It looks like Amp’d Mobile has changed their service termination deadline – “Amp’d is potentially suspending US operations on July 31st.” What’s this “potentially” talk about? Could it have something to do with the updated FAQ mentioning “discussions with several parties” regarding a possible buy-out of the defunct MVNO? The previous shut-off date seems to…
Nokia: Watch out for those jealous laptops – they’re dangerous with envy
Nokia’s marketing department deserves a round of applause for their newest act of advertising genius. Rather than go toe-to-toe with the incredible iPhone buzz-machine, Nokia opted to go the comedy route for their N95 – a damn good decision, if you ask us. Playing on the Nokia N95’s role as the multimedia computer, the ads…
What happens when rip-off artists run out of ideas – an ugly mish-mash flip/candybar phone
This just might be the worst phone we’ve ever seen. Not just in terms of design and form-factor, but also in terms of nonsensically ripping off trademarks. Of course it’s from China, but that’s not the point. This thing might be the result of knock-off artists having run out of ideas (well, things to copy,…
Did you know there’s a “Run” dialog in Windows Mobile?
Raise your hand if you knew Windows Mobile had a native equivalent to desktop-Windows’ “Run” dialog box (ok, put them down now, no one can see you anyway). We were surprised to learn that too! Apparently, a coupe nifty button presses will bring up a command line execution dialog, allowing you to execute programs straight…
Get your FREE Motorola RIZR Z8 on O2
UK provider O2 has started offering the slick Moto RIZR Z8 (Media Monster) for the amazingly low price of FREE! It’s a pretty good deal if your willing to tie yourself down with a minimum £35 per month contract. With HSDPA, 2 megapixel camera, and microSD (up to 4GB) all running under the Symbian UIQ…
SMS text message your Facebook friends’ mobile phones for FREE – IntoMobile’s TextMe widget
Forget unlimited SMS text message plans from your carrier – you still have to pay for the unlimited package. Let’s see, what could be better than paying for text messages. Maybe, not paying for text messages! At least we think so. The IntoMobile Team is proud to introduce our new Facebook widget – we like…
CECT rips off the Apple iPhone, again – CECT 599
If you’re in China, and you’ve got a case of iPhone envy, you really don’t have any other option than to go the knock-off route. CECT, one of the most prolific rip-off artists in China (the world?), has released another Apple iPhone clone. Apparently, the CECT P168 wasn’t enough for the clone factory, they had…
Apple getting incredibly large kickback From AT&T for each new iPhone contract – Apple the Bounty Hunter
Apple is really raking the cash these days. Following today’s reports from AT&T about shorter-than-expected iPhone activations (causing panty-wearing investors to jump ship and offload their Apple stock), we’re hearing rumors that Apple’s kickback from AT&T don’t stop at the $3 per month revenue share. According to TheStreet.com, sources close to the company are claiming…
Nokia outs N81 in leaked wap website profile
We can’t tell you how much we love it when phone manufacturers in surreptitious web page publishing. Do these guys really think that no one will notice? Case in point, Nokia has published a WAP profile for their slick new N81 3G slider. We were expecting the Nokia N81 to launch in Q4 2007, so…
FlickIM – AIM client for your iPhone
The iPhone really, really needs to have a built-in iChat application. It’s a shame that Apple didn’t give us the feature out of the box, but we’re betting on a future update to enable the app on our iPhones. Until then, iPhone web-app developers are having a great time trying to cash in on the…