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HTC may be looking to get an application store in the works according to a recent rumor. The Taiwanese company is apparently hiring new staff to get the online store going, where the manufacturer will be selling e-Books and applications. HTC has already killed it this year with so many Android devices that I’ve lost…
Today is the first day you can buy Microsoft Windows Phone 7 devices in the United States and I’m sure you want to load up your handset with apps. Well, you’re in luck because Yelp is bringing its app to the new platform. On its blog, the company said its Windows Phone 7 program will…
If you’re in the UK, and carry a BlackBerry as your daily driver, the BBC iPlayer app for BlackBerry is now available for you… Well, almost. Turns out this isn’t much of an application at all, but rather a desktop launcher that opens the iPlayer website. Disappointing for sure, but I suppose this does remove…
Evernote has updated its Android client which is now pretty much on par with its iPhone counterpart, if not better. There are tons of improvements and feature updates with Evernote even saying this is the “biggest leap in functionality we’ve ever had on any platform in a single release.” Here’s what’s included: New Home screen…
StumbleUpon updated its Android application with the feature called “StumbleUpon App Discovery.” Still in beta, it is made to suggest mobile apps based on each user’s individual interests and preferences and those of friends and like-minded users. Similarly to the StumbleUpon website, this feature also allows users to browse or “stumble” through recommended apps on…
Nimbuzz released a new version of its popular multi-network IM and VoIP client for Nokia Symbian smartphones. Naturally, Nimbuzz 3.0 sings along the latest Symbian^3 devices like the Nokia N8, E7, C6 and C7. In addition, there are tons of other changes and features included, such as: Customizable tabs – allows users to select which…
Yell, the British company we usually know for their yellow pages services, is out with a super useful app for Londoners, members of the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme. Already more than 90,000 people have sign-up for the scheme, allowing them to rent bikes and then leave them all around the city. The new application is…
Popular Facebook app It Girl will be available as a native application for the iOS and Android-powered smartphones. Developed using the multi-device social gaming engine Sibblingz, the application will allow users/players to explore an MMO-style city and gain “fashion supremacy” by acquiring new outfits. Players can join “cliques” and challenge other members of the community…
In an effort to get more people to use their VoIP and messaging service, Vopium is organizing a neat campaign offering users the ability to send free SMS to select Asian countries for the rest of the year. In order to participate, all you have to do is download the Vopium app either for your…
FileMaker announced that their iPhone and iPad apps have been updated with support for new languages. In addition to English, the application is now available in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese. If don’t know what FileMaker is all about, here’s a snippet from the press release doing all the explaining so I don’t have…