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Archive for the ‘Software’ CategoryFree Skype for Symbian app now availableThursday, March 4th, 2010
Skype and Nokia has just officially announced that the Skype app for Nokia smartphones can now be downloaded (for FREE) from the Ovi Store. What does that mean? Well, if you own an iPhone or BlackBerry, this doesn’t mean much. But if you own a Nokia smartphone (full list of supported Nokia devices after the cut), that means that you can now download something for your smartphone that’s way more useful than a mobile Facebook app. Mozilla on your phone: Firefox Mobile launchedSunday, January 31st, 2010
Mozilla has just announced that they’ve released a mobile version of their Firefox web browser. The good news is that we can get a mobile phone-based browser that we’re all (or at least those of us who use Firefox) familiar with. The bad news is that the first version of Firefox Mobile will be for Maemo-based mobiles only, so unless you own a Nokia N810 or N900 (Nokia’s “mobile computer”), you’re going to have to wait for another version. New MusicDNA format proposed to replace MP3Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Tech company Bach Technology has just launched a new digital music format that’s designed to offer a little bit more to the consumer compared to traditional MP3 files. Labeled as MusicDNA, the new format is designed to offer more information along with the actual audio track to enhance the “entire emotional experience of music,” and is being proposed as a way to entice you to pick up your music from legit sites instead of getting them from illegal sources. Skype goes high-def; “Skype TVs” coming soonWednesday, January 6th, 2010
Google’s Goggles lets you search using photosTuesday, December 8th, 2009Google has unveiled Goggles, a new visual search service that lets users do online searches using photos taken by an Android-running phone. The app can be downloaded from the Android market, and works by simply taking a photo of an object (products, business cards, landmarks, and locations) with the phone. Google then tries to recognize the object, and gives you the relevant search info. It’s still in Beta though, and is currently set to work on Android smartphones (v1.6-onwards), with no word on availability for other mobile operating systems. EA launches Flips interactive eBooks for kids on the Nintendo DSThursday, December 3rd, 2009Google intros Android 2.0Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Google has officially unveiled the Android 2.0 smartphone OS. Simply known as the “Éclair”, it’s the operating system’s first major update, adding a long list of upgrades and improvements highlighted by a better camera interface, an improved virtual keyboard, and a better Web browser. Free MS Office coming soonTuesday, October 13th, 2009
Microsoft has recently announced that they’ll be coming out with a free version of their productivity suite called the Office 2010 Starter Edition. The new free version will include very basic, watered-down versions of Excel and Word, and will display advertisements along a sidebar. Samsung announces Application StoreWednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Samsung has announced that they’ll be launching their own mobile Application Store soon. Like Apple’s App Store and Microsoft’s Marketplace, the website will host downloadable apps for mobile phones that connect to the store via client software. According to Samsung, around 2,000 apps will be available by the end of the year, but only 300 apps will be around during the launch. The primary list of apps will include apps from Handmark, as well as mobile games from Capcom, EA, and others. The Application Store is set to open on September 14th initially for markets in France, Italy and the UK, but over 30 more countries should be added in the following months. TomTom SatNav app for iPhone now availableWednesday, August 19th, 2009
TomTom has finally released their SatNav app for the iPhone. Available in four regions, the app will cost around US$80 in Australia, US$95 in New Zealand, US$140 in Western Europe, and $100 in US and Canada (with US coverage including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico). | ||
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