Just when we saw Motorola’s new Linux platform (MOTOMAGX) unveiled, the American handset manufacturer is about to start promoting it to developers — along with other mobile platforms it supports. The idea behind MOTODEV Summits is to reach developers and “condense months of potential experimentation and development into one day.” For developers reading IntoMobile, you…
President Bush upholds ITC ruling to ban Qualcomm 3G chipsets
The ITC ban on Qualcomm 3G chipsets has been whipping up more drama than we know what to do with. It’s more exciting than our mid-day soap operas, and that’s saying a lot – we really, really, love our “stories.” Let’s get you up to speed. You see, meanie Qualcomm has been picking IP fights…
Pocket Tunes are coming to Palm Foleo
It seems unlikely Palm will succeed to persuade us that we need a “mobile companion.” The simple fact that it can’t fit my pockets will make me think do I actually need to carry it that day. And while the instant on functionality is something I’m craving for, the additional five hundred bucks somehow make…
Bone conduction headphones
In case you haven’t heard about the bone conduction technology, you should know that the main idea behind this is in transferring sound using human bones. To put in other words, such headphones doesn’t necessarily have to be in your ears — holding them in a proximity of ears should be good enough. I admit…
Apple iPhone / AT&T collusion under fire in Congress – future of network locked/bundled phones in question
Yea, the iPhone is locked to AT&T. No, it doesn’t seem fair. But, what’s a nation to do? Well, the Congressional Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet is holding a hearing today to discuss whether it is “fair” to bundle cell phones with certain wireless carriers. The debate is officially titled, “Wireless Innovation and Consumer…
HTC Opens World’s First Customer Service Center in Taiwan – HTC Care
With the booming success of HTC and their bevy of Windows Mobile smartphones out in the wild, HTC has opened the doors to their first-ever customer service center. The “HTC Care” center in Taipei, Taiwan aims to provide customers with comprehensive after-sales support for the entire gamut of devices in their lineup. Just by walking…
Samsung showcases 53 handsets at CommunicAsia Singapore – Ultra Edition II lineup
In addition to the cool new fashion phones that Samsung rolled out today, the Korean handset giant is showcasing 53 new handsets at the CommunicAsia show in Singapore. Man, those Koreans are getting crazy with their mobile phones! Samsung states that the showcase will highlight the new Ultra Edition II lineup – the Ultra Edition…
1 Million Chinese protest chemical plant with text messge
In the Chinese’ mobile equivalent of the Million Man March, citizens of the Chinese province of Xiamen used 1,000,000 (1 Million) SMS text messages to organize a protest to halt the construction of a $1.4 billion industrial facility, by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. The plant was slated to produce paraxylene – an eye,…
EU Parliament Slashes Mobile Roaming Rates for Cross-Border Calls
EU lawmakers have made the final move in slashing cross-border roaming rates for EU tourists and business people – by up to 70%. Austrian euro-deputy, Paul Ruebig, said that those using their mobile phones when traveling throughout the European Union will no longer have to worry about roaming charges that are “greater than the cost…
Phone Call from Top of Mount Everest!
Remember when we told you about that somewhat hair-brained idea about trying to get “high” with Motorola? Apparently, that Brit climber Rod Baber made it to the top of that notorious hill – Mt. Everest – with a Motorola Z8 (the Media Monster) in tow. The “record-setting” call was made from the northern side of…