Archive for January, 2011

The Oregon Trail by Gameloft out for iPhone gaming enthusiasts

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Alright, the irresistible pioneering adventure game has pranced back to take gamers to an exciting, historical side-scrolling ride. Yes, to engross gaming admirers, The Oregon Trail by Gameloft has just made its way for the iPhone. Bringing a wilder encounter, the time-gripping game features eight skill-based mini-games, including two accelerometer-based challenges; hunting, fishing, river crossing, [...]

Disney World Wait Times, Dining and Maps for iPhone

Monday, January 31st, 2011

How about finding Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, or Epcot right from one application, or pre-planning tours with detailed information for an unforgettable journey? Well, to make all this happen, Undercover Tourist has unleashed the latest Disney World Wait Times, Dining and Maps application for iPhone users. Featuring a compelling look and [...]

Nimbuzz Ping introduced with Offline SMS Alerts

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Looking for a fun medium to stay interconnected with favorite amigos and closed ones? Or just want to keep an eye on who wants to join the friend circle? If so, here’s something interesting. Nimbuzz has launched its new push notification feature ‘Nimbuzz Ping’ that enables feature phone users to appear online to their friends [...]

Mercury showcases two brand new phone models, Roxy and Viva

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Kobian’s Mercury last made its presence felt, when it launched mobile phones such as Mercury Maestro and Mercury Tabla equipped with loads of music offerings. It is again set to hit the markets, by officially raising the curtains over their latest two mobile phones dubbed Roxy and Viva. Both these cell phone models are claimed [...]

Layar’s Augmented Reality now available for all iPhone Apps

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Here’s some good news for people who own Apple’s exquisitely devised iPhone. Layar has just announced the availability of its breakthrough Layar Player for all iPhone applications. The just out Player has been made practicable to all agencies, brands and developers to comprise Augmented Reality for free in their own iPhone applications. In order to [...]

Mobisocial recommends NFC and Junction for Android

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Sharing or transferring data across different mobile phone devices can be done in a number ways. There has been an influx of many new technologies propelling this cause. The Stanford MobiSocial Research Group revealed that it is very eager about the prospect of including NFC in smartphones. Near-field communication or NFC enables two devices to [...]

Hotspot Football shoots its way onto iPhone

Monday, January 31st, 2011

It seems like Football fever has once again gripped handheld device owners both young and old. They can now take complete advantage of the classic puzzle game dubbed as Hotspot Football. Developed by Full Fat, this highly addictive title is seen dribbling its way to the App Store for the Apple iPhone. According to the [...]

LG Optimus 2X, Optimus Black up for pre-order on Amazon Germany for €499

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Amazon has always made news for all the right reasons and was last spotted when it dropped down the price of the HTC Evo Shift 4G to $89.99. Well, the company’s German subsidiary has listed the LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black for pre-order for €499. Powered by Android 2.2 operating system, these offerings are [...]

ABI Research: Apple, RIM, HTC Ignited Mobile Phone Segment in 2010

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Mobile phones are no more basic communication instruments as they fulfill distinct needs with leading technologies and interesting applications are now being included to improve the overall performance. ABI Research elucidates that 390 million mobile phones and smartphones were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2010 which touts to be up 15.6 percent year-on-year. Nokia [...]

Verizon iPhone 4 pre-order countdown begins

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Around few weeks back, we penned down an article which highlighted that the Verizon iPhone 4 can be pre-ordered from February 3. Well the wait is finally over as Verizon Wireless has launched a countdown indicating its pre-order date that begins from February 3. The handset adorns a 3.5-inch pristine Retina display and a 5 [...]