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We’ve seen the Ford Sync AppLink before and believe it’s a smart way to augment your car’s experience with the technology in your pocket but this has been an exclusive experience for people in North America until now. At Mobile World Congress 2012, Ford said it is bringing the AppLink system to cars around the…
NAVIGON had few important announcements ready for the Mobile World Congress, with its iOS and Android apps getting important updates. The iPhone version of the application will introduce the Google Street View feature later this Spring, providing users with a street-level image of their destination before starting a route. As for the Android app, it…
ALK Technologies announced that later this spring their CoPilot GPS app will be available as a free download for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. And we’re not talking about some basic app here — rather, the free CoPilot app will provide offline maps, millions of points of interest preinstalled, route planning with multi-stop trip optimizer,…
Popular media discovery app Shazam is about to get even better, at least for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones, which will get the NFC-based Android Beam capability. As a result, Shazamers will be able to hold their devices back-to-back with that of their friends to share their favorite music, merchant offers and television tags.…
GetJar is taking another step to differentiate its app store from the competition. Their latest offering, GetJar Gold virtual currency, is made to reward consumer loyalty and improve monetization across the entire Android ecosystem. Backed entirely by advertising spending, it allows consumers to earn some virtual cash by downloading Android apps, and then spend it…
Good news for Microsoft Office addicts with Nokia Belle smartphones. Just before the Mobile World Congress, the Finnish company released the first instalment of productivity apps from Microsoft. Christened Microsoft Apps, these are available for free, bringing six home screens, new widgets and more, including: Microsoft OneNote – those of you preferring the Redmond giant’s…
Netflix dropped a bombshell on Research In Motion yesterday when it confirmed it does not have plans to make an app for BlackBerry devices, including the PlayBook tablet. Twitter user Jon Robinson angrily tweeted Netflix Helps asking “Where is my #playbook app? You’ve had enough time and no more excuses! Thanks!” Two hours later, he received an…
Applications that allow users to create and manage to-do lists are certainly in no short supply on mobile devices. Sadly, many of these devices are either frustratingly complicated to use, have clunky user interfaces, or both. Technophiles, mobile junkies, and busybodies are continually on the hunt for the definitive task manager for their smart devices.…
With Oscars just around the corner, Yahoo! reminded us to try out their IntoNow application, which is available for iOS and Android-based devices. Using it, you will be able to add some interactivity when watching the Oscars. For instance, IntoNow users can: Rate the looks on the red carpet with thumbs up or thumbs down;…
Mozilla thinks the world needs yet another app store. But hey, if Google can have its Chrome Store, why wouldn’t there be one store for Firefox – Mozilla Marketplace. Guess that’s the reasoning behind their thinking and voila… they’re doing it, right from the floor of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Interested developers will be…