Star Fox 64. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. X-Wing vs Tie Fighter. What do all of these game a have in common? The answer is simple: They’re all amazing space combat games that everyone should be familiar with if you’re a true gamer. Gameloft has released their own space combat game for the iPhone which they…
Full Tilt Poker App Coming to Android
One of the largest poker operations in the world, Full Tilt Poker, is looking to make a splash with a dive into the Android pool. That’s right, rumor has it Full Tilt is putting together an application for Android, featuring their new ‘Rush Poker’ gameplay. Interesting. Apparently much testing of the app has been going…
Wholesale Applications Community announces 32 new member companies and WAC 1.0 specification
The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), an alliance of telecommunications companies formed during this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, announced 32 new member companies and availability of the WAC 1.0 specification. Among the companies joining WAC at the board level are Accenture, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Qualcomm Incorporated and Samsung. In terms of operators jumping on…
HootSuite for Android Updated with Facebook Functions
Following-up on the public launch of their BlackBerry app, HootSuite has added Facebook functionality to their Android client, which was previously only used for accessing Twitter. The update includes all of the corporate-grade social networking you could need, like accessing multiple accounts, scheduling posts, leave comments, and import most of your settings from the web…
Loopt Hugs Facebook Places, See Where Friends Are on Map
Loopt’s location-based social networking app for iPhone has recently updated with Facebook connectivity, letting you update where you are using Facebook Places. Users can now see where their Facebook friends have checked-in on the app’s map, as well as see those contacts on the same list as their Loopt friends. The network has its own…
Google, Android devs respond to Apple criticism
During Apple’s fourth-quarter conference call yesterday, CEO Steve Jobs ripped into the competition. In particular, he criticized Google Android for being too fragmented and said the “open” label doesn’t mean a thing if it means that end users and developers have to suffer through a poor experience. Google’s Andy Rubin, who is a key figure…
Vlingo InCar Voice Control for Android Now Available on All Carriers
Voice recognition app Vlingo had partnered up with Sprint in what looked like an exclusive arrangement to provide new in-car functions, but today Vlingo announced that the same features are now available globally to those nabbing the the app in the open Android Market. To kick off the new version, Vlingo has a contest where…
Microsoft’s Fable III Kingmaker is a Foursquare-like location game for Android and iOS
Microsoft has launched a Foursquare-like location game called Fable III: Kingmaker for the Android and iOS platforms. The game is envisioned as a free companion to the forthcoming Xbox 360 title and apart from promoting it [Xbox game], I don’t see some other reason why the Redmond giant is committing its resources on other (non…
Nokia Mobile Communities updated once again
The team behind Nokia Mobile Communities keeps listening to the users and as a result they’ve launched another update to the social networking app. Here’s what the latest version brings: Ability to share the Nokia Mobile Communities app with your nearby buddies via Bluetooth. Full editing support that uses T9 and dictionary. Ability to flag…
ING DIRECT USA launches two Android apps
ING DIRECT USA launched their Android mobile banking and ShareBuilder mobile investing applications, allowing users to conduct both banking and investing while on the go. The news comes on the heels of ING’s earlier iPhone and Blackberry apps and Android ATM locator app, which were launched earlier this year. Here’s what each of the two…