It was reader Kip Hakes who suggested I check out Endomondo, the GPS sports tracking app a few weeks ago. Well, on Saturday it was my turn to take baby Archie out for a stroll. My instructions were to exit at 930am and not to return until 11am. He was supplied fed and sleeping. All [...]
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Baby Countdown for Symbian counts your contractions
Granted, if you’re young, single and sleeping with everything that moves, then you probably don’t have much use for this application. If however, you’ve … moved to the country (check), optionally got married (check), got a spare room for ‘the baby’ that doesn’t exist yet (check), had that conversation about babies (check), got pregnant (check [...]
DocumentsToGo Premium helped me write my presentation on the plane to Helsinki
I had a presentation to deliver in Helsinki this week. I joined a packed Finnair flight on Sunday evening along with Rafe Blandford of All About Symbian and arrived late on Sunday night. My presentation was scheduled for Monday lunchtime. I’d spent a good amount of time pondering over the subject of the presentation. I’d [...]
OpenTable hits Nokia S60-5 touch devices
OpenTable is the best online booking service on the planet. I simply adore it. Their mobile applications have seated millions of diners and generated approximately $150m in revenue for restaurants over the last year or so. The company has now launched their first Nokia application for S60 5th edition touch devices. It’s now available in [...]
TouchCalc Free released on Symbian
Tam Hanna, CEO of mobile developer Tamoggemon explains that, “At Tamoggemon, we think that every phone must have a proper calculator pre-installed. As manufacturers have not been willing to assist us in this endeavor, we now take the matters into our own hands.” TouchCalc is now free and comes with the following features: Algebraic data input [...]
Phonelocator Periodic is flying off the shelves
It’s time for a virtual tip of the hat to the chaps at Birkett Enterprise, the people behind Phonelocator Periodic. It’s a terrifically simple application that sits in the background of your Nokia (well, any Symbian device) and reports the device location to your private account on the Phonelocator website every 30 minutes. You can [...]
Vlingo lets your voice do the heavy lifting
Back to the BlackBerry platform, I’ve been having a look at Vlingo for BlackBerry recently. The service basically voice-enables your device (iPhone, Nokia and Windows Mobile too). Provided you have an open mind — that is, you aren’t too stuck in your click-click-click ways, you may well find Vlingo a breath of fresh air. It [...]
Midomi: A gazillion times faster than Shazam
Midomi — otherwise known as SoundHound on the iPhone — is quite astounding to behold. Shazam still has a place in everyone’s heart, I’m sure, however there’s space for the new challenger, Midomi SoundHound especially after you see just how fast it performs. Provided you’ve got a decent connection, Midomi will typically identify a song [...]
Tesco Clubcard App for Nokia & BlackBerry
I’ve had a lot of emails from readers wondering when a Tesco Clubcard App for Nokia phones is coming. Well, as I announced in the Tesco Clubcard iPhone app post, Tesco have heeded your cries! They are currently working on an application for Nokia and for BlackBerry. Nokia users, you’ll most likely see the application [...]
