After “covering” the iPhone 4, Envivio is adding support for Windows Phone 7 to its multi-screen video head ends based on the 4Caster C4 family of encoder/transcoders. Here’s what Envivio 4Caster C4 is all about and how it will sing along Microsoft’s latest mobile OS: Envivio 4Caster C4 encoders use Envivio Extreme H.264 encoding to…
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Zwink is an iPhone app that wants to replace your wingman
A company called Breadcrumbs released Zwink iPhone app, helping the introverts among us start the conversation. The “ice-breaking app” comes with 23 animated expressions designed for any situation in which words are simply not enough. You simply start the app, pick a Zwink character and show the device to anyone around. Among Zwinks included there…
Video: 360-Degree X-Ray Exposure of the iPhone 3GS
Have you ever caught yourself wondering what your iPhone might look like in an x-ray scan? I know I haven’t. That said, almost every time I go through airport security I’m curiously fascinated by the monitors that display the x-ray images of carry on items. With that in mind, the quick video you see above…
New Motorola DROID variant, the DROID X SE, headed to Verizon?
Possible good news for Android fans as a new variant of the Motorola DROID X may be headed to Verizon Wireless. The Motorola DROID X SE, a name that reflects its “Special Edition” or “Silver Edition” status, was spotted in a leaked photograph sent in to Phone Arena. Externally, this DROID X SE handset sheds the…
Angry Birds for Android tops 1 million downloads in one day
Rovio launched its full Android version of Angry Birds on Friday and the popular multi-platform game caused a stir. The game launched exclusively with GetJar and promptly crashed their servers. Despite its efforts, GetJar was unable to ramp up fast enough to meet demand and Rovio had to launch the app in the Android Market earlier…
Leaked Verizon global smartphone roadmap includes LG enV Pro, DROID 2 Global, and more
A leaked document from Verizon possibly provides list of several upcoming Global Android handsets slated to hit Verizon Wireless. The five Android offerings listed in the document include the DROID 2 Global, DROID PRO, the HTC Merge and the LG EnV Pro. These five handsets are know to us and have hit the headlines as…
iTunes App Store Now Has Over 300,000 Apps
Apple has big figures to boast as its prolific iTunes App Store now has over 300,000 apps. From fart apps to Angry Birds to tools that help you study for the LSAT, it seems that iOS has access to every app you could ever want or need. If that isn’t enough, the iTunes App Store…
NASA badges hit Gowalla
NASA is teaming-up with location-based service Gowalla in an effort to “bring users one small step closer to the universe.” Under the deal, NASA-related information and virtual items will populate Gowalla — among the virtual items that will be included are moon rocks, a NASA patch, a spacesuit and a space shuttle. Gowalla users who…
Rhomobile’s Rhodes 2.2 comes with Bluetooth capability, calendar support and Android cloud-based push
Rhomobile’s cross-platform smartphone app development framework Rhodes is now in version 2.2, offering users additional functionality, including support for Bluetooth, Calendar and Android Cloud to Device Messaging. Using the calendar support, developers can create apps that access and create events in the native device calendar. With Bluetooth support, developers can add another layer of connectivity…
Berg Insight: Mobile navigation users increased 57% year-on-year in the first half of 2010 to 44 million
A new research report from Berg Insight forecasts that the number of mobile subscribers using a turn-by-turn navigation service or application on their mobile phone grew 57% from H1-2009 to H1-2010 and reached 44 million worldwide. In terms of the future use, the analyst firm expects the subscriber base to grow at a CAGR of…