Oceanhouse Media has today the first series of officially licensed iPhone Apps based on the beloved Dr. Seuss classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! First of all there’s Grinchmas, which is a snowball and present-throwing game – available in the App Store for $1.99. In addition there’s also Dr. Seuss Camera – The Grinch Edition…
Screenshots: ‘Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion’ on iPhone and iPod touch
In case you didn’t see my previous post, informing on the imminent release of Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion, then don’t worry – I’ve now got some quality screenshots to whet your appetite a bit further. This blast of an aerial dogfight game should be making it’s way to the an/the App Store near…
The stars align: Google Maps 3.3 for Symbian and Windows Mobile allow you to sync saved locations
Google Maps, probably one of the best mobile applications ever created, and one I use multiple times a day since my navigation skills have totally atrophied since getting a Nokia N95 in 2007, has just been upgraded to version 3.3. What’s new? The ability to sync stared places! Google Maps has the ability to favorite…
Square: A nice idea on paper, but a nightmare to implement and a small market to attract
One of Twitter’s founders, Jack Dorsey, just launched Square. It’s yet another company that attempts to tackle the issue of making mobile payments work, but instead of trying to become a completely new payment processor, they are depending on the existing infrastructure of plastic credit cards built by Visa, MasterCard and American Express. People who…
New enhanced version of Shazam launched on Nokia’s Ovi Store
Shazam has just launched an enhanced version of their application and service on Nokia’s Ovi Store. Shazam, if you haven’t heard of it before, is a service that allows you to identify songs that are playing over loud speakers. Simply hold your mobile phone up to a speaker, the application then records a short sample,…
Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 for J2ME and Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 for Windows Mobile and Symbian released
Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 was just released and is available for just about ever single mobile phone on the planet. New features include the ability to download files using a brand spanking new download manager, Opera Link to synchronize your bookmarks and notes between Opera Mini and Opera for your desktop computer, progressive loading,…
Fring’s iPhone app gets one-way video calls
Few days ago we talked about the brand new version of Fring for Symbian S60 which enabled Skype video calls. Now the company is bringing the same/similar functionality to the iPhone and iPod Touch users. The “similar” part comes from the fact that iPhone users can see the person they’re talking to, while the other…
Apptizr helps iPhone users find and share apps; We have 300 invite codes to share!
There’s a new service for iPhone app fans – Apptizr. Actually it’s for everyday’s iPhone user who wants to discover new apps based on his/her interest. In that sense, the moment you register, the site asks you about apps you prefer and creates a custom list tailored to your wishes. Moreover, every week, you’ll receive…
Net Nanny, SMobile Systems team up to launch Net Nanny Mobile
ContentWatch, the developer of the popular child-protecting Net Nanny software, and SMobile Systems released Net Nanny Mobile, to provide parents with more tools to protect their kids from “misconduct, exploitation, unwanted communications, sexting, loss and theft, cyber bullying, malware and online predators.” In that sense, parents can monitor their kids’ phone a la Big Brother;…
Foursquare Coming to BlackBerry
A location-based social networking and points of interest app, Foursquare, is finding its way to BlackBerry after getting settled into Android and iPhone. If you haven’t heard of it (I know I haven’t until now), it’s a neat system for users to check in at specific destinations, kind of like BrightKite, only you get points…