Now before you get all crazy with talk about how many handsets your favorite manufacturer sells worldwide every day, or how crappy the iPhone is, or how much you like 3G (check out our 3G shootout, by the way), just remember that the iPhone is Apple very first foray into the mobile phone market. So,…
Apple patent application for wobbly iPhone homescreen icons; throwable icons
The world of tech-rumors is a “wobbly” one indeed (you see what we did there?). The juicier and longer the lead-time of a rumor, the more skepticism and doubt enshroud said rumor. But enough with the flowery rhetoric – the “leaked” iPhone v1.1.3 firmware from Gear Live has been the topic of hot debate as…
Motorola Z10 hands-on from CES 2008 Las Vegas
We’ve known about it for some time now. We’ve been waiting for it to drop. Motorola just made it official. And, now we had a chance to play with the Motorola Z10. Unfortunately, it turns out that the Z10 display units that we had a chance to test at the Motorola booth were still prototypes.…
Sprint LG Rumor gets firmware fix
Sprint sure got that new firmware out fast. Following on the firmware problems that left the door open to let the common user access an engineering menu and wiping their handset clean of any firmware bits, Sprint and LG have already released the fixed-up firmware for LG Rumor users to download post-haste. The new firmware…
Live pics of the new Sony Ericsson lineup from CES 2008 – W760, W350, Z555
Sony Ericsson just launched a trio of new handsets at CES 2008 Las Vegas and we have the live pics that you’ve been waiting for. The new Sony Ericsson W760 slider is a good-looker, no doubt. There’s just something about W-series slider from SE that just looks sexy. Stefan gave the booth-representative a good amount…
Nokia N95 8GB NAM pictures [UPDATED]
The highly-anticipated Nokia N95 8GB NAM is live! Nokia launched it last night and we managed to snap a couple pics of the sleek, large-screened beauty as we threw back complimentary drinks and scarfed down some delish eats. Before anyone starts complaining about the craptastic photo quality, please bear with us. High-resolution pics are on…
IntoMobile in Las Vegas – CES 2008
Well, the IntoMobile team has officially landed in the fabulous city of Las Vegas – home of CES 2008! We can’t wait to hit the showroom floor tomorrow morning, and with Sony Ericsson‘s CES lineup already confirmed, it’s sure to be a a great show. Make sure to keep checking back for IntoMobile’s live coverage…
HTC Touch headed to Alltel
Fancy an iPhone but hate the prospect of giving in to that cult-of-Apple or jumping network-ship for AT&T? Well, if you’re a Sprint or Telus customer, then you likely already enjoying the CDMA alternative to the iPhone, the HTC Touch. Unfortunately, if you are on Alltel’s network, you’ll just have to find another way to…
New TSA regulations for spare batteries on airplanes – ridiculous
File this one under “Idiot Bureaucrats and their rules.” The great thing about bureaucracy is that there’s no end to the supply of nonsensical, needlessly complex, potential harmful regulations enforced under the guise of making life safer for society. Since we’re all apparently incapable of keeping those spare lithium-ion batteries safely stowed during your flight…
Migrate data from your old phone to your iPhone with Fone2Phone
Smartphones are more like super-portable, mini-computers than standalone handsets these days. But, what good is all that computing power if you can’t make use of all your old data? If you’ve managed to amass a veritable cornucopia of contacts, playlists, events, tasks, notes, movies, songs, etc. on your old smartphone (or not-so-smart-phone), then it can…