Archive for the ‘Latest Release’ Category

NSW Live Traffic App Released

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay today unveiled the new app, which through a built-in GPS function can pinpoint a motorist's location and give them real time information about nearby traffic incidents.

goCatch

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

How it works While it is currently only available on iPhones, goCatch's creators plan to make it available on Android, Blackberry and Microsoft's Phone 7 systems within months.

Samsung Android Sales Making Ground On Apple iPhones

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Samsung, maker of the popular Galaxy S mobile phone line, may have surpassed Nokia and Apple in smartphone sales for the first time on demand for its Android devices, a research company said.

iPhone Opena

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Melbourne-based Chris Peters and Rob Ward's "Opena" case for the iPhone 4 makes it simple to remove bottle caps from products like beer with its slide-out bottle opener.

Ocean Minerals Crucial For Tech Gadgets

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Huge deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said.

App Review

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Photo C@rds HD ($3.99) by Hot Chili Apps lets you create photo greeting cards and more on your iPad. It’s easy to use — simply pick one of their 36 templates and add your photos. Decorate your card with stickers and text, and you have a unique photo e-card to ...

Discovr Apps

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

A Perth company still coming to terms with its newfound celebrity status after its second application became the top download in the iTunes store after less than 48 hours.

The Nokia N9 Revealed

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Finnish mobile maker Nokia has unveiled its N9 button-free smartphone, the company's first and only bet on the Linux-based MeeGo platform. Nokia Australia said in a statement that the phone, which has no keypad or home buttons, would be available "later this year", with pricing still to be announced.

Bus App Shut Down By NSW Government

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Ben Hosken took 1½ days to create an application about Sydney Buses that people wanted to use. It took the government two weeks to close it down. In February, Mr Hosken was given access to live traffic information that provided, at two-minute intervals, live updates of where State Transit buses sat ...

Daily Burn App

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Calorie conscious eaters can put away their calculators and pull up their smartphone cameras. Meal Snap, a new app iPhone app by DailyBurn, tells users how many calories are in the food items they photograph using the app.