Popular audiobook merchant Audible updated its Android application. There are several new things included in version 1.2, including: Improved multi-part book playback experience Advanced headset controls Support for Android devices without telephony – i.e. tablets Button-free mode enhancements Various performance improvements If you’re not an Audible customer, become one today. For a monthly fee you…
ABBYY Business Card Reader 4.0 for iPhone rocks searchable mobile archive, Korean language support
Text recognition experts from ABBYY launched version 4.0 of their Business Card Reader app for iPhone. Aside from the “standard” ability to transfer the contact data from business cards to the iPhone address book, the updated version allows users to upload recognized photos of business cards to the new CardHolder archive, making the images searchable…
Location-based service Whatser updated with improved suggestions and a new design
Whatser, the mobile location-based service we’ve already covered for few times in the past, updated its iPhone app. The first thing you’ll notice is a revamped user interface, but that’s just a start. There are other things included in this release, as well: Activity stream – allows users to follow what their friends are doing…
Netflix app for Android taken from LG Revolution system dump – doesn’t stream movies
One of the most anticipated applications for Android has just been ripped out of the LG Revolution’s system dump: Netflix. The best part is that you can install it right now on your handset, and that includes the Motorola Xoom! There’s just one small thing you should know about the app in its current state.…
Facebook for Android Updated With Photo Uploading to Groups, Walls
The official Facebook app for Android has been updated to include a few new features relating to sharing pictures. In version 1.5.2, you can now upload pictures take on your phone to the walls of friends, as opposed to only your profile. You can also post photos to Groups (seen above next to the “Write…
CoTweet Launches Enterprise Social Apps for Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile
CoTweet, a popular enterprise-grade social networking client, has launched a salvo of mobile apps at SXSW to keep marketing, support, and PR professionals in touch with their customers via Twitter. They’ve had an iPhone client for a little while now, but Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone apps are all new. Windows Mobile is a strange…
Review: Epic War TD for iPhone & iPad – Quite the Epic War Indeed
When gaming started to get more serious on iOS, one genre I knew would be really popular among iOS gamers were tower defense games. Some of the most notable titles has been Fieldrunners and Plants vs. Zombies. The rest are pretty much the same kind of game, except they have a different theme, towers, and…
BlackBerry PlayBook Getting Dedicated Video Conferencing App Soon
RIM’s been showing off the music store and podcasts app to launch with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet around the end of the month, but there’s still another surprise in store – a dedicated peer-to-peer video conferencing app, according to RIM VP of enterprise strategy, David Heit. The PlayBook has a front-facing HD-capable 3 megapixel camera…
Third-party Twitter client use down to just 42 percent
Twitter dealt a pretty big blow to developers last week when it told them to stop building third-party Twitter clients, and to focus on data and verticals instead. It’s pretty clear where Twitter wanted to go after making its statement, and many were a bit annoyed considering the role that third-party apps played in making…
Skype and Qik announce Qik Video Connect, allows iPhone to Android video calls
Skype introduced Qik Video Connect for iPhone today and it allows the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4th generation do video calls with Android devices. Qik users on Android and iOS can now make video calls with each other over Wi-Fi or 3G with the new app. Perhaps the only downside to this based on…