This is one of those things that makes you go “hmmm, why didn’t anyone else think of that?!” Indian mobile operator Tata Docomo, which only launched this summer, is going to start charging you by the amount of letters/numbers you use in a text message, rather than per text message. Ever wanted to tell someone…
Brief: Android powered Motorola MB200 and MB300 model names revealed two days before launch
In case you forgot, Motorola is going to be holding an event on the 10th of September to announce a few Android powered devices. Thanks to Motorola publishing a few UAProf files a bit early, we now know the names of those two Android devices: MB200 and MB300. Nice to know, but a bit useless…
Attention iPhone owners who are also Flickr users: There is now an official application for you
Flickr has just launched an official application for the iPhone. Grab it here. That is all. If you’re lucky, someone on the IntoMobile will write a review of this application. [Via: TechCrunch]
Video: Hands on demo of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Pureness set to music you listen to on ecstasy
While most handset makers are in a rush to shove as many features as possible inside their devices just to add a few more bulletin points to their specification sheets, Sony Ericsson is trying something new and making a phone that literally is good for nothing except calling and texting people. Some think this is…
T-Mobile UK and Orange UK merge to create Britain’s largest operator
T-Mobile and Orange are going to merge their UK businesses and create a 50:50 joint venture. Both the T-Mobile and Orange brand names will remain, the only thing that actually changes is that their respective networks will be merged and then managed as a single entity. The joint venture will have 30 million customers, giving…
Buy a Nokia X6 with half the storage, pay half the price; repeal the Comes with Music tax
The Nokia X6, which was announced at Nokia World last week, is a controversial product because the price includes a “Comes with Music” package that gives you a year of unlimited music downloads. If you want to line the pockets of the record companies who are actively lobbying politicians all around the world to throw…
Brief: There are now 65 million people using Facebook on their phone, up 325% from 8 months ago
Facebook has just announced that there are now 65 million people using Facebook on their mobile device, compared with 20 million only 8 months ago; that’s an increase of 325%! To get an overview of the different ways you can access Facebook on your mobile phone, besides m.facebook.com, or the dedicated iPhone or BlackBerry App,…
Video: Early preview of Spotify for Symbian S60 devices!
Spotify, which came out today on the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms has yet to launch on S60. I complained about that fact in an earlier blog post, citing S60 as Europe’s most popular (in terms of units) smartphone operating system. A few hours later, this video shows up on the official Spotify blog:…
Brief: Nokia Internet Modem RD-3: GSM, EDGE, WCDMA and LTE; it exists, it works
Chalk this up as a strange press release. Nokia just announced that they have a product called the “Nokia Internet Modem RD-3” that they’re currently trailing, and that it supports LTE. It is also backwards compatible with the GSM/EDGE/WCMDA networks of today. Other than that there is no price, no pictures, and all they really…
Nokia World 2009: The Analysis: Things could have gone a bit better than they did
While I wasn’t at Nokia World 2009 this year, I did live in front of my laptop last Wednesday and Thursday, hitting the refresh button in my browser repeatedly, and gathering information from as many resources as I could find on the internet to mash it all up into the “IntoMobile’s Official Nokia World 2009…