There was once a time when mobile phones had just one port, the power port. Then someone figured out it would be easier to drive a car without holding a phone up to the side of your head, and thus the headset jack was added. Phones soon started getting smarter, so another daring individual said…
Leak: Motorola Dinara looks to be the Atrix 3 for AT&T
When it comes to Android versus iOS, most folks in America associate Google’s OS with Verizon, while Apple’s Jesus Phone is seen as something you get from AT&T. That hasn’t stopped AT&T from offering high end Android devices however. The first Motorola Atrix, and the subsequent Atrix 2 that launched just 10 months later, pushed…
Android devices now being activated at a rate of 900,000 units per day
With less than 12 hours to go until Apple gets on stage and shows off the next version of iOS, Google’s Andy Rubin (pictured above, left), the father of Android, used Twitter to announce to the world that over 900,000 devices running his mobile OS are being activated on a daily basis. That’s 81 million…
Moscone West banners ‘confirm’ iOS 6 will be unveiled at WWDC
Photographs sent to 9to5Mac show a Moscone West covered in Apple regalia for WWDC. Besides the traditional Apple logo, some banners being hung have iOS 6 emblazoned on their size. The signage for “the world’s most advanced mobile operating system” all but guarantees that a portion of WWDC will be spent discussing the next version…
Huawei Activa 4G lands at MetroPCS as the company’s first LTE device in the U.S.
Yup, we knew Huawei is looking to the U.S. market to brings its LTE smartphones to Americans and today we know their first client – MetroPCS. The carrier launched a rather mediocre Huawei Activa 4G smartphone, which aside LTE connectivity isn’t special in any regard. Then again, I guess we shouldn’t expect much more from…
Sony launches photo album app for iOS and Android
We don’t usually have major handset makers releasing their mobile apps so when that happens, we try to give them some space on IntoMobile. Today we’re talking about the recently released million moments app, which Sony Digital Network Applications (SDNA) made available for iOS and Android users. It’s an intelligent photo album that makes it…
Splashtop unveils Win8 Metro Testbed for Android tablets
After the iPad app, cross-device computing experts at Splashtop are going for the Android community, launching a remote desktop app that allows developers to simulate a Windows 8 environment on an Android tablet. Win 8 Metro Testbed for iPad has proven pretty popular, scoring the #1 grossing iPad app overall spot in 4 countries, the…
Millennial Media launches new version of Windows Phone SDK
Like it or not Windows Phone is here to stay. No matter how much money it costs, Microsoft just can’t leave this game. Simply put – it’s too profitable to be abandoned. Millennial Media thinks there’s money to be made in the emerging platform, hence it keeps updating its Windows Phone SDK to allow developers…
LG launches white Optimus LTE 2 in South Korea
Yup, we’ve seen this coming and now the white version of Optimus LTE 2 is launched in LG’s own backyard. The press release doesn’t mention any other markets, leaving us wondering when the rest of the world will be able to get the “world’s first smartphone with 2GB of RAM,” too. However, LG did use…
Canada: Virgin Mobile looking for Galaxy S III testers
Virgin Mobile Canada is looking for savvy mobile phone users to test the hot-new Galaxy S III. What seems as a dream job for any Android junkie is also part of a great marketing campaign to keep the momentum going for Sammy’s flagship smartphone. Virgin will pick 5 users to test the device, who will…









