Symbian S60 Twitter client Gravity just got itself a competition. The name of the app is Trill and it’s a work of India-based Spice Labs which noticed an annoying pattern: most Twitter clients in Nokia’s Ovi Store are either ridiculously over-priced or social networking integrators that lack features. Hence they wanted to use the market…
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Tata DOCOMO launches 6-month long “Free Air Time Rollover” plan for postpay subscribers
Tata DOCOMO keeps innovating. Their latest offering is called “Free Air Time Rollover” (or short – FAT), allowing its potential and existing postpay customers to roll over their current unused free air time to next month! What makes this offer unique is that Tata DOCOMO allows the roll over for a period of 6 months,…
Moving Player, BulkyPix launch MMORPG adventure game Yslandia in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Canada
Bulkypix and Moving Player are releasing Yslandia for the iPhone in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Canada with the worldwide launch scheduled for early September. Those unfamiliar should know Yslandia is a massive multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG), containing more than 200 quests across 3 islands and a cute and colorful pixel art style graphics. You…
MoGo Talk XD for iPhone 4 announced
ID8-Mobile, the company that acquired Newton Peripherals in April of this year, announced a new member of the MoGo line of products – MoGo Talk XD for iPhone 4. As you can see for yourself, basically it’s a new MoGo Bluetooth headset/case optimized for the latest Apple’s handset, which ID8-Mobile also calls an “integrated smart…
Memeo Connect 2.0 released and so is the iPhone app
Popular Google Docs sync and data management application Memeo Connect is now in version 2.0, incorporating “crucial features” that enable Google Docs to be even more SMB and enterprise-ready. Among the things included in this release is the GDrive support, full text search powered by Google, multi-select capability, advanced document filtering, “Download All” Google Docs…
Placecast, Location Labs team-up to deliver ShopAlerts to over 180 million handsets in the U.S.
Placecast is teaming-up with Location Labs to extend the reach of its ShopAlerts service to over 180 million potential consumers in the U.S. If you remember from our previous article, ShopAlerts is/are location-triggered mobile text messages sent from brands to consumers who have opted in to the service. Here’s how it works (from the press…
Namco Networks brings Tekken Resolute to the U.S. market
Here’s one for all of you who love fighting games… Namco Networks is bringing Tekken Resolute to the U.S. mobile users, including those with Java-enabled, BREW, Windows Mobile or BlackBerry OS-powered devices. Released in Europe earlier this year under the name TEKKEN Mobile, the game features 8 characters from the original series. There are three…
PayPal Mobile for iPhone 2.5 adds donations
PayPal has submitted its latest iPhone app to Apple for the AppStore approval process. Version 2.5 prides itself with the donation feature, allowing users to quickly donate to more than 23,000 charities in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, including American Cancer Society, Autism Speaks, Save the Children, UNICEF, BBC Children in Need, Cancer Research UK,…
Sprint’s 3G Airave now shipping to qualified customers
Sprint’s 3G Airave is now available from the wireless carrier but only select customers are allowed to order the device. Customers interested in the Airave access point must pass a litmus test to determine whether you would qualify and benefit from the use of the device. Each potential customer is reviewed independently and must demonstrate…
Apple Looking to Speed Up Autofocus in iPhone Camera
The beauty of having a camera on your Apple iPhone is twofold: you can capture candid moments wherever you are and it’s likely that picture quality will be pretty good considering the camera on the Apple smartphone is one of the best you’ll find on any handset. However, sometimes we miss some of the better…