Just in time for the midterm elections, Foursquare unveiled a new badge – “I Voted.” The location-based social networking service has teamed up with “experienced political strategists, designers and activists” and a company called JESS3 to also launch a custom map providing a real-time visualization of check-ins for the Election Day. Voters are encouraged to…
Archives for 2010
Nokia Z500 MeeGo Tablet leaked by Nokia themselves [Rumors say it’ll never come out]
With Apple’s iPad taking the world by storm, and with more operators signing on board to offer it to consumers, the tablet market has officially taken off. You know what that means, right? Competition. Samsung, with their Galaxy Tab, has tried to enter the spotlight, but reviews are mixed, especially since Google themselves are saying…
Scanbuy launches developers program
Scanbuy, aka the barcode scanning company, launched a developer program called Innovation Exchange, inviting companies from the ecosystem (developers, marketers and enterprise providers) to “link into a powerful set of mobile barcode tools.” By accessing the new website, developers can launch virtually every part of the ScanLife mobile barcode solution from apps to analytics —…
Parkmobile brings pay-by-phone parking to St. Petersburg, Florida
As part of its goal to make parking payment as convenient as possible, Parkmobile announced that it has conquered another market – St. Petersburg, Florida. Again, the service is touted as a “time saving,” though (again) it requires user registration at Parkmobile’s website. Parking can be paid either by the (mobile) Internet, a dedicated mobile…
Indian government plans to introduce encrypted SIM cards for secure communication
The Indian government is reportedly planning to come up with guidelines to issue encrypted SIM cards with digital signatures unique to an individual or company, allowing secure interaction over email and SMS from a mobile phone. Moreover, mobile banking services would also take advantage of the increased communication security. N Vijayaditya, Controller of Certifying Authority…
Symbian Podcatcher hits version 1.0.8 [Adds support for Symbian^3 devices like the Nokia N8]
Symbian users who enjoy listening to podcasts on the go have typically had only one way to get their fix, and that’s with Nokia’s own built in client that for some reason or another enjoys being available on some devices, but not on others. A third party client called Symbian Podcatcher, which is based on…
SF Giants win World Series, ensuing riots hit Foursquare, Twitter and Ustream #SFRiot
In case you haven’t heard, San Francisco has just seen its beloved SF Giants win the World Series. And, you know what that means. Yup, San Francisco has been taken over by rioting crowds celebrating their home team being crowned the champions of baseball. We can’t imagine the same sort of madness is going down…
Samsung Galaxy Tab Parts Cost $205
The cost in parts for the Samasung Galaxy Tab have been tallied up by iSuppli and the total comes out to $205. Before you get all outraged about paying $499 for it at AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, or Verizon, keep in mind that iSuppli’s figure doesn’t take into account retail markups, and other costs of doing…
Apple seeds iOS 4.2 Gold Master to iPhone devs
If you’re part of the iPhone developer’s program, Apple’s got a nice little surprise for you today – the iOS 4.2 Gold Master released has just gone live and is now available for download. The release of iOS 4.2 GM means that the mobile OS update is no longer considered a “beta” release and signals…
Apple, Google sniffing around Boku, eying mobile payments
A rumor suggests that Apple and Google are both looking into acquiring the mobile payment company Boku to boost the mobile payment capabilities of the iPhone or Android platforms. TechCrunch is saying that Boku is in early high-level talks with both Apple and Google and this could involve a deeper level of integration or an…