Verizon Has an Indy Car App for Android
If the Indianapolis 500 is your thing, you might be interested to know that Verizon has launched an Android app called IndyCar Mobile. It has timing and scoring during races, live audio feed during races, race schedule and points standings, …
Marketing in the Morning
Ericsson, the Sweden-based mobile company, recently conducted a survey that found 35 percent of U.S. Android and iPhone users "…interacted with such non-voice apps as Facebook on their smartphones before rising." In other words, many smartphone users check Facebook, Twitter and very likely email, before even getting out of bed in the… [[ This is […]
People Who “Check-in” Are Young, Most Likely Android or iPhone Owners
A study put out today by comScore sheds some light on who is doing the majority of the “checking-in” in the U.S. The statistics were derived from the 16.7 million mobile users than use location-based services and check-in with Facebook … Continue reading →
Group Video Calling Comes to iPhone & Android in Fring Beta Test
Fring, a mobile application offering VoIP calling and chat, is expanding its video calling feature released last year with a private beta build…
Never Lose Your Car or Miss a Friend With ToothTag
What are the places and who are the people around you right now? With a new Android app called ToothTag, you should be able to get a lot more us…
eBay, Telefonica Agree To Major App Deal
Mobile purchases – which were already becoming much more common – may soon really increase in frequency in the UK. eBay and Telefonica have struck a two-year deal that will see eBay apps and/or links preloaded on most of the phones O2 sells in the region. This move’s rather significant. For starters, eBay’s already one […]
Startup Lets You Scan & Decode Barcodes Without an App
Barcode scanning applications for iPhone and Android are a dime a dozen. Monday, mobile barcode service Scanbuy is introducing technology that b…
Apple to Introduce Smaller, Cheaper iPhone?
Apple is believed to be working on a smaller and cheaper iPhone, reported Bloomberg. The new iPhone plans to battle against Apple’s falling market share. In the last quarter, Google’s Android owned 32.9 […] Related posts: Nokia’s OVI Store is China’s Favorite Mobile App Store A study conducted by iResearch showed that Nokia’s OVI Store… […]
Twitter Revamps Android App
Twitter has launched a new version of its Android app, revamping its interface to match the ones used in its iPhone and web apps. The entire int…
Facebook for Android Gets Updated with Deals
Facebook for Android has been upgraded to version 1.5.1, bringing access to Facebook Deals and fixing a number of bugs. Deals, which are only a…
Trend Micro Releases Security App For Android
Earlier this week, a company called Trusteer determined that mobile users are three times more vulnerable to phishing attacks compared to people sitting in front of desktops. Now, in a move that’ll perhaps help address that problem (and others), Trend Micro has released its first security app for the Android platform. The app, called Mobile […]
Android App Sends Texts to Wrong Recipients
This is enough to make you paranoid: Google has acknowledged a bug in Android’s default text messaging app that sends texts to the wrong person. Equally disturbing is that the problem’s been going on since March,…
Facebook For iPhone App Gains 1.6M Users In Three Days
Earlier today, we reported that Facebook beat Google in terms of UK traffic over Christmas. We also reported that Apple upped its sales forecasts for iPhones. Now, to perhaps link the two stories together, it turns out that the Facebook for iPhone app gained around 1.6 million users in the past three days. Considering how […]
This Is Google’s New Android Music App [VIDEO]
Video footage of the new version of the Google Android music app has leaked, revealing a revamped and colorful user interface. First posted on XDA Developers and spotted by Engadget, the 50 second footage provides a demonstration…
Google TV Gets Improved Netflix and Remote Apps, Better Movie Search and Screen Sizing
Today, Google began pushing out its first software update for Google TV. The update fixed a few bugs, and added some other new interesting features. "We’ve partnered up with our friends at Netflix to upgrade the app so that you can search, browse and watch any movie or show that is in the Netflix streaming […]