The world’s largest onboard magazine Hemispheres is going beyond 12 million monthly travelers on all United and Continental Airlines to appeal to the fast-growing army of iPad users. And the idea is not just to replicate the same content on Apple’s tablet — rather, Hemispheres is taking advantage of the device’s multimedia capabilities, offering 360…
Opinionaided: The Simple Way To Share and Receive Opinions on Your iPhone
A new iPhone app, Opinionaided, allows you to quickly ask questions and gather opinions from a community of passionate users. It is not like the myriad of questions and answers apps and websites that have popped in the last year requiring you to carefully craft content out of fear of being rejected or ridiculed (*cough* Quora *cough*).…
GetJar: Android to trump iPhone two-to-one
Mobile app store GetJar released data from their commissioned global survey, giving insight into the “preferences and attitudes of mobile phone users.” Unsurprisingly the results suggest we should put our money on Android with almost 40% of respondents saying they will switch to Google’s mobile platform when they purchase their next phone, compared to the…
Apple is suing Amazon for using ‘App Store’ term
Apple has decided to sue Amazon for its use of the term “App Store.” Apple has been using the term App Store for its iTunes applications market since July 2008 when the iPhone 3G was released and third-party apps came along with it. Amazon, however, argues that it calls its own third-party application market “Appstore,”…
Mozilla Firefox 4 Mobile Release Candidiate now available [Final is due soon, really soon]
We’re spoiled when it comes to choice for which browser to use on our desktop computers, there are more out there than you can count with one hand, but on mobile it’s a little bit different. Most people stick to what’s bundled on their device and thanks to operators taking too much time to validate…
Opera launches Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 at CTIA [Smartphone and tablet owners rejoice!]
After promising to launch new versions of both Opera Mini and Opera Mobile at CTIA last week, we’re happy to say that the Norwegians have kept their word. While the user interface hasn’t changed with Opera Mini, performance has gone up. Scrolling and panning speeds have improved considerably since version 5, and there’s also now…
Amazon Appstore for Android opens its virtual doors; Offers Angry Birds Rio for free!
Amazon Appstore for Android is now live! Ever since we cleared the last stage at the St. Patrick’s Day update to the Angry Birds Seasons, we desperately waited for this moment. Yup, Angry Birds Rio is, as promised, available for download. The bad news is that you have to be a U.S. resident to access…
Classic Car Guide helps rich iOS device owners buy classic and collectible cars
If you’re on a market looking to grab some classic and/or collectible cars, and at the same time own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, you may want to know about Classic Car Guide, a new mobile app that should make the process easier. Created by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, it provides real-time…
Online backup service Carbonite launches an iPad app, updated iPhone and BlackBerry apps
Online backup service Carbonite launched an iPad version of its mobile application, allowing users with Apple’s tablet to access their files on a large screen. Carbonite Access for iPad shows all of the files you’ve stored in the cloud on your beloved tablet so you can download, view and share them with just a few…
Virgin Mobile Live 2.0 hits the Android Market [You don’t have to be a Virgin Mobile customer to get it]
Virgin Mobile USA launched a new version of its social networking music application, Virgin Mobile Live. The good thing is that you no longer have to be a Virgin Mobile customer to get it – every Android smartphone owner can now download the application. Included in the app is the carrier’s music stream hosted by…