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PayPal is making a very big push in mobile payments today with a number of announcements, and one is a partnership with VeriFone. The two are teaming up as VeriFone becomes the first to partner with PayPal for mobile payments, and will join the dev ecosystem for the development of new apps. According to PayPal:…
For the longest time, the TELUS HTC Hero remained one of my favourite Android-powered devices. Granted, I’m not deep into Android like some of the experts here at IntoMobile, but the Hero was my first ever venture into all-things-Google… and it was a pleasant experience. Also for the longest time, Canadian Hero owners have been…
This past September was a historic month. Vodafone Czech Republic has sold more phones with Android than with the Symbian operating system! Sure it’s a single carrier in not that big of a market, but it is definitely a sign of changing times. Up until now, no other smartphone platform came even close to Symbian’s…
A leaked internal email from T-Mobile enthusiastically points to a November 3rd launch for the highly anticipated myTouch 4g. This Android-powered handset packs a punch with benchmarks that leave even the froyo-powered Nexus One in the dust. While not yet official, the myTouch 4G is expected to include a 1GHz second generation Snapdragon processor, 3.8-inch capacitive touchscreen…
We’re well aware that Best Buy intends to have a rather decent selection of Android tablets available for the holiday season, and we knew that the Samsung Galaxy Tab would be one of them. What we didn’t know is that starting today you can pre-order the Galaxy Tab as well as the Huawei S7 tablet.…
The lawsuits are just piling up for Android, and this time it’s a relatively unheard-of chipmaker named Gemalto that has Google in its sights. However, HTC, Motorola and Samsung are also the target of this particular lawsuit as Gemalto contends that all the aforementioned parties are guilty of patent infringement. The complaint in particular follows…
There are a handful of home replacement applications available for the Android OS now days, but unfortunately, the ones we really want to have on our phones aren’t actually available on the Android Market. There’s another UI in town, which may not be available at the moment, but once launched, it may be the go-to…
There’s an interesting article over at the New York Times which says the Android app ecosystem is rounding into shape. With news that the Android Market has just surpassed the 100,000 app mark, I’m inclined to agree that Google’s mobile operating system will soon generate some big business for app makers. The article is actually…
T-Mobile is bringing quite a few new Android handsets this holiday season, including the MyTouch 4G, the Huawei Comet and now the LG Optimus T. The Optimus T is said to hit Magenta’s shelves come November 3rd and will cost a mere $29.99. Once the Optimus T hits T-Mobile, we can expect that third-party retailers…
When Google Instant launched this past September, we were told that it would launch for mobile phones sometime this fall, and it seems that the Google Instant feature may be hitting select Android phones right now. If you’re holding onto a Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid, or Droid X, you may treated to a little surprise…