A quickie here for any BlackBerry users that frequent the Shazam app. Version 2.5 is now available, and it brings some cool new features that users of the iPhone app have enjoyed for some time now. Key additions in Shazam 2.5 for BlackBerry include: Watch music videos of tagged songs and more via YouTube Tweet…
Android and iPhone Barcode Scanning App ShopSavvy Acquires Snappr
Developer of ShopSavvy, Big in Japan, has acquired a similar service called Snappr, which happened to be one of the first mobile barcode scanning apps out there. Similarly, ShopSavvy was one oaf the first Android apps available at launch, although since then many developers, including Google themselves and Microsoft, have got into the game. If you haven’t…
Have smartphones changed how you travel?
There’s an interesting trend story over at USA Today about the impact smartphones have had on traveling. Apps like TripIt and Kayak make it easier to book and plan your trips, you no longer have to ask around for the best restaurants thanks to Yelp or Citysearch, and your phone can double as your boarding…
C’mon Down! ‘The Price is Right’ BlackBerry Game Now Available
C’MON DOWN! Bplay has just launched ‘The Price is Right’ for BlackBerry. I’ve had this game on my iPhone for some time now, and while it was an expensive purchase, I do find myself popping it open from time to time. The Price is Right for BlackBerry features a ton of mini-games, including ‘Plinko’, ‘Cliff…
Paid App Upgrades Coming Soon to the Apple App Store?
In my daily chatter I usually end up talking to an iPhone app dev or two. Inevitably, at some point in the conversation we start blabbing about features we’d like to see in the App Store. For I don’t know how long now (perhaps even since the App Store launch), devs have had one nagging…
Vlingo updates its iPhone app with email and SMS functionality
Vlingo has launched an enhanced version of its voice-powered iPhone application, allowing users to send email and text messages simply by speaking into their beloved device. Unlike similar speech recognition apps that offer a single use only, Vlingo delivers up to six voice-powered features including: email, SMS Paste, social site updates, maps and voice dial.…
Dale Carnegie Training’s “Secrets to Success” hits the number one spot in the AppStore
I love Dale Carnegie’s work and if you don’t, it probably means you haven’t read the man. His famous “How to Win Friends and Influence People” is still a bestseller and one of the best books I’ve read on self-development and human relations. Last week we talked about Dale Carnegie Training’s iPhone app – “Secrets…
iPhone gets Google Goggles, but it’s called oMoby
iPhone users, your day of visual search reckoning has arrived! While Android users have been prancing around town with the Google Goggles app primed to identify objects by snapping a quick picture, the iPhone camp has been left without a viable visual search app to call their own. That is, until today. A new iPhone…
Tawkon measures iPhone radiation, won’t be approved by Apple
I think it’s a crying shame that Tawkon’s iPhone application won’t be allowed in the App Store because it seems like a well-crafted program that could find a large audience. I’m not too concerned about my cell phone’s radiation but I know a lot of people are. According to Tawkon’s technology page, the app uses an…
Lynda.com’s Instructional Videos Available on iPhone
Lynda.com‘s extensive software training video library is now available on iPhone to subscribers thanks to a dedicated application. Videos you’ve been running through will be bookmarked exactly where you were watching them on the desktop (and vice versa), so you’ll never miss a thing. You can also browse through all of the lessons available, sorted…