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Somehow, these apps made it past the Apple porn filter
I’m not certain if I am allowed to post this on this blog, but I will take a chance. Apparently, these apps entitled “Tits and Boobies” and “Pussy Lovers” managed to clear the Apple app screening team. Yeah, I know wh...
Need for Speed Undercover for Palm Pre Now Official
The Palm Pre is one mobile device that is not known for supporting 3D games. And while Need for Speed Undercover leaked out images some weeks back, they were shot down as fake due to some crappy screen caps. The scenario is totally different now wit...
Turn Your iPhone Into a Virtual Violin
People who wished they can play the violin can turn to the next best thing. With the String Trio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, press play on your Apple device and turn it into a virtual bow as if you are playing an actual violin. The app makes ...
Best Buy bundling iPhone app with CD
Now, we’re not sure if this is a mistake or what but it seems that Best Buy will begin a promotion that will bundle the TweetDeck iPhone app with a $9.99 music CD. This may seem fine but they list the iPhone app as a Best Buy exclusive making i...
Nescaline: An NES emulator for the iPhone/iPod Touch
For those who love the NES, and want to play it on their iPhone, then your dream has come true with Nescaline. This is not to be confused with mescaline, but some of you might find it just as addictive. In the past, Apple has not done much emulato...
OLPC shows off XO-3 concept tablet
OLPC has been around for some time now making low cost laptops for the not so wealthy in the world. Sure, they aren’t very feature extensive but they’re nice looking laptops and the idea behind them is good. Their latest concept is the X0...
HTC HD2 coming to T-Mobile
Back in October we showed you a leaked presentation slide that let us know that the HTC HD2 was coming to T-Mobile. Well, here we are a few months later and still no announcement from HTC or T-Mobile. Luckily a leaked 2.01 ROM has appeared on the int...
Wake Me Shake Train Alarm iPhone App
The Wake Me Shake Train Alarm app for iPhones should be a great app to have for people who have a habit of dozing off when they are mobile on buses or trains. The app requires you to inform it on what station you have to get off or how far away you a...
VeriFone Releases Secure Payment Solutions Using the iPhone
VeriFone has released PAYware Mobile, a complete mobile solution using the iPhone that should make it easier for small businesses to facilitate payments through card processing. Aside from the PAYware Mobile software, businesses who sign up with Veri...
TextGuard Launches SpeedGuard Mobile App
Here is another solution for drivers who simply cannot kick the habit of using their mobile phones while driving. TextGuard has released a new software called the SpeedGuard Mobile. This new software application makes sure that the Administrator/Owne...
Jailbroken iPhone app allows for Bluetooth keyboard support
While some other devices feature a physical keyboard the iPhone is stuck with nothing more than an onscreen virtual keyboard. Luckily, a group of developers have managed to get Bluetooth drivers uploaded to Cydia for use with jailbroken iPhones. Unfo...
Google Nexus One up close and personal
While there have been various pictures Google’s Nexus One floating around there haven’t been any the give us such an up close, not to mention clear, look at it. All of these pictures come from twitter user phillm. When will the Nexus One ...
100 Nazi Scalps for iPhones Launched
Apalon has announced the availability of the 100 Nazi Scalps, a new arcade game that takes players to the setting of World War II. It boasts of unmatched graphics and sound where players get the chance to become brave American soldiers embarking on b...
Twitter hijacked by Iranian Cyber Army
It’s no secret that Iran isn’t too fond of the United States and it seems like Twitter is quickly becoming the face of America. Why do I say this? Well this morning a group calling themselves the Iranian Cyber Army hijacked Twitter’...
Chrome OS ported to Archos 9
Out of the box, the Archos 9 runs Windows 7, but what fun is that? None. The guys over at UMPCPortal share our same views as they have successfully gotten Google’s Chrome OS to run on the tablet PC. Of course, since the OS doesn’t have an...
Palm to release webOS 1.3.5 update
Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein has today confirmed that an update is going to be pushed out at some point in the near future for their webOS mobile operating system. The update will bring the software to version 1.3.5 and will offer improved battery life, s...
iPhone controls 46% of Japanese smartphone market
It looks like Apple is really making a push to control the world’s smartphone market. Of course, they are a ways off but the recent announcement their iPhone now holds a 46% share of the Japanese smartphone market is nothing short of a victory....
Zune HD Twitter app update goes live, allows swears
Well that was quick, just a day after we told you that Microsoft was planning on updating their curse word censoring Twitter Zune HD app, the update has already gone live. No, it’s not that exciting but reports are coming out that you can now s...
Twitter goes down, courtesy of the Iranian Cyber Army
I’m sure there were a lot of tweet-addicts who were disappointed yesterday when Twitter went down for a few hours. Apparently, it was hacked by the “Iranian Cyber Army”. Wow, first the BlackBerry e-mail goes down, now this. You ...
Amazon to release BlackBerry app for the Kindle
In a move that seems contrary to both the companies, Amazon has perfected its Kindle app for the BlackBerry. Perhaps this is a good thing, as most people want the Kindle’s features on their mobiles, without having to buy a separate e-book rea...
TikiNotes can improve one-handed touchscreen typing
Some of you might remember when we reported on Swype, a touchscreen app for mobile devices that allows the user to type with one hand. Tiki’Labs has a similar yet different app for one hand typing known as TikiNotes. Designed for the iPhone ...
Poynt helps you shop for Christmas on your Blackberry
I really love Christmas, but I really hate Christmas shopping. Fortunately, there is a Blackberry app that can help me find the right gift for that special or even non-special someone. This is Poynt, an application that allows a user to search a d...
Terapeak Marketplace Research Launches iPhone App
Here is a useful app that should come in handy for researchers and people who want to get good buying and selling strategies for items posted at online marketplaces such as eBay. Terapeak has launched an iPhone app that allows users to conduct eBay m...
LocateTV iPhone App Launched
Never miss another TV program again thanks to this new app that promises to make it easier for you to follow TV program schedules. LocateTV has been known to be a prime source for online TV, DVD and online programming and has now announced the releas...
Blackberry Apps Now Available on Mplayit on Facebook
3,500 Blackberry applications have now been added to the Mplayit cross-platform social app store on Facebook, joining iPhone and Java apps in providing demanded and wanted applications for their respective handsets. Thanks to the addition of this Bla...
Apple fires back at Nokia with 13 patent infringes
A few months ago Nokia set their sights on Apple and brought forth 10 patent infringement law suits. Now, Apple has come back and slapped 13 law suits on the table, a move that is sure to annoy Nokia’s attorneys. There’s no telling how th...
“Go Voltron Force” with new iPhone app
Some of you may not remember the Voltron show that I remember airing almost 25 years ago, but it was about these five people who piloted these five robot lions that could become one big robot guy. I guess someone thought that this Japanese animatio...
AT&T comes up with new anti-Verizon ad
And so it continues — AT&T has come up with an advertisement with its sights set directly on Verizon, included above. As you can see, the carrier has recruited Luke Wilson for their latest TV spot whom is “downloading himself on both ...
Original Content App for iPhones Released
Move over WordPress, you have some competition coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch! Moosgo has announced the availability of their iPhone app over at the iTunes app store which should give writers, bloggers, photographers and artists a new kind of so...
Grocery Gadget 2.1 for iPhones Released
With the season of buying and spending expected to pick up this coming Holiday season, a lot of shoppers are expected to take advantage of coupons and discounts where available. And apparently life has been made easier with the launch of the Grocery ...
