While we all wait for the wide mobile TV adoption smart companies like MobiTV are laughing their way to the bank. As a matter of fact, the company announced that its iPhone app has surpassed one million downloads in the AppStore. In other words, one out of every 308 Americans has now downloaded the MobiTV…
Netflix looks for Android experts, app should be coming soon
If you’re rocking an Android phone, you may be a wee bit jealous that Apple iOS is getting all the love from Netflix. But don’t worry, friends, as Netflix is looking for Android playback experts and an app should be coming relatively soon. According to a job posting, the movie company is looking for an…
Disney acquires Tapulous?
It looks like Mickey Mouse is a big fan of Tap Tap Revenge, as Disney has reportedly acquired iPhone app maker Tapulous. The report comes from Mashable and has yet to be confirmed by either party. The move makes a lot of sense for Disney, though, as the mobile application space is quickly becoming more…
Apple iAds for iOS 4 Now Live and in Action
Getting bored with your average mobile application advertisements? Apple iAds will come and save the day, and help pay developers a bit extra, too! Some companies are already seeing gains thanks to Apple’s new advertising platform before it even officially hit. When Apple announced iOS 4, Steve Jobs introduced the concept of iAds – interactive…
Mozilla Introduces Firefox Home for iPhone
If you use Firefox Sync to get all your bookmarks, history, passwords and other data accessible on multiple devices, you’ll be glad to know that you can bring all that Mozilla goodness right to your iPhone. Firefox Home for the iPhone lets you get access to your bookmarks and open tabs from your computer while…
Yahoo! Launches Messenger and Mail Android Apps, HTML 5-Friendly Mail and News for iPhone
Yahoo! has just made a big mobile push in all directions today, announcing applications for Android to access Yahoo! Messenger and Mail, a home screen search widget, as well as HTML 5 compatibility for their e-mail and news sites, ensuring that those browsing from an iPhone won’t be stuck with a “download Flash, you knob”…
Canada Day iPhone App Details Events in the Nation’s Capital
New from the folks at Purple Forge comes the aptly named ‘Canada Day‘ app. This app is the ultimate guide to help you or ANYONE in the Ottawa area get the most out of the Canada Day celebrations. When you pop it open, you’ll notice a main menu full of event listings, photos, artist showtimes,…
You Look ‘Marbellous’ – New Marble Puzzler Hits the iPad
When Billy Crystal dressed up as ‘Fernando’ and uttered the words ‘Darling, you look maaaaahvelous!‘… Perhaps he was referring to the new marble puzzler for iPad from the folks at Tome Studios. Then again, maybe he wasn’t. Billy was on Saturday Night Live many, many, MANY years ago… in fact, so long ago Apple Computer…
LG Application Store Refreshed, Adding Android This Year
LG’s Application Store launched last summer for Windows Mobile devices, and today announced that on top of a facelift to their site, they’re spreading to Android before the end of the year. I’m still a little confused why anyone other than the platform developer would make an app store and expect it to fly, especially…
Waze updated with Twitter, Facebook integration; Works in background on the iOS 4
Social mapping app for mobile, Waze, just got better thanks to the Twitter and Facebook integration, effectively bringing the service to a whole new level. Twitter users can send tweets using the #wazelive hashtag to tell the world where they’re stuck in the traffic. Waze on its end picks up that information to show that…