A little while back I posted on the launch of an iPhone App for the popular Auto Trader magazine in the UK. Key amongst its features was numberplate recognition, to assist with looking for cars to buy. We got an update today telling us that the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) has requested that…
MetaMorph breathes new life into Android UI customization
If you have a rooted Android device, you may be familiar with themes. Themes are a great way to get a new look for your device’s user interface, but sometimes you just want something from one, and something from another. Luckily MetaMorph is here to save the day, allowing you to pick themes apart and…
Facebook App for webOS Updated with Notifications
Facebook for webOS is still in beta after it’s launch last month, but is coming along nicely, with version 1.1.4 offering a drop-down notification list. Those notifications will also show up as webOS notifications, so you’ll be able to see the latest updates whatever you’re doing on your Palm Pre or Pixi. The app’s layout…
Official LinkedIn App for BlackBerry Now Available
If you’ve been among the many just sitting there patiently, hoping and waiting for a LinkedIn app to become available for BlackBerry… My friend, today is your lucky day. Within the past 24 hours a new LinkedIn app for BlackBerry has been released! This first release supports the Tour, Bold and Curve series running OS…
Things for iPhone updated with global search, landscape support; iPad version, support for syncing multiple devices in works!
Things, popular task management application for the iPhone, has been recently updated. In addition to fixing some of the known bugs, version 1.4 packs two notable changes – global search capability and landscape support. But that’s just the beginning… (an excerpt from the Things Blog): There are also many bug fixes and improvements in this…
Digg’s official iPhone app rocks!
Almost missed this, but it’s important so we’re going with it even if it’s kinda late… Digg got an official iPhone app, allowing users to do pretty much everything they can on the website from the comfort of their iPhone and iPod Touch. You can read latest stories, digg or bury them, and of course…
Boingo brings WiFi to iPad
Sometimes it sucks to pay for Internet connectivity. The hotel I was staying at for CTIA wanted $13.99 a night for one ethernet port and that wasn’t going to happen. Fortunately, Boingo’s newest app will enable you to buy credits for the more-than 125,000 Boingo hotspots around the world. Aptly called Boingo WiFi Credits, it…
Yahoo eyes mobile for growth
Yahoo is not going to win the desktop search battle against Google, but the company may have a fighting chance in the mobile space. In an interview with Mobile Marketer, a senior executive outlined the company’s mobile ambitions, as well as the role Microsoft will play in its search plays. Calling 2009 a “breakout year,”…
iPhone users can track their partners’ monthly cycles
MEDL Mobile is releasing their ‘CODE RED” App, which has one of the most important uses I can think of for an App to-date – it helps men cope with the monthly mood swings of their women! It tracks the different stages of her menstrual cycle and provides useful tips to help keep the peace…
Verizon opens up its own appstore, V CAST Apps
With all of the application stores opening up, seemingly everywhere, is there more room for another? Verizon seems to think so, since they are launching their very own application store, V CAST Apps. V CAST Apps will launch only on the Blackberry Storm initially, and then find itself onto more RIM devices. Other operating systems…