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Appia (former PocketGear) announced record growth in the second quarter along with information on passing several major milestones. During the period, the Appia-powered application marketplace crossed the 1 million downloads per day threshold, reaching over 40 million downloads in July. In total, Appia has delivered 200 million cumulative downloads in the 38 months since launching,…
We had heard a few weeks ago that RIM was busy working on their own subscription-based music service that would tie in with BlackBerry Messenger. Rumour has it RIM has already signed at least one of the big music labels (Universal, Sony, Warner, and EMI), and that another two are just about ready to close a deal.…
Verizon Wireless launched a neat online tool to make it easy for its subscribers to plan their wireless service spending (aka roaming costs) when traveling outside of the United States. The new Trip Planner provides customers with such information as global calling and data plans, country-specific coverage and pricing, and device functionality in more than…
Mobile messaging solutions provider Synchronica launched a Synchronica Mobile Gateway IM client app for Android, enabling operator-branded IM services on Android smartphones. And they already have the first client – América Móvil, which will launch the new app called Claro Messenger through its subsidiaries across Latin America. Synchronica’s application can sing along popular IM services…
Mobile social gaming network OpenFeint announced that it has added 230 games in just over two months and now counts 24 of the top 100 paid and free games on Android. Among OpenFeint’s top titles, we find Halfbrick Studios’ Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja THD; Godzilab’s StarDunk; Glu Mobile’s Gun Bros, Contract Killer, Big Time…
Nuance is not just about typing and voice prediction. The company also offers document management software PaperPort and now it has been extended into the cloud. Yep, they want the piece of the “sky fame” with their brand new service called PaperPort Anywhere. As you can imagine, it allows you to keep all your documents…
Mobile augmented reality platform Layar is about to be enhanced with a new feature that recognizes real world objects and can show digital content on top of them. Dubbed Layar Vision, it will allow users to hold their smartphone over posters, magazines and newspapers to view and interact with these “digital experiences.” On the other…
DeNA launched its social gaming platform Mobage in China, along with the Chinese versions of two in-house Android social game apps for Mobage – Ninja Royale and Aqua Collection, which have been popular in Japan since releasing in May. As you may know from our previous writing on Mobage, it’s made to allow players to…
Verizon Wireless will integrate Serve, American Express’ next-generation digital payment and commerce platform, on its phones and tablets. Over the coming months, customers of the Big Red carrier will be able to establish Serve accounts and eventually make payments and redeem offers for goods and services directly from their mobile devices. The two companies will…
LG’s so called “remote customer care services,” which includes a pre-loaded Remote Call application and the LG FOTA (Firmware Over-the-Air) system, will now be made available to users worldwide, following the initial roll-out in Korea. This new offering — the company’s press release proudly states — makes LG the first mobile phone manufacturer to offer…