Telmap announced a version of its popular white-label navigation app, Telmap Navigator, for yet another platform – webOS. The application works with the Palm Pre and Palm Pre Plus devices and is initially released for the O2 customers in Germany, who can download it [application] free of charge. As you may know from some of…
Samsung Apps now a one-year-old app store; Available in 109 countries
What do you know, it was a year ago when Samsung launched its app store, Samsung Apps, initially in select markets of Western Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy, etc). Today it is available in a total of 109 countries around the world, which is an impressive number. What’s still not impressive is the number of…
IDC: Number of business mobile email subscribers to surpass 250 million by 2014
In its latest report, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts further expansion of the business mobile email around the world with revenues set to grow at CAGR of 13.2% over the 2009-2014 forecast period. The number of subscribers, on the other hand, will grow at even faster pace of 36.5% (CAGR). IDC argues there are multiple…
SocialSmack’s reviews platform goes iPhone, Android
SocialSmack, which is a web-based reviews platform that brings together consumers and brands, is going for the Android and iPhone users, allowing them [users] to rate and rant on products while on the go. Instead of star-based voting, users either “prop” or “drop” some product or service, and can also include a short explanation why…
Ovi Maps now in version 3.06!
Nokia has updated its popular mapping and navigation client – Ovi Maps. Version 3.06 packs tons improvements (much more than one would expect from a 0.01 update), including: Refreshed main menu and icons New maps with public transport lines for subways, trams and trains in more than 80 cities around the world. To use this…
Layar’s location engine gets an extra power from Skyhook
Skyhook — the location positioning, context and intelligence company — announced that Layar (popular augmented reality browser) has added Skyhook’s Core Engine to its Android application for improved location results. According to Layar’s CEO, Raimo van der Klein, Skyhook SDK will add “improved accuracy and speed over the native Android platform.” Skyhook’s CEO Ted Morgan…
AddressBookONE combines all your contacts in a single list; Could be synced with your mobile phone
These days, every one of us is struggling to keep up with our contacts across social networks and email address book(s). There are few solutions that try to solve this problem by merging all those contacts into a single list and today we present you a new service launched by the same folks who made…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom and SMS GupShup team-up to launch SMS Reply-All Chat service
Last time we talked about SMS GupShup we mentioned they have a plan to expand to the Philippines. That started happening as the company announced a partnership deal with the country’s Globe Telecom to launch the SMS Reply-All Chat service. The new service is designed as poor-man’s social network, enabling users to simultaneously communicate with…
FDA launches text message program to educates retailers about new tobacco regulations
In an effort to educate retailers and the public about regulations to protect kids from tobacco, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products has launched a six-month text messaging pilot program. In order to participate, interested individuals and companies should text BreakChain to 87000 and they’ll start receiving text messages in mid…
Sponsor Me is “optimized for tablet computers” social network for the young up and coming athletes
Sponsor Me is a new kind of web-based service. First, it’s designed for few devices only (iPhone, iPad and other tablets), and second it targets very specific demographics – athlete students and their potential sponsors. Here’s what’s it all about (from the press release): Sponsor Me, the premiere action-sports social media group and athlete management…