A company called Intermundia is hitting the AppStore with its Opera project, consisting of 24 applications with the librettos of the most famous and well-known Operas. In addition to lyrics/libretto, each of the apps include information about the plot, characters and history. Applications/operas included in the project are: Aida (G.Verdi), Carmen (G.Bizet), Carmina Burana (C.Orff),…
Apple App Store Crosses 100,000 App Threshold
Apple has just announced a milestone of sorts. 100,000 apps are now available in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch. 15,000 of which are fart apps (kidding). “The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,”…
Do You Smell That? ‘MyFart’ App Debuts in Windows Marketplace for Mobile
The following post is to let you know about a breakthrough. Something so powerful and ‘game changing’ that you may never look at a Windows Mobile app the same way again. What am I talking about? The first ‘fart’ app has been spotted in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Yeeeeeehaaaaaaw! 😛 Of course, I’m being…
Shameless self-promotion: 4 free quote apps I helped make hit the AppStore
Disclaimer: I was personally involved in the development of these apps! Don’t know about you, but I like reading quotes from time to time. Not like reading dozens of them, but few per day just to keep me entertained and eventually to learn something new. Hence, I was working with a friend on 4 free…
Google extends the reach of its Analytics product to mobile apps
Google has recently updated its Analytics product to help developers see how people are using specific parts of their iPhone and Android applications. As with websites, you can track pageviews and events. Since there are no HTML pages involved in mobile apps, developers should determine when their apps should trigger pageview requests. Google Analytics then…
Chorus for iPhone makes iPhone app discovery more social (and convenient)
The iPhone AppStore is a wonderful place filled with tens of thousands of really nifty and useful iPhone apps. It’s also cluttered with iPhone apps that make fart noises and calculate tips for your waitress. How is anyone supposed to find their way around this crowded mess? With an iPhone app specifically made to pull…
Twidroid Updated to 2.6.3… Lacking Twitter Lists Support
Users of the Android app Twidroid have an update to install. The Android-lovin’ Twitter client has gone to 2.6.3, and YES, there IS a changelog available! New in 2.6.3 are the following updates: directly open any user profile via search fix for avatar uploads & resizing on certain devices fix for directly taken photos on…
Video: Opera Mobile 10 Beta being demoed on a Nokia N97
Waking up and receiving good news doesn’t happen often enough, so when I opened my crusty teared eyes at 10 in the morning (Helsinki time) and got this press release in the mail, I hit the roof. Opera, the Norwegian company we all love, makers of the Opera desktop browser, Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile,…
Adobe: No you can’t have Flash on your iPhone/iTouch and you should blame Apple for that!
Ever tried visiting Adobe’s “Download Flash” page from an iPhone or iPod Touch? It’s hilarious as you can see from the screenshot above. Since Adobe couldn’t get Apple to support Flash in the iPhone’s Safari, they decided to try to pitch the end users who could eventually notify the Cupertino folks to act on the…
Ellis Vigeo’s TextSafe iPhone app crypts your messages so that only the recipient (and NSA) can read them
Ellis Vigeo’s TextSafe is one of those apps designed for people who look for an extra layer of security in their messages. Using the iPhone application, users can create messages and crypt them using anyone of 10 different encoding “ciphers” and then send it [message] via email or SMS. The receiver, of course, will need…