Juniper Research is out with the latest report on mobile cloud computing. The company forecasts that the annual revenues from cloud-based mobile applications will reach nearly $9.5 billion by 2014. The main factors that will contribute to this growth are need for converged collaborative services, the widespread adoption of mobile broadband, and the deployment of…
Evernote for Windows 3.5 beta released
Not exactly the pure mobile news, but somewhat related, as it exists as a mobile app for various platforms. Windows client has been updated recently and is now in version 3.5 beta. I won’t go into details here, as we’re talking about a desktop app here — I’ll only point out the highlights. Updates include:…
echoecho is super easy to use location-sharing service
A company called Purpose Wireless (Canada) launched echoecho, what they say is the permission-based, location-sharing service, which works across smartphone platforms (iPhone, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile). The idea seems kinda Twitter-like as it invites users to simply ask and answer the question – “where are you.” Its trick is in the opt-in part,…
Evernote for Symbian released as an unofficial web-runtime app
If Evernote doesn’t want to address the largest segment of the smartphone market (Symbian users), users themselves will make the app for their devices. That’s exactly what happened and we have a guy named “Pasha” releasing the Evernote client for Symbian S60 5th Edition as a web-runtime app. It’s not a full blown native app,…
Weight Watchers updates its iPhone app
After the initial launch in September 2009, Weight Watchers released the updated iPhone app. Among the things included in this release are new recipes, articles and cheat sheet. The application remains free and allows users to: See a new Weight Watchers Featured Recipe each day, and save 10 favorites Create shopping lists from recipes Access…
Voalte One iPhone app/solution improves communication in hospitals
It’s all about the healthcare these days in the U.S., hence we’re bringing your related mobile story. A company called Voalte has developed an iPhone app/service called Voalte One, which they tout as the unified communication solution that combines phone calls across the hospital PBX, text messaging via a visual user directory and user-friendly alarm…
Nokia’s big press event was to announce a new version of Ovi Maps, now with free navigation
Nokia got everyone’s panties wet when they invited several journalists and bloggers from all around the world to attend a virtual press event related to Ovi. We all thought Nokia was going to fix their troubled, border line retarded, Ovi Store, or better integrate their various scattered Ovi services, but we were all wrong. Nokia…
Video: Kevin Rose demos Square, iPhone payment service
Kevin Rose seems to like the iPhone payment service provider Square so much that he decided to put his money where his mouth are. In the following video, the Digg founder demos the service, which you gotta admit works like a charm. The only problem I have with it (and I agree with Stefan on…
Social mobile app discovery service Mplayit expands to Canada and Australia
Mplayit, the company behind the social mobile app discovery service on the Facebook platform which we talked about in the past, has unveiled plans to expand to Canada and Australia. For the occasion, they’ve teamed-up with Rogers Wireless (Canada) and Telstra (Australia). The main benefit Mplayit offers to carriers is that it enables users to…
Apptizr launches iPhone application for personalized app recommendations
Apptizr, the app recommendation service which we covered in the past, is going beyond web with a dedicated iPhone app. Just like their web offering, the iPhone app allows users to discover new apps and get “personalized recommendations catered to their tastes.” In addition to matching user’s individual tastes, Apptizr also accounts for app quality,…