ooVoo, the application/service that offers six-way video chat which is also available for Android users, has hit the new milestone. On Wednesday, December 22nd, ooVoo exceeded 100,000 new user registrations over a 24-hour period, which is nearly double the previous usage record for a single day. That’s obviously a big win for the company, prompting…
Localscope is touted as a social data powered GPS tool
A company called Cynapse is joining the mobile local game. Their product is called Localscope and it has been released in the AppStore, making it easy for the iPhone and iPod Touch users to “define and explore their location wherever they are.” From the official press release we learn that Localscope gets content from various…
mTrip Travel Guides hits the Android Market
mTrip is going beyond iPhone and iPod Touch users for the Android kids. The popular travel content/service company launched a series of apps for the Android smartphone owners, each of which comes with handy features and functionalities like: Points of interests like attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping destinations and more with ratings, reviews and image galleries…
Remote desktop access app Wyse PocketCloud for iOS gets free edition
Wyse Technology launched a free version of its popular cloud-based remote desktop access application/service PocketCloud for the iOS-powered devices. Moreover, the company also announced a new, simpler auto-discovery method for connecting to remote computers. If you don’t know what PocketCloud is all about, here’s a snippet from the press release: It allows PC and Mac…
Cricket Wireless announces Muve Music plan and Samsung Suede touchscreen phone
Cricket Wireless announced a new mobile music service called Muve Music. What’s interesting about it is that it comes included in a wireless rate plan that has been designed specifically for the mobile phone. For just $55 per month, Muve Music customers will get unlimited music, Nationwide Talk, Text, Web and more. The official debut…
Waze teams-up with Santa for turn-by-turn navigation!
Waze, the popular social GPS application/service, announced what they call a “revolutionary partnership with Santa Claus.” As a result, throughout the holiday season, Santa’s jolly voice will be providing turn-by-turn directions to all wazers. To switch the voice, go to Settings > General > Prompts > English (Santa) and you’re ready to go. There’s also…
Mobile tracking company TekTrak announces a round of seed funding
TekTrak, the company behind the iPhone app/service combo we recently talked about, announced that it has closed a round of seed funding. The new money will be used to expand into other mobile platforms and add features to its existing iPhone application. TekTrak offers mobile phone tracking service for just 5 bucks year, emphasizing that’s…
Mobile website development tool goMobi updated with support for more languages, events calendar and maps
dotMobi, the company behind the “.mobi” domain, updated its “content mobilization platform” goMobi. There are few cool features included in the update like: Support for multiple languages — including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. Site Visitor Translation – which allows the mobile site visitors to view a goMobi site in the language…
Tru launches its local rate-local number service in Australia
Tru, which we used to know as Truphone, has expanded its local rates and local number proposition to Australia. As a result, customers of Tru’s GSM service in the UK and US will be paying only local rates instead of roaming rates for all calls and texts to and within Australia, as well as local…
Telmap-powered Orange Maps V2 launched in France
Orange France launched Telmap-powered Orange Maps V2, a multi-platform mobile navigation solution. The new offering will be included on all GPS-enabled devices, including the iPhone, as part of all Origami tariff plans that come with data packages, providing users with access to free mapping, pedestrian and in-car navigation with spoken and graphical instructions. Also included…