Remember the iPhone worm Will talked about a little over 2 weeks ago, the one that made an estimated 21,000 jailbroken iPhones in Austrilia with SSH installed switch their wallpaper to an image of Rick Astley?

The guy who developed that worm is a 21 year old named Ashley Towns. He just scored a job with “mogeneration“, an Australian iPhone development house for hire. Stories like this warm the cockles of my heart. Congratulations on your new career Ashley. You’ll always be known as the guy who Rick Rolled Australia, and you’ll look back at this one day and grin with glee that your silly childhood shenanigans are now paying for your booze, strippers and blow. Prost!

[Via: Sophos]

Fring has updated its Symbian S60 application to enable Skype video calls! Yap, you’ve read that correctly – now you can use you S60 device and Fring not only to talk with your Skype buddies, but also to “video call” them.

Not all S60 smartphones are supported at the moment. The list includes all touch-enabled phones (S60 5th Edition) such as the 5800 XM, N97, N97 mini and X6; as well as some non-touch handsets – N95, N95 8G and N82. I’m guessing the latter list (non-touch devices) will be expanded in the near future. In the meantime, if you qualify (i.e. have one of the devices mentioned), make sure to grab the latest version of Fring. But before you do so, check out Fring’s short video demoing the new feature. Enjoy!

Snapture has updated its popular camera application for the iPhone. Version 2.0 builds on its powerful predecessor (which we covered in the past) to include new features such as:

• Photo sharing to Facebook and Twitter
• Auto-focus and tap-to-focus
• New color modes: black & white, sepia and inverse

Rest of the features from the previous releases were unchanged and include digital zoom (up to 5x), high-speed multi-shot, tap anywhere to take a picture, multiple image sizes, Level Aid, and so on.

Snapture is available in 12 languages and you can grab it from here (iTunes). The price is $1.99.

PCMag in collaboration with Computer Language Company has launched its first iPhone app which is a mobile version of their popular online Tech Encyclopedia. In other words, the dedicated application allows you to search through 25,000 tech terms or browse them in alphabetical format. And just like in the web version, there are extensive entries, cross-links to relevant terms, as well as 3,000 illustrations, photos and diagrams.

And that’s about it. Now, you be the judge whether it’s worth 2 bucks ($1.99), which is down from the usual price of $4.99. I think it is.

[Via: PCMag]

While doing some poking around in the BlackBerryOS forums today, I happened to notice something disappointing… especially for the good folks residing in Israel. Seems as though BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) App World is no longer available in the country. Paid apps disappeared first, and now, apparently free apps aren’t available either. Strange.

I know there is quite a BlackBerry community over in Israel, so this news just flat out sucks if you’re packin’ a BB and are looking for new apps. If any BlackBerry users in the country could comment or shed some light on this situation, it would be much appreciated.

So, now that I’ve touched a bit on some BlackBerry app deals for Turkey Day (and beyond)… it’s time to share some iPhone app love. The folks at Gameloft are celebrating Thanksgiving (and Black Friday) with decent sales on some of their more popular games.

Available now through Sunday the 29th, Gameloft has the following games up for grabs, for only $0.99:

• Terminator Salvation
• Shrek Kart
• Blades of Fury
• Real Tennis 2009
• Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes
• Castle of Magic
• Hero of Sparta

I have to admit, I’ve only tried out Real Tennis 2009. It was pretty darn good, and I expect the other titles to be solid as well. To check ‘em out for yourself, hit up the App Store.

Bplay is kicking off the Thanksgiving holiday ’shopping season’ with a ‘7 Days of Deals’ promotion. As each day passes, a new deal is revealed. The first day featured a buy one get one free offer… Buy EA Sports Madden NFL 10 for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), and you get the Space Slideshow theme for free. Be sure to check the 7 Days of Deals page each and every day to see what the latest deal is. Me thinks the deals are going to get better as time goes by, no?

Again, here’s that link. Happy Thanksgiving!

Shazam has announced the availability of its (PRODUCT)REDTM Special Edition App on the App Store. New iPhone and iPod touch users who download the (SHAZAM)RED App, or existing users who upgrade, will have access to the same fantastic music discovery features as the recently launched Shazam Encore along with updated content related to (RED)™. For each app purchased 20% of the price is contributed to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. (RED) funds are directed to HIV and AIDS programs in Africa.

(RED) is a simple idea that transforms the collective power of shoppers into a financial force that helps those affected by AIDS in Africa. The goal of (RED) is to create both awareness and a sustainable flow of money from corporations into the Global Fund. Shazam is the first mobile app developer to link up with (RED) and joins several iconic brands including American Express, Apple, Bugaboo, Converse, Dell, Emporio Armani, Gap, Hallmark and Starbucks.

The (SHAZAM)RED Special Edition App can be identified by its unique and specially designed red-coloured product icon. The app itself will include the same enhanced feature set, newly redesigned look and user interface as the recently launched Shazam Encore App to give the user the ultimate music journey experience. (SHAZAM)RED users will enjoy unlimited song tagging, music recommendations, access to Shazam music charts to keep up with what’s hot and popular in music around the world and the ability to search music by artists, album or track. While driving, users can dock their iPhone or iPod touch to enter car mode and still discover whatever song is playing on the radio. (SHAZAM)RED will also include a dedicated tab linking to a web page featuring more about the impact of (RED) plus associated products and events.

Like Shazam Encore, the (SHAZAM)RED Special Edition App will initially launch in eight languages across twenty-two global markets and is available for the same price of £2.99/ €3.99/ $4.99, depending on location, from the App Store.  All existing Shazam and new users will have the option to upgrade to (SHAZAM)RED.

Some of you may have already been enjoying streaming video from your Android device to the big wide web thanks to the UStream Broadcaster app released in September, but for those who are more interested in watching something, UStream Viewer is now available. As you can see, you can keep tabs on what’s playing live (as well as chat with other viewers), see what’s been recorded, what’s coming up as well as review your own videos, all over 3G or Wi-Fi. Combined with the Broadcaster and a beefy data plan, you won’t be hurting for entertainment while on the go. The viewer hasn’t showed up on UStream’s mobile app page yet, but you can go ahead and download it from the Android Market right now – get it before 7 PM PST, and you can tune in to the Kiss concert live from your phone.

[via VentureBeat]

You might have caught wind of the eBay app from the BlackBerry Developer Conference – well, it’s available now for download, allowing you to watch auctions, place bids, receive notifications of being outbid right in your Messages app, and enjoy native Calendar integration for reminders. Notifications all take advantage of the new push services, so you get notified of being outbid the second it happens, not five minutes after the auction’s wrapped up. eBay for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) works with PayPal, as you’d expect, but I wonder if there’s BlackBerry Wallet integration, too… There was talk at BBDC about the Wallet being linked to in-app purchaces. Anyway, see more of the eBay app and get downloading in the BlackBerry App World, or head over to eBay to see their other mobile offers.