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Free Dictionary.com app now available for BlackBerry

by Heather Wood on Oct 13, 2009 at 12:08 PM

Dictionary.com has now announced the availability of a free app for BlackBerry owners.  The download is currently the only free dictionary and thesaurus app available for BlackBerrys.  The app includes over 500,000 word definitions and synonyms and is modeled after the current application available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. … Continue Reading »

Google Android Developer Challenge 2 underway, Android to get lots more apps

by Merlyn Akhtar on Sep 25, 2009 at 09:35 PM

Google has announced the start of the first round of judging for its second annual Android Developer Challenge.  With 10,000 applications already available in Android Market, the Developer Challenge is a way to spur new, creative additions from developers.  Users of Android-powered phones can get in on the judging action… Continue Reading »

Ning, the social network builder, adds apps

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 11, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Ning has just added apps so social network creators can make their social networks function better.  Here are some examples of the new Ning apps: the Sellit app allows a site creator to build in a store, a Wordpress app that shows Wordpress.com blog posts, and Ustream.tv and Qik for… Continue Reading »

If not opportunity, the Zune comes knocking on app developer doors

by JG Mason on Aug 26, 2009 at 07:17 PM

In preparation for the expected launch of the new Zune HD, you know - the one bloggers are all excited about, Microsoft is contacting developers of mobile applications.  Those applications that Apple keeps in our face with their marketing are apparently desperately desired by Microsoft, so much so that they… Continue Reading »

Surprise!  72 homebrew apps now for Palm Pre

by JG Mason on Aug 6, 2009 at 08:30 AM

Homebrew apps—now the Palm Pre has a place to get some.  The smart guys over at PreCentral have built a very functional homebrew gallery for Pre applications.  These applications are user submitted so they may be rough around the edges but their numbers are growing fast.  Currently there are 72… Continue Reading »

Microsoft reaches out to iPhone app developers

by JG Mason on Aug 2, 2009 at 08:19 AM

Look how easy it is!  Behold, all the hard work building an iPhone app can be ported over to the hot, new and exciting Windows Mobile OS from Microsoft.  In as little as three steps, developers can reap the joy, riches and camaraderie that comes from being part of the… Continue Reading »

Palm Pre bits: 1 million apps downloaded and the Pre is now available with Sprint telesales

by Robert Nelson on Jun 25, 2009 at 06:18 AM

It was not all that long ago when we were celebrating the App Catalog reaching 700,000 downloads and now it has reached that magical one million mark.  Of course, as our own JG Mason asked the other day, “Just 7 apps per Palm Pre downloaded is impressive?” Continue Reading »

Palm Pre bits: webOS updated to 1.0.3, Tweed updated to 0.9.7 and the lack of available webOS SDK

by Robert Nelson on Jun 21, 2009 at 08:02 AM

Despite all of the recent hype surrounding the recently released iPhone 3G S, the Palm Pre has also had its share of news.  In addition to the recent news about the App Market hitting almost 700,000 downloads already, we have recently seen an update to webOS, an update to Tweed… Continue Reading »

Palm Pre bits: iTunes syncing confirmed, App Catalog details and the love of Twitter

by Robert Nelson on May 29, 2009 at 06:06 AM

The Palm Pre continues to be a the highlight on the Internet.  Here we have another day that brought a bunch of good news for potential Pre users.  In the form of a press release, Palm has offered up a few details about what we can expect in terms of… Continue Reading »

News bits: Read e-books on BlackBerrys and the Samsung Papyrus

by Iyaz Akhtar on Mar 25, 2009 at 02:20 PM

Looks like the electronics industry thinks that the next big thing is e-books.  RIM and Barnes & Noble just put together a free e-book reader app for the BlackBerry.  You can download books from Barnes & Nobles’ Fictionwise.com.  Fictionwise has put together a nice tutorial as to how exactly to… Continue Reading »

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