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Bill Shope from Goldman Sachs recently published a research note that was parsed through by All Things Digital and it says that next year there are going to be 54.7 million tablet devices sold, jumping up to 79.2 million in 2012. A majority of them will be the model that started it all, the Apple…
Probably one of the most classic first-person shooters of them all, Duke Nukem, is now available for free in the App Store. Yes, free… and yes, both the iPhone (Duke Nukem 3D) and iPad version (Duke Nukem 3D SE) are up for grabs here. Nice. The game features a TapShoot feature, making it somewhat easier…
metaio, the company behind the popular mobile augmented reality client – junaio, launched the so called “Ad-Inject” service for mobile advertising, allowing brands to inject location and context sensitive messages into relevant information channels on junaio. Right from the bat they’ve found a first advertiser – German parcel service Hermes, which launched a first nationwide…
Telmap announced that it has partnered with Ordnance Survey to integrate their Points of Interest product into Telmap’s location-based services and provide richer POI information in Great Britain. Ordnance Survey’s POI database covers England, Scotland and Wales and includes around 4 million different geographic data points, collecting data from over 170 suppliers, all of which…
Possibly the single best racing game for the iPhone/iPod Touch is getting a sequel on Thursday, December 16th! Yap, it’s Real Racing 2 from Firemint, which you also may know for their other highly successful iPhone title – Flight Simulator. Here’s what we know about the game: Multiplayer support – up to 16 players will…
Fieldforce is a new application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that should ensure for an effective communication between coworkers in real time. Developed by MobileFlow, the app promises to “take business communication to the next level.” I haven’t been able to try out Fieldforce myself, but from what I read it goes beyond standard…
A mobile start-up called Majoobi launched the Majoobi App Builder, allowing everyone to make multi-platform mobile apps without writing a single line of code. The service relies on HTML5 and as such it sings along modern smartphones such as those powered by iOS, Android and Symbian operating systems. However, what makes Majoobi unique is that…
Appular launched yet another game for the iOS-powered devices – Neo Defender 2. The retro-style arcade game sees you fighting geometrically-designed foes, combining all of the elements that made the vintage arcade game so popular with a full arsenal of weapons and power-ups. The official storyline goes like this (from the press release): In the…
During the recent All Things Digital’s “Dive into Mobile” conference, Plantronics demoed the new Voyager Pro UC, calling it “an intelligent headset with sensor technology.” The device that builds on top of the original Voyager Pro, comes with some handy features like smart call routing, mobility presence and smart whisper alerts. The first of the…
One of the more enjoyable and fun puzzlers I’ve played in quite some time has released a special ‘holiday’ version, a la Angry Birds. I’m talking about ‘Cut the Rope‘ from Chillingo. The new, and very free app is titled ‘Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift’… and it’s worth a look. The game plays exactly like…