When it comes down to it, what you really want from a Comcast mobile application is to be able to program your DVR while you’re out and about. Comcast said on its blog today that the 2.0 version of its iPhone app will finally make this happen. The app itself is useful if you live…
BlackBerry Contact Backup En Route for Verizon Customers
A BlackBerry contact backup application for Verizon subscribers will be arriving on March 9, according to some leaked training documents. What this Backup Assistant will do is store your contacts up in the cloud, occasionally check to see if you’ve added, changed, or removed entries, update the stored database as necessary, and when you need those…
Medialets Analytics SDK now ready to give devs app-tracking metrics on BlackBerry and Android
There’s no doubt that Apple has enjoyed the iPhone AppStore’s meteoric rise as the world’s single largest mobile applications store, but there’s more to the mobile world than just the iPhone. The Android platform has been gaining some serious traction recently, and BlackBerry has seen its mark share growing steadily over the past couple years.…
App Smear brings STDs into AppStore (while bikinis remain banned)
We say the best way to start a new week is to poke fun at Apple’s apparently contradictory stance on “explicit” iPhone apps in the AppStore. The best way to do that is to show you a new iPhone app, called “App Smear” (like “Pap Smear,” get it?), that jokingly analyzes your “P” or your…
TigerText: The iPhone texting app for cheaters
Even if you’re not a billionaire athlete, sometimes it would be great to have text messages go away. A new iPhone application, TigerText, promises to delete those messages after a set time. TigerText is reportedly not named after that golfing guy and it doesn’t really send text messages exactly. Instead, senders and recipients have to…
Multiple Twitter Accounts and Ping.fm Now Available on Seesmic for BlackBerry
Seesmic’s BlackBerry Twitter application has been updated to include two significant new features: the ability to post updates to multiple Twitter accounts and Ping.fm integration, which forwards your tweets to other social networks and content platforms, like WordPress, Flickr, Facebook, and del.icio.us. On top of existing support of yFrog and Twitpic picture sharing services, Seesmic…
Guitar Hero 5 Now Available in the Palm App Catalog
It’s time to rock out, with your… Palm Pre out. Glu Mobile has just released Guitar Hero 5 for webOS! The new entry brings 20 songs for you to play with, from Bowie to Blink 182… So turn it on, tune it up, and strum away to your hearts’ content. I’m not going to describe…
BBC iPlayer Now Available for BlackBerry in the UK
It’s not every day I report on British BlackBerry goodness (I generally leave that to Ben), but this one caught my eye and had to be told. The BBC Have updated their iPlayer app to be BlackBerry-friendly. Yes, iPlayer is now compatible with most current BlackBerry devices, and the delivers content to you about your…
Greystripe’s quarterly Advertising Insights Report reveals how iPhone and iTouch users search for dating and health-related information
Greystripe is out with its quarterly Advertising Insights Report, detailing the behavioral characteristics of iPhone and iPod Touch users in their ad network. From their numbers we learn about users’ interests surrounding dating behavior and health-related consumer patterns. Here’s the recap: When it comes to dating, 51% of iPhone and iTouch owners use their device…
Bump iPhone app updated with Facebook friending, multiple profiles support
Bump, the iPhone application that lets users share contact information with friends and acquaintances simply by bumping two phones, has been updated. The main thing in this release is Facebook integration. In addition to swapping basic contact information, now you can add a Facebook friend with Bump. All you need to do is link your…