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Have an overweight pet? Guess what?… yes, there’s an app for that! Put together by seven pet-loving students from Cornell University (with a little help from Joe Wakshlag, assistant professor at the Veterinary College), CU Pet Health for iOS brings pet health to the fore. By tracking your pet’s daily caloric intake, the app helps…
Ever wonder how good looking, or in the case of this app, how UGLY you are? With the Ugly Meter app for iPhone, you can find out for yourself. Put together by the developers known simply as the ‘Dapper Gentlemen’, this light-hearted app uses the built-in camera in your iPhone to analyze facial pictures for…
Omaha Steaks is out with its iPhone app called Steak Time. No longer will your steaks be rated as “average” – simply start the app on your beloved handset (or iPod Touch or iPad) to read and learn what true experts have to say on how to make a perfect steak. Included in the application…
There’s one thing I like about Wattpad – they are sooo platform agnostic. The so called “YouTube for e-books” already has its application available for a number of platforms and they keep adding new ones the second these are announced. Just recently, we reported they plan to support BlackBerry Tablet OS and now they’re saying…
Ever needed a tool to quickly translate something on your Android smartphone? Sure there’s the web-based Google Translate or some native app that relies on that or some other service, but if you wanted more functionality (or more languages supported), you’ve probably visited a website like Babylon.com. You won’t have to do that anymore, as…
Future Windows Phone 7 device owners may not get a chance to play Angry Birds right from the start, but there are other gaming studios that announced support for Microsoft’s new mobile platform. Eyedip is one such company, which said their popular Pocket Devil: Hell Yeah! and Flight Doodle will be included in the first…
As a result of co-operation between the Pittsburgh-based Andy Warhol Museum and mobile marketing experts at Brunner, a new way for exploring the work of the famous artist has been created. Folks from Brunner prepared a layar for Layar Reality Browser, allowing users to explore all things Warhol from the popular augmented reality client. When…
During the recent New York Comic Con event, Dark Horse announced its mobile app for iOS devices, along with what they say is the “industry-changing digital comics program,” which is a win-win situation for both comic creators and readers. In other words, readers will be able to grab comics at lower prices while creators will…
As part of its “Next Generation Smartphones” report, Juniper Research is investigating the prospects of video calling services. Obviously, Apple’s FaceTime will give some impetus to the market, but it will not lead to it becoming a mass-market technology in the next five years. As a matter of fact, the research company’s senior analyst Anthony…
The MeeGo Conference program and keynote speakers are now confirmed. More than 200 proposals were submitted, with following keynote speakers being selected (in order of appearance): Intel’s Doug Fisher, Vice President, Software and Solutions Group, and General Manager, Systems Software Division Alberto Torres, Executive Vice President, MeeGo Computers, Nokia Dominique Le Foll, CTO at Amino…