After a lot of confusion, RIM has begun to roll out two-way Google Mail sync between BlackBerry and web service, meaning if you read it on your device, it’ll show up as read in your desktop inbox and vice versa. Sent messages will be synced up automatically, too. Leaked docs suggested a BIS 3.1 launch…
MyRegistry.com gift registry service gets an iPhone app
Online gift registry service MyRegistry.com is out with its own iPhone app complicatedly called “MyRegistry.com Universal Wishlist with Barcode Scanner” iPhone app. That barcode scanning part is especially cool as it allows users to add any item to their gift registries or wishlists “with a single zap of their iPhones.” In other words, to add…
junaio for Android available in closed beta
junaio, that other popular augmented reality platform (in addition to Layar), is about to “go Android.” The application is already available for select developers, which are part of the closed beta program. The wider availability — when everyone will be able to grab the application — is set for mid-May. The Android version will come…
Adecco Jobs allows iUsers to search AND apply for jobs from the comfort of their iDevice
The economic recovery may be well underway according to GDP figures, but job market is not recovering as fast… Enter Adecco Staffing USA, which is a part of the world’s largest recruitment and workforce solutions provider. The company unveiled its free iPhone app called Adecco Jobs, allowing job seekers not only to search for jobs,…
Layar launches augmented reality content store!
Layar, the company behind the popular augmented reality service and application (available for the iPhone and Android), launched something completely new – Augmented Reality content store! The new service allows companies and individuals to make money by offering its content through Layar Reality Browser, which is already used on more than 1.6 million mobile devices…
Rogers to Offer Social View Plans for Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace?
Some information on an upcoming Rogers service called Social View has bubbled up, that will apparently offer a unified interface for social networking info on smartphones. Here’s a blurb from the supposed unreleased official description: a built-in feature of these exclusive smartphones that brings together, in real-time, your contacts’ updates from popular social networks like…
Push to Talk Free on Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 Until July 30
Late last month, Verizon tried selling Push to Talk for $5/month, but today they’ve decided they’d rather give it away, for some reason. The offer is good until June 30th., and lasts the whole length of the contract. Although lots of customers who have the phone already might as well pick up the free service,…
Flicktweets, the service that organizes movie tweets, gets an iPhone app
Flicktweets, the service that organizes movie tweets based on movie titles, is getting an iPhone app. Using it, moviegoers and other interested folks can track the buzz around trailers and releases. Likewise, the service (and an iPhone app) could also prove useful for movie marketers. In addition to following tweets, Flicktweets for iPhone can also…
PayPal’s Open Mobile Payments now available for iPhone developers in beta
After successfully launching its Mobile Payments Library to select developers (private beta) during the Macworld 2010, PayPal is now opening up its mobile payment platform to the wider community. Anyone can download the library from x.com and add checkout functionality for physical goods and services sold through apps on the iPhone, without having to worry…
GetJar to power up India’s Reliance Communications app store
GetJar, which touts itself as the world’s largest independent app store, scored another partner for its white label mobile app catalog solution. It’s India’s Reliance Communications, one of the largest mobile operators in the country. As part of the deal, GetJar will bring its over 65,000 free mobile applications to Reliance’s user base through VAS…