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Alcatel will soon launch a new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone – One Touch 918. The device already got clearance from the Bluetooth SIG and has earned its place at Alcatel’s website, hinting us the launch is imminent. Specs wise, it comes with a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera, FM radio,…
We’ve seen Lenovo’s new Android products — including the LePhone S760 and LePhone S2 smartphones, and LePad S2005 tablet — but what about other platforms? The Chinese company will also try its luck with Windows Phone devices but not before the second half of 2012, according to product manager Chen Yue. I’m not sure why…
Amazon.com has launched a new wish list creation app for kids – Amazon Santa that works on the Kindle Fire and Apple iPad. Designed to make this process fun and easy, the new application provides a visual Wish List creation experience designed for children to browse and search more than 500,000 kid-friendly items, including toys…
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…
For all these years we’ve seen a number of different iPhone cases, but nothing amazed us (or that’s just me) like the Opena Case. It’s the world’s first iPhone 4/4S case and bottle opener in one! No longer will you carry a bottle opener in a separate pocket – it will always be with you…
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…
Manufacturer and distributor of Mobile Device Charging Kiosks goCharge is teaming-up with Patrón Spirits in a deal that will give Patrón “high-profile exposure” within goCharge’s 50-location NYC Bar Network with exclusive branding for their Patrón XO Cafe and Ultimat Vodka ultra-premium spirits. Each of the 50 Patrón XO Cafe and Ultimat-branded goCharge kiosks feature a…
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…