You may or may not have heard about the news that some Chinese dairies were putting a chemical called “melamine” in milk products – this chemical appeared as a protein, making the milk look nutritious, but actually contaminated the milk, and (very sadly) some babies died from it – with many more ill. Well now…
O2UK really doesn’t like you using other email servers with the iPhone!
Following a number of confused phonecalls to O2 trying to resolve the email problem I have with the iPhone (sending is a non-occurrence usually), I got back a varying degree of clarity and advice on what the problem is. However, to take you back a bit, I’ll need to digress… I originally had a similar…
Google Maps for mobile now smarter than ever; No update on the client side needed!
Google has updated Google Maps for mobile to make finding businesses on the go easier than ever. Thanks to the new server-side update (which means no update to the mobile client is needed), you can enter a business name as a start or end point. For instance, before the update when you typed “starbucks,” Google…
WebEx Remote Meetings comes to the iPhone
Cisco-owned WebEx is out with another iPhone application. This time it’s Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, which as you may figure out for yourself, allows users to remotely attend meetings, share control among attendees, chat and do much more. The free application does require a WebEx system subscription/installation but frees up the attendees, literary. Now you…
DeviceAnywhere brings Android-powered T-Mobile G1 to a computer near you
DeviceAnywhere, the company that specializes in providing web-based, interactive mobile phone models, has just announced that the T-Mobile G1 is now available for virtual testing and development. The T-Mobile G1 is the first, and by many accounts still the best, Android handset to hit market. And, with HTC expecting to push many more G1’s out…
NBC Bay Area Traffic Cam launched to provide Bay Area commuters with live traffic video on their mobiles
Today, NBC Bay Area announced the launched of the , a free service for Bay Area commuters that provides up-to-the-second live traffic video on their mobile phones. From the press release: The application for mobile devices gives drivers access to live video from traffic cameras operated by the California Department of Transportation, better known as…
SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone officially announced
Wow this really took some time. Back in June, we talked about SlingMedia’s plans to bring its popular SlingPlayer Mobile to the iPhone platform and now it’s happening. The app is still not here, but the company plans to send it for the AppStore review during this quarter. What that exactly means in terms of…
SHOUTcast goes iPhone, too!
If you own an iPhone and love Internet radio, you probably already have some of the related apps like FlyCast or Radiolicious installed on your device. Now we’ve spotted that AOL-owned SHOUTcast is joining the “iPhone party,” too, hence providing users with more choice than ever. With a dedicated SHOUTcast app, you can: Access to…
Google Mobile Looking for Product Ideas
What better way to give the people what they want by simply asking them? An official page has popped up for Google Mobile users who want to suggest and vote on product ideas. Good call, Google! Top-voted ideas include: “Manage Google Calendar on Google Mobile (add, update, delete an event with all functionalities of the…
Nikon goes iPhone by releasing myPicturetown app
If Kodak can do it, so can Nikon. Recently, the Japanese company has released its own iPhone application called myPicturetown to allow users of their photo storing/sharing service to access the site while on-the-go from their iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Naturally, it’s not only browsing and sharing of photos myPicturetown users can do from…