I’ve long been a user of Golf GPS Applications for mobile devices. Over the past couple of years I’ve tried them all… From GolfLogix to GreenFinder (GreenFinder was one of the original Golf GPS apps for BlackBerry, and it’s still going strong today), these apps provide quite accurate yardage information to help get you around…
Archives for 2010
Flash 10.1 for Mobile Released by Adobe to Partners
Adobe has announced that after a series of betas, the mobile version of their Flash player is production-ready and now available to partners. Android gets a lot of attention in the press release, confirming that the Flash player will be baked right into 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo), but BlackBerry, webOS, Windows Phone, Linux Mobile, MeeGo, and…
Samsung invests $2.1 billion in South Korean factory that will make nothing but OLED screens for phones
To quote Durran Durran, Samsung is “hungry like the wolf”. They want to be the world’s number one producer of mobile phones, smartphones in particular, and in order to achieve that goal they’re going to have to match Nokia’s infrastructure. There’s a reason that Nokia makes 2 out of every 5 mobile phones shipped. They’ve…
Samsung: We’ll have more than 10% of the smartphone market this year!
Samsung is one ambitious and smart company. They know that the battle for consumer hearts, minds and ultimately wallets is moving from the mass market phones to the smartphone space. Hence, the Korean giant has launched a slew of smartphones this year, trying to reach multiple segments of the market. On one hand we have…
Verizon Wireless suggests apps for summer trips
Verizon Wireless is continuing with its app recommendations practice. This week’s they are focusing on summer trips. Here’s what they got: Kayak Flight and Hotel Search for Android devices and KAYAK for BlackBerry – for finding great deals on hotels, flights, rental properties and cruises. ZAGAT TO GO ’10 and Urbanspoon – restaurant guides for…
BBC iPlayer hits version 3.0 for Nokia phones
BBC has updated its iPlayer app for select Nokia Symbian S60 3rd and 5th Edition smartphones. Version 3.0 is no longer a stand-alone widget app, but a simple widget shortcut that once started redirects user to a web page from where he or she can access BBC’s video content. In that sense, you can simply…
junaio: Our augmented reality app can work inside buildings!
junaio is all proud to announce that their augmented reality app can work inside buildings. The subtext is that Layar can’t do it, and if you want to see how this works in real life, you should visit KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2010 fair and test the technology for yourself. If you’re at the event, all…
Vodafone iPhone 4 tariffs unveiled; 16GB iPhone 4 could be yours for free on a contract!
Well folks we know how much Vodafone will ask its UK clients for the iPhone 4. Not only that, we have all the plans that will be offered with Apple’s latest (and greatest) smartphone. Here’s a table doing all the talk instead of me: As you can see, the 16GB model could be yours for…
IBM opens new mobile-focused R&D lab in Massachusetts, unveils new solutions
IBM has opened a new software development laboratory – the IBM Mass Lab, in Massachusetts, U.S., employing 3,400 people focused on software development around enterprise mobile computing. Among the key topics which Lab researchers will work on include IBM’s Network Sciences initiative that concentrates on self-configuration and self-healing of networks, plus 4G network-focused enhanced network…
Evernote is ready for the Apple iOS4!
Although not every iPhone user around the world can’t try out the iOS4, it doesn’t mean smart iPhone developers are waiting. Quite the contrary as we have Evernote announcing their app is ready for the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system. In addition to fixing some of the known bugs, the upcoming version of…