You may have heard that ShoZu is going from “free” to “fee.” At the Mobile 2.0 Europe 2009 show here, ShoZu, the award-winning social media hub, announced more details about its corporate strategy, including leveraging the rapidly growing selection of mobile application stores to distribute and charge for the ShoZu application. The updated version of the ShoZu app is currently available through Apple’s iTunes application store.
Online business directory, Scoot.co.uk, has launched a new location-based iPhone application that helps mobile users find information about local businesses in just a couple of taps.
Free to download from the iPhone App Store, Scoot uses the iPhone’s GPS capability to locate the user, then find the nearest cafe, bank, restaurant, petrol station and much more.
When Microsoft delivers Windows 7 by Q3 (Quarter 3), it could catalyze the tech economy. This new OS (Operating System) will drive businesses and consumers to new PC and notebook purchases by Q4.
Shutterfly, the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, launches iPhone application, a new free photo sharing iPhone App that gives customers the power to upload, view and share their photos while on-the-go. The application, also compatible with the iPod Touch, is available free of charge at the Apple App Store.
The Shutterfly iPhone App allows customers mobile access to their favorite photos. After a simple download, customers can sign in and view their albums on their iPhone. Photos taken on the iPhone can be uploaded to the customer’s account and stored for free, at full resolution. Additionally, users can create a new account directly from their iPhone.
ngmoco, the leading publisher and developer for iPhone and iPod touch games, has raised a new round of financing led by Norwest Venture Partners with the company’s previous investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Maples Investments also participating.
Tim Chang of Norwest Venture Partners, has joined ngmoco’s board of directors. ngmoco will utilize the funding to expand its pipeline of premium games and accelerate the development of its publishing and social gaming platform for iPhone and iPod touch connected gaming.
Today, Nimbuzz finally announcing the ultimate iPhone VoIP app with their latest update on the App Store! With free Wifi calls to instant messaging buddies already available, new additions include the introduction of a dial-pad and the ability to make VoIP calls to landlines and mobiles via Skype-Out, and Nimbuzz’s major SIP provider partners including Gizmo5, Vyke, and SIPgate over Wifi – effectively turning the iPod touch into an iPhone.
Nimbuzz bridges the iPhone VoIP gap by allowing VoIP calls over 3G via its Dial-Up VoIP option in over 50 countries. It allows iPhone users to call (international) mobile and landlines at significantly reduced costs, by dialing a local access number that connects to anywhere in the world via Nimbuzz VoIP servers.
Useful Networks, a leading developer of location-based products and services for mobile and Web, announces release of mapNinja, a fully touch-enabled map viewer, which enables rapid development of location-relevant applications for iPhone and iTouch.
The mapNinja software development kit (SDK) enables developers to embed an interactive map viewer within their native iPhone applications in just three lines of code. Prior to mapNinja, iPhone developers had limited and unappealing options when deciding how to incorporate mapping into their iPhone apps.