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The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) may have just been scooped up by RIM, but there’s a new UI in town that may help us deal with the thought that we’ll never get TATHome on our Android phones. It’s called Kite UI, and while it’s still in a concept phase, it’s nice enough to make us want…
Skype is in the process of beefing up its mobile teams and this could lead to apps which include video calling. According to GigaOm, Skype is hiring 20-30 employees to improve its mobile engineering teams. As you know, the company already has a plethora of apps which will enable you to make free VoIP calls…
Earlier this week, Apple pulled the Manhattan Declaration iPhone app from the iTunes app store for offending large groups of people. Well, it looks like Apple has offended even more people by revoking the application; the Manhattan Declaration earned the ire of some 7,000 iPhone users initially, but Christians have started an online petition of…
Google has just acquired the speech technology company Phonetic Arts and this could eventually lead to stronger voice support on Android handsets. According toe Phonetic Arts website, the company specializes in “technology that generates natural expressive speech, allowing computer games to say any sentence in any type of voice.” How will the search giant be…
Things are moving right along for Windows Phone 7 as the platform slowly matures and gets new features and apps. This time it’s Chrome to Windows Phone 7, perfect for users of the Google browser who happen to own the new Microsoft handsets. After all, the speedy and clean browser is gaining popularity and market…
When it comes to action / adventure titles that not only focus on exploration and puzzle solving, but also shooting up an enemy or two, games like Ubisoft’s Tomb Raider series and Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series come to mind. In what is Gameloft‘s most ambitious title to date, Shadow Guardian takes much of its inspiration…
A company called Outfit7 already has a number of “Talking” apps in the app store, including Talking Tom Cat, Talking Baby Hippo, Talking Larry the Bird, Talking Harry the Hedgehog, Talking Roby the Robot and Talking Rex the Dinosaur — all of which have been downloaded for over 30 million times to date. Of course,…
Location media company WHERE launched its new local discovery service that “empowers and inspires people to discover their next favorite place.” At the moment, the mobile application is available for the iPhone and Android-powered devices, with release on BlackBerry and other major platforms (though we’re not sure which platforms) expected by year’s close. WHERE’s key…
After Android and Symbian, outdoor navigation app ViewRanger GPS has launched a Global Open Maps edition for the devices running Apple’s iOS. The new application comes with access to a range of global Open Mapping layers from street, terrain to aerial photo, allowing iPhone and iPad users to more easily get around their outdoor pursuits…
I came across what has to be the most imaginative and creative iPhone app teaser site, ever. In fact, TUAW put it best earlier today via their Twitter feed: Strong contender for best app teaser site of. all. time. I concur. When you have a minute, head on over to BenTheBodyguard.com and see for yourself.…