Kiboo, who are the creators of the Buddymob Application, have announced a cooperation with Facebook, the world’s largest and best-known social network.
Buddymob is a social network for mobile users and a revolutionary application. Buddymob offers users the possibility of chatting, locating contacts anywhere in the world in real-time on Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps (even if the mobile device does not have a GPS function), subscribing to feeds (photos, videos and messages) and of course, sending feeds, with one click of a button. Buddymob integrates effortlessly with the most popular social networks Facebook, Twitter, MSN, GoogleTalk and Jabber.
Christophe Chatillon, co-founder of Kiboo, says: “We all have a lot of friends who post messages daily on Facebook. So it was essential for us to integrate Facebook messages into our mobile application Buddymob, as we did previously with Twitter, MSN and GoogleTalk. In the same way, users can send and receive at the same time as sharing their posts - whether they are text messages, pictures or video messages - with other Buddies (Buddymob users), as well as with MSN, Twitter and Facebook users.”
In response to demand from a large number of Buddies, Kiboo has also introduced a number of new features for setting up new contacts or staying in touch with other users: you can locate Buddymob users on the map (Google Maps), even if they don’t yet belong to your group of friends. Another new feature is the public timeline on which, just like on Twitter and Facebook - you can share public posts with everyone.
Since the launch of Buddymob for the Android phone, over 100,000 people have downloaded Buddymob and the app has received an extremely positive user rating of 4 out of 5 on Android Market. Buddymob is already all the rage in the United States and the United Kingdom. Over 10,000 Buddies in Manhattan are frequent users of the Belgian application.
According to metrics released by Admob, WhosHere is in the top 5% of all free apps that run across the Admob network. A little over 100 applications have more than 100,000 users a month in a review of over 2,300 free iPhone apps that run on the Admob network.
The Admob report states “5 percent of applications had more than 100,000 active users in May 2009.”[1] WhosHere uses Admob, among others, to provide ads to WhosHere users. Just under 90 percent of WhosHere users were presented Admob ads in May.
WhosHere has substantially more than 100,000 users per month. The extremely popular iPhone application is also in the top-20 of all Social Networking apps on Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iTunes App Store. And, last Thursday, WhosHere users sent a record 1.6 million text and image messages in a 24 hour period. WhosHere is used by people in over 150 countries.
WhosHere is a social proximity application that enables users to meet friends, potential dates or network through an exceptionally simple interface. WhosHere will show you matches that are near you or anywhere in the world based on your answers to a few questions about yourself and who you are interested in meeting. It takes the chance out of the chance encounter. When you find someone you want to talk with, you can send unlimited, free text and image messages to them; all within the WhosHere application.
WhosHere runs on Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S and iPod touch and is available for free download on the iTunes App Store and can easily be found at myRete.com/download. Users of WhosHere can find online help at myRete.com/support and on the WhosHere page on YouTube (http://YouTube.com/WhosHerebyMyRete).
TimeStream Software just published a new Notescast for the iPhone and iPod touch, titled, “Disney at Work: Magic Kingdom.”
Published as a business Notescast, rather than a travel Notescast, it’s a very interesting look at Walt Disney World Resort from a business perspective, taking users on tours throughout the theme parks and pointing out Disney’s best-in-business practices before asking them how they can apply the same principles in their business.
For business professionals who want to take their own organization to the next level, and gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, this unparalleled benchmarking & training tool produced by a former leader at The Disney Institute reveals valuable and proven insights Disney employs at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom®. It will bring to life creative ideas, insights, and lessons in a way no business book or lecture ever could.
President of Performance Journeys, J. Jeff Kober notes: “Having been in the business of creating computer-aided learning for over 25 years, and having made a study of Disney both inside as a former leader and outside the company as a writer for nearly my entire life, this is a wonderful opportunity to combine two passions. And with the technological ease, portability, and accessibility made possible by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), this is a truly unique opportunity. Whether you’re brainstorming at the office, or literally touring through Walt Disney World with this app in hand, you’ll be left asking yourself how you can make these ideas come alive in your own organization.”
If you fancy checking out this quite unique title, then Disney at Work: Magic Kingdom® is available now at the App Store for a limited time at $4.99.
Further to a post/review I wrote previously, circuit_strike.one has had an upgrade, and is now toting a whole series of graphical and game engine updates - which just make it more playable than before (and it was good then!).
This really is a cracking little game, and for (currently) 59p GBP, I think you can afford to give it a pop!
For those that are interesting in the minutiae of the changes, enjoy the list below
Circuit_strike.one is available from the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) App Store.
Now that the iPhone 3.0 OS is live, we’re starting to see a flood of updates for the existing apps. One of the most popular to-do list management apps/services, Remember The Milk, is no exception and it now supports push notifications, enabling “instant task reminder alerts to your device.”
Aside from this important and way useful feature, the updated Remember The Milk app also improves stability and performance and fixes some bugs. For instance, the “swipe to complete” feature is back!
And that’s about all we can report about the updated RTM. If you still haven’t used it, now may your chance to do so. It’s arguably the single best task management service on the Interwebs, and a personal favorite of mine. AppStore link is here.
Oxygen Software is eager to keep its software up to date, like all the time. That said we got an email from them informing us that Oxygen Phone Manager II for Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Vertu phones, and Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian OS smartphones have been updated.
Most notably, the updated software packs support for new devices as well as some small internal improvements.
As for the Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian OS smartphones v2.18.11, it now supports the sexy-lookin’ Nokia E72 and Nokia 6730 classic, while support for the Nokia E52, Nokia N97 and Nokia 5730 XpressMusic has been improved.
All registered customers can download the new versions from their personal pages, using the link provided in registration confirmation message.
Vodka veteran Absolut has just released a free iPhone app that suggests drinks depending on a wide variety of criteria, like time of day, mood, type of liquor, occasion, and lots of others. After picking one, it even includes instructions on how to mix one up. As a reference alone, that’s a pretty sweet app, but you can even tweet and update your Facebook status about what you’re drinking. (Hey, some people even blog about their drinks.) GPS integration also lets you see what’s being drunk in your area and around the world. Fine timing on the launch, considering Independence Day is tomorrow… Interested? You can nab Drinkspiration from the iTunes App Store here.
Facebook for iPhone is awesome. Anyone that has used it usually raves about it, as It makes interacting with the site ultra-easy (and fun)… and I have to admit, I pop it open once a day just to see what’s going on. Awesomely, (Is that a word!?) Facebook has announced that the new Facebook for iPhone 3.0 is nearing completion, and we should see it available for download in the near future. Look for enhancements such as a new homescreen, new notes and events pages, plus an updated news feed. Also, and probably much more noteworthy, Facebook for iPhone 3.0 could very well let you create photo albums, upload photos, zoom photos, tag photos, and a lot more. Stay tuned for more on this. It’s coming soon… I can feel it.
Awhile back we had heard rumblings that Rolando 2 was coming to the iPhone very soon… I had actually almost forgotten about it, until last night when we received an email about it. Yes, thankfully, Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid is now available in the App Store! It’ll set you baak $9.99, but in my opinion, it’s one of the best puzzle/strategy games out there.
No ‘Lite’ version of the game is available just yet, but I would not be surprised if one pops up in the near future. The original Rolando game spawned a free version as well, but it appeared some time after original release. So, if $9.99 is a little too rich for your blood, just hang on… a free version may become available.
The folks behind Pikkoo, the company which presented its offering at the recently ended Mobile 2.0 Europe in Barcelona, sent me an email to inform me about the official launch of their Live Screensaver concept, which allows streaming of information to mobile devices without ever pushing a button.
Their first live screensaver is launched in partnership with Foreca, Finnish digital weather service company, with which they’ve developed Foreca Live Weather Screensaver. The application/screensaver brings up-to-date, geographic-specific weather information of 140,000 locations worldwide to mobile screensavers.
Personally I find this kind of screensaver extremely useful, as I check for weather conditions about once a day. Using Foreca Live Weather Screensaver, I would be reminded on the weather even when I’m not doing anything on my phone.
Finally, in case you’re wondering, Pikkoo’s live screensavers rely on Adobe Flash Lite technology, which works on quite a few phones today…
Kiboo, who are the creators of the Buddymob Application, have announced a cooperation with Facebook, the world’s largest and best-known social network.
According to metrics released by Admob, WhosHere is in the top 5% of all free apps that run across the Admob network. A little over 100 applications have more than 100,000 users a month in a review of over 2,300 free iPhone apps that run on the Admob network.
