All you bookworms are going to get some digital love, as the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader software is now ready to go for the Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad. This app enters an increasingly-crowded market for digital book buying. This is an update to a previous app and it has been re-branded under the…
DailyCandy Stylish Alerts brings geo-location content to New Yorkers with Android smartphones
DailyCandy, the popular women’s lifestyle brand, launched what they say is the “industry’s first location-triggered content delivery system” called DailyCandy Stylish Alerts for Android smartphone ownin’ New Yorkers. Developed in partnership with geo-notification provider Xtify, the free to use application delivers fashion, food and fun content to users in proximity of current local happenings like…
Thermos’ iPhone app OasisPlaces helps users stay cool and hydrated while on-the-go
Manufacturer of insulated beverage bottles Thermos is joining a number of other companies that use iPhone app as a marketing tool. Their offering (app) is called OasisPlaces and it’s designed to help folks stay cool and hydrated while on-the-go. The free application acts like a location-aware user-generated guide that allows users to track locations, ratings…
Evernote for Android gets an update, too
Just when we talked about updated iPhone app, Evernote released a new version of its Android client. This time, though, we’re talking about major enhancements and some cool new features. First of all there’s the Evernote Widget that allows you to search for or start creating notes right from the phone’s homescreen. As you know,…
Google’s Voice Action and Chrome to Phone event now online for your viewing pleasure
Yeah, we covered the new Voice Actions and Chrome to Phone already from the press event held by Google last week, but if you were wishing you could have been there, now you can. Kind of. Google has posted the event video for us all to enjoy. The 30-minutes video first shows the capabilities of…
Sony PSP Ad Makes Fun of Apple iPhone: “Built for texting your grandma”
There’s no doubt that Apple has some hot games in its iTunes app market, and it has even taken some jabs at the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. Oh, but Apple, these companies are dedicating gaming folks and you’re stepping a little out of your league. Sure, you might have other mobile platforms beat in…
Tumblr App Available in Android Market
Microblogging service Tumblr is expanding on its BlackBerry and iPhone apps, having quietly released one in the Android Market today. Tumblr lets you quickly post audio, video, pictures, text, links and more right from your phone to your blog. Tumblr’s built for short bite-sized posts that are easily shareable and likeable for those in the…
Adobe lays out its mobile Flash strategy
If you listen to Apple tell it, Adobe has been “lazy” about its mobile Flash strategy and that’s why the full version of the ubiquitous web technology has yet to hit multiple mainstream devices yet. At its San Francisco headquarters Monday, the company held a summit for mobile journalists to dispel this notion and to…
Seesmic’s Twitter App for BlackBerry Updated with Ringtone Support
UberTwitter isn’t the only BlackBerry Twitter client getting some fresh features. Although it’s not quite as big of a patch, Seesmic now includes integration with native Profiles, so you can set particular tones or vibrations for when you recieve Twitter mentions, direct messages, or load new tweets while any given profile is active. Additionally, there’s…
Sprint Announces Football Live to Replace NFL Mobile
Sprint football fans must have had their hearts crushed when opening NFL Mobile one day only to find that it had been replaced by something less cool–Sprint Football Live. That’s right, all professional football games were stripped from those fans when Verizon announced its deal with the NFL. Now you can still get live updates…