Before Apple blitzed the world with its iPad, burning the notion of tablet computing into the mind of mainstream consumers, there was another company making tablet computers powered by lightweight and battery-friendly mobile operating system. Those tablets came from Nokia, and they largely failed to capture any significant market- or mind-share outside hardcore Nokia enthusiast…
Samsung Moment 2 Spotted with Sprint Branding and TouchWiz 3.0
The Moment, Samsung’s first Android handset, has been out only a few months, and we’re already seeing signs of the sequel. Apparently the specs will be mostly the same, but the Moment 2 will come loaded with Android 2.1 with Samsung’s new version 3.0 of TouchWiz. Although said custom UI elements we’ve seen on the…
iPhone 4.0 Event Artwork Hints at Background Apps, Multitasking
Hmmmmm… Now this is interesting. Check out the artwork I came across this morning for the iPhone OS 4.0 Event. The text ‘Get a sneak peek into the future of iPhone OS’ isn’t what is important here (although it will be cool to see what’s packed inside 4.0)… Check it out. Clearly there’s a number…
Microsoft to Unveil Pure and Turtle Windows Phones April 12
You might remember Project Pink, a little something Microsoft was working on that had something to do with Windows Phone 7? Well, the two phones, Turtle and Pure, are apparently launching on April 12 at a Microsoft event in San Francisco. Despite plenty of pictures, We know very little about the handsets themselves, other than…
iPad WiFi issues arise – WiFi problems for Apple’s iPad?
Does your iPad have WiFi signal strength issues?online surveys Today isn’t a good day for Apple’s iPad PR team. As we said before, the iPad is a first-generation device. As such, it’s bound to have some problems that need some fixing. One of those problems has to do with the way the tablet charges through…
iPad battery charge problems: Apple iPad has charging issues
The iPad is a first generation product. And you know what that means – we’re going to see some bugs and glitches hidden throughout the tablet’s hardware and software. The first of those not-fully-ironed-out bugs seems to be related to the way the device charges. According to reports, and confirmation on our own fleet of…
Markings of Next-Gen iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Found
iPad news has been at the fore here at IntoMobile for the past few days, and with good reason. If you didn’t check out Will’s livecast of the iPad launch (he was on-location at the Palo Alto Apple Store), take a few moments and check it out. It was some crazy stuff! Taking a break…
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Spotted in Testing on Telus
Telus is shaping to pick up the new BlackBerry Pearl 9100 alongside Rogers, according to this screenshot from their testing servers listing 11 devices total, each dubbed Stratus. Now, we still aren’t sure how the Stratus and Striker codenames differ – it’s entirely possible that Telus is picking up the T9 version of the Pearl…
Sprint Order Form Details BlackBerry 9650, BlackBerry 8230 Flip, Palm C40 and Motorola ES400
Here’s an interesting little tidbit that leaked yesterday over at BGR. If you’re a Sprint BlackBerry user, this one is for you. Seems as though the BlackBerry 9650 (with and without a camera) and BlackBerry 8520 Flip have shown up in Sprint’s order forms. Also making an appearance are the Motorola ES400 and the Palm…
Did Apple just move 700,000 iPads on launch day?
When it comes to product launches, analysts and marketing departments all love to spout sales numbers as a means to get a grip on the relative success of the launch. When it comes to Apple, those numbers are usually impressive. The iPhone, for example, sold 1 million iPhones in 74 days – it’s launch calendar…