Gowalla’s check-in app has done the rounds among webOS, Android and iPhone handsets, and is now finally finding a home on BlackBerry. It launched its open beta over the weekend, now allowing you to share where you are with friends over Facebook, Twitter, and Gowalla’s own social network through mobile check-in. I’ve only started playing…
Qik Faces Issues with HTC EVO 4G Launch, Pulls Chat Client
One of the biggest features for the HTC EVO 4G for Sprint, besides WiMax/4G, is video chatting with Qik. The service has been largely touted and hyped by Sprint and it was also used as one of many excuses for the $10 “premium service” charge on the HTC EVO 4G data plan. With all the…
Classic Board Game Carcassonne Arrives on the iPhone
When I was just a wee lad growing up in the 80s, board games were a huge part of my gaming life. The Atari 2600 & Nintendo Entertainment System were great and all, but you just couldn’t keep a good board game down. Monopoly, Trouble, even a fine game of Chess or Checkers took much…
Newsy 2.0 for iPad Now Available
Building upon the successes of the iPhone app and version 1.0 of their iPad app, Newsy has announced version 2.0 for iPad. If you’ve never heard of it before, Newsy is a ‘multisource video news service’… The short of it? They deliver timely news videos to you on current and breaking news all around the…
Ruler 1.0 for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Brings Old-School Measuring Goodness
This is a fun one. If you’ve ever wanted to turn your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch into a ruler… Now you can, with the new ‘Ruler’ app from Andrew and Alexa Kaz. Diving into the app just a bit, you can tell much care was taken in putting this one together. The graphics are…
Slacker Radio 2.0 for iPhone updated with station caching!
Slacker Radio for iPhone (iPod Touch and iPad) is in the version 2.0. The main new thing is the ability to cache your favorite music stations and listen to the music even when you’re not connected to a wireless network. The new feature requires the Slacker Radio Plus subscription, but once that is set (paid)…
junaio augmented reality browser can now identify certain objects!
The fight between the two leading augmented reality browsers, junaio and Layar, is heating up. This time it’s metaio’s (maker of junaio) turn and they announced an important update to their app. The new version of junaio is able to identify objects and “glue” object specific real-time, dynamic, social and 3D information onto the object…
The Associated Press launches FIFA World Cup 2010 mobile app
The Associated Press is joining the FIFA World Cup 2010 games with its own mobile application. Actually, we’re not talking about a single app, but a series of applications released for every major platform. Virtually all smartphones are supported, including the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and various Nokia devices (both S60 and Series 40 – which…
This week Verizon Wireless highlights essential Android apps
This week Verizon Wireless is recommending what I see as essential Android apps, virtually any DROID owner should have installed on their beloved smartphone. Actually, the theme of the week is “multitasking” (eat that iPhone), but the apps recommended better fit in some “must have” category, as far as I’m concerned. Anyway, here’s what they…
Voxofon: We’ll have the first mobile VoIP solution for Windows Phone 7
The Windows Phone 7 race has begun, as we have Voxofon issuing a press release to announce they are the first company to bring mobile VoIP to Microsoft’s upcoming mobile platform. The weird thing, though, is that Windows Phone 7 is still not available, but that “minor point” shouldn’t stop anyone from saying they are…