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So far we’ve seen quite a few dating apps, some of which simply extend online dating service to the mobile screen and some that are built from the ground up to include real-time location to the mix. What about existing couples? I don’t recall seeing any app that would help people “manage” their relationships. Enter…
Amazon is launching a neat campaign to promote its Price Check mobile application. This Saturday (December 10th), the online retailer will give shoppers an added incentive to check the Amazon price on their mobile phone while in a physical retail store. Using the Price Check by Amazon app (available on iPhone and Android) while shopping…
We love the idea of kids using modern smartphones. Sure there are threats out there but there are also filters parents could use to block stuff they think children shouldn’t access. To that end Vodafone UK launched a new Android app called Vodafone Guardian (Vodafone Safety Net in Ireland), helping keep children safe when using…
Kodak Document Print App is now available in the Android Market, allowing users to send documents from their smartphones and tablets directly to their Kodak All-in-One Printer via Google Cloud Print. The application can handle a number of file formats, including Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), PDFs, images and text files. In addition,…
Microsoft released an update to its Xbox 360 yesterday that drastically changes its UI that they’re hoping will streamline the Xbox experience to both hardcore and casual Xbox 360 owners. Today, the company went ahead and released an Xbox Companion app on Windows Phone, but surprisingly, an official Xbox Live app has finally made its…
Facebook has announced a major upgrade to its Android app and this will bring this version up to speed with its iOS sibling and the HTML5-tastic mobile web version. Overall, Facebook says the Android app is much quicker and easier to use than previous versions. If you’ve ever visited the mobile site, the new Facebook…
Instagram, the incredibly successful photo-sharing app for iPhone, is finally headed to Android but there’s no word on when it will land. The app debuted in the App Store a little over a year ago, and up until now has remained exclusive to the iPhone. In that short amount of time, Instagram has been able…
Microsoft has decided to decrease its cut to 30 percent of application sales revenue from programs sold in the Windows Store, which is the app marketplace the company plans to build into Windows 8. Also, once a app hits the $25,000 mark Microsoft will take only a 20 percent cut. It’s no secret that Mr.…
When RIM launched their OS 7 devices over the summer, one of the key features was augmented reality support, thanks to a magnetic compass built into their new phones and a graphical overlay API on the software side. Wikitude was the showcased partner for this tech, but at DevCon Asia, they’ve announced a fresh version…
Following up on a brief beta period, RIM has updated the official Twitter client for BlackBerry with support for multiple accounts. Now if you tweet as more than one person, you can swap between the two accounts pretty seamlessly; in fact, they’ve even tossed in an alt+space keyboard shortcut to make swapping back and forth…