Facebook is making huge moves in the mobile space today, as the long-awaited iPad app is in the App Store and it has also rolled out its HTML5-friendly mobile site. Let’s take a look at how the world’s largest social network looks on an iPhone and what this means for the company moving forward. Facebook…
CTIA 2011 preview: CEO showdown but no Nexus Prime
We’re live from the CTIA Enterprise and Apps show in sunny San Diego and this was poised to be one of the best fall show yet before a major handset announcement was postponed. Fear not, loyal reader, as the mobile conference will still be jam-packed with interesting news and apps, so let’s take a look…
Apple iPhone 4S preorders top 1 million units in 24 hours
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S there were some of you who felt disappointed by it but there appears to be a lot of people who are very, very happy with it. The next Apple smartphone went on pre-order last Friday for AT&T, Sprint and Verizon and Apple said it has already sold more than…
Motorola, Verizon holding special event Oct. 18
Verizon and Motorola have a strong relationship, as Moto was the first handset to kick off the uber-popular Droid lineup and the two companies are teaming up again for a special event Oct. 18. The invitation doesn’t give away much but we’re expecting some nice hardware. The invitation simply says, “Faster. Thinner. Smarter. Stronger.” on…
Microsoft store photo tour
We’re down in sunny San Diego a little early to cover the CTIA tradeshow this week and we just so happened to stumble upon a Microsoft store and decided you should get a look. In general, the Microsoft store does seem a lot like an Apple store with its wide-open spaces, lots of demonstration areas…
RIM buys NewBay for $100 mil to bolster cloud services
Research In Motion will spend roughly $100 million to purchase NewBay to boost its cloud services, according to a report in The Irish Times. The $100 deal is a relatively large sum for RIM, so what will it be getting? On its website, NewBay says it offers, “a white label software platform, called LifeCache, that…
View the memorial to Steve Jobs at Apple’s San Francisco store
It’s only been a few days since Steve Jobs passed away but it’s clear that he had a huge impact around the world. We went to the flagship Apple store in San Francisco and saw a moving memorial filled with Post-it notes, flowers, and apples along the front walls of the store. Check out the…
Steve Jobs and technology do help us solve real problems
Stefan penned an excellent piece called “Now that Steve Jobs is dead, can we start solving problems that actually matter?” and I believe it is an amazing look at what we should really be focusing on. At the same time, I can’t help but feel that it is a bit myopic and it discounts how…
Unlocked Apple iPhone 4S coming in November
You can officially preorder the iPhone 4S for AT&T, Sprint and Verizon today but you’re going to have to wait a bit if you want a contract-free unlocked version. On it’s iPhone 4S page, Apple lays out all the purchasing options for its latest flagship phone and tucked away at the bottom is this line,”Or…
No Nexus Prime for you – Samsung, Google event postponed [Update]
The IntoMobile team was extremely pumped for next Tuesday because we were supposed to see the Samsung Nexus Prime, Android Ice Cream Sandwich and maybe some more surprises. While these are still coming, it won’t come on Oct.11, as Samsung and Google have postponed the event. According to a statement e-mailed out to the press:…









