The 3D screen technology company MasterImage 3D announced its new CELL reference tablet with Autostereoscopic glasses-free 3D display, giving developers and designers access to the patented Cell-Matrix Parallax Barrier technology. Based on PandaBoard (the TI OMAP4430 applications processor), the CELL tablet is currently available in 4.3-inch and 7.0-inch versions, with 10.1-inch version coming later in…
Apple iCloud, iOS 5.0 coming June 6 at WWDC
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is coming up, and they’ve just announced what we can expect to hear about. The long-rumoured iCloud service will be announced, alongside the previously-hinted iOS 5. Not many details were given beyond that, but it’s entirely likely that the iPhone 3GS will not be eligible for the iOS 5 upgrade, and…
Glu Mobile, Unity Technologies and Sony Ericsson launch contest for mobile game developers
Glu Mobile, Unity Technologies and Sony Ericsson have teamed-up to launch a global 3D social mobile contest for independent game developers, offering $500k in total prizes for winning submissions. Developers from all around the world are invited to create an original 3D Social Mobile video game built on the Unity platform and playable on iOS…
TinyCo launches $5 million TinyFund to support iOS and Android game developers
Android and iOS games developer TinyCo launched the $5 million TinyFund to provide mobile game developers with capital and resources needed to successfully launch their games. Developers around the world are invited to submit their proposals for consideration, no matter at which stage of development they’re currently in. Selected developers will get monetary assistance of…
Fring closes C round of financing
Fring, the company behind the popular mobile VoIP (where V is both for voice and video) app, announced that it has closed C-round of financing. The company’s current investors participated, including North Bridge Venture Capital, Pitango Venture Capital and Veritas Venture Partners. Fring will use the new money to additionally invest in technology and bring…
OpenTable hits 10 million diners seated milestone
We’ve already reported about OpenTable’s milestones in the past. Back in May 2010, they announced hitting 3 million diners seated and then in November that figure jumped to 5 million. Now they announced seating its 10 millionth cumulative diner via OpenTable mobile products, who [diners] spent an estimated $400 million at partner restaurants! OpenTable’s press…
Paramount launches 10 new Silverlight movies for Windows Phone 7
Although we’ve missed the first batch of Paramount’s Silverlight movies for Windows Phone 7, we now decided to give the titles some space on IntoMobile. The movie studio obviously had some success with the first Silverlight movies when it decided to launch another 10 in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The new titles announced include…
Verizon Wireless, Medco unveil mobile medication app for BlackBerry and Android smartphones
Verizon Wireless and Medco Health Solutions have recently announced Medco Pharmacy, a mobile app that can guide patients and their doctors to the lowest-cost prescription drug to meet their health needs. At the same time, the application helps users identify potentially harmful drug interactions. Available for download in V CAST Apps (and Android Market), Medco…
Mobile backend service provider StackMob secures $7.5 million in Series A funding
StackMob — the cloud-based platform for developing, deploying and managing mobile applications — has closed a $7.5 million round of funding led by Trinity Ventures. Existing investors, Harrison Metal and Baseline Ventures, also participated. Currently in private beta, StackMob said it will use the new money to grow the team, expand its product and support…
Accenture, SAP team-up on new mobility solutions
Accenture and SAP announced plans to jointly develop and manage the deployment of new enterprise mobility solutions. The two companies will be relying on Sybase Unwired Platform and Accenture Mobility Services enterprise mobility offerings, with development efforts initially focus on three industries – oil and gas, utilities and consumer products. Under the plan, Accenture and…