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We know that eBay is really taking mobile seriously and the company just released an update to its eBay Motors iPhone app which will let you snap a picture of a car, have it identified for you and then be able to buy inventory for it. This image-recognition technology will probably make for a great…
Up until late 2011, Microsoft has kept its library of exclusive apps that were compatible with the Xbox 360’s Xbox LIVE! to its Windows Phone 7 platform. Then this past December, Microsoft decided to open the flood gates just a smidgen by releasing the Xbox Live app and Kinectimals to the iOS platform to the mobile…
Remember Fotopedia Heritage, that awesome iOS app that takes you to the world heritage sites through thousands of photos? Well, it has been updated yet again and we can’t help but suggest you to download it, or update the existing installation if you already have it running on your iPhone, iPod Touch and/or iPad. The…
Distimo, an analytics provider, has come out with its latest report and it has some interesting facts about what happens when mobile apps go on sale. The report shows vast improvements to an app’s ranking once it achieves “featured” status in both the iTunes and Android Market app stores. For instance, when it comes to…
Netflix said that its movie-streaming service is now on more than 800 devices and that viewing on tablets has surpassed viewing on PCs. The tablet space will likely continue to be important for Netflix and it has done a good job of tailoring its apps to fit better on these types of devices. The value…
One of PopCap’s original developers, Roy Liu, launched a new incentives platform aimed at boosting in-app revenue by incentivizing game players with real rewards. The name of the company is Gimmie, and it unveiled its in-game incentives program in beta with ten mobile app developers and ten consumer product brands. The main idea behind Gimmie…
We love when big government institutions and agencies are joining major trends, helping the mainstream consumer adopt new technologies. In that sense we’re glad to see UK’s national meteorological service, aka the Met Office, launching its Android application. Available as a free download, it [app] is said to provide the “most accurate and reliable weather…
Biography is a new interactive book for all of you with the Apple’s iPad. As you can imagine from the app’s title, it talks about people who changed the world and as such, it’s touted as the “perfect pastime for both history geeks and casual users.” Every century had eminent people who amazed the society…
Google has updated three of its Android applications today, which include Maps, Listen, and Goggles. Both Maps and Listen bring small but it Goggles seems to have received most of the attention. In a nutshell, here is what all three updates bring to the table: Google Maps: Google Maps Navigation (Beta) will enter ‘night mode’…
If you’re out shopping for electronics, you may want to use your smartphone to help you determine what’s the best price. One app to help with this is Decide.com and it has just released its app for Android. Decide.com uses more than 60 terabytes of historical data to help you figure out when the best…