Hewlett-Packard has agreed to purchase the struggling Palm for $1.2 billion, the companies announced late Wednesday, and HP had to make a move like this to stay relevant in a rapidly changing environment. The deal will give HP a strong brand name, a litany of patents, and an operating system (webOS) that has some great…
Nobex brings full radio to your BlackBerry
Another cool little gem from Research In Motion’s WES conference was Nobex because the free application offers you free access to full FM and AM radio stations on your handset. I never listen to the radio any more because most of my handsets don’t have an integrated tuner and I never bother to use the…
Apple buys chip-maker Intrinsity
Well, it’s not ARM Holdings, but Apple did snap up a chip-maker called Intrinsity in order to boost its mobile processors. The deal was chump change to Apple, $121 million or so, and it could help the company maintain a lead on the hardware side because the small, Austin-based company was known for optimizing the…
Thumbplay Music brings more than 8 million tracks to your BlackBerry
The BlackBerry multimedia player has become much better over the last few years but the hardcore music fans may still want to check out a service like Thumbplay Music. We had a chance to play with the service at Research In Motion’s WES 2010 in Orlando and I was fairly impressed. It offers you access…
Bitbop streams full TV shows and movies to your BlackBerry
We’re here at Research In Motion’s WES 2010 and one of my favorite things is discovering a little app that could have a big impact on your lives. I think we found a winner with the Bitbop app, which enables you to stream or download TV shows and movies to your BlackBerry smartphone using 3G…
Microsoft backs HTC against Apple, all comers
There was some ambiguity about this morning’s patent agreement between HTC and Microsoft because it pertained to some Android phones. But, in a statement e-mailed to IntoMobile, it’s clear that Microsoft is trying to protect the handset maker from legal entanglements from the likes of Apple. According to Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy…
Mozilla offers early version of Fennec for Android
There’s a version of Mozilla’s Fennec available for Android, but don’t get your hopes up too high yet because it’s a “pre-alpha” build that is riddled with bugs. I downloaded it for my Droid and absolutely can’t get it to launch at all. A colleague across the table also downloaded it for the Droid Incredible…
Sprint continues to bleed subscribers
Things continue to be bleak for the nation’s third-largest carrier, as Sprint lost 75,000 net subscribers and $865 million for its first quarter. The loss of subscribers is actually a lot better than the same period a year ago, but it’s sad to see the company saying this is the best net results it has…
Google’s Andy Rubin talks Froyo, takes shots at Apple
In a long-ranging interview with The New York Times, Google’s VP of engineering and Android godfather, Andy Rubin, talked about the upcoming Android 2.2, Flash support and the inherent advantages Google’s operating system has over platforms like the iPhone. Rubin said the next software update, known as Froyo, will include full support for Flash 10.1.…
iPad, finger stealer nabbed by police
Remember that scumbag who ripped off a guy’s finger while trying to steal his iPad? Well, luckily, the police have arrested a suspect in the heinous theft. Brandon Darnell Smith is the alleged scumbag and it looks like they got the right guy if you check out the video below. We’ll see what kind of…