Fresh off an amazing quarter, Apple acquisition rumors are flying fast and furiously. The iPhone maker is supposed to have a lot of interest in buying ARM Holdings, which could have a dramatic impact on the rest of the smartphone space. Apple has an enormous war chest and it would reportedly cost about $8 billion…
Digital Chocolate’s latest rollercoaster game sees you rolling in the Big Apple
Digital Chocolate is known for its rollercoaster game series, which apparently is so successful that they keep launching new titles like all the time. The latest one is called New York Rollercoaster Rush and as you can guess for yourself, it sees you rolling in the Big Apple. The familiar gameplay is preserved and it’s…
PR Newswire gets its iPhone app; Android and BlackBerry apps coming soon, as well
PR Newswire is the company which product we use on a daily basis since they distribute press releases from companies all around the world. Now they are bringing their offering (news) a step closer to the iUsers with a launch of dedicated application in the AppStore. Feature wise, you can browse or search for news,…
iHolophone is touted as a new music instrument for the iPhone
A company called Amidio has released an application called iHolophone, which they tout as a “new amazing music instrument for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.” It allows live performing on 2 synthesizers over fully programmable sequencer beats, addressing both the melody and rhythm. Don’t be afraid of what may seem as too complicated mambo-jumbo –…
Jibbigo launches English to Chinese speech translation iPhone app
Jibbigo is out with a new speech-to-speech translation application for the iPhone. This time their product is slated to be an instant hit as it involves English on one, and Chinese language on the other side. Here’s how it works (from the press release): At the heart of Jibbigo is bi-directional, natural speech-to-speech translation software…
Video: iPhone hacked to dual-boot iPhone OS and Android OS
Well, hell has officially frozen over. The iPhone, which has been at odds with Google’s own Android OS, has been hacked to run its nemesis mobile operating system. What you see here is a video proving that Android can indeed run on the Apple phone, with dual-boot capabilities, no less. There have been other Android-on-iPhone…
Apple fires back at Adobe: You sir, are the one that is ‘closed and proprietary’
Apple and Adobe have been at each other’s necks for years now. The biggest point of contention between the two companies has been the inclusion – or, really, the exclusion – of Adobe’s Flash technology from Apple’s iPhone OS. Just this morning, Adobe announced that it will be giving up on all its Flash-on-iPhone aspirations…
iPhone App Delivers Notes from Zombie Apocalypse
If you’re looking for something a little grittier than Plants versus Zombies, Lost Zombies is a social network attempting to crowdsource a documentary on a fictional zombie apocalypse, and to showcase some of the content they’ve gathered so far, they’ve created an iPhone app. The bulk of it is a collection of thumbnailed pictures, along…
Voice messaging service Pana.ma hits Android
The short voice messenger service Pana.ma will be hitting the Android Market in May and we’ve had a chance to play around with it. After a week of usage, I think the app has the potential to dramatically cut down your usage of voice minutes and text messages. The service originally launched on the iPhone…
Audi A1 Beat Driver launched on Apple’s App Store
Audi have launched the brand new Audi A1 Beat Driver app for iPhone & iPod touch – which can be downloaded for free (yes, free!) from the App Store. The game is a rhythm based driving game with free new music from some cool up and coming bands including La Roux, The Rakes , Lo-Fi-Fnk…