The coolest things for the coolest phones
This is a pleasing little thing – to tie in with the upcoming David Fincher adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s reverse-aging fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (starring that Brad Pitt, from off of Fight Club) Magnetism Studios has knocked up an iPhone app containing the original short story.
The tale is in the public [...]
We are big fans of Nokia’s Beta Labs here at Pocket Picks. The Symbian idea factory has been responsible for some of the most interesting apps and services for the S60 and S40 platforms, and all for free.
Now, in a move so meta it hurts, the Beta Labs has released a new version of its [...]
With the recent release of Samsung’s Pixon and LG’s Renoir the battle of the 8 megapixel touch-screen camera phones is well and truly underway.
Both devices boast openly of their photographic prowess and multimedia capabilities, so we were understandably intrigued when we managed to get our grubby mitts on one of these high-profile competitors: LG’s Renoir.
While [...]
Could this be the one? Are Apple actually going to go with the iPod Nano thing this time or it it just another near-miss or fakeout?
The Products Page of 3rd-party add-on resellers XSKN is listing a category of – Yes! – iPhone Nano, right alongside the more usual iPhone & iPhone 3G.
Now, this isn’t be [...]
Android developers have pulled off the white sheet to reveal the new development version of the OS, codenamed ‘Cupcake’.
Cupcake is the ‘development branch’ of the operating system – meaning a version that is being actively and extensively modified, rather than the current ’stable’ version which is merely being bug fixed and maintained. What tends to [...]
AndNav2 is a new GPS navigation app for Android phones that uses publically available streetmap data.
Using data from OpenStreetMap (think Wikipedia, then think maps. Then hopefully think a bit more accurate) and the G1’s built in compass will give you turn-by-turn directions in Germany, France, Denmark, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Austria & Ireland.
A useful [...]
This is pretty low down in the rumour hierarchy with a Martian for next president and Elvis making a comeback both currently ranking higher, but what the hey, it’s Friday.
The folks over at the Boy Genius Report have come across a leaked document from an anonymous CellPhone Signal tipster that claims the G2 is sitting [...]
Nokia has just let loose another mewling beta, and it’s your job to coddle it to toddlerhood where it will then be given a proper release. In its own words:
“Nokia Image Exchange is an experimental image gallery to make browsing and sharing images fun and easy. It aims to provide a seamless integration of a [...]
Sling Media has confirmed that the BlackBerry version of its SlingPlayer Mobile place-shifting application will be available on 30th December, as a public beta.
You’ll need a Slingbox to use it, and you’ll have to be in the UK, US or Canada. The app will be free during the beta period, after which it’ll presumably cost [...]
Local search and recommendations service Qype has launched a location-based iPhone app – Qype Radar – letting you browse 500,000 reviews of restaurants, bars, shops, hotels and more.
The free app covers 15,000 cities and towns, and offers directions (via Google Maps), photos, phone numbers and the ability to bookmark your favourite places.
The one thing it [...]
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