A bunch of new apps were submitted to Appscovery in the last 7 days, and as usual we share few that (we think) deserve your attention. In no particular order, they are: Radius Interactive Releases PhysiPal Health & Fitness App MyFreezer Rocket Downloader – Grabs more than just your attention New Strategy Game Tom’s Travels…
16-year-old student launches mobile ad network with better CPMs and higher CPC rates (than competing services)
We don’t get to write about new mobile ad network launches every day. What makes AdBogie interesting (when compared to similar services) is the fact that it’s launched by a 16-year-old high school student Prasanth Venigalla. An iOS developer himself, he didn’t like how existing mobile ad networks are working so he decided to create…
Rhapsody music service on MetroPCS now just $5
Cricket has its Muve Music offering and MetroPCS wants to have something comparable. To that end, the carrier has teamed up with Rhapsody to allow its users to add the popular music service to their existing plans. Available now, MetroPCS customers can add Rhapsody for $5 to its newly simplified $40, $50 and $60 monthly…
This week @ Appscovery
Another week is behind us and as usual we have new apps to suggest for you. Here are few that marked the last week: Art Photo Sketch Review Meerkapp — an iPad Drawing and Doodling App With Deep Community Involvement Features Simply Write is bigger, better, and a hit on the App Store for iPad!…
Qualcomm invests in street parking app maker Streetline
Street parking app developer Streetline has raised $25 million in Series C financing led by True Ventures, with both old and new investors participating. Pro-rata follow-on investments were made by Sutter Hill Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners and Fontinalis Partners, while new investors included Citi and Qualcomm. Streetline offers real-time smart parking solutions in more than…
Audiobooks.com unveils two audiobook subscription plans starting at $14.95 per month
Audiobooks.com doesn’t just want to sit around as Audible rules the audiobooks market. Rather, it wants to pro-actively bring new users to its service and to that end they’re launching two audiobook subscription plans designed to “provide audiobook fans with an affordable way to access great listens instantly.” For just $14.95 a month, members can…
Cricket’s Muve Music surpasses 1.1 million subscribers
Cricket announced that it ended last year with more than 1.1 million Muve Music subscribers. Since its launch in January 2011, the carrier’s music plan has become one of the fastest-growing and leading on-demand digital music services in the United States. Muve Music is now included in every Cricket Android smartphone rate plan, the fact…
LiveViewGPS makes any handset a location device with world’s first prepaid mobile phone locate card
LiveViewGPS announced what it says is the world’s first prepaid Mobile Phone Locate Card that allows users to transform a cell phone into a 24-hour safety location device for families and businesses without having to buy a $100 locator or expensive apps. Capitalizing on the state-of-the-art location technology already built into mobile phones to instantly…
This week @ Appscovery
Another week, another batch of apps submitted at Appscovery. Here are 20 apps and games we want to highlight this week: Top Crossword Puzzles Free TruckToMe Food Truck Locator App Released In Washington, DC Kalkuli – the simple, beautiful and useful iPad calculator. Guess the Movie? Crazy Clown, a Juggler Make Me Pirate: Become the…
Google Maps returns to Windows Phone
Google Maps are once again available for Windows Phone. The app/service is available from Internet Explorer and here’s what the search giant had to say to The Verge: We periodically test Google Maps compatibility with mobile browsers to make sure we deliver the best experience for those users. In our last test, IE mobile still…