Opera just published their latest issue of their State of the Mobile Web report. Users who run the Opera Mini application that enables faster web surfing on slow devices, or devices connected to slow networks, provide a rich set of data that Opera could parse through and produce such a report. Earlier this month Opera…
54 year old man sexually assaults 15 year old boy he met via location based Grindr app
Grindr is an application that if you told a homosexual in the 1950s would one day exist, would probably fall over and die of a heart attack. Unlock your phone, click an icon, Grindr finds your location, and then shows you where other Grindr users around you. The purpose of the application? For gay, bi…
Poynt for BlackBerry Updated with Pearl 9100 and VZ Navigator Support
If you’ve never heard of or tried Poynt for BlackBerry before, you may want to give it a try now. A new version has just been released with new compatibilities and groovy new features. With Poynt you can find restaurants, find movie showtimes (even watch the trailers), find nearby business information, gas prices, and a…
SoundHound takes on Shazam with freemium iPhone and iPad app offering
If you have an iPhone, chances are you’ve probably come across the song-identification app Shazam in the AppStore. What you may not have known is that there’s an alternative to Shazam that’s better and faster (there’s a song title pun in here somewhere, but we’ll steer clear for now) at identifying songs. That app is…
Nokia teams up with Pepsi to launch Ovi Store football channel
Just in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Nokia is teaming up with Pepsi to launch the Ovi Store football channel with exclusive content such as entertainment, apps and information from the “world’s most recognized football content providers.” In its official press release, Nokia touts the new channel as an “ultimate football…
SwamiCity launches free iPhone travel apps covering 8 major metro areas in the U.S.
A company called SwamiCity is launching a series of travel apps for the iPhone. The difference (when compared to “traditional” travel apps), according to the press release, is that SwamiCity apps “combine the features of 30 individual apps in one easy-to-use interface” with the idea to “fill the gap between tourists and residents.” That’s apparently…
Field Agent allows folks to make money with their iPhone
A new cool application has hit Apple’s AppStore during the weekend. It’s called Field Agent and it’s a joint venture project between Mill Creek Software and NorthStar Partnering Group, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The app’s main pitch is that it helps iPhone users make money. Here’s how it works: First, there is a server component…
Wondershare releases video conversion tools for the iPad
China-based Wondershare Software wants to bank on the iPad. Hence they’ve released two applications that convert (optimize) any video for the 9.7-inch 1024×768 pixels screen of Apple’s tablet. The two applications are called DVD to iPad Converter and iPad Video Converter. The former uses DVD as a source, whereas the latter deals with various video…
IGN’s Nintendo Know-it-all Becomes Global Editorial Games Editor at Apple
I thought this was kind of interesting. Matt Casamassina, an editor over at IGN (with deep knowledge of all things Nintendo) has announced that he’s left his post to join Apple as their new global editorial games director for the App Store. For real. Here’s a snippet regarding the new gig from his blog: Anybody…
The Weather Channel for Android Updated With Cool New Features
Wanting to keep their app fresh and funky for their users, the good folks at The Weather Channel have updated their ‘Standard’ app to version 2.3.14. The update features new graphics, new desktop widgets, ‘Did you know?’ weather facts, and TruPoint Nowcasts. Besides these new and exciting features, you’ll also find improved tracking, slimmer ad…