Anyone packing an Android phone from Rogers, like the Dream, Magic+ or the soon-to-be-released QUENCH, Liquid e, and Spica, will probably want to pick up the new MyAccount application to keep tabs on their wireless voice and data usage. You can also monitor how many text messages you’re chewing through, check your balance, and make…
GeoSentric releases new app, announces more funding.
Today GeoSentric released an application into the iPhone App Store, Tweetsii. Tweetsii is a mash-up with Twitter and Foursquare, providing real-time information streaming right from the application. Along with the release of the application, GeoSentric announces that it’s come across $11 million for the Location-based mobile networking services. Location-based social networking is gaining steam, as…
Check out Windows Phone Marketplace for Windows Phone 7
There’s a ton of news today about Windows Phone 7 Series and the revamped Windows Phone Marketplace really caught my eye. Like the latest mobile operating system, the Marketplace is going to be pretty. Like any app store, you’ll be able to see a wide view of categories and there are smooth-looking transition animations when…
Use BlackBerry to Find Cash Machines with ATM Hunter from MasterCard
For those needing some cold, hard money, MasterCard has released an ATM Hunter application for BlackBerry, allowing you to quickly home in on cash machines close to your GPS location, or within the area of a designated address. ATMs can be filtered based on what services you’re looking for: drive-through, 24-hour access, wheelchair access, and…
BerryBuzz Alert Utility Updated to Version 2.2
BerryBuzz, a cool little app from Bellshare GmbH that lets you ‘extend’ your default alert system, has been updated to version 2.2. Key additions in version 2.2 of BerryBuzz include: Support for backup and restore of settings to media card Support for BerryWeather and GoogleMail App Notifications will be canceled when messages are marked as…
Rumor: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Coming to an iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Near You?
Mike over at Redmond Pie made a little post the other day, one that iPhone gamers will want to take in. He noted that Tony Hawk leaked a photo on Twitter the other day… a photo of him (or someone) playing what looks to be a very familiar skateboarding game on the iPhone. Cool beans!…
Barack Obama children’s picture book available as an iPhone app
Standard textbooks are so “old school” – the way of the future is a dedicated mobile app, or at least Still Motion Media believes so. The company, which is known for its digital books for kids (MobiStories), is out with a new titled called “President Barack Obama in Pictures” that is readily available in the…
Michelle Obama joins the app frenzy; Launches “Apps for Healthy Kids” campaign
Everyone is about apps these days, so why would the First Lady be any different. As part of her “Let’s Move!” campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation, Michelle Obama launched the “Apps for Healthy Kids” competition. Here’s what it is all about (official description): Apps for Healthy Kids challenges software developers, game designers,…
FunTweet puts a visual spin on your tweet
FunMobility is America’s largest mobile content community, used by 27 different companies, and on 550 handsets. With almost 76,700,000 customers, when the team announces something, people listen. Enter FunTweet, a Twitter client that adds images to one’s tweet based on keywords found within the tweet. Twitter is Twitter. It needs little work, but what it…
GuidePoint launches Android application
GuidePoint Systems, the company that is known as a GPS-based telematic service provider to vehicle owners and fleet managers, has released a free Android app, allowing users to gain access to a variety of location-based services including stolen vehicle recovery, driving directions, emergency help and other assistance. The application, which is already available for the…