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If you recall, we’ve already covered ARNOVA tablets in the past. They are far from the high-end products Apple, Samsung and HTC are making these days, but are still solid enough for comfortable news reading, web surfing and so on. Now Philadelphia Media Network decided to offer ARNOVA tablets for next to nothing to anyone…
The self-service mobile app platform Mobile Roadie is going for the ever-growing Chinese mobile market. The localized version, called Q Mobao, is unveiled together with FabriQate, the company’s local partner. Alongside the service launch, Mobile Roadie also announced its first customized Chinese app created for Madonna, allowing Chinese fans to listen to tracks, view photos…
RingCentral launched a new cloud service called “RingShuffle,” which promises to make stalking tough (or at least more complicated), by providing users (online daters?) with temporary phone numbers that redirect to any mobile phone for free. Launched in beta, the new service is available for the first 10,000 users who register through the iPhone app,…
Citrix is bringing its popular GoToMeeting application/service to the Android community. Available as a free download, it provides Android device users with access to the popular mobile collaboration service, allowing them [users] to join online meetings while on the go. Once downloaded, GoToMeeting will allow you to join meetings in seconds by clicking a link…
You know it can be a pain when someone you don’t know leaves a voicemail. He or she may sound polite only to turn into a totally different beast when you call them back. You can either do a manual research about the caller (using his/her phone number) or if you use YouMail to manage…
Echoecho, the simple location-based mobile service we’ve already covered in the past, closed $750,000 in seed funding led by Google Ventures with the UK-based PROfounders Capital also participating. The new cash will be used for further product development, hiring and scaling operations. Available for multiple platforms — including Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Nokia (Symbian) —…
Telmap launched location-aware restaurant coupons in Israel as part of its Mobile Location Companion. Developed in cooperation with REST, the country’s leading restaurant guide which is also part of the Yellow Pages Israel Group, the new capability allows Navigator GPS+ subscribers of Pelephone Communications to search for a restaurant in their vicinity, either through the…
Last night, Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz announced in a company-wide e-mail that she had been fired by the chairman of the board of directors, which was quickly followed by rumours that Yahoo! would be willing to sell the company if the fit (and price) was right. Now, Yahoo! has a longstanding history in mobile; once…
By now you’ve probably realized I love Evernote and prefer it over other similar services like Springpad and Catch.com. This is not to say the other two companies are bad by any account – it’s just that I first tried out Evernote and was delighted with the service so much that I didn’t see a…
AppScribe just unveiled a new premium subscription service for Android. AppScribe not only provides unlimited apps to subscribers, but increased exposure and greater revenue to developers. The idea is AppScribe will give top-quality Android apps and games to its subscribers. Customers don’t have to worry about getting limited “lite” version applications, because apps and games…