IK Multimedia, the company behind quite a few music centric apps and accessories for the iPhone, announced the formation of strategic partnerships with many of the music industry’s leading guitar and bass amplifier and effects manufacturers — including Fender, Ampeg, Orange, Soldano, Seymour Duncan, Gallien-Krueger, Jet City Amplification, THD and T-Rex. Unsurprisingly, the alliances struck…
iPhone 4 Gets the World’s Thinnest Transparent Case from CAZE
It seems like the good folks at CAZE are constantly coming out with new iPhone 4 cases. Just the other day, they announced another new accessory, and this time around it’s the Zero 5 UltraThin Matte case for iPhone 4. As the name suggests, this one is ultra thin. Measuring in at a thickness of…
Urbanspoon Updated with BlackBerry 6 Support
BlackBerry toting foodies rejoice! A new version of Urbanspoon has been released that brings BlackBerry 6 support for all to enjoy. Delicious. If you’ve never tried Urbanspoon before, it’s really quite simple. The app uses the GPS built-in to your Berry (or iPhone, iPad, or Android-powered device) to locate tasty restaurants near you. Once your…
NHL GameCenter Apps On Sale (Now Available on the iPad Too!)
Hockey Fans, this evening I have some news for you direct from the NHL. Not so long ago I learned that NHL GameCenter Live is now available at a new, lower price. Also (and this is the biggie for me), you can now stream live games to the iPad! Nice! So what’s the pricetag? Well,…
Groupon raises almost a billion dollars!
This isn’t exactly mobile news, but it’s significant nonetheless. After the dot-com bust you don’t get to hear that some company has raised billion dollars. Groupon is an exception, as they’ve announced completing a $950 million round of financing to fuel global expansion, invest in technology, while at the same time providing liquidity for employees…
Soft modem company Icera secures $12 million debt facility with Silicon Valley Bank
Last time we talked about Icera, they raised $45 million in additional funding. Obviously that wasn’t enough as they announced successful completion of a $12 million debt facility with Silicon Valley Bank, which is the commercial banking division of SVB Financial Group. The financing consists of a $4 million three-year term loan and a two-year…
Telmap shares top 9 LBS trends for 2011
Hopefully this will be the last 2011 prediction article we’re posting. I decided to give Telmap a shout because of their extensive involvement in the location-based services (LBS) that gives them a unique perspective to the industry. Without further ado, here are their top 9 LBS trends for 2011: Location as a constantly-active infrastructure layer…
Digital Chocolate’s Millionaire City and MMA Pro Fighter for Android debut on GetJar
GetJar scored another exclusive launch partner – Digital Chocolate, which will debut its Millionaire City and MMA Pro Fighter Android games on the “world’s largest open app store.” Millionaire City, the second fastest growing game on Facebook in 2010, sees you building your monopoly from the ground up by creating luxurious houses, crowded commercial skyscrapers,…
“Liquid Pistons” to power the future of mobile phone cameras? [Science rules!]
Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created something they’re calling “liquid pistons” that pave the way for lenses that can focus with no moving parts. The technology works like this: oscillating droplets of ferrofluid precisely displace a surrounding liquid on a substrate that’s currently the size of a piece of chewing gum; the pulsating…
Griffin, Dijit team-up on universal remote
Mobile accessory maker Griffin Technology has teamed-up with software developer Dijit to launch a device and an accompanying app that turns your smartphone into a Universal Remote Control. Using the so called Beacon you will be able to control your entire entertainment system by tapping and swiping through your device’s screen. For instance, you can…