Juniper Research is out with a new study predicting the rapid increase in use of mobile devices for tickets of all kinds. The research company forecasts that mobile ticketing transactions will exceed $100 billion (based on gross transaction value) as soon as 2012, the amount which is more than double the market in 2010. In…
Remember The Milk for Android updated with auto-complete for Smart Add, smarter auto-syncing and more
One of the most popular task management services, Remember The Milk, has once again updated its Android app. This release packs two important features: Auto-complete for Smart Add – making it super fast to add tasks in the app. Smarter auto-syncing – which no longer requires waiting around for auto-sync. Additionally, this version packs tons…
Evernote unveils “The Trunk” to showcase various Evernote integrations
If you love Evernote like I do, you definitely follow “every step they make” in a hope they’ll push their service even further. The popular note-taking tool is out with “The Trunk,” a service that showcases various Evernote integrations. As you know, Evernote does notes like no one else with its features including cross-platform synchronization…
IDC: Mobile banking almost doubled since last year
According to IDC Financial Insights, mobile banking usage has almost doubled over the past year. However, it’s still far from reaching a mainstream channel according to the research company. Banks need to realize there are few to no revenue opportunities around mobile currently, but it’s a convenient feature for the end users. That could change…
WeReward brings its “mobile incentive platform” to Android
After launching the iPhone app, WeReward is bringing its “mobile incentive platform” to the Android community. The application/services, which seems to be working like Foursquare, allows users to comment on places and products while on the go, while at the same time earning various awards along the way. In that sense, you can use it…
Confidela’s WatchDox keeps your documents protected even while you access them from an Android device
Confidela — which is the company behind WatchDox, a document control, tracking and protection solution — announced support for Android 2.2 Froyo. As a result, WatchDox users will be able to access their protected documents even while on the go. Additionally, they [users] can track, control and protect those documents, directly from their phones. WatchDox’…
Telmap adds Lonely Planet content
Telmap announced that it will be adding Lonely Planet content to its location-based solution offering. Initially, Lonely Planet information is available in South Africa and will hit additional markets in the future. As you may know, Lonely Planet produces various travel-related guides and articles, covering tens of thousands of destinations, over 800 cities and regions…
Yellowbook, adaffix team-up to bring the call recognition software to the U.S.
Local search company Yellowbook is teaming up with adaffix, which makes a social call recognition software for smartphones, to launch something really interesting. Before I go into details explaining what the two companies plan to do, let me tell you what adaffix does. Their application works when you take or make a phone call. If…
Windows Phone Live Site to Offer 25 GB SkyDrive, GPS Tracking, and File Access
Conveniently close to RIM’s announcement of BlackBerry Protect, Microsoft has announced that Windows Phone 7 will include a web element called Windows Phone Live, which will include 25 GB of multimedia sharing and syncing through SkyDrive, Find My Phone, which will let you hone in on your phone’s GPS location via PC, along with remote…
eBay Selling and eBay for iPad now available to users outside of the U.S.
eBay is extending the reach of two of its mobile apps – eBay Selling and eBay for iPad. The Selling application is now available in Germany and UK, while the eBay for iPad has been translated into French, Italian, German and Spanish, and available through Apple’s 77 AppStores around the world. As you may know,…