The IntoMobile Team is always working to bring you latest and greatest on the mobile industry – from the newest product releases to the lowdown on the Apple iPhone. So, to make it easier for all you eager iPhone hopefuls out there to find out all the latest iPhone information, we’re very pleased to announce…
Highway Safety & Technology – new company wants to help law enforcement detect cell phone use while driving
Great, not only do we have to worry about Big Brother looking over our shoulders, but now a private company, Highway Safety & Technology, wants to help Big Brother nab drivers who are talking on their cell phones. While this technology seems like a logical and fair system for locales that have outlawed the use…
Alereon develops new wireless USB chip – no more cables!
Chip-maker Alereon Inc. has announced that they plan on releasing a new chip, the AL5100, to go wireless with the ubiquitous USB standard. The chip will utilize a Ultra-WideBand frequencies (UWB), frequency to free up devices from all those cumbersome USB cables. And, therein lies the Alereon chip’s advantage. Current wireless USB technologies utilize the…
ESPN plans to patent system for mobile content analysis
The New York Times has a piece on mobile video/TV and is reporting that ESPN is betting big on their mobile plans. Despite the company’s failed MVNO, ESPN is planning to patent a system that will analyze the web-users’ viewing habits to determine what content would best serve ESPN’s mobile web viewers. The system would…
European carriers not willing to bend to Apple’s iPhone demands
Vnunet.com is reporting that European wireless operators are unwilling to bow to Apple’s demands for the right to carry the iPhone. Avi Greengart, principal analyst at Current Analysis, said that “Operators consistently told us, not for attribution, of course, that they had spoken to Apple and found the company ‘unbelievably arrogant’, making demands that ‘simply…
GPLUS TF910 – Motorola KRZR K1 clone/ripoff with SE Z610-style display
JUSTAMP got the scoop on this Motorola K1 KRZR knock-off/clone. The GPLUS TF910 looks like a Moto KRZR K1 in size and shape, but takes another rip from the Sony Ericsson Z750 in it’s narrow external display. And, just to make sure that the TF910 covered all its bases, the mirrored exterior face takes cues…
Video: Apple iPhone knock-off/clone from China – CECT198
Call it a clone, call it a knock-off, call it whatever you want. In any case, things like this can only come from China – land of the non-trademark. We’ve covered this one before – its the CECT198 from, CECT (who else?). But, this time we got video! Notice the start-up logo – tPhone? That’s…
Nokia changes its mind – declares touchscreens as the future!
Reuters is reporting that the Finnish handset manufacturing giant, Nokia, has pulled an about-face on their stance on touchscreens. The company has previously stated that they were not very interested in the touchscreen technology that the Apple iPhone made so popular. However, Nokia COO Tero Ojanpera, said that “Optical sensors and touch will be the…
Microsoft re-launches MSN Mobile – revamped web portal for mobile phones
Microsoft has gone live with their newly revamped mobile web portal – MSN mobile! The redesigned and re-engineered site is the place to go for quick and easy access to all your favorite web services. From live weather to stocks to news to maps to…well, you get the idea, Microsoft has ensured that the new…
HTC Touch gets spicy – now in Wasabi Green!
Wasabi – that mysterious green paste that serves up a great kick with your favorite sushi – we love it! How fitting for the hot, new HTC Touch, with TouchFLO, to don Wasabi Green coloring for it’s latest rendition? The Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional HTC Touch aims to deliver a sizable hit to the Apple…