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Yesterday, the Associated Press announced two new ‘Super Apps’ for BlackBerry. The new apps are aimed at localizing news coverage by bringing region-specific content to specific areas of the world. The first app is the AP Móvil América Latina app. It delivers news to 20 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. To receive targeted…
Finland, Finland, Finland, country where I want to be! Wait a minute … I’ve been here for 3 years now! I’ve also only used Nokia devices until this February when I switched to Android after buying a Nexus One. The only reason I own an Android device and not an iPhone, and I’m serious when…
Safari Books Online updated its mobile web site with several key features, including sharing, categorizing, and usage analysis, earlier this week. For those not familiar with the service, Safari Online Books is an online bookshelf service that provides customers with online and mobile access to Safari’s vast catalog of books The new and improved mobile website (m.safaribooksonline.com) now includes…
LG Optimus 7, formerly known as the E900, was previewed and detailed by the Korea Economic Daily. According to the report, the Optimus 7 will feature a 3.8-inch touchscreen display, 1GHz processor, 16GB of on-board storage, and a 1500mAH battery. It had been previously spotted with DLNA support and a 5-megapixel camera. Hardware-wise, there are…
An Austin, Texas-based company called IngZ launched two personal guided tour apps – Tour Guide Tool (TGT) and touringZ. The first of the two, Tour Guide Tool, is used for creating guided tours, allowing users to record audio, take photos and input text. The app then packages the locations into a “tour” and allows the…
When it was initially announced, we thought of the HTC Aria as an AT&T exclusive device. That said, there’s really nothing special about the mid-range Android smartphone (and why some carrier would want to exclusively offer it), we just thought it is specially made to sing along AT&T 3G network’s 3G frequencies. Plus, there’s the…
The folks of Layar’s PR team have sent me an email showcasing some of the coolest layars available, all of which should be available from the featured section of the Layar Reality Browser. Here’s what they got: ARcade by HPSC – the augmented reality game that’s inspired by the legendary PAC-MAN game. You run after…
We did wrote about Amazon’s “plans” (it’s still a rumor, though) to launch its own tablet device. When you think about it that makes perfect sense for the online retailer as these days people want multi-function devices rather than dedicated ebook readers. That said, in some sense Kindle is already more than a reading device…
Vodafone unveiled two new own-branded handsets, one of them being an Android-powered smartphone. Tho first of the two (feature phone – pictured on the right) is called Vodafone 553 and it’s a QWERTY keyboard-equipped feature phone for folks that like to text a lot. In addition, it also rocks a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth,…
The developer of mobile ticketing technology for the transport sector Masabi announced that it has secured $2 million from m8 Capital to support commercial deployments of its mobile ticketing systems with UK rail companies and to expand operations into other geographies. Masabi’s “Ticket Machine in your Pocket” technology is made to allow secure, usable ticket…