Tesco’s head of R&D Nick Lansley has leaked a few pics of the new Tesco grocery iPhone app – which should be released on to the iTunes store from 6am tomorrow (9 Sept 2010) – along with some descriptions of how it will work. UPDATE – The app is now launched and available on iTunes…
Month: September 2010
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IDC bet on Android to continue to top Apple iOS
According to a recent post on eweek a new research note from IDC has predicted that Android and Windows Mobile will see their smartphone market share increase by 2014, both Apple and BlackBerry will experience declines. Which is stating the obvious but it’s always good to reinforce the message that mobile is not just all…
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Saleforce to add Mobile angle to Chatter
Cloud computing poster boys Salesforce, are to launch a mobile angle to their Chatter social media service. When Chatter Mobile launches, users will be able to monitor their Chatter feeds, including posts from colleagues and alerts from apps, as well as post status updates and comment on relevant conversations. “Chatter Mobile means you can know…
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Find an office with an app
Serviced office business Regus are the latest business to launch a mobile app for the iPhone. The app is aimed at the 500,000 Regus users worldwide and allows them – and anyone who downloads the free app – to find office space and conference rooms near them from a selection of 1100 locations in 85…
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Nokia N8 gives you a chance to be a movie star
Nokia are to make short film with Pamela Anderson to promote the forthcoming Nokia N8. If you’re lucky/unlucky and free on the 20 September you could feature in a film alongside popular, Pro-PETA, pert Playboy, panto star Pamela Anderson.* The short film is produced by the McHenry brothers (a quick look on IMDB reveals they’re…
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Android web consumption rises off the back of Droid devices
More Android users are getting onto the mobile web bandwagon according to the latest traffic stats from Quancast, which show Google’s OS catching up with Apple’s iOS. Apple’s iOS platform is still a way ahead of Android in web browsing terms according to Quancast’s stats, but Android is rapidly gaining ground on its rival. In…
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Android tablet for under £130 launched
’70s retro label Binatone are to launch two, sub two hundred pound Android tablet devices. When we were young Binatone was the label that signified cheap and cheerful audio goods, from hi-fi’s to alarm clock radios. Over the intervening years it’s changed and is now concentrating on the portable electronics market, and it’s recently done…
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Viewsonic unveils iPad rivals
Details for two new iPad competitors hit our desk this week, the dual-boot Android/Windows ViewSonic ViewPad 100 and the ViewPad 7. Of the two the ViewPad’s the 100 is aimed firmly at the iPad market, where as the 7 could be a cut-down iPad competitor. The ViewPad 7 is described by ViewSonic as the “world’s…
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Gig tickets? there’s an app for that
O2 have launched a new iPhone app called Priority, which ties into its Priority Tickets service. The app, which is free, lets people buy tickets to gigs and events at over 1,500 venues around the UK up to 48 hours before general release. If you’re a non-iPhone owners then you’ll have to wait a bit.…
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Businesses set to spend £1.17 billion on location based ads by 2015
Location-based advertising is still in its infancy, but according to a new study from ABI Research, businesses are primed to spend $1.8 billion (£1.17 billion) on it in 2015 as part of their overall mobile marketing budgets. “It’s still early days and there’s no single ‘right’ approach to location-based advertising,” says practice director Neil Strother.…
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New BT Wifi finding app for iPhone and Android
BT have launched a package of new free smartphone apps to help users find and connect to its Wifi hotspots. The new apps available for both iPhone and Android based devices allow users to search for nearby hotspots including BT Openzone and BT FON and if users are BT customers, they can connect automatically. The…