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Last month at Mobile World Congress we saw ZTE announce a bevy of smartphones, one of them being the Mimosa X. It’s an important handset because it’s the first to use NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 combined with an Icrea cellular modem. What does that mean? Qualcomm powers 4 out of every 10 mobile devices that aren’t…
Samsung’s 3rd generation Galaxy device, aptly named the Galaxy S III, has caused quite a stir since its predecessor was released last year. That said, this particular handset hasn’t even been announced officially by Sammy but that certainly hasn’t stopped the rumors from flowing. This time around, we’re hearing that the Galaxy S III may…
Windows Phone Tango, which some folks are now calling Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh, is not only going to enable device makers like Nokia to come out with sub 200 EUR smartphones, it’s also going to bring new features to today’s Windows Phone when it eventually arrives as a software update. Some features we already know,…
Ever wonder why your Android phone has poor battery life? A new report from Purdue University and Microsoft suggests that this may be due to in-app advertising. The report suggests that in-app ads can be the cause of up to 75 percent of app-related battery drain. This kind of makes sense, as these work by…
If you’re a new iPad owner who wants to fill their shiny new tablet with retina-ready apps, you should check out Best Buy before you start your spending spree. The retailer has cut the price on its iTunes gift cards by 20 percent which means you can grab a $100 card for only $80. The…
Microsoft reportedly will be putting the finishing touches on Windows 8 over the summer as it gears up for an October debut, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report suggests that we’ll have a ton of new products which can run the tile-based Windows 8 but what interests us is the speculation that there…
Yesterday we were shocked to discover that the system on chip inside the new Apple iPad, the Apple designed and Samsung built A5X, is using 45 nanometer transistors. All the important smartphones that are due to come out this year, meaning the phones that IntoMobile staff would actually buy, are going to use either Qualcomm’s…
Most people sit in one of three places at any given moment during a typical day: work, home, and their local café or bar. There’s little to no reason that said people should have to dip into their data plan while sitting in any of those places, but they end up using the cellular network…
Back in 2002 (see video below) Verizon launched one of the most brilliant advertising campaigns ever thought up by a marketing department. They had a guy walking around the most remote parts of America with a phone glued to his head asking the other person on the line if they could hear him talking. It…
Nokia’s Windows Phones have been out on the market since November 15th, at least in the UK. Now are they selling or are they just sitting on store shelves? That’s a tough question to answer. When the Finnish handset maker published their Q4 2011 financial results on the the 26th of January they said that…