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Apple’s e-book application for iOS, iBooks, was updated yesterday for both the iPhone and iPad. For those that use it and do a lot of reading, this is a ‘cool beans’ moment for sure. The update brings the application to version 1.2.1, and packs quite a few new features, including: Important stability and performance improvements…
A few months ago, RIM pulled a growingly popular app, Kik Messenger, from BlackBerry App World, revoked their access to the software development kit, and sued them for patent infringement. Kik Messenger basically aimed to deliver BBM-style functions, namely notifications for received and read, across multiple smartphone platforms. Today, a document outlining their defense against…
Our Norwegian friends at Opera Software have released their latest State of the Mobile Web Report, an analysis of data gathered from everyone who uses the Opera Mini web browser. For those who have never heard of Opera Mini, it’s an ingenious little application that takes websites you want to view and renders them on…
Ever since Arch Rivals was released in 1989, I have loved the arcade basketball genre, especially when you can beat the crap out of the opponent and not get called for a foul. NBA Jam took its influence from Arch Rivals when it was released by Midway in 1993, but it was different in that…
Skype has once again updated its iPhone app to allow users to video-call their buddies on Skype-compatible TVs. Unfortunately that includes only a limited number of TV sets, namely select (and pricey) models made by LG, Panasonic and Samsung. Of course, there’s also an option to buy a camera and connect it to some Internet-capable…
Mention the BBC and images of Kings, Queens, Jeremy Clarkson, and Monty Python come to mind if you’re not lucky enough to live in the UK, but that simply isn’t the case these days for those of you fortunate enough to call the land of Fish and Chips your home. You English know there’s more…
Kids don’t really understand the value of money until they get their first job and more importantly have to move out and live on their own. This poses a problem if you’re a parent and give your kid an iPad or iPhone or iPod touch and they install something silly like a Smurfs game and…
Roughly a month ago we talked about Coverage? iPhone app, which brings U.S. mobile operators’ coverage maps to your iDevice. Just in time for the Verizon iPhone launch, the developer updated the application to include refreshed and updated maps of all major operators — including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile — as well as maps…
Zagat Survey has updated its Android application with few handy features, including: Foodspotting dish photos – so you could see how meals look like before actually visiting a restaurant. Foursquare integration – which brings meal tips based on other like-minded diners’ menu choices. In addition, the application has been re-designed to make it even easier…
Telmap, the company that provides white-label managed location-based services for mobile operators around the world, unveiled location-aware Facebook widget, allowing users to share location along with “what’s on their mind” with friends on the popular social network. The updated status with the location graphically depicted by a map will be visible on the user’s Facebook…