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As if it wasn’t bad enough that the BlackBerry PlayBook could only handle e-mail through the browser unless tethered via Bluetooth to a RIM smartphone, at launch AT&T didn’t even approve the app for their branded phones. Barring the particularly industrious that employed a workaround, this made the PlayBook a non-started for AT&T BlackBerry owners.…
Last year, Square Enix released an iPhone exclusive title called Chaos Rings which saw an iPad release months later. The game was deemed a huge success by critics and has been one of Square Enix’s most popular games to date. As you would expect with very popular and successful games, Square Enix has released a…
This morning, RIM wrapped up their relatively short beta phase for the official Twitter BlackBerry client, and within the next 24 hours, will be available in App World for downloading. The update to 2.0 mostly revolves around an interface reshuffling, so there’s not so much room being taken up at the top of the screen,…
It felt like only the day before yesterday we were reporting on the incoming update for Infinity Blade that would finally allow players to fight against one another in the game’s Arena mode. Now that the update has gone live, Epic Games has decided to celebrate by dropping the price of Infinity Blade by 50%.…
Apple has reportedly inked a licensing agreement with EMI Music and it’s close to locking up deals with the other major record labels in order to put the finishing touches on its oft-rumored iCloud service. The report comes out of CNET and it suggests that the Apple iCloud streaming music service may be ready to…
Last time HotelTonight added new cities, they announced support for Miami and Seattle. Now they’re going for the Sin City tourists, allowing them to book same-day stays (until 2am) at major hotels including Caesars Palace, Trump International Hotel, The Palms and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, among others. The pitch is simple – take last-minute…
Yahoo! launched an iPad-optimized version of its iOS application. Presuming you already use Yahoo! Messenger on your iPad, no longer will you be looking at the scaled-up version of the iPhone app. The new universal iOS application is made to fully take advantage of the big screen Apple’s tablet rock. In addition to chatting with…
After the iPhone, iPad and Android – USA TODAY is going for the Windows Phone 7 community. The new application rocks a custom look and feel which was designed specifically for Microsoft’s mobile platform. The content, however, remains the same and includes latest news, sports scores, weather, as well as photos and graphics. Commenting on…
In another “there’s an app for that” post, we talk about NowiHear.com’s Android application, which provides users with a quick hearing check adapted from the Better Hearing Institute’s (BHI) revision of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s “Five-minute Hearing Test”. The mentioned test was apparently validated as an effective predictor of…
A company called SpotWorld thinks there’s still room in the mobile travel guide apps and services. Hence they’ve launched an iPhone application describing it as a “new take on the classic travel guide concept.” Their trick is in combining user-generated travel content with check-in functionality, allowing users to access existing itineraries as well as contribute…