It looks like Samsung will be making a big push with Android, as the company said more than 50% of its smartphone will rock that little green robot. This is a great sign for Android because Samsung has enormous reach as the second-biggest handset maker in the world. Getting cozy with Android could also lead…
Oprah wants you to hang up while driving
Oprah Winfrey is trying to get you to stop using your phone while driving and the media mogul dedicated her show to making the car a “no phone zone.” She urged people to sign a pledge that they wouldn’t call or text while behind the wheel and her push coincided with multiple rallies around the…
Get your 3G iPad now
You can now get an iPad that’s usable on the go (without a Sprint Overdrive) because Apple is selling the 3G version. The iPad 3G won’t be delivered until May 7th, but you can shell out the cash right now, if you so choose. You can nab the 16 GB version for $629, the 32…
Opera buys e-mail provider FastMail
Despite its minuscule share of the desktop market, Opera Software is quite a force in the mobile space, as seen with the tremendous success of its iPhone browser. It is looking to play a bigger role and it just acquired the e-mail provider FastMail.fm to bolster its messaging capabilities. What does FastMail do? Well, Opera…
With Palm buy, HP intends to “double down” on webOS
Let’s make no mistake: Hewlett-Packard spent $1.2 billion to buy Palm because it wants to push webOS at scale, according to statement from HP executives. “WebOS is the best-in-class mobile operating system,” said Brian Humphries, HP’s senior VP of strategy and corporate development, in a conference call. “Our intent is to double down on webOS.”…
This is the dude who found and sold the next-gen iPhone
That guy with the douche-bag beard is reportedly the person who found the next-generation iPhone in a bar and sold it to an online publication. The 21-year-old Brian J. Hogan, of Redwood City, California, said he was paid by Gizmodo but didn’t think he was doing anything wrong because he thought he was just selling…
Motorola posts small profit but handset division still struggling
Motorola was able to eek out another small profit ($69 million) for its first quarter, but the handset division is still not performing that well, as it ended up $192 million in the red. To be fair, the company didn’t have a blockbuster device like the Droid in the quarter to boost sales, but it…
Adobe CEO responds to Apple’s ripping of Flash
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took his war against Flash to a new level with a letter outlining why this pervasive web technology isn’t allowed on the iPhone OS. Adobe wasn’t going to sit around while all this smack was being talked and its CEO, Shantanu Narayen, had a few choice words in response during an…
Jon Stewart: Apple’s being ‘appholes’ over lost iPhone
You know the next iPhone is a big story when it catches the attention of Jon Stewart. During his popular show on Comedy Central, the host ripped into Apple’s reactions to the lost iPhone prototype. Specifically, he called out the company for supposedly initiating the police investigation that led to a whole lot of drama…
Skyfire 2.0 hits Android
We’re pretty big fans of Skyfire here at IntoMobile because the browser uses server-side technology to bring things like full Flash support to your mobile phone. Android users will be happy to know the 2.0 version is now available for download in the Android Market. What do you get with the updated browsers? * Video…