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It looks like Motorola has snapped up a programming company called 280 North for about $20 million, according to reports. 280 North has been around for two years and it is known for a programming framework known as Cappuccino. This supposedly makes it easier to create rich web applications and Motorola will be using this…
There’s nothing quite like watching your home get robbed from afar on your iPhone with the iCam app, an application that allows you to set up alerts for your smartphone when motion sensors are tripped at your home. Vince Hunter, a Dallas man whose home was burglarized, went on vacation to visit family in Connecticut…
Gameloft is offering a new “Try Before Buy” version of their Android games for potential customers that just don’t know if the game is right for them. I don’t know about you, but I consider myself a “Try Before You Buy” kind of guy. The reason for this is simple: I don’t want to buy…
Google is defending its Android License Server solution for combating app piracy despite the high-profile end-around that has surfaced lately. If you’re not aware, the Android License Server essentially allows developers to authenticate if an app has been legally purchased. If it senses something’s amiss, the developer can cut the user off, offer them the…
SCVNGR and AT&T are teaming up to use geo-location gaming to promote the recently-introduced Samsung Galaxy S Android phone, the Captivate. If you’re not familiar with SCVNGR, you should check out its apps on the iPhone or Android because it offers a fun take on the check-in craze that is taking off. Techcrunch has the…
We hear lots of stories about successful application developers for the iPhone and iPad, but we don’t get too many from the Android Market or other platforms. With the rapidly growing global applications market and its astronomical profit projections, Apple certainly can’t be taking all the glory. Proof is in one simple little Android application:…
The Android app for Google Earth is pretty nice and all, but what about all that blue stuff that you can’t really zoom in on? There must be something underneath that warrants our snooping, right? Well, the latest updated to Google Earth for Android now includes underwater landscapes, letting you pan, zoom, or even explore…
Polaroid is set to introduce a printer by the end of this year that will talk to an Android application that lets you tweak your pictures before printing them out for permanent storage inside a photo album that your mother will most likely use to embarrass you the next time you bring over a girl.…
Booyah announced that its location-based mobile service has crossed the 3.1 million registered users mark. In addition, the company said that its users check-in to the app more than 15 million times each week across both rural and metropolitan areas throughout the United States. In total, MyTown had around 400 million check-ins in the country…
After seeing the first augmented reality enhanced magazine (Sueddeutsche Zeitung), we have great use of AR technology to share… During the Lowlands music festival in the Netherlands, the Stedelijk Museum has lent digital versions from its world famous art collection to visitors with Layar application installed on their smartphones (Android or iPhone). Here’s how it…