Shazam updated its mobile application for Nokia Symbian^3 devices. The Qt-based application comes with an improved user interface which is both cleaner and easier to navigate, making the app look and feel similar to its Android counterpart. If you own the Nokia N8, C6-01, C7 or E7, you’ll definitely want to update. The basic Shazam…
U.S. Cellular launches Social Scene app for its messaging phones like Samsung Messager Touch and LG Saber
In an effort to make its messaging phones more appealing to the users, U.S. Cellular launched a new social mobile app that doesn’t require a smartphone. Available as a free download for postpaid customers with a data plan, Social Scene works on the carrier’s most popular messaging phones like the Samsung Messager Touch and LG…
PriceGrabber updates its Android app with advanced shopping functionality, discount badges and local product availability
PriceGrabber updated its Android application, offering consumers improved shopping functionality, discount badges and brick-and-mortar product availability information. The mentioned discount badge is especially useful as it highlights a product that has been heavily discounted, making it easy for consumers to locate great deals within the “vast array of PriceGrabber product offerings.” Then there’s the ability…
Mobile social network Parlor.fm raises $500,000 in angel money from ALM UNLTD
Mobile voice-based social network Parlor.fm closed an angel round of funding that has made $500,000 available for its launch. The funding was provided by investment group ALM UNLTD with an impressive $5 million pre-money evaluation. The company will use the new money to help bolster its current array of interconnected mini-apps and debut new functionalities…
LoSo mobile app lets you see what’s going on right now at local bars and restaurants
We’ve seen quite a few apps that provide users with the best bar and restaurant reviews. On the other hand, there is an increasing number of check-in services, which let you see where your friends are at any given moment. Combine the two and you get LoSo. The new mobile application — at the moment…
MLB.com’s iPhone app Beat The Streak offers fans a chance to win $5.6 million
MLB.com launched a new iPhone application, offering fans the chance to win a $5.6 million grand prize in the free fantasy game. Of course, you don’t get to win all those millions easily. In order to go home with tons of cash, you’ll have to surpass the legendary consecutive games hitting streak mark of 56…
Kung Fu Panda 2 Interactive Cookbook for iPad makes cooking fun for whole family
Kung Fu Panda 2 Interactive Cookbook for iPad is in the AppStore, ready to engage the whole family in the kitchen. Aside from the “favorite Kung Fu Panda recipes,” the application also features cooking demonstration videos, clips from the movie, animations and more. As you could expect from a Kung Fu Panda cookbook, it is…
YouMail’s iPhone app updated with in-app community greetings and number search
YouMail updated its Visual Voicemail Plus application for iOS-based devices. There are two major features included in this release, including: In-App Community Greetings – allowing users to browse, search and add any of tens of thousands of user-provided greetings all from within the app itself. Number Search – powered by Google mobile search, YouMail can…
Open-source media player Miro 4 syncs your library with Android devices
The Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) launched a new version of its open-source media player Miro. Version 4 allows users to manage their media library — including iTunes libraries, videos, playlists and apps — in one place and then sync it [library] with Android devices. In other words, it promises to deliver the same functionality iPhone…
Google Maps for Android update with check-ins and ratings
Google Maps for Android has been updated to version 5.5, including a handful of new features. Place pages now provide the option to check in on Latitude and leave a rating out of five stars. Recently Google’s location history service tied in with Latitude could start tracking how much time we spend at work, home,…