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We’ve seen a lot of official announcements here at the BlackBerry World conference, but there’s still a lot going on behind closed doors. One rumour has it that the next version of the official BlackBerry software storefront, App World, will include an updated UI (including carousel and search bar), app sharing through BBM, subscription support, and more…
Pandora just expanded its offering to include comedy stations to the mix. Just like you would do with the music, select a starting point based on a favorite artist or genre, and then give thumbs-up or thumbs-down feedback to personalize the station. You can choose from multiple genres, including political comedy, working class comedy, PG…
Offering the streaming music service to the iPhone and Android users is not enough for Spotify. They want more and they go for more. The company’s latest offering targets iPod users, allowing them to download MP3 playlists to their beloved media players. All iPod models are supported, including classic, Nano and even Shuffle, and accessible…
The Rdio Android app is coming to the Verizon V Cast app store and the neat thing is that it will come with a carrier billing option. If you haven’t tried the Rdio app, you should know that it gives you access to more than 8.5 million songs on a subscription basis. You can play…
This can’t be terribly surprising to hear, but AT&T and Verizon look to be blocking users from downloading free tethering applications for Android devices. These applications will no longer appear in the Android Market from a handset on either network, and you won’t be able to install them from the Android Market Webstore. The idea…
The BlackBerry PlayBook launched with the rather irksome “feature” that required a BlackBerry smartphone to be paired over Bluetooth to get core apps like e-mail, contacts, memos, and tasks. RIM has been promising that stand-alone versions would be available, and today at their big conference, they showed e-mail and contacts running fine without a Bluetooth…
Mr. Number updated its popular mobile application that lets users control who can call them and when. Available for the iPhone and Android smartphones (and soon for BlackBerry), the new version brings the concept of status from instant messaging to mobile voice and text. Just like you would do on an IM client or Facebook,…
University of Phoenix, which is the largest private university in the U.S., was the first university to provide degrees online. Like that’s not enough, now they’re going for mobile users, namely those owning the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Using the new PhoenixMobile app — available as a free download — students get a new…
A company called iLoop Mobile is preparing to launch a novel service early this summer. Dubbed SlingShop, the mobile app/service combo was developed for small and mid-sized businesses as a much needed alternative to current “deal-a-day” services. iLoop Mobile says their baby combines the best features available in loyalty programs, mobile keychain applications and group…
Blurb thinks there’s still untapped space in the user-generated media, hence they’ve launched Blurb Mobile for iPhone, allowing users to quickly create stories, featuring photos, videos and audio. Once created, these stories can then be shared via social networks including Facebook and Twitter, or by email. In other words, Blurb’s idea is to provide users…