Following up on the payment processing firm’s previous mobile roll-out, the launch of PayPal’s Mobile Checkout service allows US, UK, and Canadian users to buy items using mobile internet sites. While PayPal Mobile gives customers the option to buy, donate, or send money through SMS texts, the Mobile Checkout service will open up a whole…
iPhone file system hacked – ‘How to Escape Jail’
The intrepid crackers over at #iphone have released a step-by-step tutorial on how to gain access to the iPhone’s file system. In their document, titled “How to Escape Jail,” the hackers outline how to use the recently released iPhoneInterface software to get at that file system. Why is this so important? Well, this sought-after access…
Google: FCC may require upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction to be “open platform”
USA Today is reporting that Kevin Martin, FCC Chairman, will be proposing that hte upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction would leave consumers with choice. The requirement for the 700Mhz frequency spectrum to be an “open platform” means that “You can use any wireless device and download any mobile broadband application, with no restrictions.” Martin cites concerns…
SK Telecom prepping to bid for Sprint buy-out?
After Sprint’s recent foray into bad press, there are rumors of another possible buy-out. We’re hearing reports that the top South Korean wireless carrier (and backer of Helio) may be in the beginning stages of a buy-out of the No. 3 US wireless carrier, Sprint Nextel. Although SK Telecom released a statement denying the rumors…
Twitter for the iPhone – PocketTweets for your mobile Twitter fix
If you’re on Twitter and you have an iPhone, boy, do we have a bookmark-worthy site for you. We can’t stand going without our Twitter fix for more than a few minutes, so it’s a good thing PocketTweets has launched their iPhone-optimized website for mobile Twitter access. The web-based Twitter client gives your iPhone the…
Samsung and Ericsson make love, not war – agree to cross-license patents
In a global stand-out example of good-will and cooperation, Samsung and Ericsson just inked a deal to cross-license the other’s intellectual property. Interesting news, considering Ericsson’s patent infringement suit, filed back in August 2006, alleging Samsung of infringing on Ericsson’s mobile phone patents (upon expiration of a 2002 licensing deal in 2005). The handset manufacturing…
E-ten and Arima collaborate on High-end Windows Mobile smartphones
We’re hearing that E-ten and Arima have joined forces to start pushing high-end devices loaded with the Windows Mobile OS. Arima will bring to the collaborative effort their experience in developing Ericsson mobile phones and related chipsets and networking chips from Marvell Technology Group, while E-ten will be bringing expertise from their experience in developing…
Apple iPhone nano coming in this year: JP Morgan
Reuters is reporting that JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chang believes that Apple is working to push a new, cheaper iPhone out its doors later this year. Chang cites sources in the “supply channel” and the recent Apple patent application filing. The new iPhone will be based on the Apple iPod Nano’s design, as we expected…
Verizon Launches Premium Calling Plans with Unlimited Messaging and Mobile Email
With Apple and AT&T’s recent launch of the Apple iPhone, Verizon may be looking to boost its appeal in the face of over half a million iPhones being sold in the first few days – all on AT&T’s network. Verizon has launched premium-tier calling plans, aimed at the non-smartphone set. The premium plans start at…
IntoMobile announces our new Mobile Application and Games Stores!
As always, the IntoMobile team has been hard at work to bring you the ultimate mobile resource. Our latest additions to the IntoMobile universe are our online stores! We now offer mobile games and application for every platform – Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, BlackBerry, Java. As long as you don’t have an iPhone, you can…