Investment company Fidelity is getting its feet in the iGame with a brand new application, allowing users to place stock, option, ETF or mutual fund trades; as well as keep up with market news from such sources as MarketWatch and Reuters — all while on the go. Here’s what else to expect (from the press…
iTunes surpasses 10 billion song downloads!
You’ve read that correctly – Apple has hit the 10 billion song downloads! If you’ve been using iTunes lately, you certainly noticed the countdown to 10 billion. The goal is reached, giving Apple another argument in its negotiations with the media industry (not that Steve actually needs an additional argument, though). Sure, there are other…
Grooveshark app coming to a webOS device near you
Online music service Grooveshark will be releasing a native app for webOS devices, Palm Pre and Pixi (Plus versions, included). The dedicated application will provide Grooveshark fans with an access to millions of tracks, all of which users can stream from the web. In addition, you will be able to make your own or grab/listen…
Shazam Targets Brands and Broadcasters with the Launch of SARA
Shazam has announced the launch of the Shazam Audio Recognition Advertising (SARA)™ program, which allows brands and broadcasters to ‘extend the reach and depth of their campaigns to mobile’. The SARA program lets brand advertisers directly reach, influence and interact with target audiences using the company’s well-known music recognition technology to tag a commercial. Advertisers…
Research: Android Market Hosts Highest Proportion of Free Apps
Mobile application analytics firm Distimo has published some numbers on U.S. app stores that might surprise those who have had to wade through the mountains of free software on iTunes. As it turns out, it’s the Android Market that actually has the highest proportion of free applications available. Android’s app market growth is also…
Juniper Research: Mobile location-based services market to exceed $12 billion by 2014
According to a new Juniper Research’s report, revenues from mobile location-based services are expected to reach more than $12.7 billion by 2014, driven by 1) smartphone proliferation, 2) surge in application storefront launches, and 3) developments in “hybrid positioning technologies.” The research company goes on explaining each of the points: New smartphones all have a…
Jabra SP200, CRUISER and BT2080 Bluetooth headsets/speakerphone ship with free 90-day Dial2Do Pro service
Dial2Do has announced a compelling offering to get more people onto their safe-driving service that allows users to send and listen messages (and more) using only their voice. The trick was in partnering with a Bluetooth accessory maker to bundle the service with the accessory. And their partner is Jabra, which will link to Dial2Do…
Rogers Rolls out One Rate Roaming Plans for Travellers to U.S.
If there’s one thing that bugs me about going to so many trade shows, it’s dealing with the roaming rates, or worse still, trying to somehow get a SIM card with prepaid BlackBerry data on it. Rogers has presented a new solution for those in a similar situation, and are calling it One Rate. Basically,…
Video: Nokia N900 running Google Earth kind of service through Flash Earth
I’m not sure Google will release the official Google Earth client for the Nokia N900 — at least until they don’t see the platform (now Meego) hitting the mainstream — but that doesn’t mean you can’t access something similar called FlashEarth on your Maemo-powered device. It’s not the “official way,” but it works and that’s…
Dolce&Gabbana to broadcast the Fall/Winter 2010/11 Women’s Fashion Show live for iPhone and Android users
Dolce&Gabbana announced that it will broadcast the Fall/Winter 2010/11 Women’s Fashion Show live on iPhones and Android smartphones. The dates are: Thursday, 25th of February from 3pm (GMT +1); Sunday, 28th of February from 1pm (GMT +1). And the URL is: live.dolcegabbana.mobi I’m not sure I understand why that video won’t work on other mobile…