Apple is looking for a designer to “redefine” mobile advertising and this could have a huge impact on how developers make money on applications. According to the job posting, the iPhone maker is looking for an experienced developer to overhaul how mobile advertising is done. Most of the ads in apps today are simple text…
Apple iPad Available in US on April 3, Pre-Orders Commence March 12
Happy Friday all. I’ve got the news some of you have been waiting for. Apple has gone all official on us with a press release, noting that its ‘magical and revolutionary’ iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3. Well, I should say the WiFi models will be available on that day.…
Paid App Upgrades Coming Soon to the Apple App Store?
In my daily chatter I usually end up talking to an iPhone app dev or two. Inevitably, at some point in the conversation we start blabbing about features we’d like to see in the App Store. For I don’t know how long now (perhaps even since the App Store launch), devs have had one nagging…
iPhone gets Google Goggles, but it’s called oMoby
iPhone users, your day of visual search reckoning has arrived! While Android users have been prancing around town with the Google Goggles app primed to identify objects by snapping a quick picture, the iPhone camp has been left without a viable visual search app to call their own. That is, until today. A new iPhone…
Tawkon measures iPhone radiation, won’t be approved by Apple
I think it’s a crying shame that Tawkon’s iPhone application won’t be allowed in the App Store because it seems like a well-crafted program that could find a large audience. I’m not too concerned about my cell phone’s radiation but I know a lot of people are. According to Tawkon’s technology page, the app uses an…
Mobile patent lawsuits explode
Apple’s not the only one getting sue-happy over patents, as this brilliant infographic from The New York Times shows that pretty much every major player is involved in a patent lawsuit. Google says the smartphone will overtake the desktop within the next three years, so many companies are trying to carve out their space. Patents…
WiFi detector iPhone apps pulled from Apple AppStore
Surprise! Apple has pulled yet another app from the shelves of its iPhone AppStore. As part of their apparent push to clean up the AppStore for the sake of wholesomeness and compatibility, Apple has suddenly and inexplicably given WiFi-detecting apps the boot from the largest and most prolific mobile app store on planet Earth. These…
Google: smartphones will make desktops irrelevant in three years
Google’s European boss made it clear how important the mobile space is to the search giant, as he said smartphones will make make desktops second-class citizens in three years. “In three years time, desktops will be irrelevant,” said John Herlihy, Google’s VP of global ad operations, during a Digital Landscapes conference. “In Japan, most research…
Sony rumored to make PlayStation phone
Here we go again. Sony is reportedly preparing to make a phone that will be able to play PlayStation games. Sony will be working hard with Sony Ericsson to create a mobile gaming device that can make calls, surf the web and listen to music. The handset should be able to connect to Sony’s online…
Microsoft brings first app to Android
There’s no love lost between Microsoft and Google, but that’s not going to stop the Windows-maker from creating an app for Android. The Tag Reader is available now for free in the Android Market and it scan Tag barcodes and display information about it on the handset. This can include videos, details, a phone number,…