Sidekick fans, brace yourselves. We just got some hands-on time with the successor to the long line of Sidekick handsets, the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. Originally made by Sharp and powered by Danger – remember the Internet forums that went by the same name? – it’s now made by Samsung and powered by Google’s Android. I’ve…
Hands-on: T-Mobile G2X (Optimus 2X) at CTIA 2011 [update: HD video]
The T-Mobile G2x was just announced and you know that the IntoMobile team got some hands-on with it at the CTIA 2011. The T-Mobile G2x is essentially the LG Optimus 2X but with a few slight differences. The biggest one is that this unit will be able to utilize T-Mobile 4G network for faster mobile…
Hands-On: Sprint HTC View 4G Android tablet at CTIA 2011
Sprint announced their version of the HTC Flyer at CTIA 2011 today, called the View 4G. Although Sprint wouldn’t let us touch the preproduction hardware, they gave us a lengthy demo showing the many uses of the pen accessory, and a tour of the hardware. The HTC View 4G has a 1.5 GHz processor, 1…
Hands-on: Sprint EVO 3D from CTIA 2011 [update]
Well, it’s not much of a surprise but Sprint made the HTC EVO 3D official at CTIA 2011 and we got some hands-on time with the smartphone that provides glasses-free 3D and WiMax support. If you’re familiar with the EVO, the EVO 3D won’t come as much of a shock, as it sports a similar…
Sprint CEO rips AT&T 4G at CTIA 2011
Hopefully, you were following along with our CTIA 2011 liveblog and watched the CEOs of AT&T, Sprint and Verizon discuss the industry and you would have seen Sprint CEO Dan Hesse sticking it to the competition. Not only did he crack wise about AT&T’s “4G” network, he flat-out said that the AT&T, T-Mobile deal would…
Amazon Appstore for Android opens its virtual doors; Offers Angry Birds Rio for free!
Amazon Appstore for Android is now live! Ever since we cleared the last stage at the St. Patrick’s Day update to the Angry Birds Seasons, we desperately waited for this moment. Yup, Angry Birds Rio is, as promised, available for download. The bad news is that you have to be a U.S. resident to access…
How-To: Root and unlock bootloader for HTC Thunderbolt
So you went ahead and got Verizon’s first 4G LTE phone, the HTC Thunderbolt, eh? The phone is great, but you want to do more, do you? Well, below is a tutorial for rooting the device and unlocking the bootloader. This is by no means for someone who doesn’t know what they are doing. If…
Hands-On: Verizon’s Sony Ericsson Xperia Play at CTIA 2011
At CTIA Wireless 2011, Verizon started showing off their branded version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia play for the first time. We’ve already had some hands-on time with the Sony Xperia Play, but the Verizon version is a bit different. It’s coming preloaded with six games: Madden NFL 11, Tetris and The Sims 3 by…
CTIA Preview: AT&T-Mobile, Verizon counters, Sprint fights back
Well, we thought this could be a somewhat boring CTIA last week but with the news that AT&T will be buying T-Mobile, this is going to be one of the most exciting show in a long, long time. That deal could have a major impact on the mobile game in the United States for years…
Use your phone to donate to Japan; Here’s a list of shortcodes
Good folks of MoCoNews compiled a list of shortcodes you could use to donate to the relief effort in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. We’ve used their data to compile the table below. Needless to say, we encourage you to help others when you can. Text shortcode Phone number Amount Organization…









