Pastefire, the iPhone application that acts as an “action oriented desktop-to-iPhone pasteboard utility” has been updated recently and now runs in version 1.1.1. The main new thing in this release is support for push notifications, which were brought on to the platform with iPhone OS 3.0 (hence one wonders why Pastefire hasn’t supported the feature…
An app turns HTC HD2 into a metal detector
Developer with nickname “6Fg8” from XDA-Developers.com made an interesting proof-of-concept application that basically turns the HTC HD2 into a metal detector. How you ask? Apparently, it uses the HD2’s built-in compass to “detect metal nearby by the deviation of the earth’s magnetic field included by the metal.” Sounds like a mumbo-jumbo but apparently it works……
Houston, we have a NASA Lunar Rover iPhone app
It was really only a matter of time before the National Aeronautics and Space Administration go on board the good ship iPhone. Today, NASA is giving iPhone users a chance to pilot a Lunar Electric Rover across a virtual lunar landscape. You’re probably never going to get a chance to man the controls of a…
Facebook 1.2 for Touch Windows Phones Released with Comments and Likes
Social networkers will be happy to hear that the Facebook client for touchscreen Windows Mobile devices has been updated to version 1.2 to include some small, but much-needed features such as adding Likes and comments to friend feed items. The app itself has only been on Windows Mobile since last May, but it seems like…
Google Earth now in the hands of Nexus One users
One of the most anticipated applications for Android was demoed at the Nexus One announcement:Google Earth. Although it was promised soon after the launch, we are approaching the end of February, and finally it is in the Android Market. That is, only if you are one of the (what, 100, 000?) Nexus One users. Google Earth…
Stinger Table Hockey Now Available in the App Store
I told you about this one just a little while ago… and as expected, Stinger Table Hockey has arrived in the App Store! Get out your iPhone and iPod Touch for some realistic ‘bubble hockey’ action! After having played the game a few times now I can tell you one thing… it’s TOUGH. To move…
Twitter for BlackBerry Beta – Community Response
Not long ago, RIM kicked off a closed beta for their official BlackBerry Twitter client to a mixed reception. At Mobile World Congress, RIM was giving away beta codes like candy, but shortly after the initial launch, we peppered some of our @IntoMobile followers with a couple of codes we had been provided, and asked them…
iPhone Explorer is a free app that lets you use your iPhone and iPod Touch as a flash drive
iPhone Explorer is one of those apps every single iPhone and/or iPod Touch owner should have installed on his/her computer. It allows you to use your beloved iDevice as a flash drive, something Jobs&Co don’t like for some reason. We’re talking about a free application which works on both PCs and Macs! After installing iPhone…
Gowalla brings location aware social networking to Android
Foursquare not your thing? Well, then maybe its virtually identical counterpart, Gowalla, may do the trick for you. It’s now available in beta form for Android users. For those who do not know what Gowalla is, It’s a location based social-networking application that lets you share where you are, and the activities you are doing…
Apple kicks 5,000 iPhone apps out of AppStore, new rules to blame
It looks like Apple’s decision to give Wobble iBoobs the boot from the AppStore wasn’t an isolated incident – Apple has up and banned some 5,000 iPhone apps from the AppStore, citing new content rules regarding “adult” apps. It seems the iPhone maker is hell-bent on cleaning up its AppStore of any apps that don’t…