Family-run wine producer from Paso Robles, Hope Family Wines, is “going iPhone” with an application called Wine DJ. Think of it as Pandora based on wine – it sources music from GrooveShark.com to build a playlist of “Music to Match Your Spirits.” In addition, you can additionally tweak sliders to adjust variables that correspond with…
UPS Announces BlackBerry App
A fresh BlackBerry app is on the way that will make life considerably easier for those who ship a lot of packages. UPS is delivering a BlackBerry application tomorrow that allows you to track packages, create shipping labels, find UPS locations, and get quotes on shipment costs and delivery times. By signing up with a…
Windows Mobile’s First Augmented Reality App Points to Cities Far Away
Up until now, Android and iPhone have hogged all of the augmented reality glory, but Windows Mobile is starting to get a taste of the action too. Korean developer HyongaSoft has cooked up ompass World Cities, which primarily points you in the direction of select cities, and, once you’re in them, points of interest like…
Android Market Hits 20,000 Apps
According to the latest number-crunching by AndroidLib, the public Android Market has hit the 20,000-app mark. The majority (62.3%) are free, but don’t think that it means they’re poor – au contraire, mon frère, 44.6% of apps enjoyed a 5/5 star rating. At last count, Apple had 100,000 apps, but they did have a bit…
BlackBerry Messenger Updated
The ever-popular BlackBerry Messenger app has been updated to version 5.0.0.55 (up from .33), and has a few tweaks. For some reason spell check has been removed from some devices, and reviewers are citing problems with new picture previewing, but I’ve been getting by without a hitch. Go ahead and download the new BBM for…
Swype, touch screen rapid input made by the creator of T9, gets $5.6 million from Nokia and Samsung
Swype, which is a new way of inputting text based on drawing on a touch screen display that was created by the guy who invented T9, Cliff Kushler, just got $5.6 million in a second round of funding from Nokia Growth Partners, Samsung Ventures and Benaroya Capital. Swype has been in development for 7 years,…
Nokia Messaging for social networks updated with Twitter support, better Facebook integration
Nokia Beta Labs has released an updated version of Nokia Messaging for social networks. Still in beta (hence it’s released by Nokia Beta Labs), the newly released application brings Twitter support, allowing you to keep up with your friends right from the homescreen of your Nokia smartphone, via widget. In addition, Facebook support has been…
Epson unveils free printing app for the iPhone
Epson is joining other printer manufacturers with a dedicated application for the iPhone. It’s called Epson iPrint and, as you can guess for yourself, it allows you to wirelessly print photos stored in your iPhone’s gallery. Epson’s network-capable printers are supported — including the Artisan 810, Artisan 710 and WorkForce 610, to name a few.…
AT&T updates GPS Navigation iPhone app
When it comes to GPS navigation apps for the iPhone, you can go a couple of routes (no pun intended). You can buy a full-featured iPhone app, like TomTom or CoPilot Live, and use the app until the wheels on your car fall off. Or, you can download a free app, like AT&T Navigator, and…
The Kindle iPhone app crosses borders, more than 60 of them
The Kindle e-book reader has become a household name in the fast growing e-book industry, but you don’t have to buy a Kindle to take advantage of Amazon’s massive library. With Kindle’s iPhone app, you can download, read and manage your e-books with your iPhone. And, now that Kindle’s iPhone app is available on the…