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Google has just updated their Goggles application for Android with some speed enhancements as well as some cool new features, like newspaper, magazine ad recognition, and even Sudoku puzzle solving. Version 1.3 of Goggles for Android allows for faster barcode scanning of products. Similar to the basic Barcode scanner for Android, all one needs to…
RIM has confirmed time and again that App World will launch on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to support app discovery, but they haven’t done much in the way of actually showing it to us. Luckily, some sharp eyes at CES grabbed a quick glimpse of RIM’s official software store, App World, running on the tablet…
Mercedes-Benz USA will be launching a new mbrace service in early 2011. Developed by Hughes Telematics, the updated mobile app will come with few new features, including the ability to send destinations to your Mercedes-Benz in-vehicle navigation system, effectively extending remote access beyond map websites. Also included in the mix is a function called Drive2Friend,…
It was the CES time and we’ve almost missed that the iPhone version of the popular augmented reality browser Layar has been updated. Version 4.0 is readily available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 users, packing several new capabilities, including: Gyroscope support – an iPhone 4-only thing that will see objects moving across the…
Garmin used to be a pioneer in embracing mobile technology. Then something happened and everything stopped, releasing no smartphone apps for quite some time. To be fair, they did try to partner with Asus but that venture turned into a flop. Now they’re kicking back with a dedicated iPhone app called StreetPilot to fight the…
Thanks to the rise of application stores on mobile phones scammers are having a ball at digging out exploits that can yield them extra pocket money. This latest application however, called Cancerblock, just screams disingenuous and frankly makes me a little disgusted after having to watch my father lose his battle with colon cancer. Cancerblock…
Splashtop, the company behind the popular remote desktop mobile app, is extending support beyond iOS devices to include Google’s Android platform to the mix. As you may know Splashtop Remote allows users to access and control their computer remotely through a mobile device “bridging the computing experience across devices.” It supports full real-time video and…
After bringing video call support to the iPhone, Skype is going one step further to improve its service. Their latest gig is group video calling, which the company has been demonstrating for the last couple of days at the CES in Las Vegas. Unfortunately this isn’t a mobile story at least not at the moment.…
A video search company VideoSurf will offer a visual search app on latest Verizon smartphones. The application which works like Shazam for video allows users to identify a video they’re watching. Just point your phone at the screen and VideoSurf will do its magic, identifying the episode, find it online and provide you with the…
Canadian music junkies will be pleased to read of this great news from the folks at Slacker Radio. Via CES the other day, Slacker has announced the expansion of their unlimited basic radio service to all Canadian listeners. Right on! Previously, Slacker was offered as a 30-day trial only. When the trial was over, Canucks…