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Grooveshark has updated its mobile music app for Android with a whole boatload, nay, freighterload of new features. Oh, and the iPhone app is back on the jailbroken app store Cydia, if you were heartbroken about it being yanked from iTunes a few months ago. On Android, you can now stream music from playlists of…
Skype fans, be sure to check your updates in the iTunes App Store as the iPhone version has just been updated. The latest version has a number of bug fixes as well as some new changes. Also, don’t forget about Skype’s latest deal where you get 400 minutes free calling to landlines (or cell phones…
Habs fans, it looks like Bell has released a new Montreal Canadiens app for Android, BlackBerry and iOS. It’s no surprise that Bell has come to the table with this, being minority owner of the team and all… and, oh yes, the Canadiens do play in the Bell Centre, right? 🙂 The new app brings…
Sephora North America launched Sephora to Go in the AppStore, providing iOS device users with the “ultimate portable access to Sephora.” The mobile app builds on top of the company’s mobile website (m.sephora.com), adding few extra features only a native app can rock. Similarly to the mentioned mobile website, you can use Sephora to Go…
Nokia Software Updater beta got a small update and is now in version 3.0.156. The most important new feature (for the brand new Nokia N8 users) is the support for widget type application updates. Then there’s the automatic device software checker, improved download reliability and time estimation, as well as minor UI changes. The mentioned…
Orange and the Château de Versailles have launched a new iPhone app, offering a new visitor experience for gardens of the Château de Versailles. Available in English and French, the application provides access to audio and video content about the gardens. The leading specialists on the Versailles estate (curators, architects, gardeners, water engineers) welcome visitors,…
London-based Geomium is joining the ever-competitive mobile location-based social networking market with its own iPhone app, allowing users to access tons of local content while on the go. Here’s the Geomium pitch (from their press release): Geomium is a true socializing tool. Whilst existing apps may call themselves social, only Geomium is designed for people…
One of the many reasons Twitter is as popular as it is today is the ability to use whatever third party client you prefer to interact with the service. Tweetdeck is one of those clients, and while I’m not personally a fan, hardcore Twitter are highly likely to be using it to dump their random…
Google is taking location and local services seriously and it has appointed Marissa Mayer as the head of this division. Marissa Mayer was VP of search products but she will be overtaking the local and location service part of the company. Google routinely puts Mayer on television and in its public events and you can…
Anyone up for a game of Croquet!? I am! New from the developers at Inblosam, comes a new croquet simulation for iOS and Android… and yes, it works just fantastic on your iPhone, iPad, and any Android handset of your choice. North America side, croquet has long been a backyard game, mostly for the kiddies…