The new Web OS represents Palm’s bid to retake the huge chunk of the smartphone market that it has lost to the likes of Nokia, RIM (BlackBerry), and the iPhone over the years. Together with the newly announced Palm Pre smartphone, the Web OS offers a slick, gesture-based UI that’s at once intuitive and incredibly…
Mobile DTV broadcasts to bring free mobile TV to 22 US cities in late 2009
The US is set to see mobile TV become reality in late 2009. The Open Mobile Video Coalition has announced that they’re on track to go live with free mobile DTV broadcast in Fall 2009. The over-the-air broadcast would be made available for viewing to anyone with a compatible mobile DTV receiver – a stark…
Dell and AT&T team up on $99 Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook offer!
What’s better than a super-portable netbook that helps you boost on-th-go productivity and gives you some decent street-cred? Take that same portable netbook and put it on sale for $99, now that’s what we call a deal! Dell and AT&T have teamed up to offer the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook for the almost irresistible…
HTC’s 2009 lineup leaked – Familiar form-factors but bumped-up specs
There’s nothing we like seeing more than a high profile cellphone manufacturer’s upcoming product lineup leaked for all the blogosphere to enjoy. HTC’s entire 2009 product portfolio has been leaked, showing off the Taiwanese handset maker’s 25 handset strong lineup. From the looks of the leaked images, HTC seems to be taking their best successes…
Hands-on with the Novatel MiFi Portable Hotspot router @ CES Las Vegas 2009
CES is always good for putting eyes and hands on new products, regardless of how little mobile-related material there happens to be in any given year (ahem, 2009). One of the highlights of this year’s CES was Novatel’s showcase during the ShowStoppers press event at the Wynn Las Vegas. The highlight of this year’s Novatel…
Up close and personal with the Motorola AURA
The Motorola bunch were on hand at the Las Vegas Convention Center to showcase their current mobile lineup at CES 2009 Las Vegas, but the real gem of Motorola’s show was their Motorola AURA luxury phone. The Motorola AURA isn’t for everyone, what with its $2,000 price tag and all. But, you do get what…
iPhone 3G SIM unlock guide – yellowsn0w unlocks iPhone 3G for any GSM network
Welcome to IntoMobile’s iPhone 3G unlock tutorial. In this step-by-step DIY guide, we’ll walk you through the steps needed to unlock your iPhone 3G’s GSM baseband (cellular modem) for use on any GSM network in the world. The software-unlock solution, curiously dubbed “yellowsn0w” by the iPhone-hacking gurus on the iPhone Dev Team, is fairly straight-forward…
Microsoft to focus on fewer Windows Mobile devices
Microsoft’s reach in the mobile space in undeniable. There are dozens of manufacturers pushing out Windows Mobile smartphones in all sorts of sizes and shapes. But, the days of almost limitless Windows Mobile options will soon come to an end. Microsoft VP of Windows Mobile marketing Todd Peters has indicated that Microsoft will be concentrating…
Palm likely bringing Palm Pre and Web OS to Canada, too
Palm has made it clear that the US will be the inaugural launch-market for the Palm Pre and its accompanying Web OS. The CDMA-based Palm Pre will be launching as a Sprint-exclusive in the first half of 2009 (1H 2009), and should have a huge impact on our home-turf smartphone market. And, with both GSM…
The App Catalog – Palm’s own-branded applications store
The Palm Pre is making big waves as the next-generation Palm smartphone with the potential to turn the company’s fortunes around. But, the Palm Pre’s hardware would be much less appealing were it not for the touch-optimized Web OS that runs the show. All those snazzy gesture-controls and capacitance touchscreen make for one fun-to-use UI.…