Answers to just about any question you’re likely to come up with are usually no more than a Google search away for iPhone users. But, sometimes, a Google research project is more trouble than it’s worth. For times like that, the new “kgb Answers” iPhone app has your, um, answers. The new kgb Answers [iTunes…
Xsights turns your mobile phone pics into pertinent data
Augmented reality applications have the power to turn the world around you into an information rich environment tagged with data points. The technology is certainly amazing and all, but what do you do if your smartphone lacks the requisite hardware (GPS, digital compass) to support AR features? If you’re Israeli startup Xsights, you take the…
Loopt evolves in to Loopt Mix!
Loopt is a popular social-mapping app that allows you to “discover” the world around you on your mobile phone. What started as a popular feature for meeting new people nearby has now grown into its own app – Loopt Mix apparently “introduces you to the people you wish you knew.” Crumbs! Loopt Mix is a…
I-play Announces Hip Hop All Star DJ Sweeps
I-play has announced the Hip Hop All Star DJ Sweeps – this is basically to celebrate the launch of Hip Hop All Star on mobile, iPhone™ and iPod® touch. The sweepstakes will crown the next All Star with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to record a song with hip hop legend DJ Green Lantern in the recording…
Deal Alert: AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900 for FREE (plus a penny)
Looking to get your hands on an AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900? Well, you’re in luck. Amazon is clearing out the AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900 for FREE (plus a penny)! As long as you’re new to AT&T and willing to put up with AT&T’s network for two years, Amazon will trade you a new BlackBerry Curve…
iPhone 3.1.2 OS kills tethering hack, iPhone Dev Team brings it back to life
If you’ve been using your jailbroken and modified iPhone 3G/3GS as a tethered 3G modem and you’ve updated to the latest iPhone 3.1.2 OS, you’re probably well aware that Apple has killed the iPhone tethering hack. Even if you updated to iPhone 3.1.2 OS through the Dev Team’s PwnageTool 3.1.4, iPhone tethering is a no-go.…
T-Mobile posts Sidekick contacts recovery instructions!
Sidekick users, listen up. T-Mobile has just posted instructions on how to recover the Sidekick contacts you lost when Microsoft/Danger’s Sidekick servers decided to up and quit on you. For the first time since T-Mobile started Sidekick damage control, users can restore their contacts data by downloading the data through the My T-Mobile webpage and…
The Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset is revolutionary… and expensive
The Jabra STONE has been officially announced as the Bluetooth headset maker’s latest bit of noise-canceling kit. Those of you following the STONE will be happy to hear that Jabra’s latest Bluetooth headset isn’t actually the stone/rock that Jabra sent out to the media as a publicity grab. It’s actually a new Bluetooth headset that…
TIM Brazil teams with Qualcomm to launch a multi-platform app store
TIM Brazil announced a multi-platform app store, powered by Qualcomm’s Plaza Retail. Simply called TIM App Store, it supports a range of platforms including Java, Brew, Flash and Android; and it is also planed to add support for Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian and LiMo. The launch is planned for the first quarter of 2010, when…
Acer’s beTouch and neoTouch smarphones officially announced
We told you about Acer’s renaming scheme and it’s happening now. The computer maker turned smartphone manufacturer has officially unveiled its Windows Mobile 6.5 lineup, consisting of two series of devices – beTouch and neoTouch. beTouch are more affordable handsets and at the moment there are three models in the series – E100, E101 and…