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Since the Pre 3 came into the picture, we’ve been wondering how the Skype integration will work; well, now we have a good idea thanks to some leaked HP Pre 3 screenshots. They give us a little information about the upcoming software partnership, and while it’s in another language, we still get a pretty straightforward…
We haven’t talked a lot about kooaba in the past. We mentioned them when they teamed-up with metaio to add image recognition technology to augmented reality browser junaio. However this is not to say kooaba doesn’t have a mobile app of its own — quite the contrary, their Paperboy is available for iPhone and Android…
Voxiva — the company which helped launch Text4Baby — is going for the U.S. smokers. Their new service, called Text2Quit, is developed with The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services to help smokers quit. Using a combination of SMS, email and web support – the new service delivers customized educational content…
SugarSync announced its new Mobile Device Management capabilities for iOS devices, making it super-easy to get files from your computer to the iPhone or iPad. Using the new feature, users will be able to transfer files or entire folders to their iOS device without any wires, view all the synced data both from the iPhone/iPad…
Canadian carrier Telus has been busy leading up to the summer. Recently, they announced the launch of the LG Optimus Black to spearhead a new partnership with voice-over-IP service provider, Skype. Now Telus customers will be able to buy Skype calling credits directly through their existing account, and make long-distance calls for cheaper than usual.…
If Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft can do it, why can’t HP? Honestly I see no reason why they shouldn’t want to go for the music lovers around the world. The rumor is that they are in the middle of talks with the big labels to launch a service that would not only allow users…
Ericsson is going for the consumer market having launched its m-payment service across seven European countries. Dubbed Ericsson Money, the new service allows mobile phone users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and Sweden to send and receive money and withdraw cash. According to the Swedish company, this is the “first step toward…
iBuildApp already allows users without technical knowledge to make iOS apps and now they’re expanding the service to include Android to the mix. Using the new Android Builder tool, pretty much everyone will be able to make his or her mobile app that runs of smartphones and tablets running Google’s mobile OS. The solution presents…
MetroPCS has recently launched Visual Voice Mail for select Android smartphones with support for the Blackberry 8530 and BREW-based devices to follow shortly. The service comes in two flavors, Visual Voice Mail and Visual Voice Mail Plus. The former allows users to listen to messages with one click or browse them visually and see the…
As Microsoft goes ahead all guns blazing with their new Windows Phone platform, they’re starting to tear down the old Windows Mobile services. The web-based Marketplace will be put out of commission on July 15, leaving only the on-device app store functional. The My Phone back-up and sync service will be cut off on August…