Chalk this one up as weird or useless if you want… But for me, anything that involves bacon by default has to be awesome. The folks at G-Monkey Productions have recently announced their #iBaconLove Twitter contest. The contest shamelessly promotes their iBacon app, an app so jam-packed full of crispy bacon goodness you’ll go crazy.…
The Missing Sync for BlackBerry (Mac Edition) Updated with OS 5.0 Support
Received news just a little while ago that Mark/Space’s Mac version of ‘The Missing Sync’ for BlackBerry is now compatible with BlackBerry devices running OS 5.0 or later. This is pretty good news for those running newer Berry devices, including the Storm2 and Bold 9700. The Missing Sync makes it possible to sync your contacts,…
New Met Office iPhone App handy for those in the UK
So those helpful people at the Met Office (weather forecasting, for our non-UK readers) have delivered an App for the iPhone that lets you check out the weather in lots of lovely detail. Well actually, the work was outsourced to a mobile developer, but that’s fine – because all the content is there, and that’s…
O2 delivers dynamic Priority ads through Shazam iPhone app
O2 has announced an exclusive sponsorship deal with Shazam which will allow it to deliver highly targeted ads for its Priority Tickets service to Shazam users. Customers will be served relevant ads for O2 Priority pre-sales based on the music they have tagged through Shazam’s iPhone application. The dynamic ads will be delivered using 4th…
Sygic Mobile Maps for iPhone gets free major update
Sygic Mobile Maps for iPhone has got a major update. It is bringing a whole UI reworking to its users free of charge – sweet! It is traffic-ready and the traffic info system will be gradually launched to the regions during this quarter. Additionally, it supports speed camera or road incident sharing between the app…
Upcoming BlackBerry Developer Webcast Set to Discuss User Interface Design
Attention all BlackBerry App Developers… Looks like RIM is having another informational and educational webcast. This one is titled ‘Small Screens, Big Dreams: a Detail-Oriented Approach to User Interface Design‘. Translation: Learn tips, tricks and methods to get the most out of your user interface. The webcast will run on February 16th, starting at 2PM…
NAVIGON Updates MobileNavigator with 3D Terrain Views, Social Media Integration and More
NAVIGON, developers of the MobileNavigator have introduced a significant update to their feature-rich navigation app. New key features include the following: in-app connectivity with Facebook and Twitter Panorama View 3D with 3D terrain views provided by NASA Personalized route delivery via NAVIGON MyRoutes While I haven’t got my hands on this app (yet), I’m intrigued…
WorldMate Live Plugs Travellers into LinkedIn
In their latest version, WorldMate Live has included some new functionality with professional social network, LinkedIn. Basically, this would broadcast your travel plans to all of your connections so they have an opportunity to meet up with you if the opportunity’s there. Even if you don’t have the time to check your LinkedIn feeds to…
Sprintboard lets jailbroken iPhone users browse through app screens faster
Sprintboard is a neat little app, which I believe should come bundled with the iPhone/Mac OS. Basically, it allows users to swipe over the dotted area, right above the dock icons, to move between the screens faster. You can think about it as the alphabet bar within Contacts – sliding your finger over the dots…
Urbanspoon goes Android
After the iPhone (AppStore link) and BlackBerry, Urbanspoon is “going Android.” The application keeps all the functionality (and UI) of the iPhone version, allowing users to find restaurants based on price, current location (nearby) and culinary style. Moreover, Urbanspoon users can rate and review restaurants, providing other folks with the real-life information that can be/is…