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Every once and awhile a new app comes along that leaves me scratching my head. Today, such an app has crossed my plate, and I can’t help but wonder what the developers were thinking when they put it together. Called ‘TVBrush’, the new app is a free download for your Android-powered device that promises to…
Apple has issued an update to their eBook reading platform “iBooks”, now up to version 1.2, and we’ve embedded the full change-log below, but before you scroll down I’d like to take a moment to tell you to visit your local library. You don’t need a $500 tablet or a $200 iPod made out of…
Remember Fotopedia Heritage, the iPhone and iPad application we recommended downloading (it’s free)? Well, the same company that brought us that gem (Fotonauts), launched its first PRO (as in “not free”) application in the AppStore – Fotopedia National Parks. As you can imagine, the focus here is on national parks of the U.S. Renowned photographer…
Although we haven’t talked about Nokia Diagnostics when it was initially released, we decided to give it some space now when it’s updated. The application is now in version 1.74 and comes with “more extensive set of tests” to help Symbian S60 5.0 smartphone owners figure out what’s the problem with their device. In addition…
Although it sells a dedicated ebook reading device, Amazon also offers Kindle mobile apps for Android and iOS-powered devices. What about other platforms? I guess they’ll support webOS the minute HP launches some new device (a tablet perhaps?), but what’s happening with Symbian? There is a big army of users out there, readily waiting for…
Bing for Mobile updates have hit today for the iPhone and Android, and Microsoft made sure to make it a jam-packed upgrade over the previous versions. With better implementation of Bing for Mobile on Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has decided to give the other platforms some better treatment, too. Searching for items, checking in, maps…
While we all patiently await for the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update, we’ve got something to tide you over for now. The Gingerbread Live Wallpapers have been snatched away and are now ready to install on your Android phone. Maybe. While we’re not sure why this only works for certain phones, more phones will likely be…
ooVoo has just launched a their first mobile video chat client for Android, letting up to six users on the same call at once. That alone doesn’t make it a significant competitor to Qik, though – it also has a lot of technology on the backend that allows it to handle large video conference calls…
eBay is showing that it’s taking the mobile space seriously and the online auctioning giant has just purchased the mobile application developer Critical Path Software for an undisclosed amount. The deal makes a lot of sense, as the two companies had previously worked together to develop the official eBay iPhone app and others. The Critical…
As if Android was in any sort of shortage of game emulators, there’s yet another game console emulator on the way. It’s called nullDC, a Dreamcast emulator, and it may be hitting the Market sometime in the near future. AndroidCentral showed the emulator booting the Dreamcast bios on an Android device yesterday, but I figured…