New digital comic publisher Mangako is launching its first comic exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch – Impact City. Since it’s made for the two iDevices only, there’s no need to scroll around to read the comic. Each scene is made to perfectly fit the iPhone’s 3.5-inch screen, removing all zoomimg and scrolling actions that are usually required with other comic apps.
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Mangako’s Impact City is touted as the first “optimized for iPhone” digital comic
Looking for a cool way to dine in NYC – especially during restaurant week? Well the South Gate restaurant is the first New York City restaurant to launch custom designed iPad wine tablets. The iPad is now being offered as a way for customers to navigate South Gate’s extensive wine list of over 650 bottles.
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Swanky NYC Restaurant Replaces Their Wine List with an iPad
Wireless power may still be on the drawing board, but wireless data is here today, and a UK defense contractor has figured out a way to pipe the latter through several inches of steel. Using a pair of piezoelectric transducers on either side of a watertight submarine compartment, BAE’s “Through Hull Data Link” sends and receives an acoustic wave capable of 15MHz data rates, enough to transmit video by essentially hammering ever-so-slightly on the walls. BAE impressed submarine commanders by streaming Das Boot right through their three-inch hulls, and while metadrama is obviously the killer app here, the company claims it will also save millions by replacing the worrisome wiring that’s physically routed via holes in a submarine’s frame. See the company’s full US patent application at our more coverage link.
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UK defense firm pumps data through solid submarine walls
Today VoIP service provider Skype released an update for its iPhone client that supports the new Apple iOS 4 multitasking features. Users can receive Skype calls while using other applications or when the phone is locked, and can likewise switch to other applications during Skype calls. The company has also scrapped plans to introduce a fee for 3G based Skype calls.
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Skype for iOS 4 now supports multitasking, plans for fee-based 3G calls scrapped
The Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, California, in cooperation with Stanford University, has announced a project called Frankencamera (FCam). This is an open-source digital photography platform that allows developers to create new capabilities for digital cameras. Users will naturally benefit from whatever new and exciting photo apps are developed for the platform. The idea is for this project to nurture new camera apps that help users overcome the limitations of the currently available mobile hardware and camera software. The Nokia N900 was chosen to be the host device for this platform because the Maemo Linux distribution that it runs is very similar to full, desktop distributions
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FCam for the Nokia N900 is an open-source digital photography platform
Apparently, that new iPhone 4 gyroscope is much better than the accelerometer for augmented reality, as this video shows. What you see here is an iPhone 4 next to a 3GS, running an augmented reality program. You will note that the iPhone 4 on the left is giving away a lot more information. At least, that is what I think you are supposed to notice. I don’t have much experience with augmented reality apps .
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iPhone 4 gyroscope much better for augmented reality
We knew that Bing was the default search engine for Windows Phone 7 handsets, but earlier information about the mobile OS suggested that carriers and OEM’s could change the search engine as part of the allowed customizations.
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Bing to be the one and only search engine for Windows Phone 7
I’ve heard that there may be a great convergence, where we would purchase a movie, and be able to watch it from any platform like our television, mobile phone, or PMP. This could happen if Ultraviolet has their way. Right now, Ultraviolet has several members like NBC Universal, for example. However, I don’t think that Apple and iTunes will play nice with it. Especially with the Hulu iPad service and Hulu Plus
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Ultraviolet could signal the great convergence
Pulse ($2.99 – review ) just got a lot sexier for iPhone 4 users, and faster for everyone. I haven’t had a chance to test a big refresh yet (this update came out last night — official post here ), but I have noted a significant increase in scrolling speed, especially while the app is refreshing. However, I’d argue that it’s an undocumented change that has made the biggest difference in v1.0.2.
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Pulse News Mini 1.0.2 for iPhone: Retina Display update, speed increase, Bump sharing support
Foursquare for BlackBerry version 1.9.0 is now available and the social check in application has been updated with some pretty slick new features like the ability to upload and / or change your profile picture right from your BlackBerry… Additional Foursquare for BlackBerry 1.9.0 features include: Sort Check-ins – Quickly sort your nearby check-ins by time (most recent check-in) or by distance (closest check-in). See Specials Nearby – Now you can see what venues feature specials when searching for what’s nearby. BlackBerry Maps Integration – From a venue details page, click on the Google map tile and automatically get launched into BlackBerry maps. Improved Battery Life – foursquare is always focused on battery performance and has made a few improvement. Expect even more improvements in the future
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Free BlackBerry Software: Foursquare for BlackBerry Verision 1.9.0 Is Now Available
The applications just keep on coming for iOS4, and there’s no slowing them down. Today’s app is one you might have heard of: Skype. Yep, that’s right, one of the largest VoIP providers out there just got a brand new version for Apple’s shiny new mobile Operating System, and it brings with it a plethora of changes and features. Dig in after the break to find out just what they are
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Skype Updated for iOS4
In addition to Textn’Drive and Foursquare v1.9 there is a new application made for BlackBerry devices which is called Pocket Yoga. As the name suggests, Pocket Yoga is suppose to teach you Yoga lessons directly from the smartphone and besides the easy-to-use UI it comes preloaded with exercises to improve balance and flexibility among other capacities. Another good detail is that each yoga pose features a small description as well as the name and physical + mental benefits. Related Posts Socket Pocket Holds and Charges Your Portable Devices Perfect Curve (no, it’s not what you’re thinking) unveiled its newest offering, the Socket Pocket, a… DYMO CardScan app for BlackBerry devices DYMO CardScan is a new application made for BlackBerry devices which makes it easy to scan one or on..
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Pocket Yoga application for BlackBerry devices
# mactip Mac OS X’s application Help menu is extremely handy, searching for (and pointing out) any action within an application’s title bar menu as-you-type. Even better? It’s keyboard-shortcut handy, and as such can be a real timesaver for shortcut junkies. More »
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Use OS X’s Application Help Menu as a Keyboard-Friendly Action Launcher [Mac Tip]
Here is a little ray of sunshine for all you iOS 4 Skype users out there. Skype has just released a new version of their iPhone application, and it supports multitasking! The build is officially listed as 2.0.1 in the App Store, however the release notes read: Version 2.1 Run Skype in the background with multitasking in iOS4
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Skype released for iOS 4, receives calls in background
We have already mentioned some past upgrades of the Foursquare application for BlackBerry and the good news is that there is a new version – 1.9.0. The Foursquare version 1.9.0 brings an interesting pack of features with the special one being the upload of a profile photo directly via your BlackBerry. Other features of the new version include sorting check-ins by time or distance; checking specials nearby; integration with BlackBerryMaps and an improved battery life. Related Posts Foursquare updated to version 1.5.5 Last Sunday we talked about a cool application named Foursquare, which has the basic feature of shar… Foursquare application: tell your location to friends Foursquare is an application that works as a social-network but at the same time involves some real ..
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Foursquare version 1.9.0 for BlackBerry
Skype has always sort of served as one of the poster children for why iOS just had to allow applications to run in the background. I mean, come on: being able to avoid gobbling up my precious minutes without having to keep the application open all the time just so I don’t miss calls? Yes
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Skype with multitasking support now available for iPhone 4 and 3GS, 3G calls to stay free
Nokia just recently announced their latest Symbian handset called Nokia C6 . This is S60 5th edition and includes customizable home screen similar to N97. Obviously this is a GPS enabled device and the GPS related features include Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation, integrated GPS, and A-GPS receivers, accelerometer for correct orientation of display, automatic geotagging of images, and even a Nokia Maps loader application for a PC. Other then the GPS features Nokia C6 is still packed. You’ve got a 5MP camera, secondary camera for video calls, LED flash, a full keyboard, WiFi, and a 3.2″ touchscreen
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Nokia C6
In this tutorial we will be pivoting from our last tutorial on Graphical Elements to start focusing on databases in Android development. The android platform uses SQLite databases in its applications and is one of five data storage options in android development.
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Android Development 101 – Part 3:Introduction to Databases
The Fring VoIP application for the Android smartphone platform has received a number of video chatting improvements. According to a post by the developer, the new Fring release offers significant audio improvements, support for new devices like the Galaxy S, and a fix for an echo problem
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Fring for Android gets video chat improvements
ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwire – July 21, 2010) – Polarion Software, a leader in application lifecycle management and requirements management and a disruptive force in the software marketplace, has rapidly become the first choice Aerospace manufacturers seeking compliance with requirements set out in the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) DO-178B ” Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and …
Yesterday, RIM teased the BlackBerry-loving masses with seven new screen shots of BlackBerry 6 in several multimedia-like poses. The music player, picture viewer, camera, social capabilities, and new podcast application all got a little love on the official BlackBerry blog. Things are starting to shape up nicely, but like most of you, we want to see BB6 running on some hardware! Hit the read link to see all RIM is willing to show you. Read
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RIM teases, shows BlackBerry 6’s media capabilities