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After being yoinked from the BlackBerry App World, Kik Messenger now has their development effectively frozen, as Research In Motion has revoked their access to the software development kit, and stopped push services for the app, effectively killing its usefulness for existing users. The developer doesn’t mention any reasons, and RIM’s statement on the issue…
One of Gameloft’s most popular arcade driving series is getting another sequel as the company announced this week that Asphalt 6: Adrenaline will be hitting the iPhone next month, with an iPad release scheduled shortly thereafter. The teaser trailer that was released by Gameloft shows we can expect much more of the classic Asphalt gameplay…
The holiday shopping season is almost upon us and that means retailers are getting ready for the Black Friday (the Friday following Thanksgiving) craziness that comes with super shopping deals. They’re also making it easier to navigate Black Friday this year with iPhone and Android apps that put various deals in the palm of you…
RIM has just updated their bundled mapping app, BlackBerry Maps, to include data for Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, New Zealand, the Philippines and Taiwan. Additionally, map data now includes a smattering of points of interest on the map, so you can see handy little icons where hospitals, universities, police stations, subway stations, shopping centres, parking,…
If you thought Skyfire was happy making a few million on its iPhone app, you’d be wrong because the mobile browser maker has just released Skyfire 3.0 Facebook edition for Android phones. Dubbing it the “world’s first social browser,” the Skyfire Facebook browser gives you one-click access to the world’s largest social network. Another cool…
Just in time for the Thanksgiving travel season, FlightView launched a more powerful version of its mobile app FlightView Elite for Android users. The application keeps the core elements of the original FlightView app, allowing users to track their flights in real-time, plan for delays and call the airline directly to re-book flights. In addition,…
Snapfinger has added two restaurant chains with more than 700 locations combined to its online and mobile ordering platform – Bob Evans and Mimi’s Cafe. Bob Evans’ 569 restaurants operate in 18 states across the U.S, primarily in the midwest, mid-atlantic and southeast regions. Mimi’s Cafe is known for its French-inspired meals and “quaint cafe…
Screenlife, the folks behind the popular entertainment trivia game Scene It?, is launching Scene It? Harry Potter app for iPhone and iPod Touch and HD version for iPad, featuring content from the first six films. Included in the game are 30 quiz sets with 16 different puzzle types and mini-games (such as Hagrid’s Hut, Polyjuice…
60 MINUTES, which in case you don’t know is America’s number one news program, is now available on the iPad. According to the press release, this is the first time a primetime news magazine has its own stand-alone application for the hand-held device. As one would expect, the 60 MINUTES iPad app delivers high-quality video…
Well, this could be interesting. It looks like Mozilla isn’t content with letting Verizon and Amazon open its own app stores, as the company will be building its own open app store but the main difference is that the Mozilla one aims to be device independent. Mozilla said it has developed an “Open Web app…