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Some nice-looking Google Voice widgets were ripped out from a leaked ROM a few weeks ago, and they’ve now gone official, almost on cue from the G2 announcement. One home screen widget lets you see your Google Voice credit, send free text messages, and change rerouting settings, while the voice inbox widget lets you check…
Earlier today, Apple posted its new terms and conditions for iOS developers and the world rejoiced as the Cupertino based company eased up on its restrictions. In addition to loosening up, Apple has also become more transparent and open about its review process, which should be a big aid to developers in getting their apps…
It looks like Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD needed more than a couple of weeks for it to hit the iPad. In fact, it needed nearly 3 months of additional time. No matter as the wait for the game is finally over as Rockstar Games has announced its availability on the App Store. Let’s…
Looks like my friends at SHAPE Services have been hard at work on their IM+ for BlackBerry application. Last I heard from them, they had updated the app with some new user interface and group chat features. The app is a powerful one, and connects you to all of your favorite instant messaging, chat and…
So you got yourself a brand spanking new iPad and soon you quickly realized that none of the files you grabbed off those semi-illegal sites on the internet work. What is a movie aficionado such as yourself going to do? Luckily the folks at Applidium are trying to help out by porting the open source…
This morning, Google announced a new feature called Google Instant, and it basically does what the name implies. These days, “to Google” something has become a verb mostly meaning to search for something on the web. Add “instant” to that and, well, you have instant results. The way it actually works is quite amazing. Usually,…
K-12 teaching web tools provider Teachscape launched an iPad app for instructional leaders to help them gather Classroom Walkthrough (CWT) data. Here’s what’s it all about (from the press release): Teachscape Instruction | Mobile is implemented as part of the Teachscape Classroom Walkthrough process – a process that uses walkthrough data to engage instructional leaders…
No matter if you’re just a curious onlooker, or a seasoned astronomer, Star Walk from Vito Technology has long been favorite iPhone app for Star-gazers. Having fiddled around with it a bit myself, I can attest to how cool (and educational) the app is. It helps you discover everything about the night sky, from the…
Jeep is another car maker to take advantage of the iPhone as a marketing channel. Their app is called TripCast and it’s an app-service combo made for “Jeep fans and everyone with a sense of adventure.” You could think of it as some sort of a sport/exercise tracker app with an important difference – you…
We’ve seen technology that can be moved with brain waves before, but when has it ever been really accessible or useful? Wait, hold that thought. Now train it on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad as XWave allows you to control certain items on its app with nothing more than your brain waves. The application…