Socially is a new app for the recently launched Nokia N8 (I’m not sure it works on S60 5th Edition devices, too) that allows users to sync their Facebook friends’ profile pictures and birthdays with their phone Contacts list. To get started, you’ll need to download the app, set it up and authorize your Facebook…
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Mike Tyson to get its iPhone game
If everyone can have its iPhone game, why would the boxing icon Mike Tyson be any different? And he won’t be different at all, with Rock Software preparing to release Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out in the AppStore. In the game, you fight as a character named “Little Sammy” as he goes through 10 boxers to eventually…
BuzzCity launches in-app advertising SDK for Android
On the heels of its BlackBerry product, BuzzCity launched an SDK for Android, allowing developers to embed advertising within their applications and games. With this move, the company is effectively joining the likes of AdMob and Greystripe, which present a tough competition, to say the least. BuzzCity’s “trick” is in their existing distribution channel(s) that…
mScribble for iPhone allows anyone to compose music; Even a child can do it
mScribble is a new music-creation app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows players of all ages to feel like accomplished composers as they scribble their way through an array of diverse tracks and beats. The technology used in the app ensures everyone can create original compositions. Here’s how it works (from the press…
Footfeed lets iPhone users check-in at multiple services from a single interface
Folks from Footfeed’s PR team sent me a press release to inform me what their application/service is all about it. And… I liked it a lot. Basically, they allow location-based service users to check-in at multiple services from a single interface. At the moment, Footfeed sings along Brightkite, Foursquare, Gowalla, Facebook and soon Twitter, Google…
Flight Control HD coming to the new Mac App store
Apple confirmed earlier today that it would be launching an App Store for its Mac OS X platform. One of the first developers to jump on board this new App Store is Firemint, creator of the popular Flight Control application for iOS. A teaser page setup by Firemint shows a screenshot from the HD version of…
Review: AT&T HTC Surround – Does this Windows Phone 7 handset rock?
After all the hype and hoopla about Microsoft needing Windows Phone 7 to be a hit to stay relevant in the computing market of the future, we’ve finally been able to spend some good time with the premier launch devices. As the resident music fan, I was tasked with reviewing the speaker-toting HTC Surround for…
REVIEW: AT&T Samsung Focus Windows Phone – Super AMOLED and WP7
From the ashes of Windows Mobile, Microsoft and Samsung have given rise to the Windows Phone 7 operating system with the AT&T Samsung Focus as one of the first smartphones to feature the new eye-candy mobile OS. About as thin as an iPhone 4 and packed with powerful hardware, the Samsung Focus does Windows Phone…
Official OS Releases Drop for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Storm 9550
A couple of quick BlackBerry OS updates for you Berry addicts out there today. More specifically, these updates are for the Bold 9650 and Storm 2 9550. Both of these updates are official… rare to see two official OS releases on the same day! First off is 5.0.0.983 for the 9650. It comes to us…
T-Mobile G2 overclock gets faster, released to users
The T-Mobile G2 hasn’t even been rooted permanently, and it’s already making some headway when it comes to overclocking the CPU. Yesterday we saw that the handset could be reliably overclocked to 1.3GHz, with a possibility of hitting 1.4GHz. Today, the overclock method to get your G2 working faster than virtually any phone on the…