Social mapping app for mobile, Waze, just got better thanks to the Twitter and Facebook integration, effectively bringing the service to a whole new level. Twitter users can send tweets using the #wazelive hashtag to tell the world where they’re stuck in the traffic. Waze on its end picks up that information to show that…
RiseSmart’s service for laid-off workers optimized for iPhone
Here’s one for all the companies struggling in the tough economic times when hard decisions may be necessary. RiseSmart, a provider of outplacement and recruitment process outsourcing solutions, announced that their Transition Concierge To-Go service is now optimized for the iPhone, available as a web app. It can be accessed free of charge by eligible…
Note-taking tool Springpad launches “Alerts” service
Note-taking service Springpad that wants to make sense out of your notes announced the launch of “Alerts,” which are made to remind users on tasks, events, price drops, coupons, offers, local deals and breaking news associated with those items. In real life, it works like this: You add some note which let’s say talks about…
Wyse brings its PocketCloud app/service to Android
The cloud computing company Wyse Technology is “going Android” with the launch of its Wyse PocketCloud application in the Android Market. Originally released for the iPhone, Wyse’s app allows users to remotely run their PC desktop or virtual desktop from a large variety of hosts — including VMware View, Microsoft Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise &…
Naviextras.com offers maps for rent
I haven’t heard of Naviextras.com until I got a press release from iGO Navigation solutions informing me/us that I could rent their maps (as opposed to buying them) from the mentioned website. If you remember, Nokia used to offer the same kind of service for Ovi Maps only to make the navigation free of charge…
BlackBerry Internet Service 3.1 Rolling Out with Hotmail and Yahoo! Sync?
There had been hints of it before, but now we’re seeing the first signs of BlackBerry Internet Service 3.1 coming to life, featuring Yahoo! and Windows Live Hotmail contact sync. I’m not seeing anything up on Rogers right now, but some folks have had new icons pushed to their device, and new options enabled in…
State of the Mobile Web May 2010: Browser usage peaks in the evening
It’s that time of the month again. Time for Opera to release their “State of the Mobile Web” report loaded with facts and figures sourced from the millions of users who use the Opera Mini web browser. Unlike previous reports, this one has an added data set. Opera took data from May 22, 2010 and…
Something special is coming to Evernote!
We got the email above from Evernote. We’ve no idea what they’re up to but so far I’ve learned they know what they’re doing. I’m so in love with Evernote as you probably already know… So what “Evernote’s going to flip its lid.” could mean is beyond me. As an IntoMobile editor I’m hoping to…
metaio: We’re iOS 4 ready; Image recognition coming to junaio AR browser, SDK
metaio, the company behind the popular augmented reality browser junaio, announced that their app is ready for the iOS 4. More specifically, they said now that Apple has opened up camera access API, we should expect to have image recognition capabilities included in their apps and Unifeye Mobile SDK (which if you didn’t know supports…
TomTom for iPhone now in version 1.4; Works with the iOS 4
TomTom is joining the “iOS 4 upgrade wave.” The updated application is now in version 1.4, packing tons of new features that take advantage of the background processes introduced in the iOS 4. Here’s what’s new: Navigation while calling – just because you’re on a call, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t see your map. Navigation…