TekTrak, the company behind the iPhone app/service combo we recently talked about, announced that it has closed a round of seed funding. The new money will be used to expand into other mobile platforms and add features to its existing iPhone application. TekTrak offers mobile phone tracking service for just 5 bucks year, emphasizing that’s…
Samsung Hummingbird declared the fastest chip on the planet by GLBenchmark 2.0
Benchmarking is an interesting sport, and yes I use the term sport, because people spend far too much time crunching numbers that absolutely don’t matter in order to prove something that’s relevant to less than 1% of the population. Take this from a guy who used to scour junk yards for radiators to optimize a…
*Spark by Hiplogic offers a hyper connected alternative to the boring default Symbian homescreen
One of the reasons we prefer the Symbian and Android smartphone operating systems to something like Apple’s iOS is that it’s totally possible to replace the homescreen, otherwise known as the first thing you see when you unlock your device. Hiplogic recently went public with a Symbian homescreen alternative called *Spark, and if you’re one…
Mortal Kombat, N.O.V.A. 2, The 7th Guest, Real Racing 2, Dungeon Defenders, More Games Released for iOS Today
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the App Store, specifically the Games category, then you’ll know the floodgates have opened again this week for new releases. I’m not sure if this will be a common thing from now on for the App Store to release games on Thursdays, but if it is, then there’s…
Sony Announces Official PlayStation App for Android and iPhone
The dudes over at Sony have announced that they’re going to have an official PlayStation app for Android and iPhone launching hopefully before the holidays. With it, you’ll be able to see your PlayStation Network friends that are online, gloat over your trophies, and read up on new games which you can then share through…
Skyfire for iPad brings Flash, Facebook and Twitter integration
Skyfire has proven that users do care about Flash, and its iPhone app sales continue to reinforce that fact. Thankfully, the company is going to be bringing those same features – and more – to the iPad. Adobe Flash has been noticeably absent in an otherwise fantastic web browsing device, so hopefully Skyfire will alleviate…
WordPress App for Windows Phone Launched
A few weeks ago there were murmurs that there would be an official WordPress app for Windows phone, and on Tuesday that app went live. With it, you can handle all of your usual blogging tasks, like moderate comments, write up posts or pages, and review stats. It’ll work with either a personally-hosted blog, or…
Google Maps Mobile 5 update available in Android Market with offline navigation and 3D tilt/rotate maps
Remember how we told you that Google Maps for Mobile 5 was on it’s way to Android with a slew of new eye-catching features like scalable 3D maps, two-finger map tilt, two-finger map rotate and offline mapping? Right, well it’s only been a week, or so, since Mr. Android himself, Google’s Andy Rubin, mentioned that…
Vlingo for Android Updated with Hotel, Restaurant, Movie, and Text Search
The Vlingo voice control app for Android has been updated to include integration with some new services, and a new text search bar widget for those times you can’t talk to your phone. Now using Vlingo you can search for and book hotels through Kayak, find and reserve spots at local restaurants through OpenTable, and…
Infinity Blade Update Coming Next Week
I’ve been playing ‘Infinity Blade‘ on my iPad since launch day. Not ‘religiously’, but a fair amount. While the game is truthfully one of the best I’ve played in some time, a little part of me was wishing for some updates… and someone at the developer (Chair Entertainment) must have been listening, because an update…