Swedish price comparison site for car shopping Bilpriser.se launched an awesome iPhone application, allowing users to snap a picture of car’s license plate to get specs and compare prices for that vehicle. This magic is done by querying the government registration database to locate the car’s make and model. Once that step is cleared, Bilpriser.se…
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Cut the Rope is the first iPhone game to win a BAFTA!
Super-popular iPhone title Cut the Rope, developed by Zeptolab and published by Chillingo, became the first iPhone game to ever win BAFTA at the recently held British Academy’s Game Awards. The physics-based puzzler for iOS-powered devices has sold more than six million copies worldwide on the Apple AppStore and continues to make the headlines around…
Millennial Media February 2011 Mobile Mix report: Verizon’s iPhone takes 4.5% of U.S. iPhone impressions
Mobile ad network Millennial Media is out with February 2011 Mobile Mix report, highlighting the smartphone usage trends. Without further ado, here’s what they got: In the first two weeks following the launch, the Verizon iPhone represented 4.5% of all U.S. iPhone impressions on Millennial Media’s network. Samsung grew 50% month-over-month to reclaim the number…
iPhone 5 spotted with metal backing, retains iPhone 4 shape?
We’re just a few months away from the expected announcement, and ultimately launch, of the next iteration of Apple’s smartphone – the iPhone 5. That means rumors ought to slowly-but-steadily start churning out until then. Now we’re hearing that the iPhone 5 will retain the iPhone 4 shape, but will have a bigger screen and…
Hands-on demo: Addieu iPhone app helps you connect with all your social networks
The cool thing about SXSW 2011 is getting to see some cool, new apps in action and we got some hands-on time with the Addieu iPhone app, a connector for all of your online personas. In a way, the Addieu iPhone app is like Hashable because it’s trying to get rid of the business card.…
Time Square iPhone hack video turns out to be ad
There was a super neat video going around the last few days that showed a guy using an iPhone to hack Time Square displays. Well, it turns out it was an ad that was just trying to generate some viral buzz for the movie “Limitless.” The Time Square iPhone hack showed a guy using the…
New iPhone 4 ads assure you that no other smartphone is worth owning
According to Apple, “If you don’t have an iPhone, well, you don’t have an iPhone.” Powerful stuff, right? The company’s new ad campaign continues to tout the iPhone’s strengths and the wealth of apps available for the handset and platform. Indeed, there are approximately a bajillion apps in the iTunes App Store and close to…
Android 50% faster than iPhone 4 in page load speeds? [Update]
With all the talk about the iPhone getting a better JavaScript engine and an enhanced version of Safari in iOS 4.3, one wonders how well it performs against Android. Well, an independent company decided to put them to the test. The results? Android loaded pages 52% faster than on iOS 4.3, but there are a…
SPB Time for iPhone gets a small update
SPB Software is updating its SPB Time for iPhone. The advanced clock/alarm app now rocks several additional features, including: Ability to Tweet on snoozing alarm – to let everyone know that you are still sleeping via Twitter. See who wakes you up – your friend or your boss. Additional custom sounds for alarms and timers…
Over 12% of all iPhones in use in America are on Verizon’s network [Can you hear me now?]
Apple’s iPhone has been heralded by many as being the best smartphone to ever hit the market. It was also ridiculed by nearly everyone because it ran on AT&T, who has been having trouble keeping up with the traffic demands that millions of Americans are causing due to all the cute cat videos they’re watching…