Chicago 2016 Olympic bid gets an iPhone app

Chicago 2016 is out with a dedicated iPhone application, displaying a countdown to the Host City decision by the International Olympic Committee, which will be announced on October 2nd in Copenhagen, Denmark. Each day, the free application provides a fun fact about Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Olympic Movement or Olympic sports trivia… Read more

Evernote for BlackBerry now available as a direct download

Evernote announced that their mobile client for BlackBerry smartphones is now available as a direct download. Grabbing the application through BlackBerry  App World is still preferred method, as you don’t have to think whether your BlackBerry supports the application or not. Still, if you want to do the process manually in (let’s say) case RIM hasn’t updated your local app store, you can opt to install the application for yourself, without guidance of the App World software. Read more

Wesabe’s free iPhone app lets users manager their money on the go

Wesabe is out with a free iPhone application designed to help users manage their money on the go. Users can view all of their bank and credit card accounts in one place; track their spending; edit, categorize and tag purchases; and set up and monitor spending targets. Moreover, the application takes advantage of iPhone’s location capabilities, so when you input a new purchase, it will offer the names of the closest merchants. Additional features of Wesabe’s app include text-to-graph views, privacy protection via a Wesabe-specific PIN, data protection for lost/stolen phone, pending transactions, and full support for worldwide currencies… Read more

Epicurious.com launches iPhone app

The famous food site, Epicurious.com, is out with its iPhone offering. The free application called “Epicurious’ Recipes & Shopping List: On the Go and In the Kitchen” is designed for real gourmet lovers, allowing them to access most of the content from Epicurious’ website while on the go. Read more

TODAYshow.com gets an iPhone app via Zumobi

Despite the fact it’s owned by Microsoft , Zumobi keeps releasing new applications to the Apple AppStore. Latest on their list is TODAYshow.com, which native app offers users access to the program’s news, entertainment and lifestyle content. The free application features videos, top stories and photos from popular TODAY topics, including interviews with newsmakers and features on health, food and wine, entertainment, relationships and fashion.

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Google Voice optimized for mobile – Google Voice functionality on your cellphone

If you’re like many of us working types, you probably have at least two different phone numbers and voicemail inboxes to deal with. Some of you might even have two mobile phones on two distinct wireless accounts. So, to help the average Joe deal juggle all their phone lines, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is looking to turn its GrandCentral project into the voice-transcribing, free SMS text message sending, phone number managing service that they’re calling “Google Voice.” And, more importantly, Google Voice bridges the wireless-to-wireline divide with full-featured mobile webpages that offer the same level of functionality that Google Voice users will see on their desktop. Read more

Vodafone Portugal releases live TV iPhone app, too

Few days ago we talked about Orange France’s new iPhone app/service, designed to allows users to enjoy watching TV while on-the-go, and now we’ve heard Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) Portugal has a similar/same offering for its users. Developed by WIT Software, the application called “Vodafone Mobile TV” is available as a free download for every iPhone ownin’ Vodafone Portugal customer and just like Orange’s solution, provides users with a selection of channels to choose from. Read more

Yahoo goes iPhone!

Almost missed this one. Yahoo is going iPhone that’s the important news and is hence worth getting back to it. Recently, the once proud number one search destination announced its iPhone application, allowing users to access their favorite Yahoo services — including OneSearch, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Finance, and Yahoo! Weather. Then, just few days ago, we’ve seen them going once again for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s platform by releasing Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone. As a result, hard core Yahoo junkies can use their favorite company’s tools all in their purple-yellow glory. Read more

Mobile Apps are going to grow by 4x in 5 yrs, says report

Information Week is reporting on some research by In-stat, that says the number of mobile application store users will grow by 4x to more than 100mn, within just 5 years! In-stat’s report is called “The Apps Store Is Born” – and clearly informed heavily by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s App Store – which has seen 800mn+ downloads in the last year. There are of course new entrants in to the field (RIM), some old hands (Handango), and even some free players (GetJar), but the trailblazer (certainly from a PR point-of-view anyway) has been Apple. Read more

Skype Arrives for iPhone… BlackBerry Version Coming Soon

As expected, Skype has unveiled their iPhone and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) apps at CTIA Wireless yesterday (Tuesday). The app is available right now for free via the App Store for US iPhone/AT&T (NYSE: T) subscribers (sorry Canada… not sure about the UK and other parts of the world, but I assume Skype is not available in other parts of the world either… Bummer!). The App Store seems to have a habit of launching new and highly anticipated apps within the US only. A bit of a pet peeve of mine (being in Canada and all). Rest assured that Skype will be coming to a more international audience in the near future. Read more

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