A company called Sourcebits makes mobile apps for clients and occasionally some of their own apps. Such an app is Night Stand HD, which was developed for the iPad. It crossed the 20,000 99-cent downloads mark within just 30 days, and the company’s Rohit Singal said they have Apple to thank for this. The reason…
SHAPE Services’ Smart Scanner for iPhone 3GS allows you to interact with the written word
SHAPE Services, the company behind such popular iPhone apps as IM+ and Business Card Reader, is out with a new application called Smart Scanner. The new app allows iPhone 3GS owners (as they are the only one with an auto-focus camera-equipped iPhone) to interact with the text. Here’s how it works: Start the application Point…
M-3 Information’s iPhone app helps people fight depression and anxiety
M-3 Information is “porting” a piece of its mymoodmonitor.com website (M-3 Checklist) to an iPhone app called mym3. The application brings the validated mental health questionnaire to the palm of your iHand, creating a “bridge between user responses and recommendations set forth in the content-rich M3 website application.” According to M-3 Information’s press release, this…
Poynt for iPhone Updated with Grid View, Improved Call Gesture
Poynt’s local search app for iPhone has been updated with a few tiny, but worthwhile features. For one, the home screen which traditionally showed all of the search categories in a carousel, but now you can view them in a grid format with a quick pinch. The calling function, which dialed to search results when…
Dolphin Browser HD for Android 2.0+ hits Market with Gesture support
Dolphin Browser was one of the first alternative browsers to support multitouch when the appropriate APIs were released from Google. It was packed with features, but didn’t appeal to everyone since the layout looked cluttered. Luckily, the browser has gotten a very nice overhaul, bringing in new features, and a more simple way to navigate…
Layar Stream makes it easier to search for and discover augmented reality content
With the growing number of augmented reality content it is getting harder to find exactly what you are looking for. Hence Layar unveiled Layar Stream, making it easier for users to search for and discover augmented reality content. The new service generates a stream out of the 1.2 million augmented objects served daily by Layar,…
Dale Carnegie Training’s “Secrets to Success” hits the iPad
After the iPhone and BlackBerry, Dale Carnegie Training is bringing its popular “Secrets to Success” application to the iPad. As a big fun of Dale Carnegie’s work (his “How to Win Friends and Influence People” remains on of my favorite business/personal development books), I can’t recommend enough this application. The company’s CEO said this app…
Mobile Spy announced for iPad
Retina-X Studios is bringing its Mobile Spy application/service to the Apple iPad. Just like that was the case with the iPhone version, a jailbroken iPad is required in order for the application to do its “stealth magic,” which involves silently recording the contents of all emails sent or received. In addition, the software also records…
VOCEL’s Pill Phone app makes sure iPhone users get their pills on time
VOCEL is bringing its Pill Phone app to the iPhone. Initially, the application was available for select feature phones and we’ve seen it being offered by Verizon Wireless. Now any iPhone owner can use it to remember its prescription. Here’s how it works: First you create a list of prescription medications and schedule personalized reminders…
ABI Research: Smartphone downloads from app stores to peak in 2013
At the moment, most mobile applications for smartphones are downloaded from app stores. According to ABI Research data, last year consumers downloaded some 2.4 billion applications from such stores, which is an impressive figure. What’s more, that number is set to keep growing and peak in 2013 at just below seven billion. As expected, Apple’s…