ChangeWave has released an interesting survey, asking people what kind of smartphone they are interested in buying. Now historically, the reigning champion has always been the iPhone, but in the newest survey, although by a very small amount, Android devices are on more minds than the Apple iPhone. The chart below shows which operating system…
Blind Get Objects, Text Read Aloud Through LookTel on Windows Mobile
LookTel has cooked up some fine text and object recognition software designed specifically for the blind. By using a smartphone’s camera, LookTel can analyze a full magazine article and read it out loud, read out which boxes are in a blind person’s pantry, or even which stores they’re facing when out on the street. Navigating…
HTC HD2 commercials surface, show off the multimedia-monster in all its glory
The T-Mobile HTC HD2 has a huge display, and it knows how to use it. What? You haven’t heard of the HD2? Well, that’s just fine, because HTC has released a pair of HD2 commercials that should get your blood flowing for multimedia monster of a Windows Mobile phone. The ads showcase the HD2’s “ridiculously…
Concept: Windows Mobile smartphone with built-in folding QWERTY keyboard
There are smartphones with slide-out QWERTY keyboards already on market, but we have yet to see any launch a handset with a folding QWERTY keyboard. What would such a smartphone look like? The concept design you see gives us an idea of what we could expect in a Windows Mobile phone with a slickly-designed folding…
T-Mobile restocks HTC HD2 for online sales!
Remember when we told you that most, if not all, T-Mobile retail channels had drained their HTC HD2 inventory? The Windows Mobile 6.5-powered smartphone from HTC surprised everyone with its block-busting launch that left T-Mobile stores high and dry for HD2’s in less than two days of sales. Well, today, T-Mobile has apparently re-upped their…
Toshiba K01 clears the FCC
Toshiba’s Windows Mobile-powered QWERTY touchscreen-slider, K01, has cleared the FCC, giving us hope we’ll see it released sooner rather than later. The K01 is probably one of the most desirable WinMo devices announced to date. The trick is the fact that it combines a large 4.1-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen alongside a full side-sliding QWERTY keyboard.…
HD2 gets early Windows Phone 7 port
The HD2 has already garnered quite the following. Sales have been going exceptionally well, but some owners of the gorgeous new device may be feeling a little left out since their HD2 won’t be making it to Windows Phone 7 status. Officially, at least. Good news for those users, an unofficial ROM has been previewed…
CTIA 2010: Android, mobile data ruled the roost
The IntoMobile team spent last week destroying Las Vegas for the CTIA Wireless 2010 tradeshow. Despite having no luck at the blackjack tables, we were able to fully cover the most important conference for the U.S. mobile industry. Read beyond the jump for a thorough take on the big hits and misses from Sin City.
T-Mobile HTC HD2 goes on sale, sells like hotcakes!
So, you probably already know that the T-Mobile HTC HD2 has gone live in the US. You can now walk into any T-Mobile retail store, or hit their online store, and pick up the world’s hottest Windows Mobile 6.5 handset. Well, actually, you might be able to put the HTC HD2’s massive 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive…
HTC CEO Peter Chou: We’ll have a Windows Phone 7 Series device out by the end of the year
HTC CEO Peter Chou, in an interview with Elizabeth Woyke of Forbes during the ongoing CTIA conference, revealed a few tidbits worth mentioning: Regardless of the consumer success of the Nexus One, the device has managed to bring in new business for HTC. The Nexus One showed the world that HTC is the top Android…