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The Apple iPhone app Bump continues to get better, as the sharing application has just added the ability to share music by bumping devices. The Bump 2.2 version for the Apple iPhone and iOS devices now lets you show off your tunes by bumping. You don’t actually transfer the song itself, but the recipient will…
Every time we see something from The Astonishing Tribe, or TAT, we immediately want it, and then find out that it will not be released on the Android Market. This time around, however, TAT is offering up three new live wallpapers on the Android Market. The only problem is that I definitely don’t want any…
You might be thinking to yourself, “Why would I want Swype on my Nokia N8?” The real question is – why wouldn’t you? The text input software is hugely popular with Android users given its simplicity and ease-of-use. After all, the world record for the fastest text messages cranked out were done using Swype software.…
The apps just keep piling in for Windows Phone 7, and CardStar has hopped on the bandwagon with its mobile rewards application. The app is free and lets users put all their reward and membership cards into one place. If you own a Windows Phone 7 device, you can download it from the marketplace now.…
The Swype gesture-based keyboard for Android has just entered a 5th. beta which, on top of the usual performance improvements, includes the ability to double-tap a word to bring up the correction menu, and a voice-to-text button if you have Google Voice Search installed. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s really something you have…
Optus is joining a number of other mobile operators to launch a Telmap-powered navigation solution. Just like that’s the case with other carrier offerings, Optus Navigator also goes beyond simple turn-by-turn navigation. Included in the deal are real-time traffic updates, powered by Optus’ network of 8 million customers across Australia. Features also include pedestrian navigation…
NFL fans, it’s time to grab your BlackBerry because there’s some new football goodness available right now for your device. NFL.com Game Center 2010 is ready and waiting for your purchase, right now in App World. NFL.com Game Center 2010 delivers pretty much what you’d expect. Live scoring, news, play-by-play, injury reports, rosters, game summaries…
We all know that Apple has a habit of rejecting apps but one iPad maker got a nice little treat for having his program rejected: a personal call from Apple CEO Steve Jobs explaining the decision. You can find the details on this blog, but a developer was working on an economy app for the…
The guys at GetGlue have updated their mobile check-in app for just about everything with a handful of usability improvements. Now check-ins will display specials if they’re available (pretty sure True Blood is the only one right now), tidied-up pages for check-in subjects, a dedicated tab to see all of the stickers you’ve earned, and…
It looks like we’ll be getting a “Hulu for magazines” early next year but the digital storefront will be for Android only initially, as publishers are still waiting and struggling with Apple’s iOS platform. Next Issue Media will launch its Hulu for magazines in early 2011 and says that it’s ready to support Apple but…