There’s a ton of news today about Windows Phone 7 Series and the revamped Windows Phone Marketplace really caught my eye. Like the latest mobile operating system, the Marketplace is going to be pretty. Like any app store, you’ll be able to see a wide view of categories and there are smooth-looking transition animations when…
So who’s going to make applications for Windows Phone 7 Series? Answer: About 33 companies
These days the media, and investors, care about “apps”. Thanks to Apple, your platform, no matter how innovative, no matter how awesome, no matter how promising it appears to be, will be called out by douche bags around the world for not having over 100,000 applications, or whatever the official number is right now. It’s…
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools, shows off ease of app development
Today is the start of Microsoft’s MIX10 conference in Las Vegas, and there’s some good stuff coming down the Windows Phone 7 pipeline. First up, Microsoft has announced that they have made their Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools available for download through their MSDN download center. The tools will give eager devs a chance to…
Nokia Coast to Coast: Connecting People with The Great Outdoors
Nokia UK is announcing the Nokia Coast to Coast – a spectacular and exhilarating event which traverses one of the British Isles most famous mountain landscapes by bike, foot and boat. The event is set to take place in some of the most iconic locations and amazing views of the Scottish Highlands – Loch Ness,…
Mobile World Congress 2010: I came, I saw, I walked away underwhelmed
Three weeks ago today I, and about 50,000 other people, walked through the two towers that stand at the entrance of the Fira de Barcelona and attended the first day of Mobile World Congress 2010. This was my second time at the show, and for some of my colleagues it was their third visit, so…
AdMob Developer Day hitting San Mateo on March 25th
As it keeps growing (and getting a new flux of money from Google), AdMob wants to address developers in a more personal fashion. Thus, they are organizing the first AdMob Developer Day on the afternoon of Thursday, March 25th in San Mateo. Any mobile developer can participate, and so can those folks who are only…
Pelikon MorphTouch module combines physical keyboard with touchpad
During Pepcom’s MobileFocus event at this year’s Mobile World Congress, I had a chance to check out a company called Pelikon. They make an interesting keyboard/keypad module designed for use in mobile phones and similar devices (MIDs?). It’s called MorphTouch and it’s touted to “revolutionize the user experience by adapting to the way you want…
TI shows a mobile phone with a no-glasses 3D display
According to my buddy Ron over at 3d-display-info.com, TI showed a new 3D display for mobile phones, running on an OMAP3 chipset at MWC. The display is a 120Hz LCD with an 3M film that directs the images to the left or right eye alternately (3M unveiled this technology back in November 2009). There’s no…
Status Update: I’m the new editor for IntoMobile!
Hi everyone, my name is Blake Stimac, and I am one of the newest additions to the IntoMobile team. Originally from Texas, I’ve lived in Western Massachusetts for eight years, but for the past two, I’ve called the Mission District in San Francisco home. I have loved mobile phones for many years, but it wasn’t…
HP Compaq AirLife 100 smartbook rocks Snapdragon, Android
We’ve missed this one, but it’s important so we’re going with it nonetheless… HP has unveiled its first Android-powered smartbook called Compaq AirLife 100. As you can guess from the post’s title, this baby gets its power from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset (QSD8250), ensuring for smooth experience. Here are the highlights: 10.1-inch touchscreen (this is definitely…