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Doom Game App Now Available in iPhone App Store

Steven Finch — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:48:29 +0000

This new application for the iPhone brings back a lot of old memories. Doom has to be one of the most legendary shoot em up games ever made.

Doom is now available in Apples App store and includes the original three episodes as well as Episode Four, Thy Flesh Consumed, spread across 36 levels of non-stop carnage and action.

You can choose from customizable control schemes, all designed by id Software co-founder and industry legend, John Carmack.

In DOOM Classic, multiplayer action is reborn! With a wireless connection, battle up to four players in Deathmatch mode, or work together cooperatively and fight back against the demons of Hell.

It will set you back a measly $6.99 and you can download it from here.

Business Card Reader: Add New Contacts To Your iPhone In A Flash!

Dean Sherwin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:30:02 +0000

The way we add a new contact to our phones hasn’t changed since mobiles became popular in the late 90s. Just type in their name, number, e-mail address and all their other info and hit ‘Save’. Tried and tested.

Well for the iPhone, a new app has been released which can pretty much do the job for you. It’s a business card reader so when a new client, solicitor, plumber or a pompous friends gives you their card all you have to do is take a snap of it. Then, this app will scan the card using its text recognition abilities and all of the contact info on the card will be uploaded to your address book under a new contact which the app also automatically creates.

Very handy.

The business card reader is really only recommended for the mobile networker who’ll be handed several cards in one outing. It costs $5.99 from the app store and is available right here.

Jibbigo: New English to Spanish Speech Translation App for iPhone

Steven Finch — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:19:16 +0000

Jibbigo has just release their bilingual translation app for the iPhone and iPod touch with the capability of translating a user’s speech directly into another spoken phrase.

Users record one sentence of English or Spanish at a time, which the app then translates into a synthesized counterpart. A vocabulary of 40,000 words is included, generally skewed towards travelers and doctors.

Unusual in the software is the requirement of an iPhone 3GS for full functionality. Two-way translation is supported, but only on the 3GS. Older iPhones and the second-gen Touch are limited to unidirectional translation, and also said to operate more slowly. The app costs $25, and requires iPhone 3.0 firmware.

iPhone Synchronization with Linux

Augusto Alvarez — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:31:39 +0000

I guess there are tons of Linux users that were waiting for this kind of project; Marcan42 is developing Usbmuxd, that it is capable to synchronize your iPhone/iPod Touche with your Linux distribution.

Well there are a few applications already available that are capable to achieve this functionality, but at a small cost, iPhone must be jailbreaked. Usbmuxd represents a library that will be in charge to generate the communication with the device and your machine. Usbmuxd name actually was created from “USB multiplexing daemon”.

Using this daemon, plus other Linux libraries, you will be able to proxy requests from the USB cable to the specific port on the iPhone. Here are some of the libraries involved:

libusb-1.0 provides an advanced API to access USB devices under Linux, replacing the old libusb-0.1 API
usbmuxd coordinates application access to the device and talks the specific iPhone/iTouch USB protocol
libiphone implements the Apple-specific protocols that are tunneled through usbmuxd: it can launch services through lockdown, retrieve device info, send notifications, and access the filesystem via AFC.
iFuse and gvfs-backend-afc both provide access to AFC to regular Linux apps. iFuse does this by mounting via FUSE, while gvfs-backend-afc is obviously a backend for gVFS.
libgpod (the library that traditionally has managed music databases for iPods) is being extended to support the new SQLite format, the new hash, and also to talk to libiphone to properly put the device in to and out of sync mode.

Ok, I know, if you are not a Linux user, some of these concepts might confuse you; but you can be certain about one thing: it is so great to have the opportunity to use your favorite technology and gadgets no matter which platform are you using.

Scoreloop Helps iPhone Developers Add Social Abilities and Scoreboards With Ease

Steven Finch — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:00:05 +0000

Scoreloop is announcing today that it will make it easier than ever for iPhone game makers to put social networking features in their games.

Scoreloop is a small startup that has 20 employees and has raised $3 million in funding so far. The technology they are introducing today is called CoreSocial and it is described as a white label social gaming platform. The software allows iphone game developers to insert features such as leaderboards, achievement medals, cross promotions and virtual currency with ease. The aim of these features is of course to get gamers to always aim for the next level or achievement and remain active on the game for longer.

Scoreloop gets paid through the purchase of virtual currency. For instance, if gamers want to challenge each other to a match, they have to purchase Scoreloop Coins. Then they can engage in a multiplayer match.

Gumpinger said the platform is good for developers who don’t want to reinvent social gaming features and instead want to concentrate on making a game fun. Big brands will probably like this kind of platform because it gives them an easy way to get into the iPhone game market.

Hype Machine The Music Blog Aggregator is Working on an iPhone Application

Steven Finch — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:43:49 +0000

The Hype Machine which is a very influencial music blog aggregator has announced while speaking at the In The City music conference in Manchester, UK, that they are already working on an iPhone application.

The site’s founder Anthony Volodkin discussed his plans for an iPhone app that would provide a “radio-like” experience with royalties for the music paid for by charging for the initial download of the app. There’s no word on when this would be released as of yet.

I know that The Pirate Bay and other such torrent sites has been getting a bit of a lashing of late, but sites like The Hype Machine which lets users listen to files add to the internet, seems to get away with copyright issues. The majority of the files that Hype Machine links to are copyright infringing, but no one really seems to care that much.

The Hype Machine is still in independent site, but the sites owners are always open to acquisition offers. The site currently makes the majority of their revenues from advertising and their audience seems to be growing at a very nice pace, so an iPhone application will only accelerate the growth.

VoIP Applications in iTunes App Store, But Why Is There Still No Google Voice?

Steven Finch — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:17:16 +0000

It was just reported by Om Malik that Apple has approved yet another VoIP application. The application in question is Stockholm based Rebtel. Currently, Rebtel is now available to download from the iTunes store, as well as other VoIP applications like Skype.

Rebtel joins a growing rank of Internet telephony applications including Skype, Truphone, Nimbuzz, Fring and Vonage. Given that Apple and AT&T are giving the nod to almost all VoIP applications, Om wonders why exactly Google Voice isn’t getting the go-ahead?

I still think there is a distinctive difference between the VoIP service and what Google Voice offers. Google Voice offers free calls with no cost at all with the USA and Canada. However, on the VoIP service there is still a cost associated when calling phone numbers (only online calls are free). Thus, AT&T and other mobile carriers of the iPhone feel that VoIP services dont harm their call costs, because they think users are too lazy to open the VoIP applications then call, instead of just calling using their phone carrier.

Escape My Date: How To Leave Your Date With A Basic Text

Dean Sherwin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:16:44 +0000

Ever been on a date, in a meeting, an awkward situation or just bored out of your mind at a party? Well an app called ‘Escape my Date’ can easily get you out of that sticky situation.

Basically, once you have signed up at www.EscapeMyDate.com you’ll be fully equipped to get out of any situation. All you have to do is to send a tweet (which can be done by text or by using a twitter application on you phone) to @escapemydate. The program will then send out your plea for help to a group of your selected friends.

If none of them respond in five minutes for whatever reason (either enjoying seeing you in agony or simply busy) then the program will call you itself so you can fake a drastic emergency and flee the scene.

This is a cool app that you’ll eventually be cursing yourself for not having! It’s available here.

Windows Mobile Ad: Windows 6.5 TV Campaign

Steven Finch — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:30:11 +0000

Microsoft has launched Windows Mobile 6.5, but their new TV ad campaign doesn’t emphasis the new version number, its more focused on just advertising “buy a Windows phone”.

Seattle blog TechFlash says the ad is a flop, calling it “downright strange” and lacking the impact of the successful Laptop Hunter series:

Am I missing something here? I’ve watched it three times now, and still don’t think it resonates. We’ve actually been impressed with Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunters” ad campaign — which appears to be making inroads against Apple — as well as some of the more recent Windows 7 ads. But this one is just downright strange.

I have to agree with TechFlash. I dont think the ad is focusing on the right areas, it seems as though they are just focusing on the fact that Windows mobile has apps for all Microsoft products and others.
However, dont they understand that the pretty much all other phones have the basic applications the average users wants on their phones (Facebook, Twitter, etc), and they are focused more on the business market with the Microsoft Office apps, but that market is dominated at the moment by Apple and RIM.

Seattle Woodland Park Zoo Now Have Their Own iPhone and iPod Touch Application

Steven Finch — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:09:08 +0000

These days there seems to be an iPhone application for practically everything! Well thats what the ads tell me anyways.

The Seattle Woodland Park Zoo has launched what it is calling a first-of-its-kind iPhone application, one which uses the device’s GPS functionality to track your movements as you watch penguins, pythons and pole cats.

The 99 cent app also supports a good cause too, since money will go toward animal care, conservation and education programs.

Here are some of the features:

–GPS-enabled zoo map with “Near Me” recommendations for animal exhibits, play areas, concession stands and restrooms.

–Daily schedule of zoo activities including zookeeper talks and children’s programs.

–“Friend Finder” to locate other iPhone users in your party on zoo grounds.

It would be cool if they added animal sounds, territorial ranges and other information about the animals. You can get an inside look at the app in this video:

Nissan iPhone App Helps Drivers Be More Eco Friendly

Steven Finch — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:55:28 +0000

The iPhone currently isn’t very big in Japan, but that hasn’t stopped Nissan from developing an iPhone application for Yokohama City residents.

The app is called E1 Grand Prix and here is how it works: The app connects to your car’s On-Board Diagnostics (OBD), and extracts information in real-time to determine how efficiently you’re driving (you know, from a saving fuel perspective). Step on the gas and then break too much, and you’ll get a low score; accelerate just enough to coast to the corner before the light turns red, and you’ll get high marks. The app connects to your OBD via in-car mobile Wi-Fi, and then spits back your results on your iPhone screen and via e-mail. The results are also uploaded to an online site, where you essentially compete with other folks to be the most ‘eco-efficient’ driver — hence the ‘Grand Prix’ name).

Nissan is still yet to announce if they will be launching the application in locations all over the world, but im sure it is only a matter of time.

Rock Band: Coming To an iPhone and iPod Touch Near You

Steven Finch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:26:38 +0000

It has been reported over at MobileCrunch that Rock Band will soon be getting its own iPhone and iPod Touch version.

While wandering the halls of CTIA convention in San Diego today, we spotted a small kiosk dedicated to Rock Band Mobile. Sure enough, no iPhones in sight – just a couple of Verizon handsets. Above the kiosk, however, was an LCD screen endlessly looping through a demo reel of EA Mobile’s portfolio – and therein lied the gold. Right at the end of the reel, it pops up clear as day: Rock Band for iPhone and iPod Touch.

The screen only pops up for about half a second (we actually had to watch the reel loop through three times to get a good shot of it), so we didn’t see much in person that you aren’t in a photo. They’re obviously rolling with the same kinda-grungy, kinda-cartoony look and feel as they have on all of the other platforms. You can see just a smidgen of the game mechanics on the right; the notes flow down the fretboard in the same manner as all of the other games, with 4 guitar pick shaped buttons that I presume are pressed to trigger a note.

The first issue that pops into our head, here: Where does this leave Tapulous, with their Tap Tap Revenge series? Tap Tap Revenge already has a massive following on the platform, but it’s very similar to Rock Band. They’ve just launched Tap Tap Revenge 3, which banks heavily on premium content through In-App Purchase. After the success of the console series, the Rock Band name would likely carry a bit more weight with content/license owners than that of Tapulous/Tap Tap Revenge; are we about to see a content war, or will the two games roll together harmoniously?

iBible: A Good Web App to Read the Bible

Dean Sherwin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:36:52 +0000

Reading the Bible, for those who are interested can be difficult in some regards. The most obvious being that the thing is huge with thousands of years worth of literature crammed in one binding, not exactly making it a pocket-sized reader.

iBible is a web app which makes reading and referencing the Bible easy.

Basically, because it’s all so simple and plain; consisting mostly of buttons for each chapter and the rest being text, loading it on any device connected to the internet is quick and easy. This makes it suitable for PC users as well as when you’re on the go such as on a mobile phone using GPRS Internet, a PSP or iPhone.

It’s available in several languages including English, French, German and Polish. The home screen is where you select you language and the screens after this whittle your choice down from Testament, to books, to chapters such as the one I read; Genesis 6.

Tap Tap Revenge 3 Launching Today on an iPhone Near You

Steven Finch — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:26:13 +0000

According to Techcrunch and TUAW the new Tap Tap Revenge 3 game for the iPhone and iPod touch should be live by now, but still doesnt seem to be.

The new app brings with it plenty of gameplay enhancements, but the biggest change here is support for in-app song purchases. This means you’ll be able to choose from a roster of premium songs created by well known artists and buy the ones you like — giving users more choice than ever, and giving Tapulous a lucrative new source of revenue.

Tapulous CEO Bart Decrem says that the company has sold over 500,000 premium apps at $5 each, so obviously they weren’t exactly struggling. Now they’re be able to sell track packs through a single application.

Up until now the basic Tap Tap Revenge games have been completely free with Tapulous only selling premium games for specific artists. However, with the release of the iPhone 3.0 firmware in which now allows in-app purchasing, this now means that Tap Tap Revenge 3 costs $0.99 in the USA iTunes store.

Here’s a sampling of the tracks available:

BLINK 182 – “Adam’s Song” / “All the Small Things” / “Dammit” / “First Date” / “The Rock Show” / “What’s My Age Again”

FALL OUT BOY – “Thanks for the Memories” / “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” / “Dance, Dance” / “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” / “I Don’t Care” / “American Suitehearts”

FOO FIGHTERS – “The Pretender” / “Wheel” / “My Hero” / “Best of You” / “Monkey Wrench” / “All My Life”

THE KILLERS – “Mr. Brightside” / “Sweet Talk” / “Human” / “When We Were Young” / “All These Things That I’ve Done” / “Read My Mind”

iPills: An App for Keeping Track of Your Medication

Dean Sherwin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:21:29 +0000

So taking medication can be a nuisance but at some point in our lives we’ll all have to. Most likely under strict orders of a doctor about when to take them and how often. Great, just one more thing for us to remember.

For situations like this most of us would simply create an alarm on our phone but I think that iPills does a much, much better job.

It’s an app for the iPhone that is basically a virtual pillbox. You program in what pills you have to take and when. You can also set them up to re-occur if you have to take them more than once. Each pill in your pillbox can be customized to look like the real thing or to set it apart from the rest. When you have taken the pill you simply tap it and it is moved into the ‘Taken’ box.

This is an incredibly simple app to use which is good seeing that many people on numerous types of pills are of an older generation and may not be as tech savvy as younger people.

But then it isn’t just for old timers. Many of us take vitamins, birth control pills (don’t forget that one!) and other such meds. So keeping track of it all just got that little bit easier. iPills is available here.

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Windows Mobile 6.5 Arriving October 6

Augusto Alvarez — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:23:53 +0000

Microsoft announced recently the arrival of the first wave of Windows Mobile 6.5 cell phones, which will hit the stores tomorrow: October 6.

But here’s an interesting note, AT&T released yesterday (October 4) a new model “AT&T Pure”; which includes Windows Mobile 6.5! Yeap, they’ve released a phone with an operating system that hasn’t been officially released just yet. Here’s some user evidence.

Here are the companies that will include devices with this new operating system:

North America
Mobile operators: AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, TELUS, and Verizon Wireless
Phone manufacturers: HP, HTC, LG, Samsung, and Toshiba
Europe
Mobile operators: Orange, T-Mobile, and Vodafone
Phone manufacturers: Acer, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and Toshiba
Latin America
Mobile operators: Telecom Italia Mobile Brazil
Phone manufacturers: HTC, LG Electronics, and Samsung
Asia Pacific
Mobile operators: NTT DoCoMo, SoftBank Mobile, SK Telecom, Telstra, and WILLCOM
Phone manufacturers: Acer, HTC, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and Toshiba

We’ve also already mentioned about a Sony Ericcson phone that will include Windows Mobile 6.5: XPERIA X2.

Here’s a quick reference about the improvements in 6.5 version:

New engine for Internet Explorer. Including support for Adobe Flash Lite.
Microsoft My Phone. Application to synchronize data (photos, music, contacts, etc)
Office mobile new version.

DropBox for iPhone Released!

Augusto Alvarez — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:32:59 +0000

We’ve mentioned DropBox as one of the coolest free file sharing options available in the market. And now, as most of the cool web apps, the iPhone version has been released to the public. Download it from here (iTunes link):

DropBox has a very intuitive and easy-to-use interface, using your Mac, Linux or Windows client; or even using the web interface. You can simply synchronize your files everywhere; it doesn’t matter from which computer you are connecting. And now, it won’t matter if you are using your laptop, desktop or iPhone.

Some of the other features included are:

Possibility to use public links for your files: Instead of using rapidshare, megaupload or any other file hosting; you can upload your files to DropBox in a public folder and share it with the community.
Usability similar with Subversion: With the local client, you can store your files in your hard drive. And every time you put files in there, they are automatically synchronized.
2gb of storage.

And some of the features that you can see with the iPhone app:

Download files for offline viewing: Add files to your ‘Favorites’, and they’ll be accessible at any time.
Take photos and videos and sync them to your Dropbox: Take a photo from your iPhone and email its public link to a friend in less than a minute.

Take a quick look:

Opera Mini 5: Best Blackberry, Nokia and HTC Web Browser Gets New Features

Steven Finch — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:59:36 +0000

Opera Mini has just released some great new features which will improve the best browser for Blackberry, Nokia, HTC and other Java enabled mobile phones.

Opera yesterday announced a new version of their Opera Mini which includes tabs so you can open multiple web pages in the same browser simultaneously. The new tab feature is optimised for touch screen phones.

Opera Mini adds a new “Open in Mini” option to your BlackBerry email client so you open hyperlinks in email messages in either Opera Mini or the default BlackBerry browser. In my limited testing, this feature works only with plain text emails.

Other new features in Opera Mini 5 that lot of you may find useful are copy-paste and a built-in password manager so you don’t have to type your logins and passwords over and over again. The passwords are saved on your phone itself.

Opera Mini 5 is still in beta but the good part is that you can install it alongside your existing installation of Opera Mini 4. To download Opera Mini 5, visit m.opera.com/next from your mobile phone browser and download the Opera Mini 5 installer specific to your phone.

QuickOffice New Version: Microsoft Office for iPhone

Augusto Alvarez — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:52:24 +0000

If you are an iPhone maniac, you’ve probably heard of it; and if you didn’t then start to get to know this great mobile app: QuickOffice for iPhone “Mobilize your Office”.

Yes, an Office version for iPhone. And what formats are compatible with this suite?:

Microsoft Word: .doc and.docx
Microsoft Excel: .xls and .xlsx
Microsoft PowerPoint: .ppt and .pptx

In fact, the last version of QuickOffice (1.4.0) introduces the docx, xlsx and pptx support, where you can view and edit these files. This company has a long way with mobile apps; they’ve been creating Office applications for BlackBerry, Symbian (Nokia), Palm and now iPhone for over 10 years.

And how much is it this iPhone app? U$s9.99. That is the price available, just for a short period of time, 50% discount.

But wait, there’s more. This application will also give you compatibility with other known formats: image files, PDFs, web pages, txt, MP3 and MOV files.

Some of the features that you will find available regarding the Office apps are:

Quickword:

Edit & Create Word files
Intuitively cut/copy/paste text
Easy to use double/triple tap for word/paragraph selection
High-fidelity rendering
Wrap text at any zoom level eliminates repetitive left/right scrolling
Extensive text formatting; bold, italics, font sizes, font styles
Confidently edit with auto-save & auto-restore
Quickly edit bulleted/numbered lists
File Support: .DOC, .DOCX, .TXT

Quicksheet:

Edit & Create Excel spreadsheets
Professional-grade calculation engine
Supports advanced Excel features
Simply tap, hold & drag column/row headers to increase/decrease column width/row height
Extensive formatting; bold, italic, cell background, font color, accounting, currency, decimals, currency symbols
Double tap on a cell & drag to select a range
Easily change inputs and recalculate
Confidently edit with auto-save and auto-restore
Switch easily between workbook sheets
Insert new rows/columns
File Support: .XLS, .XLSX

Ok, you can assume that for u$s9.99, this app has just fulfilled your expectations. But no, this suite also includes another very cool feature: QuickOffice Files, will let you browse, share and copy files from your computer/Mac, to you iPhone; or viceversa:

Email local or remote files without having to download them
Mount device as a wireless drive via WiFi
Drag and drop files between your device and computer via WiFi
Remotely Access your MobileMe® iDisk® account (separate account required)
Create new folders on your iDisk account or device to manage digital content
Save files to your iPhone for offline viewing
View most common file types
Easily organize, rename, and move files on your device
Passcode protection keeps content safe

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AtMyNumber: Send Emails to Your Mobile Number

Dean Sherwin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:49:22 +0000

I have several e-mail addresses. One for work, one for personal, one for my social networks and three or four I have simply been forced to abandon due to unmanageable amount of SPAM. In fact, it’s a rare occurrence that you’ll meet someone with only one e-mail address to their name; not that you’d ask.

So remembering these addresses can be difficult. That’s where atmynumber.com comes in. Basically, you sign up for an e-mail address for atmynumber.com that matches your phone number. So if your phone number is 4526985478; then your e-mail address will be 4526985478@atmynumber.com. The service will then forward all incoming e-mails to your real account whether it’s Gmail, Yahoo or indeed…any account!

This eliminates the problem of forgetting your e-mail address due to the half dozen in your name and it’s also easier for people to send you a quick e-mail because chances are they have your number! One bad thing about this is that it’s only available in the US and Canada; looks like all us Europeans will have to make do.

Facebook Mobile Getting Ready for Expansion

Augusto Alvarez — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:23:46 +0000

We’ve discussed before about Facebook’s future: Mark Zuckeberg said in an interview that they are not only focusing in maintaining it as a simple website, Facebook will represent the entire platform that any user will need as for identification, business and relationship, said Zuckeberg. And now they are taking another step towards that goal: Expanding the Facebook Mobile platform, that exists since 2008 for traditional websites and Apple’s iPhone, and now it will be available for any mobile platform.

Henri Moissinac, head of Facebook’s mobile operations, presented in the Nokia World about the implementation of “Facebook Connect for Mobile Web” in a new and simple method. With only 4 lines of code, any site, application and platform can use Facebook’s API, the only requirement: A web browser.

“What we did for photo sharing, we are going to do for mobile applications,” said Moissinac. And they seem that are doing it right, because in last month of August, Facebook Mobile had 65 million users.

And of course, the expansion strategy keeps on going: Facebook’s television interaction it is here already. Moissinac said that one of their ambitions is to start working with games consoles, as they announced previously with Microsoft’s Xbox.

Do you still think that their goal about representing an entire platform of identification, business and relationship sounds too much?

Commodore 64 Emulator for iPhone and iPod Touch Has Been Approved by Apple for iTunes Store

Steven Finch — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:30:54 +0000

A previously rejected iPhone title offering emulated play of Commodore 64 titles has been approved after the developer made changes to align it with Apple’s SDK. It allows the iPhone to act as a system that was what was once Apple’s staunch competitor.

According to a report by TouchArcade, Manomio’s $4.99 C64 title was rejected in June despite having lined up all the proper licensing rights.

Spotify iPhone and Android Applications are Now Live

Steven Finch — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:19:49 +0000

The Spotify iPhone and Android applications are now live. Here is a quick look again at both demo’s.

Two new AR Apps Go Live!

Dean Sherwin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:59:35 +0000

We recently reported here on Crenk that the iPhone’s first ever augmented reality (AR) app had been officially released to the iPhone. This was called Metro Paris Subway. It was widely believed that this would be the only AR app released until the new iPhone OS came out in a month or so. But now, two more AR apps are live in the app store causing people to rush in to snap them up.

Basically, these three developers have found a way around the supposedly necessary jailbreak that the new OS was going to remove. So naturally seeing apps that shouldn’t even be released yet is pretty cool.

One of the new apps is from the popular app company Yelp and the other is from the same company that made Metro Paris Subway – Presslite. Now, Presslite have made a similar app for London that allows users to point their iPhone camera at a location in London and an overlay of information (primarily public transport) will pop up on the screen. This app is suitably named ‘London Bus’.

It’s important that we remember that there are dozens of AR developers who have already developed their apps for the new OS so in a couple of months we here at Crenk are expecting a rush of AR apps into the marketplace.

Microsoft OneApp for Mobiles

Augusto Alvarez — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:58:50 +0000

The mobile market in all of its forms has, indeed, made a big impact around the world within the last few years. The ideas of stay always “connected” whenever and wherever, simplifying your life using a single device were just a few around. Big companies are focusing in these interconnections and technologies because, let’s face it: pays off. And Microsoft it’s no exception, this time presenting an interesting app: OneApp.

What’s the idea? This mobile app will let you access other apps like Facebook, Twitter (TweetLite), Live Messenger, games and more without actually installing them on your phone. Even though the application architecture and functionality are not revealed, seems that the small footprint from OneApp (150kb) will dynamically launch parts of the application and avoid installation or storage requirements; something like application virtualization for web apps, not a bad idea.

OneApp also includes cloud services that help offload processing and storage from the phone to the Internet, improving overall performance. But, as you may think, this mobile app it is only compatible with a few phones (at least in this first stage); here’s the list:

Nokia 3555, 5320, 6300, 6500, 6600, E50, E51, E63, E65, E66, E71, N70, N72, N73, N78, N80, N81, N82, N85, N95, N96
Samsung U900 Soul
Sony Ericsson C510, C902, C905, G705,K610i, K800i, K805i, T650i, W200i, W580i, W595, W660i, W980

Are you planning in using it?