Jibbigo is out with a new speech-to-speech translation application for the iPhone. This time their product is slated to be an instant hit as it involves English on one, and Chinese language on the other side. Here’s how it works (from the press release): At the heart of Jibbigo is bi-directional, natural speech-to-speech translation software…
Ultrabrief: Google Maps 4.1 comes to Windows Mobile and Symbian S60, adds voice search
Google Maps 4.1 has just come out for Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform, and the Symbian S60 platform, and with it the ability to search for something via voice. BlackBerry and Android users have had this capability for a while now, and iPhone users … well Steve Jobs controls your version of Google Maps so you’re…
iPhone App Delivers Notes from Zombie Apocalypse
If you’re looking for something a little grittier than Plants versus Zombies, Lost Zombies is a social network attempting to crowdsource a documentary on a fictional zombie apocalypse, and to showcase some of the content they’ve gathered so far, they’ve created an iPhone app. The bulk of it is a collection of thumbnailed pictures, along…
Voice messaging service Pana.ma hits Android
The short voice messenger service Pana.ma will be hitting the Android Market in May and we’ve had a chance to play around with it. After a week of usage, I think the app has the potential to dramatically cut down your usage of voice minutes and text messages. The service originally launched on the iPhone…
StripeyLines Gives Shoppers Purchasing Power At Their Fingertips
Portaltech, a UK eCommerce systems integrator and consultancy, has announced that it has enhanced its iPhone app with the official release of StripeyLines V1.0. StripeyLines is a shopping companion for bargain and info hungry shoppers who want to ensure they are getting the best deal, and allows shoppers to instantly scan the barcode of goods…
Audi A1 Beat Driver launched on Apple’s App Store
Audi have launched the brand new Audi A1 Beat Driver app for iPhone & iPod touch – which can be downloaded for free (yes, free!) from the App Store. The game is a rhythm based driving game with free new music from some cool up and coming bands including La Roux, The Rakes , Lo-Fi-Fnk…
Facebook for webOS Updated to 1.2
The open beta for Facebook on webOS has updated to another release, squashing a few bugs, and offering unfettered notifications and keyboard shortcuts. Yeah, that was in the last beta release, but apparently Palm has “also done a lot of polish around the user experience”. This release falls nicely in line with the f8 Facebook…
Dragon for Email App Now Available in App World
As a somewhat regular user of Dragon Dictation for iPhone, I’m very pleased to hear that Dragon Email Dictation for BlackBerry is now available! If punching out those long-winded emails ain’t your thing, Dragon can help. Just speak into your BlackBerry and Dragon will do the rest. The app integrates nicely with your native email…
Manomio Working on an Amiga 500 Emulator for iPhone
Remember the Commodore 64 emulator for iPhone? How about the Atari 2600 emulator for iPhone I told you about not so long ago? Well, if you’re into retro gaming, and pack an iPhone, there’s one more emulator coming down the pipe that you’ll want to take note of. We’ve learned via Manomio (the retro emulator…
Tether for BlackBerry Updated to Version 1.1.0.4
Just a quick update here for the Tether for BlackBerry users out there. The app has been updated to version 1.1.0.4, and while nothing MAJOR has been addressed, the usual amount of bug fixes and tweaks have been implemented. If you haven’t popped open the app in awhile, do so, chances are it will ask…