I dig Wolfram Alpha. It’s a good tool for showing me how screwed Palm is or telling me when the robots will rise up, but these guys were out of their minds charging $50 for an iPhone and iPod Touch app. Now, they’ve come to their senses and lowered the price to $1.99. To be…
Apple thumbs nose at Flash, gives list of iPad-ready sites
Apple has published a list of iPad-ready websites and it includes some heavy hitters that could help Apple win its war against Flash. The list includes CNN, Reuters, the White House, Vimeo, Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine and others. A funny thing is that the New York Times’ website is under Apple’s list, as it is…
Ovi Store improved with 5-star rating system, more app information
Nokia is tackling the Ovi Store issues, as reported by their users. The updated client comes with few notable changes: Now it’s easier to browse around the store and pick apps you want to download/purchase, with many of them [applications] coming with example screenshots. Rating system went from 3 to 5 stars. In addition, only…
Knocking Live Video ported to Android; Allows live video sharing between iPhone and Android users!
Remember Knocking Live Video, the iPhone application/service that allows users to stream video to other people who also use Knocking Live Video? It has been updated and also released for Android. As you can guess from the post’s title, this means that both iPhone and Android users can beam video to each other, which is…
Tumblr App for BlackBerry Updated to Version 1.0.1
My bud Bla1ze over at CB noticed this one, and as he correctly points out, it would be nice if the Tumblr app checked for updates upon startup… but that’s another ball of wax. The point here is that Tumblr for BlackBerry has been updated to version 1.0.1. The app that connects you to ‘the…
Hulu, CBS, Netflix should be coming to iPad
If you thought the lack of Flash and Silverlight would hamper the iPad as a media device, you were wrong because it appears as if ABC, CBS, Hulu and Netflix will be coming to Apple’s tablet. CBS and Apple are preparing to offer free television content for the iPad and both may hit by the…
GameFly Updates GameCenter App To Allow For GameQ Management
GameFly debuted their App for the iPhone & iPod Touch last October, which allows its users to check on the latest cheats, news, user reviews, release dates, and videos of over 7,000 video games. The thing that was lacking from the App was the ability to manage your GameQ to browse, add, delete, and share…
Paid Apps Come to the App Catalog in Germany, Ireland, Spain and the UK
Well here you have it… Via Palm’s Developer Center Blog we’ve learned that webOS toting users in Germany, Ireland, Spain and the UK now have paid apps in the App Catalog. Interestingly enough, a webOS 1.4.1 bugfix update has gone live in these countries as well. Coincidence? Me thinks not. Congratulations to the folks in…
Attention Trekkies: ‘Captain’s Log’ Blasts Your iPad Full of Star Trek Goodness
I’m not a ‘Trekkie’. Never have been, never will be. But if I WAS, the app I’m about to tell you about would be more than enough to get me down to an Apple Store with cash-in-hand for an iPad. For those that know Star Trek inside and out, they’ll know that a PADD (Personal…
Goober jumps on iPhone VoIP bandwagon
Goober Networks is jumping in the iPhone VoIP market, and it has released an app that enables cheap calls over the Internet to landlines and cell phones. Like Skype, Goober users will be able to make VoIP calls over WiFi networks but Goober’s app will also make calls over 3G. There’s no real technical reason…