Here’s an app every traveller, not just folks who travel frequently, will find useful. It’s called SuperShuttle and as you can guess, it’s designed to make booking a ride to and from the airport as simple as possible. Before clicking the button, you can get a fare quote and if you find some other transport…
Note-taking tool Springpad launches “Alerts” service
Note-taking service Springpad that wants to make sense out of your notes announced the launch of “Alerts,” which are made to remind users on tasks, events, price drops, coupons, offers, local deals and breaking news associated with those items. In real life, it works like this: You add some note which let’s say talks about…
Wyse brings its PocketCloud app/service to Android
The cloud computing company Wyse Technology is “going Android” with the launch of its Wyse PocketCloud application in the Android Market. Originally released for the iPhone, Wyse’s app allows users to remotely run their PC desktop or virtual desktop from a large variety of hosts — including VMware View, Microsoft Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise &…
Google CEO invests in PocketGear, Android Market competitor
It looks like Google CEO Eric Schmidt has invested in PocketGear, a potential competitor to the Android Market. Could an acquisition be in the future? According to Android Police, PocketGear has sent out a letter to developers saying that Google’s head has invested. PocketGear is an independent mobile app store that serves multiple platforms, including…
Windows Phone 7 to Offer Try Before You Buy Option for Apps
Phones are all about apps these days, whether you’re hoarding them from the iTunes app store, Android Market, BlackBerry App World or the Palm Catalogue. The only unfortunate thing is that we rarely ever get to try out apps before we buy them. Instead, we’ll scour the web looking for demos, videos and reviews, or…
Edward & Jacob Would Want You To Download These Twilight Saga iPhone Games
If you’re a resident of Planet Earth and have come in contact with a female in some shape or form in the last 3 or so years, then you know today The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was released in theaters. If you weren’t aware, then I bet you’re hoping your wife is a closet Twilight fan…
IMDb Launches Android App for Movie Fans
Last December, IMDb launched a free iPhone app to help folks find movie reviews, cast lists, filmographies, reviews, showtimes, TV listings, and trailers. Now all of that good stuff is available in the Android Market, free for the downloading. After looking up movies, you can buy them through Amazon, or share them through e-mail, Facebook,…
eBay for BlackBerry Now Available in Australia, UK and More…
Early this morning, eBay and RIM made a joint announcement that the eBay app for BlackBerry is now available in 6 more countries. If you carry a BlackBerry and live in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain or the UK, online auction goodness is now available to you via your BlackBerry handheld. eBay for BlackBerry allows…
AT&T explains why they don’t allow non-Android Market app downloads
It’s been a long time coming, but AT&T has finally put to paper their reasoning as to why they do not allow their Android smartphones to download applications outside of the Android Market. The carrier’s explanation, while acceptable in it’s reasoning, still won’t make many users any happier. According to Android Frequently Asked Questions on…
Want to get paid for downloading iPhone apps? Say hello to Apperang
Today W3i (not that W3i from forever ago) announced Apperang, which, in a nutshell, allows users to get paid to download applications for the iPhone. Sounds good to me. Instead of the pay-per-click method that iPhone developers have had to employ to market theirnapps and get downloads, Apperang offers those same developers a pay-per-acquisition means…