CNN is bringing its news app to the rest of the world, outside of the U.S. Designed NOT to be “yet another news app,” but much more – CNN for iPhone offers personalization features, access to iReport (CNN’s user-generated news community), ability to share favorite stories, photos and videos with friends and much more. Some…
Defence firm Raytheon launches iPhone app for missile training
We’ve already talked about Raytheon’s plans to embrace the iPhone (and Android for that matter). Now the US defence firm unveiled Patriot Crew Drill, a multiple-choice game designed as a “refresher tool” for missile troops. As expected, you won’t be able to download this game from the AppStore. It’s not intended for Average Joe to…
Slacker Radio adds ABC News to its personal radio service
Slacker announced the addition of ABC News to the mix, providing listeners with access to a dedicated news station covering national, world, sports, politics, entertainment, business and tech news. Moreover, there’s the option to include headline news for top of the hour updates on any Slacker Radio station. In addition to news, there are segments…
MindMeister now optimized for the iPad
MindMeister, which is a web-based mind mapping service, has been optimized for the iPad. Initially, the application has been only stretched for the larger screen of Apple’s tablet, but now we’re talking about a brand new app that packs some features the original iPhone app lacks. Here are some of the cool, new features: Automatic…
iPhone 3GS Browser Gets Pitted Against Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 has had its browser thrown against the iPhone 3GS browser and results are, well, not at all shocking. It’s probably never a fair idea to put a tried-and-true browser up against one that hasn’t officially hit the market yet, but it sure is fun to see what happens. Microsoft said Windows Phone…
TIME.com gets an Android app
After releasing its app for the iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry – TIME.com is going for the Android smartphone users. Since Google’s mobile platform is more open than BlackBerry OS and iOS, this version also allows users to put pieces of the TIME.com content on their phone’s homescreen using a small or large widget and eventually…
Oxygen Phone Manager adds support for latest Nokia C and X series phones
Oxygen Software updated two of its popular “PC Suite replacement apps” to include the support for latest Nokia devices. Here’s what changed: Oxygen Phone Manager II for Nokia and Vertu phones v2.18.13 got the preliminary support for Nokia C1-00, Nokia C2, Nokia C3, Nokia X2 and Nokia X3 phones. Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian OS…
Microsoft Wants Its Employees to Develop Windows Phone 7 Apps in Spare Time
Hooray for free work! Microsoft is really hoping that its employees will lend a hand and develop Windows Phone 7 applications during their spare time. Everyone knows that mobile applications is where it’s at, and that the success of a platform and its handsets depend largely on the quality and number of apps available for…
Quickie: Google Voice for BlackBerry Updated
Just a quick note here, but it’s a good one if you’re a Google Voice for BlackBerry user. Turns out that Google Voice for BlackBerry has been updated to version 0.2.0.2. While just a small incremental update, it does include some handy new features. Perhaps the most notable of which is the ability to check…
Testing your BlackBerry Death Grip is easy with ‘Antenna Meter’
Ever since Steve Jobs addressed the iPhone 4 Antennagate issue, many a BlackBerry user has cried foul. They didn’t believe the testing results that Apple carried out on their own terms. They didn’t believe the results… the loss of reception that Steve so aptly displayed couldn’t be true… could it? Now, with a little help…