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It’s a good day if you’re an online music fan, as Spotify has finally launched in the United States and it’s bringing its free access to more than 15 million tracks with it. We received our invitations and decided to take the Android and iPhone apps for a spin. It’s important to note that in…
Nuance has just announced Dragon Go! for the iPhone, a voice search service that does more than just hear you and populate with search results based strictly on what it hears, but it’s also contextual in that it understands what you’re asking and may offer relevant content, too. Nuance says that these results can come…
While SwiftKey doesn’t get the same amount of headlines as Swype (deservedly so, based on installed base), I think the company is trying to do some innovative things with input. The company just launched the SwiftKey X keyboard for phones and this also includes a version that’s optimized for tablets. The SwiftKey X keyboard uses…
Box (also known as Box.net) has just introduced some boosted features to its platform and this should lead to more powerful iPhone and Android applications. If you don’t know, the Box apps enable users to utilize cloud storage in order to access documents and files anywhere they go. While there are other companies in this…
Today is a historic day for America because you fine people are finally going to get access to Spotify. Looking to reciprocate the European gesture of good will, Google has announced that they’ll be bringing their live traffic feature in Google Maps to 13 additional countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel (ummm…
About three weeks ago we said Hulu launched its Android application. At that moment, it was compatible with only 6 devices, including the Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid II, Motorola Droid X and Motorola Atrix. Now the popular TV streaming service announced the addition of 4 new compatible phones: HTC Evo…
You’ve probably already used some check-in app/service like Foursquare, Gowalla or even Facebook Places (available from within the Facebook app). They’re all pretty similar, allowing you to tell your followers and/or friends where you are at any particular day. On the other hand, you can see which places are popular and where your friends at…
Pantone is taking the “usual road,” launching an Android app after experiencing some success among the iOS users. Their new application is readily available in the Android Market, offering pretty much the same feature set those of you with iOS-based devices already learned to appreciate (presuming you do run myPANTONE on your iPhone, iPod Touch…
While I prefer another Twitter client, the official application is still a great way to get your tweet on. The app was recently updated and brings a couple of commonly requested features along for the right. First up, the official Twitter application will allow you to use multiple accounts without having to log out of…
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman explained how powerful smartphones and the app explosion can be, as he said the first Yelp app on the iPhone in 2008 fundamentally changed its business. Prior to that app, users could be directed to Yelp via Google searches or could go directly to the site to learn about the latest…