May 31, 2011 • 11:08 am 0
by George Heymann
PopCap’s very popular tower defense game makes its Android debut on the Amazon Appstore as its free app of the day.
Plants Vs. Zombies is a clever variation on the tower defense genre, in which you defend your home from hordes of killer zombies with an arsenal of plants with a wide range of offensive and defensive skills.
Filed under: Android, Preview, Software, Android, HTC Magic, Motorola DROID, Motorola Droid 2, Plants vs. Zombies, Popcap, PopCap Games, Wi-Fi
May 31, 2011 • 10:16 am 0
by George Heymann
My latest find I wanted to share is a free Caller ID and Reverse phone number look-up app called Number Guru. In my testing the program worked well giving me the name, city and phone company of the caller while the caller id on the handset showed no information.
Filed under: Android, Apple, Beta, Blackberry, General technology, Google, iOS, Ipad, Iphone, Preview, Services, Software, Android, Android Market, Apple App Store, BlackBerry, Blackberry World, Caller ID, iOS, IPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mobile phone, reverse phone lookup, Reverse telephone directory, Smartphone
May 31, 2011 • 8:41 am 0
by Jon Pompia
“Blinded by the Light,” Manfred Mann’s Earth Band/Bruce Springsteen.
Written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen, a revamped “BBLT” became the signature song for Manfred Mann’s group following its release in 1976.
Filed under: Uncategorized, Asbury Park, Asbury Park New Jersey, Asbury Park Press, brucespringsteen, Fender Stratocaster, Go Kart Mozart, New Jersey, Scotland Yard, signature song, Story behind great songs
May 31, 2011 • 8:31 am 1
by Maria Santiago
Mobile phone ownership is commonplace all over the world. A ubiquitous symbol of modernity, these communication devices are now a platform for providing financial services to underserved populations.
Filed under: General technology, Media, Mobile phone, Business, Financial Services, http://technology-headlines.com, technology headlines, Technology Market, Mobile banking, BRAC Bank, Emerging markets, Poverty, Bank, bkash, microfinance, money in motion, professor frank warnock, shorebank international, veronica cacdac warnock, Maria Santiago, Mobile Money
May 27, 2011 • 2:08 pm 0
by George Heymann
If you are a Swiftkey user Touchtype has opened its private VIP only beta to the public. The Swiftkey X beta is now available from the Android Market.
If you haven’t tried the excellent Android replacement keyboard before you’re in for a treat. TouchType has taken its already class leading predictive text algorithm to the next level with the introduction of its next generation cloud based fluency inference engine.
Filed under: Android, Beta, Preview, Software, adaptive interaction modeling framework, Android Market, Android replacement keyboard, Arrow keys, Facebook, fluency inference engine, Gmail, machine learning, Navigation, navigation keys, personal input modeling, personalization, predictive text, predictive text input, SMS, Software release life cycle, SwiftKey, Swiftkey app, Swiftkey X, SwiftkeyX, text handling framework, Touchtype, Twitter, typing styles framework, VIP
May 27, 2011 • 10:15 am 0
by John Roberts
Technology marketing solutions company US Branding Group announced that their patented USB Insert nano webkeys that are integrated in any custom physical print media such as brochures, direct mail and magazine ads are now certified McAfee Secure, thus becoming the first and only webkey on the market with anti-virus certification.
Filed under: General technology, Hardware, Services, Chief executive officer, Hong Kong, John Roberts, Marketing, mcafee security, nano webkey, Rich Butler, Uniform Resource Locator, United States, Universal Serial Bus, us branding group, webkeys
May 26, 2011 • 3:30 pm 1
Today only, 50 cents off any Redbox rental with promo code “MAY 26” at the Kiosk not valid for online rental. Expires tonight at midnight.
First time Redbox customers can use our referral link to get a free rental credit.
Filed under: Media, 50 cents off, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Facebook, Film, May 26, memorial day weekend, promo code, Redbox, Redbox kiosk, Redbox rental, Rental, Renting, WalletPop
May 26, 2011 • 11:51 am 2
by George Heymann
Google, in conjunction with launch partners Citigroup, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint, officially announced its mobile payment app, Google Wallet. The app will essentially make your phone your wallet. The software works in tandem with special hardware utilizing near field communications (NFC).
Filed under: Android, General technology, Google, Hardware, Services, Software, Citigroup, Discover Financial Services, ecommerce, embedded card technology, First Data, Google, Google checkout, Google Offers, Google Wallet, Inc., iPhone5, ITunes, ITunes Store, Jonathan Wall, MasterCard, MasterCard PayPass, mobile payments, Near Field Communications, Nexus S, Nexus S 4G, NFC, open commerce ecosystem, pay, phone, Rob von Behren, save, SingleTap, Sprint, Tap
May 26, 2011 • 10:47 am 1
by A. Montaqim
A newly-released SNL Kagan study, The Economics of TV and Film, reveals that 2010 was similar to 2009 in that the domestic box office hit a record high, once again, while the domestic video retail market was continuing its steady decline. Consumers are now opting to sign up for streaming and/or rental services, like Netflix. They are using video on demand (VOD) services more and more, as they discover these services can be cost effective.
Filed under: General technology, Media, Avatar, Blu Ray, Blu-ray Disc, Buena Vista, Columbia, DVD, dvd market, Fox, in-depth analysis, media and communications, Netflix, proprietary data, Retailing, SNL Financial, snl kagan, Television, The Economics of TV and Film, Toy Story 3, Twilight Saga: New Moon, Twilight: Eclipse, Twilight: New Moon, Video on demand, VOD, Warner
May 25, 2011 • 4:32 pm 0
by George Heymann
Google updated their excellent Map app to version 5.5 for Android. The change log is as follows:
Filed under: Android, Google, Media, Software, Android, check-in, check-out, checkin, Google, Google check-in, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Maps V5.5, Google Mobile Blog, GoogleMaps, http://technology-headlines.com, iOS, iPhone, Latitude, Maps app, Place Pages, redesigned transit station pages, technology headlines, transit station pages
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