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That’s right, the sexy, sexy folks at Victoria’s Secret have launched a brand new iPad app… and with that, iPads around the world are mysteriously disappearing to men’s washrooms around the world. All joking aside, the app is actually very well done. There’s an interactive map/store finder that lets you easily track down store locations…
Good news for our readers from the UK! Vodafone is now selling two of the hottest smartphones – Nokia N8 and HTC Desire HD, both of which are arguably best of their breed. The N8 is the single most powerful Symbian device released to date, boasting a 12-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch nHD capacitive touchscreen and so…
A company called zGames launched an iPhone game/app called zGhost, allowing users to see ghosts all around them. The application uses augmented reality technology to overlay the camera view with some scary ghosts. For easier ghost hunting, there’s the radar that helps you find them. In total, there are over 16 different ghosts, as well…
Like a dedicated iPhone app is not enough, PBS NewsHour is going for the mass market. The company has teamed with AudioNow to allow any feature phone user to access their popular program 24 hours a day by dialing 712-432-6610. Actually, you can dial that number even from a landline, but that’s not much of…
CheckPoints, the application/service we’ve already talked about in the past, is now available to the army of iPhone and iPod Touch users across the U.S. If you’re in the targeted group (i.e. iOS device ownin’ guy/gal living and/or working in the U.S.) and dig the idea of check-in services like Gowalla and Foursquare, there’s really…
India’s Infosys Technologies launched Finacle Mobile Banking 2.0, calling it the “comprehensive solution” that enables retail and corporate consumers to access banking services through various mobile channels — including SMS, GPRS, 3G and USSD-enabled handsets. The new version of Finacle supports multi-host, multi-lingual, multi-channel, multi-currency banking; while also facilitating “financial management encompassing product selection,” proximity…
Evernote, the ever-popular note-taking service, announced a $20 million Series C investment round led by a new investor – Sequoia Capital. Existing shareholders — including Morgenthaler Ventures, DOCOMO Capital and Troika Dialog — will also participate. Evernote will use the new money for “rapid product development” and “expansion into new market segments.” Roelof Botha, Partner…
After NASA, Gowalla has found another prominent partner to help it support (and promote) its check-in service. This time their “partner in crime” is The Associated Press and the two companies teamed-up for the University Check-In Challenge to allow Gowalla users to win a $10,000 scholarship for their college as well as some cool awards…
We’ve missed this story when it was “hot,” but it’s still important so we’re going with it nonetheless. Vodafone New Zealand sells the HTC 7 Trophy, while Australia’s Telstra got the HTC 7 Mozart. The importance of the news comes from the fact that Australia and New Zealand were the first places in the world…
Samsung keeps pushing its brand-new Android tablet throughout the world. Their latest destination is the Middle East, where the Korean company is teaming up with Etisalat. As a result, interested users will be able to grab the Galaxy Tab for 999 AED (about $272) on a contract that includes 150 AED ($41) a month service.…