In September 2009 Nokia launched the Calling All Innovators competition, which was a search for talented UK developers to create the next big thing in mobile applications, and the winners have now been announced. Taking the top prize is woZZon (from Wozzon Ltd), with the woZZon search engine that gives access to a comprehensive events…
Bauer Media Launches Empire Magazine iPhone App
Entropy Digital and Bauer Media have announced the launch of Empire Movie Guide for iPhone – offering iPhone and iPod Touch users to have the full Empire Magazine experience – pulling together over 9,000 exclusive reviews from the world’s biggest movie magazine. The launch represents the second in a strategic rollout process for Bauer Media, who have…
iPhone wins US popularity contest in 2009!
As the 2009 calendar year draws to a close, we look back at a year that was defined by smartphones and the iPhone’s arch nemesis, the Android OS. But, that doesn’t mean the iPhone has dropped of Americans’ radars. In fact, a new study from Nielson crowns the iPhone as the most popular mobile phone…
Background Check App for iPhone does exactly what you think it does
Ever wished you could run a quick background check on an acquaintance or an upcoming blind date? The free DateCheck app, which recently hit the iPhone, can help you do that, but it isn’t something we’d call “reliable.” Today, we have a new option for background check – the new Background Check App for iPhone…
Sygic brings navigation app to Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan
Sygic has brought its full-featured turn-by-turn voice guided application to further Asian countries – it is now available for mobile phone users in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and it has been fully localized into various flavors of Chinese for both user interface and input language, as well as instruction voices. The application costs $49.99…
AT&T spending ‘billions’ on wireless infrastructure improvements in 2009
AT&T’s been under some heavy fire from rival carriers and iPhone customers alike. On one side, the carrier is dealing with Verizon’s onslaught of TV commercials that point out AT&T’s spotty 3G coverage maps. On the other side, AT&T is feeling the heat from iPhone customers in SF and NYC who are complaining about service…
NPR News is live on the Android Market
Just as expected, NPR has taken their NPR News app from the iPhone AppStore to the Android Market today. Like its iPhone cousin, the Android version of the app serves up news articles, streams live NPR radio broadcasts, plays past shows and podcasts. And, thanks to the more open Android platform, NPR’s Android app allows…
iPhone game maker Tapulous rakes in $1 million per month from AppStore
The AppStore is like the new American Dream. It offers the promise of million-dollar successes to small developers without many resources. The reality of the AppStore, at least nowadays, is that it’s too crowded and most up-and-coming apps will never see the light of day as them compete with established developers cross-promoting their own apps.…
Verizon to FCC: Our ETF increase helps us pay for advertising
Verizon has been getting a lot of press recently for the marketing war it’s waging against AT&T, and it’s been distracting a lot of people from the real problem with Verizon Wireless – their excessive $350 Early Termination Fee (ETF). The wireless carrier recently upped their ETF for “advanced devices” – which has largely been…
‘My BlackBerry Curve’ Now Available for Order
My very knowledgeable (and very funny) friend Craig Johnston has just released a new book… ‘My BlackBerry Curve’. Now available for purchase via numerous retailers, the book intends to be a full-color guide, walking you step-by-step through getting your Curve working the way you want it to. Some key topics from the book include: Getting…