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Near Field Communications (NFC) is going to be a hot topic of discussion in 2011. Whether or not we actually see an ecosystem being built around the technology during that year versus spending 12 months reading the wet dream scenarios cobbled up by the technology press and analysts alike remains to be seen, but the…
Two weeks after we covered the Acer beTouch E140, the Taiwanese company officially announced the device in the UK. As you may know from our previous post, we’re talking about an entry-level Android smartphone which prides itself with a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera, 600MHz processor, WiFi and HSDPA connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth, FM radio and…
Orange France launched Telmap-powered Orange Maps V2, a multi-platform mobile navigation solution. The new offering will be included on all GPS-enabled devices, including the iPhone, as part of all Origami tariff plans that come with data packages, providing users with access to free mapping, pedestrian and in-car navigation with spoken and graphical instructions. Also included…
There’s a new player in the mobile marketing sky – Moolah Media, which today officially exits the stealth mode to announce its already successful performance-based ad platform. The company soft-launched a month ago and since then has served 100 million impressions while generating over 250,000 leads. Unlike existing mobile ad networks, Moolah runs performance-based ads,…
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…
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…
Die-hard BlackBerry users have had quite the ample selection of white devices to choose from in recent history. Awesome for sure, in fact, it’s enough to drive an iPhone 4 user certifiably nuts. With the White iPhone 4 still nowhere to be found, BlackBerry users all over the globe are showing off their white devices…
Bell has just unleashed a new promotion, featuring a pair of Android-Powered devices, and one Windows Phone 7 handset at a favorable discount. On now through the end of the month, you can take $75 off the regular price of the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, HTC Desire Z, or LG Optimus Quantum. The Quantum runs…
JENGA! Yes sir, one of my favorite party games to play with friends and family is now available on the iPhone and iPad. I have a feeling many more hilarious times are going to come my way as a result of this release. Much like the actual physical game, Jenga for iPhone and iPad requires…