Today Sling has released it’s television placeshifting app to the Android Market. The software, which has been on iPhone and Android platforms for a while, will allow owners of Sling’s set top boxes to watch their video on the go from their Android phone.
Google has updated it’s Maps application for Blackberry with a couple of new features. First off it shows you biking routes and offers directions for those of you on two wheels. As Google points out, this feature is still in beta (like half of Google’s software), so you shouldn’t go blindly following the biking directions [...]
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It’s no fun missing your stop and you can’t always count on a stranger to wake you up. A promising, new iPhone app sounds an alarm as you approach your destination.
While many of you would just be happy to own a ‘69 Pontiac GTO, Dave Phipps has gone one better. Using a product called a RedEye, his electronics wizardry, and (I’m guessing) countless hours of hard work, he can control pretty much everything in his GTO via his iPod touch. Click through for the video.
Wondering when the Bump payment functionality in the PayPal iPhone app would make it to PayPal’s Android and BlackBerry apps? CNET talked to PayPal at CTIA 2010, and were told the updates are planned for release in the “next two to three months”.
Vlingo allows you to do just about everything with your BlackBerry using only your voice – quite obviously making it significantly safer to operate your phone while you’re behind the wheel of a car. The latest version 4.5 completes the picture with SafeReader, a text-to-speech function that reads incoming text messages and email to you.
Got a Palm OS application you can’t live without? StyleTap, previously available on Windows Mobile and Symbian phones, is now available for the iPhone – on the proviso you’re rocking (or are willing to rock) a jailbroken iPhone.
You’ve been able to send MIDI and Open Sound Control (OSC) messages from iPhone apps via WiFi for a while now, but Line 6 has taken things up a notch with the first hardware MIDI interface for the iPhone.
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Today at CTIA 2010, Verizon and Skype announced the imminent release of Skype mobile for Android and BlackBerry handsets on Verizon’s network. Come Thursday, you’ll be able to enter your phone number at verizonwireless.com/skypemobile to have a download link sent to your handset via text message. Android users will also be able to download the [...]
If you’re looking for a little something to tide you over while RIM works on its WebKit-based browser for the BlackBerry, perhaps Bolt 2.0 is worth a look when it hits tomorrow. Features include a 100% score on the Acid3 test, tabbed browsing, and heaps more – read on for the rest.
