NewBay is an Ireland-based digital content services company that specializes in white-label solutions for mobile carriers. Some of their products include social networking tools, mobile video content delivery, mobile messaging, utilities, as well as tailor made mobile OSes for mobile carriers such as Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T. The company also has a significant presence in the cloud services space which is probably the cause of the acquisition. More after the jump.
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Fixmo has updated their extensive suite of BlackBerry utilities and is offering a discounted price of $7.99 down from $14.99 for a limited time. The update is free for Fixmo 2.0 users and sports a number of new features, including performance optimizations, BlackBerry 7 support and the ability to remove any of the 18 features that you don’t end up using.
To win one of the 10 free copies of Fixmo 2.5, Leave us a comment with your BlackBerry PIN, as well as which of the Fixmo tools are you most looking forward to. Giveaway winners will be announced on Friday October 14th 2011. A complete list of all the Fixmo Tools after the jump.
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If you have an application or you’re thinking of developing one, it’s important to take into consideration the global distribution of smartphones and tablets. If your app is an IM application, you should definitely consider localizing it to China as these apps are very popular there. The latest Distimo report sheds some light on how apps are distributed through the app stores in terms of regions. More after the jump.
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With the unveiling of the iPhone 4S, consumers were given a look at Siri – the personal assistant app that comes with the device. It looks like the technology is powered by Nuance, which RIM also licenses for its voice-powered universal search. It seems both run on Nuance technology and the difference is the implementation. It’s not a stretch for RIM to update the voice-powered universal search in a way that’s even better than Siri.
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This week we’re taking a look at what’s new and what’s hot on the three major smartphone platforms, Android, iOS, and BlackBerry. Be sure to let us know if you’ve tried out any of these apps or games, or if you have an app or game you’d like us to review. Developers – keep your eye on these roundups for inspiration. More after the jump.
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