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Zumobi is extending its partnership with Ology, launching the site’s first Android app. Available as a free download, the application provides users with a steady stream of what’s trending and relevant on the Web across a number of categories, including music, film, fashion, politics, sports, TV and more. If you’re not familiar with the Ology…
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced that its popular iHeartRadio digital radio platform has reached 10 million registered users in just 8 months, which is faster than all other social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, Spotify and Instagram. Moreover, registered users are only a percentage of iHeartRadio’s overall listeners, since registration is only required…
About three weeks after Spotify released a native iPad app for users on its premium plan, Sony is out with an iOS app for its own competitor: Music Unlimited. Sony’s Music Unlimited is a subscription service like Spotify or Rdio that gives you endless access to its streaming library of over 15 million songs if…
Stalker is a new iPhone app (Android version is in development) that allows users to discretely take photos of their surroundings. No flash and no shutter sound to give you away – as far as the rest of the world knows, you’re NOT taking any photos. Heck there’s a feature that disguises the screen as…
Talpic is a new iOS and Android app (at least I haven’t heard of it before) that targets the ever-competitive multimedia sharing market. Their twist is to go beyond photos and allow users to also include sounds to the mix. Available as a free download, the application lets you view, listen, share and recommend pictures…
Penguin Books has teamed-up with Zappar to make the Penguin English Library “ready for the 21st century.” Using the Augmented Reality technology, readers will be able to bring elements of four of the books to life, including animations of Coralie Bickford-Smith’s illustrated covers, video, audio and extracts. Initially, readers will be able to access the…
Telmap Navigator is now available as a free download for Blackberry users in the UK, providing interested folks with local search, mapping and navigation services with in-car navigation with 3D moving maps, voice-guided instructions, a dedicated pedestrian navigation mode, and a postcode business and address search. In addition, the application also allows users to explore…
Excited about the Facebook IPO and all of the surrounding buzz? Need a financial news app for your iPad? You’ll be glad to know CNNMoney launched an iPad application, allowing users to keep up with the latest news, market overviews and stock alerts from a comfort of their sofas. Available as a free download, it…
Dolphin Browser, which is already the single most used third-party web browser for Android and iOS platforms (and my favorite browser in case you ask), is turning to East for further expansion. The company announced a pre-install deal with Japan’s major mobile operator – KDDI. As a result, Dolphin Browser will be pre-loaded on future,…
Open app marketplace Appia introduced advertiser support for Google Play and a new Pay Per Install advertising service, which is delivered across the company’s global app distribution network that reaches more than 500 million mobile consumers worldwide. Android publishers can now drive user activations through Pay Per Download, Pay Per Install and organic Carrier App…