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Futuremark Corporation, which I just now realized is based out of Helsinki, Finland, has announced that they’ll be bringing their highly praised 3DMark benchmarking tool to Google’s mobile operating system at some point in 2012. Why is this significant? Before I started writing for IntoMobile, before I worked for Nokia, and before I had to…
T-Mobile UK is running a neat campaign called “Appy Christmas,” offering seven free apps worth 20 GBP with all purchases of new Android phones through December 24th. In order to take advantage of the offer, once you buy a phone, you should text XMAS to 480004* to get the link from where you can choose…
While Orange is selling the San Francisco II smartphone that doesn’t stop ZTE from offering its baby without the carrier’s branding. And while we don’t know when they’ll actually start accepting orders, we now know the official name of the phone – it’s ZTE Blade S. That “S” part apparently makes it superior than the…
I was thinking about this for quite some time now and decided to share my thoughts with you, our dear readers. You see I never quite understood Verizon’s decision to call (some of) its Android-based smartphones DROID phones. Sure, it’s shorter but it does add a bit of confusion among the consumers. What’s wrong with…
We’ve seen a number of apps that allow you to control your PC from a smartphone or tablet, how about the other way round? That’s possible with an Android app called AirDroid, which enables the functionality – so you can control many smartphone apps from a connected computer. Developed by Sand Studio, the application communicates…
Later this month ASUS will start shipping their second generation Transformer tablet, known as the Transformer Prime. What makes it unique is that it has a keyboard dock that makes the thing look like a bonafide laptop, and better yet the dock comes with an integrated battery that promises to give you an additional 6…
While we’re hard at work on our official review for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, we decided to snap a few photos to compare the size of the rather large device against a few other Android handsets. Some may like its size and some just won’t. While we are growing more fond of the Galaxy Nexus’…
We’ve never really liked preinstalled apps on Android phones but now that North Carolina State University researchers have revealed a major flaw in some on-board Android apps, we hate it even more. The researchers said these vulnerabilities can allow for the sharing of your potentially sensitive information without your permission. Malicious apps could tap into…
Rumors as to an official launch date for the ASUS Transformer Prime have swirled around like a tornado, but the U.S. should see the tablet in time for holiday sales. The Transformer Prime will hit U.S. shelves starting December 8th. according to ASUS, after Taiwan receives the slate first on Dec. 1. The Transformer Prime is…
The great folks at iFixit have torn down the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and found the world’s first Ice Cream Sandwich phone is packed full of power but it may be a bit tricky to repair. We know that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus sports a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP processor, a 4.65-inch 720p screen and NFC,…