Mobile video company Qik, which has been acquired by Skype, launched a new iPhone app called Qik Video Connect, enabling people to stay connected with friends and family through video calling, video messaging and video sharing. We all know how the video calling and video messaging work, so I’ll talk a bit about video sharing.…
Tapjoy to help social app developers make money
Social gaming networks are going crazy these days. Already we’ve seen OpenFeint and Scoreloop announcing their plans to support mobile game developers and now Tapjoy is joining the party, too. The company announced a program for independent developers to turn their social, mobile and tablet games into popular, profitable titles. Tapjoy will help fund the…
Mexico’s Telcel launches Appia-powered mobile app store
Appia’s recent senior hires already produced results with Telcel, the largest mobile operator in Mexico, announcing it has launched its own Appia-powered mobile app store. Called Ideas APPSTORE, it provides Telcel subscribers with a wide variety of mobile content and applications across platforms like Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Java ME. Both paid and free apps…
Color for iPhone: A new photo-sharing application that’s confusing and not very user-friendly
There was a lot of hype about Color for iPhone and iPod touch recently – especially since it just raised $41 million in funding and no one has really heard about it until a few days ago. Color allows users to share photos and create multi-user albums if they all own iPhones and are within…
Gogobeans Offers Bump-Style File Sharing, Minus Location Requirement
One new app to launch at CTIA 2011 was Gogobeans, which at first blush looks an awful lot like Bump. Basically, you have a locker of content (called beans) stored in a cloud, and so long as you and your friend are running either the iPhone or upcoming Android app, you can share file access…
Draw For Your Life as Max & The Magic Marker is Released for iPhone & iPad
If you had the ability to use a magical marker in order to interact with the real world to build bridges, stairs, and large marker-boulders to crush your enemies, would you use it for good or evil? If I received any sort of power, you can guarantee that I would use it for now good.…
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for iPad Offers A Uniquely Beautiful Pixelated Adventure
There comes a time when I discover a gem on the App Store that I absolutely cannot wait to write about. This is the case with Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for the iPad as it’s such a unique game that I’m hoping it doesn’t fall under the radar. The more games like Sword &…
Android in-app payments coming next week
Android developers looking to boost their bottom lines will be happy to know that Google’s mobile platform is narrowing the gap with iOS by offering in-app purchases next week. For Android developers, this could be a killer feature because it allows you to vary your business model. Instead of selling an app for a dollar…
Starbucks Card Mobile sees 3 million caffeine-hungry users
Starbucks addicts have been flocking to the Starbucks Card Mobile application by the millions. In fact, the company says that three million users have already used the mobile app, available on the iPhone and on BlackBerry, to make payments inside 6,800 Starbucks locations. Mashable reports: “Starbucks now offers the nation’s largest mobile payment network,” vice…
Tiny Wings Updated with Game Center Support and More!
Tiny Wings has become an almost daily play for me. The new iOS game from Andreas Illiger is not only super-easy to play, it’s darn addictive. If you have the game loaded up on your iPhone, you’ll know exactly what I mean. With that in mind, some quick update news for those of you that…