IN SHORT: If you’re not a drinker, or prefer you spirits as they fall out of the bottle, look away now. If you like a good cocktail, though, there could hardly be an easier way to string together a few fabulous mixers than with the Mixologist application. Think nearly 8000 recipes that can be searched [...]
The current worldwide rate of mobile application downloads stands at a round 7 billion per year, an impressive figure that puts the application market at an annual average of just over one app per person worldwide. That in itself is a staggering statistic for a relatively new technology, but based on market growth and various [...]
IN SHORT: You know those audio guides you can get when you visit some tourist destinations these days, explaining what everything is and how it works? Well this is like one of those, only it covers everything on the planet. Of course, the downside is you’ll need an Internet connection and you won’t get the [...]
IN SHORT: An application that allows you to keep track of several aspects of your data usage, including how you use your call allowance (as well as different time restrictions), your texts, your mobile Internet and the bills themselves. Sadly, it’s restricted to AT&T, but we did track down a slightly less thorough version that [...]
With the busiest mobile week of the year just behind us, we’ve still managed to dig you out a selection of interesting news from the past few days. Palm’s financial results, an app for saving money on cabs in London and Scribd’s attempt to take on the big boys all feature this week.
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IN SHORT: Play as a spider, exploring an entire house and unlocking mysteries through an innovative gaming platform and a host of mini games. Easy to get the hang of but challenging to master, and full of some of the most impressive uses of the iPhone’s gaming capacity we’ve come across to date, this is [...]
IN SHORT: One mammoth database of where to find the nearest Wi-Fi access available in whatever location you happen to be in, incorporating more than 130 countries around the world. Perfect for when you arrive in a strange town, as well as for finding the nearest free access in a more familiar one.
THE LOWDOWN: This [...]
IN SHORT: An application for business people, aimed squarely at keeping track of just how many hours you spend on each project. Ideal for billing accurately, keeping track of just how your work is distributed, or even showing your boss just how hard you’re working.
THE LOWDOWN: A deliberately simple application, ClockIn isn’t laden with features, [...]
Vodafone only launched their application store, ‘Vodafone 360’, back in November, but amazingly they’ve already topped 7000 different applications. Vodafone put a special effort in to be accessible to developers, even offering incentives for producers of particularly impressive applications, such as a £100,000 prize to the winner of an up and coming app store contest. [...]
Popular Internet phone service Skype has announced a service that could revolutionize the iPhone for heavy phone users, reducing the cost of many calls that fall outside of the standard contract dramatically. Up until now, Skype for the iPhone has only been available as a Wi-Fi service, and so could only be used inside the [...]