Pinger already delivers free text messaging with its Textfree app but the company will soon take it up a notch by offering free phone calls too. Pinger will give you a phone number and calls will be made using a data network, so it’s a VoIP call. It will apparently work with WiFi and 3G…
Foursquare for BlackBerry Updated with Push Notifications
Foursquare’s check-in application for BlackBerry has been updated to let you get pop-up notifications as soon as your friends check in to a location. There’s also a fresh round of bug squashes, UI improvements, and code optimizations, all of which are welcome. Foursquare’s presence here at the BlackBerry DevCon has been significant, with a check-in…
New Fennec version hits Android – The ‘it actually works’ edition
Those of you who have tried out Fennec for Android probably don’t have many positive words to say about it. The app had a sizable footprint, and the only thing it seemed to be really good at was force closing itself. Well, Fennec has now been updated for Android OS, and it works pretty well.…
Firefox Home Coming to BlackBerry and Symbian Soon
Firefox Home has been somewhat of a hit with iPhone users who use Firefox on their computers. Soon, BlackBerry and Symbian users will get a little bit of Mozilla love, too. If you’re unfamiliar with Firefox Home, it basically stores your browser info in the cloud so you can access it elsewhere. Whether it’s bookmarks,…
Checkpoints app rewards you for shopping [Video]
The whole location-based gaming thing is definitely on fire with Foursquare and others and the new app Checkpoints is trying to integrate that with mobile shopping. The Checkpoints Apple iPhone app gives you points for scanning products. These points can then be redeemed for discounts, gift cards or online services. You go into a participating…
How to Cook Everything for iPhone app gets an “Essential” free version
Although we haven’t talked about the How to Cook Everything iPhone app when it was initially released, now when it got a free version, we decided to give it some space on IntoMobile. Like its paid counterpart, How to Cook Everything Essentials is also based on Mark Bittman’s bestselling book, featuring such things as: 102…
Cortado launches Workplace for iPad allowing users to access, edit and print their documents
Cortado has launched its free cloud desktop app, Cortado Workplace for iPad. The application/service provides users with central cloud storage for files and documents that can be managed from within the app or launched directly with the relevant Office application. Additionally, documents can be printed from the iPad to the nearest printer — Cortado supports…
Vopium’s Android app gets a small update
Vopium, which we see as one of alternative VoIP service providers (it’s not Skype, Truphone or Google Talk after all), has improved its Android application and is now offering free calls to other mobile phones with Vopium on either WiFi or mobile data networks. The main idea is to “find the lowest rate” for calls…
Google CEO: Smartphones will outsell PCs in two years
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that smartphones will outsell PCs in two years and the search giant has been adjusting its business accordingly. Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Schmidt said that Android is picking up steam, as there are now more than 60 devices from more than 20 manufacturers. This momentum doesn’t appear to…
WeatherBug Elite for BlackBerry Updated
On the BlackBerry scene, we’ve seen nothing short of a whackload of BlackBerry PlayBook news in the last 24 hours… and with good reason. The PlayBook is RIM’s first entry into the tablet scene, and while the jury is still out on it, I honestly can’t wait to get my hands on one. Believe it…