iGO’s latest navigation app is all about Costa Rica. However, it’s not a regular GPS navigation application, since addresses in Costa Rica do not follow a systematic road naming and house numbering system. Rather, iGO uses the POI Guidance feature that refers to over 34,000 Points of Interest (POIs) in 43 categories such as churches,…
Maxthon Mobile browser for Android updated with bookmark syncing, expanded RSS support
It was 3 weeks ago when we talked about Maxthon Mobile web browser for Android. It has been updated in the meantime to take “desktop and mobile convergence one step further.” The new main thing of this release is the ability to sync bookmarks and browser settings between Maxthon installed on your PC and its…
Video: Nokia Reader 1.0 beta [Because reading RSS on the go is critical for news junkies]
RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is the addictive technology that feeds that urge inside of you to check up on what’s new in the world. There are many RSS clients out there, both offline and online, with many news junkies heralding Google Reader as the best one, and now Nokia has written their own. It’s…
Official @AppStore Twitter Account Promotes iPhone, iPad Apps
The traditionally stoic Apple has opened up another Twitter account to join their smattering of existing iTunes accounts. @AppStore went live recently, with the express goal of helping folks “discover new apps, get exclusive offers, and share with friends.” The account isn’t verified quite yet, so it could in theory be fake, but it seems…
Black Eyed Peas hits your iPhone with BEP360, an augmented reality app
Are you a huge Black Eyed Peas fan? Do you own an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch 4th gen? Love augmented reality? If you answered yes to any or all of those questions and you’re willing to fork over $2.99, you should check out the BEP360 app. Like the name suggests, the app gives you…
Songbird Media Player Launched on Android
Songbird, an open-source desktop media manager, is now on Android. The code for Songbird on desktop is based on Mozilla, and a lot of the dev team worked on Firefox, so as you might expect, it had a lot of plug-ins and customization options, but unfortunately the code doesn’t translate to mobile, so you won’t…
Tru launches BlackBerry solution for business customers
Tru, which we used to know as Truphone, announced the launch of BlackBerry solution for its business customers. If they opt for Tru’s offering, BlackBerry users will benefit from Tru’s global mobile packages that remove voice and data roaming charges in a growing number of countries around the world. BlackBerry service plans offered by Tru…
Free apps to all who update their Ovi Store client on their S60 5th Edition smartphones
It was in late December 2010 when Nokia released a small update to their Ovi Store client for Symbian S60 5th Edition. However, at the point the new version (1.08) was released for select markets only and now it’s available in all countries. Don’t expect anything spectacular from this release — we’re talking about small…
Kayak’s iPhone app to add ground transportation, compliments of GroundLink
Until this point, you could only search and book a hotel and/or flight using Kayak’s iPhone app. Renting a car was not an option until now… Enter GroundLink, which has partnered with the travel search engine to allow users to book ground transportation (not exactly “regular” rent-a-car) from Kayak on their iPhone. As a result,…
Time Shutter San Francisco Takes You Back in Time
If you live in, or are planning to travel to San Francisco in the near future, the Time Shutter San Francisco is a new app you’ll want to have on-board. What does Time Shutter San Francisco do? It lets you take a look at how San Fran looked a century ago, and makes it easy…