As expected, the first public release of Firefox Mobile (a.k.a Fennec) is available today for the Nokia N900. I haven’t seen a lot of big changes in this particular version, but you can check out the changelog for highlights. Obviously the big feature is support for plug-ins, but the iconic Awesome Bar, tabbed browsing,…
Drum Kits ‘hits’ the App Store
Apple has approved the iPhone/iPod app ‘Drum Kits’, by Makayama. Drum Kits is the first programmable drum machine with 160 mixable tracks and a completely new approach to rhythm composition. It allows you to compose beats and patterns by touching dots on the screen. It turns your iPhone or iPod into a drum sequencer and…
Swype keyboard leaked for Motorola Droid – Typing without the tapping
It looks like the Samsung Omnia II isn’t the only Android phone to be blessed with Swype’s revolutionary swipe-based keyboard. DroidMuff.in (that’s one helluva domain name) managed to get their hands on a beta release of the Swype keyboard for Android, giving WVGA Android phones like the Motorola Droid an alternative to the traditional on-screen…
SHAPE’s Business Card Reader Available for BlackBerry
The Business Card Reader app for iPhone that uses optical character recognition to change physical cards to electronic contact entries has made its way to BlackBerry. As you can see from this demo video, all you have to do is take a picture of a business card with your phone, let the app scan it,…
String Trio iPhone app turns your beloved device into an air violin
Here’s a great way to take advantage of the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer. Using the application called String Trio, you can simulate playing a violin on your shiny handset or an iPod Touch. The application detects the angle and length of your strokes, and accordingly adjusts the playback of the music. You can choose automatic accompaniment…
LockInfo for jailbroken iPhones is like IntelliScreen; Should come pre-loaded
Here’s another reason why you should jailbreak your iPhone. What you need (or at least what I need) is a quick snapshot of key activities (primarily Calendar appointments) on the lock screen. There’s already an app for that called IntelliScreen, which I personally love! And today we present you with a similar application – LockInfo.…
Mplayit shows top shared apps across smartphone platforms
Mplayit, the service which allows users to discover mobile apps from their Facebook friends, has unveiled a list of 10 shared apps. Actually, that’s “lists” (plural) as we have a total of 4 lists to show you. Here they are: Top 10 shared apps for iPhone Finger Physics iFarm by Play Mesh Puzzle Paint 3D…
Outside is your iPhone’s window into the weather
Apple’s native iPhone weather app is simple and fairly minimalistic, like the iPhone itself. That’s fine for some people, but if you want more eye candy from your weather app, you’ll need to look elsewhere. We did just that and we came across the new iPhone weather app Outside. With artsy graphics and detailed weather…
Distimo partners with Skyhook Wireless for location-based apps report; Launches appstores.info
Distimo and Skyhook Wireless have teamed up for a new report to show how location-based apps perform across mobile application stores. Without further ado, here are the highlights for November: Apple’s AppStore has the largest proportion of paid location-based applications (57%) with Blackberry second (49%) and Google’s Android Market third (21%). The average prices of…
junaio 1.5 for iPhone brings better data search and overlay, new social capabilities and improved UI
junaio augmented reality client for the iPhone 3GS recently got a major update. Version 1.5 brings tons of improvements, including: Enhanced live overlay and local search features, relying on Google Local Search to display POIs around you. New social features: rating and commenting on scenes generated by other users; scene sorting by popularity; share to…