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Cool, But Expensive: TweetGenius 1.1 for BlackBerry

By James Falconer on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 6:19 AM PST
In Applications, BlackBerry

tweetgenius Cool, But Expensive: TweetGenius 1.1 for BlackBerry

Twitterers toting a BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) that need a new Twitter tool to help them Tweet should check this out today (wow, say that 10 times fast). TweetGenius 1.1 has been released and packs some really nifty features including the ability to:

  • Send tweets
  • Automatically fetch new tweets in the background
  • Save tweets as favorites
  • Delete tweets
  • Send your GPS location
  • Send photos to numerous online photo services
  • Shorten URLs with bit.ly
  • View trends
  • Search in real time
  • Mark messages as read when you’re done reading them
  • Customize themes and fonts
  • View photos
  • View user profiles and timelines
  • View users by both username and real name

TweetGenius 1.1 supports WiFi, should work great on BlackBerry OS 5.0, 4.7.1, 4.7, 4.6.1, 4.6, 4.5 and 4.3. The only downer here is SureType devices are not supported.

For more info hit up www.thetweetgenius.com. You can pick it up now for $7.99 (regularly $9.99). Expensive I know, but if you’re hardcore into Twitter… May be worth it.

Note: If the developers can here me… Would be mighty nifty if a free trial was available…

[Via: BerryReview]

Brief: TomTom sold 80,000 copies of their iPhone application Q3

By Stefan Constantinescu on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 AM PST
In Applications, iPhone

During their Q3 2009 financial results conference call, TomTom announced that they sold close to 80,000 copies of their iPhone application. Pretty rad considering the total cost of ownership, for the application itself and the dock to stick the thing in your car, is over $200.

[Via: GPS Business Review]

Palm App Catalog now counts 300 titles

By Dusan Belic on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 3:19 AM PST
In Applications, Palm, Web OS

Palm App Catalog now counts 300 titles

Palm (NSDQ: PALM) seems to struggle to get developers on board. The idea would be to sell the Pre and Pixi in more countries and engage the worldwide developer base, as the current strategy doesn’t seem to work. Their App Catalog now counts 300 titles, which is very, very poor. To be fair, webOS is a brand new platform and I guess it’s fair to give Palm some space, but something needs to be done, nonetheless.

In comparison, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s AppStore now counts 100,000 apps, whereas Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s Android Market goes for 10,000. C’mon Palm, start selling your phones in India and China and organize some contest to get some hot spanking apps in the Catalog. We want you to succeed, honestly!

[Via: jkOnTheRun]

Quickie: BlackBerry App World Updated to 1.1.0.23

By James Falconer on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 1:14 PM PST
In Applications, BlackBerry, RIM (Research in Motion)

rim blackberry app world Quickie: BlackBerry App World Updated to 1.1.0.23

If you already have BlackBerry App World installed (you probably do), chances are you’ve already received notification by now. But, if you haven’t, now is your chance to nab the latest version of BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) App World. The app is now at 1.1.0.23, and as per usual, no changelog has been made available.

Be sure to leave us a comment if you notice any marked improvements.

Download the latest version of BlackBerry App World Now >

[Via: CB]

Handmark launches six new Android apps

By Dusan Belic on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 12:09 PM PST
In Android, Applications

Handmark - Android

Handmark is obviously serious when it comes to committing its resources towards the Android platform. In that sense, the mobile software maker has launched 6 new applications:

  • New Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
  • New Oxford Dictionary of English
  • New Oxford Dictionary of Spanish
  • Astraware Sudoku
  • Astraware Solitaire
  • Astraware Boardgames

All mentioned titles are readily available in the Android Market and Handmark promised it’s just the beginning – more titles are set to be released in the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned…

Usage review: Groovemaker Drum ‘n’ Bass for iPhone/iPod Touch

By Ben Robinson on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 6:43 PM PST
In Applications, Reviews

Groovemaker isn’t the smallest of apps, but then again it’s got an fair amount of file-weight since it includes lots of really high-quality apps. I used iTunes on the Mac and then synced the iPhone as the fastest route to getting Apps installed. The App loads quickly once installed, and then the first time you open any of the included tracks, the App needs to unpack them. This takes a couple of minutes, but only happens once – then you are good to go!
UI and toggle buttons
The Groovemaker UI uses it’s own UI – that is, it doesn’t rely on any Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) standard buttons, shunning them instead for a set of very specific and functional buttons on screen. Many of the buttons are toggle buttons, which flip parts of the screen to allow you to see a greater screen estate than what you have. I’d imagine if this was a PC/Mac app, it would fill a screen, but with the iPhone 320×480 screen estate, you have to optimise space! No matter, it all works very well, once you know what is where. Sensibly, the buttons that you need whilst you are ‘in the mix’ are a decent size!
Mode of Operation
Within the UI you can kick off an auto-assembled track just using the ‘Groove’ button, and then start changing elements from there – this is my preferred method of using the app, because you can jump in to using it just with one button – brilliant for the moments when you might have 10 mins spare.
On screen as you begin are also the eight ‘pads’, which are buttons that you can assign sounds to – the aforementioned ‘groove’ button might generate a tune using sample on say six of these pads, and then you can either choose to re-assign the sample that’s playing out, or mute/solo out  either single or multiple pads – sounds complex? Nope, not at all, five minutes will see you sussing most of this app out.
Synergy of music
For me this is probably the winning part of the app – there must be 60 or so sample loops within the application, sub-divided in to categories. Most people understand that for the average piece of music, you need beats, bass, rhythm, FX, and maybe a touch of vocals – and groovemaker makes it incredibly easy to cut these soundbanks in and out.
Moreover, the app is designed so you can pick any sound, without needing to pre-listen, and cut it in –knowing you won’t get clashes – because each sample is checked to sit nicely with others – as I said, synergy.
I should make a specific note here about the DnB soundbanks – they really are superbly composed, and definitely sit well at the right bpm, instrument sets, and variety of things you might expect to hear in a Trance choon – a great version of the Groovemaker app!
Other stuff
There’s much more to do than just going ‘in the mix’ and changing sample loops though – you can adjust the volume, pan,  and speed of the track, jump between a series of auto-grooves (all auto-mixed for you!), and adjust all the usual options you might expect. You can even save your efforts!
Conclusion
Groovemaker DnB continues the ‘awesomeness’ of the Groovemaker series of applications – if you want to do something more productive than spending some time spare time playing a game, and you like music, this is the place to come. Download the app, find a track you like, and then make your own mix – fantastic fun, and highly recommended!
You can get Groovemaker Trance from Apple iTunes / App Store – search for ‘groovemak

gt1 Usage review: Groovemaker Drum n Bass for iPhone/iPod Touch

Anyone that regularly reads IntoMobile will know that I think the Groovemaker range of Apps are awesome – sitting in a perfect niche between recreational music, and professional music production – they are kinda like the guitar hero of mobile music production, but there’s real productivity in here too – it’s no game!

So just the other day, IK Multimedia, the creators of Groovemaker, released two new versions of the application – Electro and Drum n Bass (here). In this post, I’m writing down my thoughts on the Drum ‘n’ Bass (DnB) App, having used it quite extensively! More after the jump….

Read the full article »

Usage review: Groovemaker Electro for iPhone/iPod Touch

By Ben Robinson on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 5:17 PM PST
In Applications, Reviews

Anyone that regularly reads IntoMobile will know that I think the Groovemaker range of Apps are awesome – sitting in a perfect niche between recreational music, and professional music production – they are kinda like the guitar hero of mobile music production, but there’s real productivity in here too – it’s no game!
So just the other day, IK Multimedia, the creators of Groovemaker, released two new versions of the application – Electro and Drum n Bass (here). In this post, I’m writing down my thoughts on the Electro App, having used it quite extensively! More after the jump….
Download, loading, and opening tracks
Groovemaker isn’t the smallest of apps, but then again it’s got an fair amount of file-weight since it includes lots of really high-quality apps. I used iTunes on the Mac and then synced the iPhone as the fastest route to getting Apps installed. The App loads quickly once installed, and then the first time you open any of the included tracks, the App needs to unpack them. This takes a couple of minutes, but only happens once – then you are good to go!
UI and toggle buttons
The Groovemaker UI uses it’s own UI – that is, it doesn’t rely on any Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) standard buttons, shunning them instead for a set of very specific and functional buttons on screen. Many of the buttons are toggle buttons, which flip parts of the screen to allow you to see a greater screen estate than what you have. I’d imagine if this was a PC/Mac app, it would fill a screen, but with the iPhone 320×480 screen estate, you have to optimise space! No matter, it all works very well, once you know what is where. Sensibly, the buttons that you need whilst you are ‘in the mix’ are a decent size!
Mode of Operation
Within the UI you can kick off an auto-assembled track just using the ‘Groove’ button, and then start changing elements from there – this is my preferred method of using the app, because you can jump in to using it just with one button – brilliant for the moments when you might have 10 mins spare.
On screen as you begin are also the eight ‘pads’, which are buttons that you can assign sounds to – the aforementioned ‘groove’ button might generate a tune using sample on say six of these pads, and then you can either choose to re-assign the sample that’s playing out, or mute/solo out  either single or multiple pads – sounds complex? Nope, not at all, five minutes will see you sussing most of this app out.
Synergy of music
For me this is probably the winning part of the app – there must be 60 or so sample loops within the application, sub-divided in to categories. Most people understand that for the average piece of music, you need beats, bass, rhythm, FX, and maybe a touch of vocals – and groovemaker makes it incredibly easy to cut these soundbanks in and out.
Moreover, the app is designed so you can pick any sound, without needing to pre-listen, and cut it in –knowing you won’t get clashes – because each sample is checked to sit nicely with others – as I said, synergy.
I should make a specific note here about the Electro soundbanks – they really are superbly composed, and definitely sit well at the right bpm, instrument sets, and variety of things you might expect to hear in a Trance choon – a great version of the Groovemaker app!
Other stuff
There’s much more to do than just going ‘in the mix’ and changing sample loops though – you can adjust the volume, pan,  and speed of the track, jump between a series of auto-grooves (all auto-mixed for you!), and adjust all the usual options you might expect. You can even save your efforts!
Conclusion
Groovemaker Electro continues the ‘awesomeness’ of the Groovemaker series of applications – if you want to do something more productive than spending some time spare time playing a game, and you like music, this is the place to come. Download the app, find a track you like, and then make your own mix – fantastic fun, and highly recommended!
You can get Groovemaker Trance from Apple iTunes / App Store – search for ‘groovemaker’
ge1 Usage review: Groovemaker Electro for iPhone/iPod Touch
Anyone that regularly reads IntoMobile will know that I think the Groovemaker range of Apps are awesome – sitting in a perfect niche between recreational music, and professional music production – they are kinda like the guitar hero of mobile music production, but there’s real productivity in here too – it’s no game!
So just the other day, IK Multimedia, the creators of Groovemaker, released two new versions of the application – Electro and Drum n Bass (here). In this post, I’m writing down my thoughts on the Electro App, having used it quite extensively! More after the jump….

Quick hands-on: Jamie Oliver 20-minute meals App (iPhone/iPod Touch)

By Ben Robinson on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 4:25 PM PST
In Applications, Reviews

jamie0 Quick hands on: Jamie Oliver 20 minute meals App (iPhone/iPod Touch)For those of you that don’t know him (and there might be a lot, since he’s a UK chef) Jamie Oliver is a celebrity chef, in the same sort of mould as the likes of Gordon Ramsay – and by that, I mean he’s an export that has filmed his TV shows in the US, and a number of other countries I’m sure!

Anyhoo, the point of this quick hands-on is to find out if his new cooking App is any good (hint/spoiler: yes)!

Read more after the jump….

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GrooveMaker Electro and D’n’B released for the iPhone/iPod Touch

By Ben Robinson on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 3:55 PM PST
In Announcements, Applications, iPhone

grv logo 1 GrooveMaker Electro and D’n’B released for the iPhone/iPod Touch

IK Multimedia has announced the release of two new applications for the iPhone/iPod touch: GrooveMaker Electro and Drum ’n’ Bass (D’n’B). These complete the range of available GrooveMaker applications with two new style-based apps that allow anyone to create and share non-stop Electro and D’n’B tracks for DJing, remixing, multimedia and movie soundtrack compositions on the go, in real-time, just like a professional DJ or music producer.
For those of you that don’t know Groovemaker (can’t be many of you; I’ve mentioned it enough times!), it is ’simply ace’- better than spending 10 mins playing a game, you can instead spend 10 mins knocking up a quality dance choon!
GrooveMaker allows for instantaneous control over 8 stereo loop tracks, making it possible to remix the included massive loop library of drums, bass, bass drums, lines, pads, percussion and effects. Its unique and patented randomization feature allows musicians to generate a vast number of remixes on the fly, with one touch, to produce millions of possible groove combinations.
Loops made in GrooveMaker can be manipulated in real-time (pan, volume, mute, solo, group and tempo) and grooves can be arranged easily by dragging and dropping to create full-length tracks. These tracks can then be saved, previewed and recalled on the iPhone/iPod touch devices or exported as hi-quality .WAV files to any computer using a Wi-Fi network.
The new Apps, Electro and Drum ‘n’ Bass, add the sorts of sounds you might expect from each genre – although a key differentiator is BPM rates per app – Electro is around the 85-135 mark, whereas DnB goes al out from 150-180!
The Apps are $9.99/€7.99/£5.99, and are on the App Store NOW!
If you get bored of them, there are another stack of genre versions, including House, Hip-Hop, Techno, Trance ($9.99 /€7.99 each) and Club ($4.99/€3.99) versions. Oh and there’s even a FREE version which is very good too!
Check out http://www.GrooveMaker.com for more information, video and audio demos.
IK Multimedia has announced the release of two new applications for the iPhone/iPod touch: GrooveMaker Electro and Drum ’n’ Bass (D’n’B). These complete the range of available GrooveMaker applications with two new style-based apps that allow anyone to create and share non-stop Electro and D’n’B tracks for DJing, remixing, multimedia and movie soundtrack compositions on the go, in real-time, just like a professional DJ or music producer.
For those of you that don’t know Groovemaker (can’t be many of you; I’ve mentioned it enough times!), it is ’simply ace’- better than spending 10 mins playing a game, you can instead spend 10 mins knocking up a quality dance choon!
GrooveMaker allows for instantaneous control over 8 stereo loop tracks, making it possible to remix the included massive loop library of drums, bass, bass drums, lines, pads, percussion and effects. Its unique and patented randomization feature allows musicians to generate a vast number of remixes on the fly, with one touch, to produce millions of possible groove combinations.
grv scn 1 GrooveMaker Electro and D’n’B released for the iPhone/iPod Touch
Loops made in GrooveMaker can be manipulated in real-time (pan, volume, mute, solo, group and tempo) and grooves can be arranged easily by dragging and dropping to create full-length tracks. These tracks can then be saved, previewed and recalled on the iPhone/iPod touch devices or exported as hi-quality .WAV files to any computer using a Wi-Fi network.
The new Apps, Electro and Drum ‘n’ Bass, add the sorts of sounds you might expect from each genre – although a key differentiator is BPM rates per app – Electro is around the 85-135 mark, whereas DnB goes al out from 150-180!
The Apps are $9.99/€7.99/£5.99, and are on the App Store NOW!

If you get bored of them, there are another stack of genre versions, including House, Hip-Hop, Techno, Trance ($9.99 /€7.99 each) and Club ($4.99/€3.99) versions. Oh and there’s even a FREE version which is very good too!
Check out http://www.GrooveMaker.com for more information, video and audio demos.

Pandora Updated to 1.1.2 for BlackBerry OS 5.0 Users

By James Falconer on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 8:12 AM PST
In Applications, BlackBerry, Streaming

pandora tour thumb Pandora Updated to 1.1.2 for BlackBerry OS 5.0 UsersIf you’re up and running on BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) OS 5.0, and love Pandora Radio… They’ve got an update ready for you that you’ll want to install. The update addresses a nagging issue in which a song would stop with 26 seconds left… and from there, cease from moving on to the next song. A highly annoying little bug, for sure.

The word from Pandora:

Good news – we just put up the new Pandora 1.1.2 update for 5.0 operating systems including Storm 9530 on 5.0 and the new Storm 9550. Other non-5.0 devices will have to wait a few days before it will be available while we finish testing, however most of the changes in 1.1.2 are to support the 5.0 OS.

You can grab the new version by hitting up www.pandora.com from your BlackBerry. If you’re not running 5.0 yet, hold tight… an update is coming soon!

[Via: BBOS]



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