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GL Golf for iPhone and iPod Touch Updated, and on Sale

James Falconer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:38:48 +0000

Looks like my bud Jake over at Nuclear Nova Software has been hard at work on one of my favorite golf games for the iPhone and iPod Touch… GL Golf. He’s updated GL Golf (along with GL Golf Deluxe and ‘Lite’), bringing all versions up to 1.09. In the latest edition you’ll get 12 new courses (awesome), four new clubs, a 50% increase in performance and many, many, many bug fixes and tweaks.

To celebrate the update, Jake is offering GL Golf for $0.99 (regular $4.99) and GL Golf Deluxe for $5.99 (regular $7.99). The discounts are good for a week, so I’d recommend trying before you buy with the ‘Lite’ version… If you like, pick up the standard or deluxe version before next Monday to save a few bucks.

Other notable improvements in 1.09 include:

New course available through in-app purchasing (GL Golf Deluxe)
Fast forward and slow motion buttons when the ball is in flight
Improved ball trail effect
Wind arrow is no longer covered by trees
Fixed resume game submitting scores on the Old Andrews course
Improved in game scorecard
Added version information to the main menu
Added a link to the support FAQ
Perfect “ding” shots now show a visual confirmation
Resume button now shows information about the current course and hole
Fixed a bug where scores <10 wouldn’t post on the LE National course (GL Golf Lite)

Tee it up, and let ‘er rip. FORE!!!

[Via: PRMac]

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Acrobat.com Mobile App Now Available for iPhone and BlackBerry

James Falconer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0000

Not sure when this popped up, but I’m thinking it was sometime over the weekend. Adobe has launched a new Acrobat.com Mobile app for the iPhone and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM). Developed by the folks at scanR, the app allows you to view or fax documents from an acrobat account, plus a lot more. The official description:

The Acrobat.com mobile application by scanR® allows you to view or fax your documents from your Acrobat.com account on supported mobile devices. Or upload document images from your mobile phone and have them automatically stored as searchable PDF files in your Acrobat.com account. Note, your account includes sending two outbound faxes and up to five document uploads from your mobile phone. You can upgrade your account at anytime if you need to upload or fax more documents.

For the moment it looks like the app is available in the US, France, Germany and the UK. Hit up mobile.acrobat.com, select your country, enter your email, and punch in your mobile number. From there you’ll receive an SMS with download and installation instructions.

[Via: BerryReview]

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Video: HTC HD2 has multi touch enabled Remote Desktop

Stefan Constantinescu — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:35:51 +0000

If you’re a network administrator then brace yourself for this video. What you’re about to see is the HTC HD2 running a modified version of the Remote Desktop application for Windows Mobile. This tweaked version takes advantage of the capacitive touch screen that the HD2 has to enable multi touch zooming. On the 4.3 inch, with 800 x 480 pixels of resolution, it looks absolutely stunning. Check out Will’s review of the Touch HD2 if you’re interested in more details about the device. It’s expected to launch in America during the first quarter of 2010.

For those of you unfamiliar with Remote Desktop, it allows you to take over another computer. On your display you see the screen of another machine, and whatever you type on your keyboard will be sent to that remote machine. As a former network administrator I can’t emphasize enough how important Remote Desktop is as a tool when troubleshooting computers and settings things up when deploying new machines.

[Via: Pocket Now]

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gridMob’s iOKi brings karaoke to an iPhone/iPod Touch near you; Lady Gaga version announced, first

Dusan Belic — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:08:28 +0000

A company called gridMob is bringing what they say is the “first true karaoke experience for iPhone and iPod Touch” to the AppStore. The application is called iOKi and in addition to putting a karaoke machine in your pocket, it also allows users to browse and purchase tracks from a vast catalog of songs – they’ve signed contracts with all major labels.

And the news doesn’t stop that. In addition to the “generic” version of the application (which is still not available in the AppStore), gridMob has also announced a special, Lady Gaga-branded application, who [Lady Gaga] I’m not sure I like. But considering just how popular Lady Gaga seems to be these days, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the app becoming a bestseller. It comes with four Lady Gaga karaoke tracks featuring her master recordings, plus the newly released “Bad Romance” from her soon to be released album “Fame Monster.” All this could be yours for $4.99 (a dollar per song). Moreover, gridMob prepares to release other versions of iOKi app, branded by other artists later in the year…

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Brief: Spotify for Symbian launched

Stefan Constantinescu — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:53 +0000

Spotify, the Swedish music service that many in Western and Northern Europe have been enjoying for a little over a year now, has finally released a Symbian application! Complementing their iPhone and Android application, this new Symbian application makes the Spotify service available to over half the smartphones recently sold in Europe. I’d give you a video demo, but I’m not a Spotify Premium member. I’d like to be a Spotify Premium member, but their billing system doesn’t take my Finnish credit card, nor my American credit card for some strange reason.

To download the client, simply visit http://m.spotify.com in your mobile browser and it will automatically detect the device you’re using and begin downloading.

[Via: Spotify Blog]

The video below was recorded on September 7, 2009 and is of is of a preview version of the S60 client:

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CoPilot Live wins top spot amongst paid apps on Android Market

Ben Robinson — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:44:36 +0000

ALK Technologies, the makers of the popular CoPilot Live Sat Nav software, have announced that their software is doing very well in it’s Android guise – since its launch on Android Market in June, it has risen to become the top paid application on Android Market in the UK. The UK and Europe apps currently hold the number one and number two positions of all paid travel apps respectively.

CoPilot Live brings full featured turn-by-turn navigation to the Android platform, complete with automatic route calculation, some nice 3D map displays, and turn-by-turn voice directions. Digital street maps are stored on-device, rather than relying on mobile Internet connectivity for per-trip downloads.

CoPilot Live Navigation UK & Ireland can be purchased and downloaded immediately from Android Market for just £25.99. The European maps version (Western and Eastern Europe) retails at £59.99.

If you happen to have an iPhone, I can also heartily recommend that version of the App – it’s rather good also!

ALK Technologies has recently released their latest free update for CoPilot Live for Android, adding text to speech voice directions and full compatibility with the latest Donut and Eclair versions of Android. This brings full on-board turn by turn navigation to the latest handsets including Motorola Droid and HTC Tattoo. CoPilot Live brings full featured turn-by-turn navigation to the Android platform, complete with automatic route calculation, some nice 3D map displays, and turn-by-turn voice directions. Digital street maps are stored on-device, rather than relying on mobile Internet connectivity for per-trip downloads.

A range of CoPilot ‘Live’ services, delivered via the phone’s mobile Internet connection, are also available – these include safety camera alerts, 5-day weather forecast information and a new location sharing service called CoPilot® LiveLink™. CoPilot Live Navigation UK & Ireland can be purchased and downloaded immediately from Android Market for just £25.99. The European maps version (Western and Eastern Europe) retails at £59.99.

If you happen to have an iPhone, I can also heartily recommend that version of the App – it’s rather good also!

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Seesmic Released for Android and BlackBerry

Simon Sage — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:43:19 +0000

Heavy-duty social networkers will be familiar with the name “Seesmic“, a desktop and web Twitter client. It has officially gone mobile for Android and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), with the expected features such as home screen notifications, picture sharing, timeline viewing, saved searches, and basic tweeting. The one thing I haven’t seen elsewhere on a BlackBerry twitter client yet is lists support; more specifics can be found on the BlackBerry page. The Android version has a few cool tricks, like saving tweets as drafts and video sharing, but to get a closer look, check out Seesmic’s Android page. To get downloading, point your mobile browser to seesmic.com or find it in the Android Market.

[via Seesmic]

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Pizza Hut’s iPhone app scores two MMA awards

Dusan Belic — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:03:55 +0000

We’ve already reported about Pizza Hut’s success with its iPhone app. Well, in addition to the numbers achieved ($1 million in sales), the company is all proud to announce that it also won two MMA’s (Mobile Marketing Association) global awards: Mobile Display Campaign in North America, and Emerging Technology Campaign in North America.

Commenting on tha announcement, Pizza Hut’s Bernard Acoca said: “It’s an honor to be recognized as a mobile marketing leader by the MMA with wins in two categories. The Pizza Hut iPhone App continues to be an applauded breakthrough digital innovation that connects with consumers and industry organizations.”

Now I’m hoping other restaurants will follow Pizza Hut’s example and make the food ordering as simple and convenient as it should be, and ultimately make more money along the way.

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Smart Thermostat lets iPhone/iPod Touch users remotely regulate temperature in their homes; Special equipment required, of course

Dusan Belic — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:50:19 +0000

A company called ecobee has released a new application in the AppStore called Smart Thermostat, allowing users with compatible (i.e. expensive) systems to remotely adjust the thermostat’s temperature, schedule or update vacation events, change the system and fan operating settings. In addition, the application alerts users about the status of the system.

See where that’s going? Soon enough every iPhone user will be able to have all the benefits of Bill Gates’ famous digital home. The problem, however, is not in the available apps, it’s the high-end equipment that costs fortune that keeps many folks, myself included, from pushing our homes into the digital age.

Anyway, AppStore link is here, and no, I don’t hate you if you can use it.

[Via: renewbl]

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Surf your Windows Phone with Remote Access

Will Park — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:11:57 +0000

There are plenty of apps out there that allow you to control your computer from your smartphones, but what if you want to browse your Windows Phone from your desktop computer? Well, then you’ll want to check out WiFi Remote Access for Windows Mobile. The new Windows Mobile app installs itself on your Windows Phone and acts as a bridge between the phone and your computer, allowing you to connect to your handset via WiFi and browse its contents through a web browser (like the one you’re using to read this very sentence).

Remote Access is still in beta, but doesn’t skimp on features. You can view photos, complete with thumbnails. You can listen to the music you have stored on the phone. You can even edit your Windows Phone’s registry through the app.

There’s no desktop installation required. Simply install the Windows Mobile app on your smartphone and point your desktop computer’s browser to the handset’s IP address. It’s that simple.

Find more information on Remote Access here. Grab Remote Access here.

[Via: FuzeMobility]

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FunMail for iPhone – MMS with a twist

Will Park — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:47 +0000

Quick, raise your hand if you sent an MMS from your iPhone this past week. Okay, how about this past month? If you’re not raising your hand, your either A) not following the rules of this game or B) just like the millions of Americans that just don’t send out MMS (picture messages) regularly from their iPhones. I fall into the latter category. Today’s release of FunMail might change all that.

FunMail for iPhone automatically analyzes your text message and serves up relevant images that you can embed into your message. The idea behind FunMail is to bring MMS out of the dark ages and allow people to use images for rich communication. Rather than send your friend a text message asking them if they want to eat, FunMail would have you send them the same text with overlaid on an image of a burger. You can even send that messages to Twitter and Facebook.

The trick to making picture-chats convenient is FunMail’s “Media Brain,” which pulls out the semantic meaning behind your text and gives the user a set of pictures that might fit the situation. If you’re talking about going to lunch, FunMail returns images of food. Talk about a birthday, and you get birthday-related images.

The app is free in the iPhone AppStore, so it won’t hurt to give it a shot. I personally can’t see myself using FunMail for everyday communication, but it’s definitely worth trying out at least once.

Check out FunMail’s demo video here.

FunMail for iPhone [iTunes link]

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Facebook for BlackBerry Gets an Update to 1.7.0.22

James Falconer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:56 +0000

Regular users of the Facebook app for BlackBerry will want to take note that the app has been updated to 1.7.0.22. Of course, no changelog is available, but if you’re addicted to the thing it’s probably a good idea to update to the latest version (if you haven’t already). To get started, simply head on over to blackberry.com/facebook from your Berry’s browser, and you’re off to the races.

Be sure to let us know if you spot any updates worth noting… Me thinks this update is just chalked-full of minor tweaks and bug fixes.

[Via: CB]

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Fring goes Android

Dusan Belic — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:10 +0000

I’ve no idea why it took so long for Fring to embrace Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s mobile platform, but whatever the reasoning is, it’s good to see them jumping on board. Yap, Fring is now an Android thing, too — joining the likes of the iPhone/iPod Touch, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, Linux (Maemo) and Java ME-enabled devices.

Just like that’s the case with other smartphone platforms, Fring for Android allows users to chat with their buddies across multiple IM networks, make free calls, post status updates, as well as make calls to mobile and land-lines using SkypeOut or some of the available SIP VoIP services — either via WiFi or 3G.

And that’s it. Simply search for “fring” in the Android Market and take it from there. And check out the introductory video after the jump.

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mplayit – Crowd sourced mobile app discovery for Facebook users

Will Park — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:31 +0000

There are now more mobile apps available in the AppStore than any one person could ever hope to try out in a single lifetime. Add in the myriad Java apps out there, and the sheer volume of mobile apps becomes overwhelming. How is anyone supposed to wade through the much and find truly unique and innovative apps? Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iPhone app “Top lists” clearly aren’t cutting it. Another possible solution is mplayit’s mobile app discovery engine.

At the Under The Radar conference today in Mountain View, CA., mplayit was showing off their Facebook-based mobile app discovery platform. The idea behind mplayit is to harness the power of crowd sourcing and Facebook’s massive social network to give users a quick way to find new mobile apps. A live “Apptivity Feed” integrates with Facebook to show you, in real-time, what apps other Facebook users have been checking out. The “Featured Apps” section monitors apps that are trending hot with Facebook users, while the “Shared” and “Popular” sections display apps that have been shared the most or downloaded the most, respectively.

Once you’ve stumbled upon an interesting app, mplayit serves up app descriptions, reviews, screenshots, and even videos of the app in action – if it’s a Java app, you can even demo it through mplayit’s emulator. You can even download the app, add it to your “collection,” and share the app through email and Facebook right from mplayit’s platform.

At this point, only iPhone and Java apps are supported, but Android and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) will be supported by year’s end. Windows Mobile and webOS will be coming in 2010. Check out the demo video below, and then hit up mplayit.com to see for yourself!

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The Trillian instant message app for iPhone has finally arrived!

Will Park — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:34 +0000

Instant message aficionados have been eagerly waiting on Cerulean Studios to bring their profile-synchronizing Trillian client to the iPhone. It’s been years, in fact, since we first heard of the Trillian iPhone app. Today, that wait ends. Trillian for iPhone has officially hit the AppStore with a $4.99 price tag!

The thing about instant messaging apps is that there are a veritable truckload of options available on the AppStore. Some really good apps are offered for free. If you’re not a hardcore IM user, you’re probably going to be just fine sticking with one of those apps. But, if you use instant messaging services like your life depends on them, Trillian for iPhone will probably be a worthy investment.

Trillian supports multiple IM services and allows you to switch between conversations with a tabbed interface. But, it doesn’t stop there. Trillian for iPhone synchronizes your IM accounts with their the Trillian Astra servers, so when you change your status or update your buddy list on the iPhone app, those changes will automatically be pushed to your Windows Trillian client and the web-based Trillian client. There’s also an option to have any instant messages pushed to your iPhone. And, since all chats are stored on Cerulean Studios’ servers, you’ll never have to worry about losing a chat transcript again.

Trillian for iPhone isn’t going to be for everyone, especially with its premium price-point. But, for power-users, Trillian is going to be hard to beat.

Trillian for iPhone [iTunes link]

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Drivesafe.ly App Reaches 1 Million User Milestone

James Falconer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:56 +0000

The very handy (or should I say hands free?) Drivesafe.ly app for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) has apparently reached the 1 million user threshold. Wowza! Congrats to the folks at Drivesafe.ly. If you’ve never heard of the app before, Drivesafe.ly enables you to put your phone DOWN while driving your car. It reads emails and SMS messages to you, allowing you to focus on the road (which is what you should be doing in the first place). Other key features of the app:

Hands Free – No need to touch the phone while driving
One-touch activation – no complicated setup
Bluetooth and radio transmitter compatible
Reads text message shorthand (lol, brb)
Optional customizable auto-responder

Ideally you’d turn your device OFF, or throw it in the glove box out-of-reach, but Drivesafe.ly is the best compromise I’ve seen yet.

Versions for both BlackBerry and Android are available, and new editions for the iPhone and Windows Mobile are coming soon. For more information hit up Drivesafe.ly.

[Via: BerryReview]

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Dropbox Launches Free iPhone App

James Falconer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:37 +0000

Received an email this morning from the good folks at Dropbox. The news? They’ve released a Dropbox iPhone app… Cool! The app is of course free, and offers access to your Dropbox while you’re on-the-go. Access, view and download your files right from your iPhone for offline viewing. Take new photos or videos and sync them to your Dropbox… Or even share links to files in your Dropbox, all from the convenience of your iPhone.

In case you’ve never heard of Dropbox before, here’s the official skinny:

Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers.

Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they’ll be instantly available on any of your other computers that you’ve installed Dropbox on (Windows, Mac, and Linux too!) Because a copy of your files are stored on Dropbox’s secure servers, you can also access them from any computer or mobile device using the Dropbox website.

For my own personal use I’ve used Dropbox to share files, pictures, movies and more. On the business side I’ve used it while collaborating on projects… uploading new documents, design files and more to a central location, ensuring the latest versions were always up and ready to go. Dropbox is truly a handy tool.

For more information on the new Dropbox app, hit up the App Store (iTunes link). For more information on the service in general (and to setup a free 2GB account) hit up Dropbox.com.

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DidjaC? iPhone app hits the AppStore; Movie fans rejoice!

Dusan Belic — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:11:40 +0000

Movie Gallery, Inc. has launched an iPhone app for movie fans called DidjaC? (with question mark). Among the app features, we highlight:

Quick Pic – instant recommendation by shaking the iPhone or selecting a specific movie genre
Search by Movie, Actor or Title – to get the full movie details including synopses as well as “Movie Matches” for similar titles
New Releases – latest and upcoming DVDs and Blu-Rays
Store Locator – find the closest Hollywood Video or Movie Gallery store location
Movie Trailers – for more than 10,000 movies

The best part is the price. DidjaC? app is available for free frim this link (iTunes).

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BeamReader PDF Viewer Available for Android

Simon Sage — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:24:30 +0000

It’s been in the works for awhile, but the BeamReader PDF viewing app fro Android is now ripe for the downloading. BeamReader boasts native font rendering, text search, and no requirement for network connection to handle document processing. On top of PDFs, BeamReader can handle TIFF, JPG, PNG, BMP, and GIF image files, as well as compressed ZIP arhives. For a free app, that’s pretty dang useful. Documents to Go is still a big name in the Android Market (they even scored a preload deal on the T-Mobile Pulse), but PDF viewing in particular is locked away in the premium version. For more info on BeamReader for Android, hit up SLG, or go ahead and find the app in the on-device Market.

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Urbanspoon for BlackBerry Ready for Download

Simon Sage — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:32 +0000

One of the gems for the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Developer Conference that slipped through the cracks was the announcement of Urbanspoon for BlackBerry. You might recognize the app for its prominence in iPhone ads – it’s the one where you shake your phone to get suggested restaurants within your area based on GPS location. You can set criteria for cuisine, budget, and area, if you’re feeling picky. The Storm retains the accelerometer support, so you can shake and eat to your heart’s content. To turn the crank and spin the foodie slot machine, check out UrbanSpoon’s BlackBerry page. The iPhone version, as ever, is available from iTunes here.

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