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Any time a console or handheld game receives a port onto the iPhone or iPad, I get a little more excited every day as that means another fantastic game has made the jump to iOS to be enjoyed by a whole new audience. Today is another one of those days as Square-Enix has announced that…
Sports Tracker is an application who has a history that’s almost as interesting as the app itself. It started out as a hobby project made a few Nokia engineers. They polished it up in their free time, released it as an application for Symbian devices, and it’s maintained a cult following; with good reason too.…
We knew Cobra will release its iRadar app for Android at some point in April. Well, now we have the exact date and it’s April 4th. Those unfamiliar should know that Cobra iRadar is touted as the industry’s most advanced smart detection system, which uses Bluetooth to communicate between dash-mounted radar/laser detector and the Cobra…
After launching OptumizeMe for Windows Phone 7, health and wellness company OptumHealth is going for the iPhone and Android users, allowing them to create and challenge each other to fitness competitions and trade both encouragement and “digs” along the way. According to a recent New England Journal of Medicine report, healthy behavior actually spreads through…
Received a note from a good developer friend of mine this morning, letting me know about a new BlackBerry app (in Beta) from Fixmo. Called ‘Fixmo Extend’, this new app allows you to connect your laptop to the internet via your BlackBerry’s internet connection. From what I’ve read so far, it looks pretty neat. Made…
Location-based service provider TeleNav is now offering its GPS navigation app for free for the iPhone 4 users. The application includes free maps and local search with more than 22 million Places that are continually updated and include details such as ratings, reviews and merchant information. For the first 30 days after downloading, customers will…
Flowd, the social network for music lovers which we’ve already covered in the past, announced the so called “Frequent Fan” promotions program for all signed artists and partners, allowing them to create unique mobile offers for their fans on Flowd. These special offers and campaigns are available for free and can be triggered with a…
Shazam is updating its Android and iOS apps with a new feature called “Shazam Friends” to allow users to discover and share new music with their Facebook friends. You get to access a real-time feed of songs your friends have tagged, from where you’re supposed to find some cool new music. After Shazam is updated,…
Heyzap launched the social discovery app for mobile games on Android, allowing players to check-in to their favorite games and find out which games their friends are playing. Already the Heyzap SDK is integrated within 20 of the top games that are available today in the Android Market. Overall, the company recorded quarter of a…
muvee is going for the Android users with its new suite of HD video editing tools for Google’s platform. The company is demonstrating the offering at the CTIA in hope to get some handset maker or operator on board. From what I’ve understood, muvee’s apps won’t be available directly for download — rather, they want…