Nokia’s somewhat handy Handwriting Calculator is no longer a beta product. According to this post on Nokia Beta Labs, the application was downloaded 140,000 times from Beta Labs and 293,000 times from Ovi Store. It also comes pre-loaded with Nokia N97 and Nokia 5530 XpressMusic in the greater China markets since June 2009. Given these…
Apptizr officially opened for public in beta
Apptizr, the website for discovering iPhone apps we covered few days ago, is now officially opened for public. No longer you need to use some special code (like “IntoMobile”) in order to access the service – simply visit apptizr.com and take it from there. The official pitch goes like this: With over 100K apps in…
Pack Your Bags, Kayak for iPhone Just Got Better
Admit it, everyone knows someone that’s addicted to Kayak. You know the type – always checking Kayak for random good deals on flights, spending more time overseas than you have in vacation time, and a well-worn passport filled with customs stamps. Next time you see this person, do them a favor and show them Kayak’s…
Skyfire 1.5 launches on Windows Mobile with improved UI, touchscreen enhancements, and more
Skyfire, for those of you not yet aware, is the only web browser that supports every streaming media technology across multiple mobile platforms. As Skyfire’s CEO Jeffrey Glueck puts it, “everything plays” on the Skyfire browser. And, with today’s launch of Skyfire 1.5, the browser features sharper text, full-screen browsing for touchscreen phones and a…
Ustream Broadcaster for iPhone Released
Speaking of gobbling up wireless data on iPhone, Ustream has just introduced a new, free app that lets you stream video from your iPhone’s camera over Wi-Fi or 3G and have it viewable live online. Previously, iPhone only had a Recorder application that allowed users to save a video locally and load it up onto…
Google Maps update works with HTC HD2’s digital compass!
Google Maps has come a long way from its early days. With support for layers, satellite view and street view, Google Maps is as full-featured an app as we could hope for. The latest Google Maps 3.3.1 update takes things a bit further with support for the HTC HD2’s digital compass. Rather than just pin-pointing…
42% of Feature Phone Users Willing to Pay for Apps
Mobile applications tend to be shoehorned into the smartphone category, since they have the horsepower of a mini-computer to handle a variety of demands, but that doesn’t mean folks with feature phones want to sit idly by while their high-rolling buddies get all the fun. In fact, a study by Samsung has shown that 42%…
Firefox Mobile: Release Candidate aimed for next week, final version few weeks later [Maemo]
Jay Sullivan, Vice President of Mobile at Mozilla, makers of the Firefox internet browser, has said that the the company is aiming to have a release candidate version of their first mobile browser out next week and that a final version is due to hit the market in the next few weeks. Firefox Mobile will…
webOS Match.com App Updated for Palm Pixi
The Match.com online dating empire started its webOS adventures on the Palm Pre, but they have recently updated for the Pixi. Expected stuff like profile viewing and message receiving/replying are included, but features like GPS-based matchmaking and profile editing are both very nice additions. You can find the free download in the Beta App Catalog,…
Loopt Updated with BlackBerry Bold 9700, Curve 8530 and 8520 Support
Loopt, the BlackBerry app that lets you ‘Discover the world around you’ has recently been updated with new device support. Now you can get Loopt on the BlackBerry Bold 9700, and Curves 8530/8520. Awesome. The update also features some new, very key enhancements including: Official support for OS v5 Enhanced location accuracy, especially for Tour…