areas,”…