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Facebook is reportedly on the verge of acquiring the social-activity site Hot Potato, and the deal is another sign that the social networking giant plans to roll out a check-in service which could compete against Foursquare, Gowalla and others. TechCrunch is reporting the deal will be for about $10 million, which isn’t much in the…
Thanks in large part to the success of the Android-powered HTC EVO 4G superphone, Sprint was able to add 111,000 net customers for the second quarter of 2010. This could be considered a tipping point for the third-largest carrier because this is the first net addition of subscribers in three years! Sprint has been bleeding…
It’s summer blockbuster time for mobile news, as this week was jam-packed with hot scoops and big deals. Apple giving away free iPhone 4 bumper cases was the big story today, but we also saw the launch of the Motorola Droid X on Verizon, the Samsung Galaxy S phones hit the wild and we put…
It’s barely been a month since we rolled out the first Superphone Shootout but the smartphone market has become even better. We’ll take a look at the hottest devices on all the major carriers and break down the pros and cons and each. Motorola Droid X $199 on a new, two-year contract with Verizon Wireless…
So, yeah, because this was a short week with a major U.S. holiday at the beginning, it wasn’t the biggest week for mobile news. Still, we saw the introduction of a new Android handset from Motorola, rumblings that the first HSPA+ phone will be coming soon and we found a way to waste even more…
Borders is doubling down on its mobile strategy, as it is bringing its e-reader application to Android and BlackBerry. This latest e-reader app will join its existing programs for the Mac, PC, Apple iPhone and iPad. The Borders eBooks app does exactly what you expect from this type of program: it enables mobile users to…
Well, the claws are out folks, as Lenovo’s head, Liu Chuanzhi, said Apple is missing out on the world’s most populous country because Apple CEO Steve Jobs “has such a bad temper and doesn’t care about China.” Well, Chuanzhi, I get the feeling you’ll soon have a chance to eat those words. To be fair,…
We’re pretty big fans of the Twitter Android app Twidroid here at IntoMobile, so it’s good to hear that the company has been acquired by TweetUp. The app will be renamed Twidroyd – probably to avoid any legal complications from the “Droid” name, which is patented by George Lucas – and TweetUp said the program…
It was quietly a pretty big week in mobile, as we gave our take on the Verizon Motorola Droid X, Apple admitted its iPhone units have had reception problems from the beginning and Microsoft killed off its ill-fated Kin lineup. It’s Friday on IntoMobile, so let’s jump into the biggest stories of the week in…
The latest Apple iPhone to Verizon rumors have the analysts out in force, and these people are saying AT&T could lose up to one million subscribers to Big Red if that “magical” smartphone stops being exclusive. This fear could be why AT&T made it a lot easier for existing customers to upgrade to the iPhone…