Nokia Beta Labs has released a new beta version of Nokia Messaging for Social Networks app, which now works on popular QWERTY phones – the E63, E71 and E72. And while I’m not sure you will be able to use all of the features that are included in the touch-enabled version (contextual homescreen widget for…
Firefox, Bolt and NetFront probably won’t follow Opera to iPhone
The big news of the last week was – Opera Mini is in the AppStore. Soon afterwards, it hit the first spot in top lists of AppStores worldwide, and then we heard Skyfire is ready to follow the example. That made me wonder – what’s happening with other mobile web browser developers such as Mozilla…
GeoPix changes wallpaper on your Android phone based on your current location
Myxer, the company that is usually known for its ringtones offering, is entering the wallpaper market with GeoPix for Android. The new application relies on the smartphone’s built-in GPS receiver and background services technologies to determine user’s location and then use that information to “auto-magically” change wallpaper. Of course, prior to doing this, you’ll need…
Palm Ares boosts app development
It’s not all bad news for Palm, as the company just introduced its Ares development tool to enable developers to create applications within a browser. Palm will be hosting the development environment in the cloud, which should significantly lower the barrier to entry. Palm’s App Catalog really needs the boost too, as it only has…
LTU technologies Introduces lookthatup iPhone App
LTU technologies has announced new updates to its image recognition platform including functionality optimized for mobile image matching. The company has also launched a new release of lookthatup, (www.lookthatup.com) an LTU-powered mobile application featuring visual search for the iPhone (see pics above). LTU technologies has made its APIs open and with its newly introduced developer…
Sygic Aura for iPhone hits App Store in Singapore & Malaysia
Sygic AURA (a nex-gen Sat Nav app) has got released in to the wild – mapping Singapore on Malayisa on its first regional outing. In case you are wondering what’s nex-gen about it – well, it’s apparently a “revolutionary combination of full-featured turn-by-turn car and pedestrian navigation with social networking, packed with latest maps and…
Seesmic for Android Updated with Widget, Geotagging, Native Retweet
Seesmic’s Twitter client for Android has been updated with some solid features, such as a home screen widget, native (read: uneditable) retweets, and GPS location tagging for your tweets. Although there will be the hardened native retweeting, Seesmic will keep the option to quote someone else’s tweet, so you can add your two cents, or…
Android works harder to court developers
It looks like Google is putting on the full-court press for developers, as an iPhone app creator said he is being wooed by the search giant to work with Android. According to an e-mail sent to David Pogue, an Android outreach employee offered assistance in porting an iPhone app to Google’s mobile platform. He also…
iPhone App gives you ‘second opinion’
Well iPhone Apps come and go don’t they? Some are good, some are bad, and some are seemingly a mix. Take ‘Second Opinion‘ for example – it gives the impression of something with a bit of a cheese factor when you first see it, but actually it could potentially be quite good fun! And better…
Gowalla for iPhone Adds Spot Search, Friend Sorting By Location
Gowalla, who had recently unleashed events support, has just added spot search and friend sorting to the latest version of their location-based check-in app for iPhone. It used to be that if you wanted to check in somewhere, you would have to browse a list of spots already created around your GPS location, and if…