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It’s Friday, so I thought I’d share a cool deal I’ve found for the Splashtop app for the Apple iPad. The remote desktop app is now just 99 cents for the weekend, which is a steep drop from the $6 it normally runs. The Apple iPad app is made by DeviceVM and it essentially turns…
Justin.tv’s iPhone application had previously just been for watching live broadcasts, but it has been updated to allow broadcasting via mobile as well, complete with front-facing camera and flash support. Version 2.0 lets you share broadcasts on Twitter and Facebook, and have two-way chat with your audience. Of course, when it comes to video streaming…
When I heard SEGA was pushing back the release of Sonic The Hedgehog 4 to the latter part of this year, I was definitely bummed just like most Sonic fans were. Judging by the latest trailer SEGA has released, it looks like the game is going to be well worth the wait. The trailer is…
Epson has teamed up with Thinxtream Technologies to release a new mobile printing application – PrintJinni for Epson, allowing iDevice owners to wirelessly print documents and images from their email. A WiFi-enabled Epson printer is required, and if that’s set – you can download, display, preview, and print e-mail attachments that “maintain accurate formatting.” In…
What do you know, it was a year ago when Samsung launched its app store, Samsung Apps, initially in select markets of Western Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy, etc). Today it is available in a total of 109 countries around the world, which is an impressive number. What’s still not impressive is the number of…
A company called Zappli launched myShopanion touting it as the “world’s most comprehensive mobile social shopping solution” for the iPhone. Available as a free download, the application combines peer insights and product information into a single app. Here’s what you can do with it: Search for products using barcodes Access extensive product descriptions, reviews and…
SocialSmack, which is a web-based reviews platform that brings together consumers and brands, is going for the Android and iPhone users, allowing them [users] to rate and rant on products while on the go. Instead of star-based voting, users either “prop” or “drop” some product or service, and can also include a short explanation why…
Nokia has updated its popular mapping and navigation client – Ovi Maps. Version 3.06 packs tons improvements (much more than one would expect from a 0.01 update), including: Refreshed main menu and icons New maps with public transport lines for subways, trams and trains in more than 80 cities around the world. To use this…
Meatwad has taken to the skies in a new iPhone game based on the offbeat adult cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force. In MeatStroke, a lovably daft blob of ground beef evades the ire of many suns trying to cook him, while collecting moisture from nearby clouds to stay alive. Sadly, Master Shake and Frylock don’t…
The Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform is just a few weeks away and the company is definitely jazzed about it but it’s time for developers to start getting excited because the developer tools have also gone gold. Mobile developers have already had access to the beta version of the tools, as well as training kits…