Sygic and MapmyIndia, India’s leading map provider, have announced the launch of ‘MapmyIndia Sygic Mobile Maps’. The application allows GPS-enabled mobile phones to have GPS navigator functionality, allowing guided travel anywhere in India. The application uses the MapmyIndia maps, along with the Sygic Nav software, to offer what is said to be the best GPS…
Golden Gekko Launches Tino – Make A Mobile App In Five Easy Steps!
Golden Gekko has unveiled its new service ‘Tino’, that will apparently allow anyone to ‘build a mobile application and bring it to market much faster, and more affordably, than has previously been seen in the mobile app marketplace’. To build a mobile app, a customer can visit www.tinomobile.com and follow the five easy steps to…
Mean Girls: High School Showdown Now Available for iPhone/iPod Touch
Mean Girls: High School Showdown from Paramount Digital Entertainment, is now available for the introductory price of only $0.99 on the iTunes App Store. It’s inspired by Paramount Pictures’ film of a similar name, and so players take on the role of a new student who must decide if naughty or nice will run North…
Verizon: HTC Droid Eris getting Google Maps Navigation with Android 2.0 update
Verizon might be throwing most of its weight behind the Motorola Droid and its promise of delivering an anti-iPhone experience to all who embrace it, leaving the Droid Eris to basically fend for itself. The Droid Eris is essentially Verizon’s version of the HTC Hero, which made a big splash on Sprint’s network not too…
Motorola Droid getting Android 2.0.1 OTA update by month end
The Motorola Droid has so far impressed almost everyone that’s had a chance to play with it for any appreciable length of time. But, there are some problems. The 5-megapixel camera tends to autofocus like it’s got astigmatism and voice clarity could really use some improvement. Thankfully, Verizon has let it be known that they’ll…
The Missing Sync for Android Now Shipping
Just received a note from the folks at Mark/Space to let me know that The Missing Sync for Android is now shipping! Versions for both the PC and Mac are available, and it makes the syncing of your outlook, entourage, address book, iTunes, iPhoto and much, MUCH more all very simple and easy. Install music…
AT&T Offers 50% Off BlackBerry Devices and More
AT&T has pulled out the discount pricing gun, and they’ve gone mad. Earlier today they started to offer 50% off BlackBerry devices, available both in-store and online. I’m still not sure when this offer is going to end, but that hasn’t stopped me from ranking this sale somewhat high on my ‘awesome’ scale. BlackBerry Devices…
Google and Microsoft join an organization made for finding out which camera phones suck
Google and Microsoft have joined the I3A (International Imaging Industry Association) and more importantly the CPIQ (Camera Phone Image Quality) Initiative. What does this mean to you? A 3rd party organization is going to give star ratings to camera phones and then slap them on retail boxes in the hopes that consumers actually pay attention…
Motorola invests in multi-touch platform and UI maker – Sensitive Object
Motorola announced that its VC arm, Motorola Ventures, made an investment in Sensitive Object, a leader in multi-touch anywhere platforms and natural user interface (NUI). Here’s what we know about Sensitive Object (from the press release): The company was created in October 2003 with an innovative and patent-protected technology capable of “tactilizing” any surface. This…
Layar 3.0 puts 3D objects in real-space, guides you on tours, and does the dishes
Layar has rolled out a new version of its augmented reality browser, and it’s packed with new features. It won’t wash the dishes (not yet, anyway), but Layar 3.0 should make up for that failing with its ability to place 3D objects into real-space, guide you on tours and personalize a particular layer. Imagine walking…