Apple App Reviews

Both Amazon and Apple have new advertisements for jobs openings at their companies that, if you read into the details just a little, give away many a detail on the upcoming Kindle versus iPad conflict. It’s going to be very interesting. First up, and most surprising if you’re an e-ink fanatic, is that one of Amazon’s new jobs is for a “hardware display manager.” Though the title isn’t …

Apple wants a quality assurance engineer for iPad group with video and audio capture experience. Kno

The iPad is one of the most eagerly anticipated products in the Apple range. It is an all in one touch screen entertainment system that can also function as an e-book. After months of speculation last year Apple CEO Steve jobs …

Since the iPad was officially unveiled over a week ago now, everyone been praising some of its aspects and slamming others. I know quite a few people who.

Not only has Navigon added a bunch of new features to its iPhone app , the price is $20 cheaper—although if you want Traffic Live and 3D maps, it still adds up to $100. Nonetheless, it sounds worth it. The update has a few nifty angles—there’s the connection to your Facebook or Twitter accounts for updating friends on your current position, destination and time you’re due to arrive; the aforementioned Panorama View 3D views (which use NASA height and terrain data) and personalized route delivery, called MyRoutes. The addition of NASA’s data is a nice touch, meaning you’ll be able to find out more about the location you’re in, such as elevations and shadows. Discover a hill before you reach it—and maneuver around it if you’re not keen on heights. MyRoutes, on the other hand, collects data on your preferences and habits, giving you customized routes along side the fastest/easiest ways to reach your destination. Here we come to the price. I mentioned before that it’ll cost $100 if you want the full service for your iPhone or iPod Touch, with the actual price of the MobileNavigator app being lowered by $20 to $69.99. The Traffic Live has also been discounted slightly, from $24.99 to $19.99 (only available until the 15th of February), and the Panorama View 3D will cost $9.99. Those who bought the app before will get the update for free, according to Navigon. Yes, it’s pricey. Yes, it’s not far off what you’d spend on a stand-along satnav.

According to analyst Bill Shope of Credit Suisse, his meetings with Apple executives suggested that Cupertino is poised to make quick decisions on iPad pricing should the new hardware not fly off the shelves this March. …

( $1.99 ) Create large panoramas straight from your iPhone

( $1.99 ) Create a playlist on your device and watch it on your computer

Teases with scant info on exclusives from HTC, Motorola and Dell AT&T has revealed it is to offer five new Android-based devices from Dell, HTC and Motorola with three of them due to be exclusives to the US operator. Without unveiling the handsets in any detail, AT&T has teased a little info to eager consumers stating the Motorola effort will be a “smartphone, powered by MOTOBLUR, with a unique form factor”, while the Dell handset is said to be the company’s first and the HTC model is just described as a “smartphone”. We already know that Dell’s Mini 3 has been confirmed for launch on the AT&T network during the first half of 2010, so there’s no mystery there. With AT&T stating the Motorola effort will offer a “unique form factor” as well as MOTOBLUR, the new Backflip has got to be in the running as the most likely candidate. Things are a little more open as far as HTC is concerned. There have been a few leaked handsets from HTC of late, but the HTC Legend and the HTC Incredible are both rumoured to be headed to Verizon, which might mean the HTC Bravo could be a possibility. In addition to the handset info, AT&T has also announced a new software development kit, as well as the news that it will offer its customers access to all major OS app stores from Nokia’s Ovi to Microsoft to BREW. Tags: Phones Mobile phones AT and T Android HTC Dell Motorola Rumours AT and T to launch five new Android phones originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:44:41 +0000

President: “It is obvious this situation must change” The President of Spain’s telecoms giant, Telef?nica – which owns O2 in the UK – has said in a news conference that he intends to start charging companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for the ability to use their networks. “Internet search engines use our Net without paying anything at all, which is good for them but bad for us. It’s obvious that this situation must change, our strategy is to change this”, said?C?sar Alierta in Bilbao. That could mean search engines being blocked on Telef?nica’s network until the big tech giants pony up their cash to get their websites available again. However, we’d be surprised if the backlash from Telef?nica’s customers isn’t swift and brutal. We’ll keep you posted. Read Tags: Software Online Mobile phone industry Google Yahoo Bing Telefonica Search engines Telefonica may start charging search engines originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:40:37 +0000