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A lucky private beta tester has shared a new traffic application for BlackBerry that RIM is working on. We’ve been hearing a lot about how RIM has trademarked BlackBerry Drive and will be collecting anonymous GPS data to estimate traffic conditions; combined with their acquisition of Dash Navigation, this app seems to fit the bill.…
During Apple’s WWDC keynote a couple of weeks back, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus revealed his company’s wildly popular Facebook game Farmville would be making its way to the iPhone later this month. Who knew that later this month really meant in time for the iPhone 4 launch because that’s exactly what happened. If you haven’t…
Earlier this week, I was invited by Ford to check out some of their new upcoming vehicles, as well as take a sneak-peek at the new SYNC AppLink. Ford debuted this technology earlier this year at CES, but now they’ve got a snappy new name for it and trusted developers have had 5 months of…
A quick look in the Android Market sometimes makes me wonder whether Google just lets developers go willy nilly on what apps they can create and submit. While Android now has over 50,000 applications, there are so many that seem entirely pointless and it makes it hard when I’m just browsing for cool apps. Although…
There are some interesting data points out of a recent Appcelerator survey, as the survey showed that mobile developers are highly interested in Apple’s iOS in the short term but there’s long-term interest in Android. It’s no surprise that developer interest is there for the iPhone, as fourth version is poised to be a tremendous…
Apple’s App Store and the Android Market get a lot of attention in the mobile app space but don’t count out the independent players like GetJar. The multi-platform app store has just secured $11 million in Series B funding, which should give it the resources for continued growth. The company offers free apps for multiple…
Skyfire has been on a roll lately, and with their newest update for the Android platform, it doesn’t look like they will be slowing down anytime soon. The updated version of the Browser (2.1) has some nice improvements, but the real story is how they are taking on Flash. With Flash, Adobe is not being…
Just a quickie here for anyone that uses the PayPal app for BlackBerry. Looks like the app has been updated to version 1.1.1.301. The release notes detail the update as addressing ‘minor bug fixes’, so if you do go ahead and install, be sure to let us know if you notice anything weird and/or wonderful.…
Truphone announced that their iPhone app has been updated to support iOS 4. And it’s not just the under the hood update that makes sure the application is compatible with the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS – there are also some other changes included like: 3G calling – just like Skype, Truphone now allows…
mTrip Travel Guides have been released in the Apple AppStore, packing a number of features, from planning your itinerary to guiding you around the city and describing tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels and more. That itinerary planning features seems especially interesting as it uses “advanced algorithm” to suggest the “most personalized trip to reflect the travelers…