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TweetDeck for Android may have been one of the most anticipated Twitter apps to hit the Android OS, but some users were slightly disappointed to see that TweetDeck beta launched with no widgets. Well, thanks to an update, TweetDeck now offers users the choice of three widgets that can be used to access tweets from…
Earlier this summer, MasterCard released a mobile payment app for iPhone, which has now found its way to BlackBerry. MoneySend lets you send cash to friends, pay for stuff, or ask for money from others once it’s paired up with your MasterCard and your banking institution. MasterCard had partnerered with Zoompass for contactless payment stickers,…
D3Publisher’s Puzzle Quest was one of those games that seemed to have popped out of nowhere and yet it created such an impact with anyone that’s played it to this day. TransGaming took charge of bringing that experience to the iPhone platform, but, ultimately, the game didn’t capture the same ambiance as other versions of…
The last we had heard in mobile app research was a forecast that there would be 25 billion downloads by 2015, and along the same vein, Nielsen has released the results of a survey of some 4,000 mobile users about their application downloading habits. As you’d expect, iPhone users were the most active, with an…
Symbian-powered Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Vivaz Pro just got an improved user interface thanks to Sony Ericsson’s partnership with SPB Software. As you may know, SPB has been working on its SPB Mobile Shell UI for quite some time now, ever since they noticed the user experience on Windows Mobile sucks. In the meantime, they’ve…
Webwag released Alert Machine, alerting iPhone users whenever there’s something new on some blog or website. The idea is to “boosts readers’ loyalty and traffic,” though I see it as potentially annoying. For one thing I can’t imagine anyone agreeing to be alerted whenever we post something new on IntoMobile. The reason is obvious –…
After showing what its augmented reality browser junaio can do with events and magazines, metaio is going one step further, joining forces with RBIT Limited and m2end to provide a “whole new way of interacting with the world of stamps on mobile phones.” Royal Mail’s Great British Railway Special Stamp issue will use the Royal…
Last year, when Apple still had pretty tight rules when it came to submitting and approving apps to its app store, two Google Voice applications were totally denied. The first was the official Google Voice application, and when it was blocked from the iTunes App Store, everyone became infuriated. Actually, Apple’s official response was that…
Google Maps for Android has been updated again and this time around some features that many have been looking for are present. The Maps update includes Walking Navigation Beta, a slightly tweaked search bar and Street View smart navigation. The Google Mobile blog lays out what the new features will bring you: Walking Navigation Walking…
One of the reasons the Apple iPod touch is popular with teens is because there are free apps which enables users to send free text messages to friends. Arguably one of the best SMS apps is textPlus and a new version has hit the App Store and it adds cool new features like picture sharing…