World Mobile News

Had he been around today, Hamlet may very well have mused: ‘To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question. Such is the success and ubiquity of Twitter that it seems to have outgrown its initial role as a ‘micro-blogging’ tool and become a primary method of communication and keeping ourselves informed. The real question, therefore, is which Twitter client would the Prince of Denmark be using? Windows Phone, of course, enables you to tweet without the need for installing any further apps, but nonetheless there are many Twitter clients available in the Marketplace for your Lumia smartphone. We all use Twitter in different ways; maybe there is an app that suits your needs but is not particularly useful for someone who, for example, has to manage multiple accounts? To help you pick the best Twitter app, here is a look at five apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace and picking out the best feature in each one. It seems only fair that we start with the official Twitter app and it does the jo...

Regularly checking the weather forecast is one of the great joys of owning a smartphone. After all, I’m British and cognizance of the weather is necessary for polite interaction with the rest of the society.  Plus, it’s a lot more fun than looking out of the window. However, judging by the number of weather apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace, Britain is not the only nation obsessed with the weather.  There are localised weather apps for countries as far flung as Hong Kong, Australia, Estonia, Thailand, Canada and many more.  Different but the same   Actually, most weather apps allow you to choose several locations so that you can keep an eye on forecasts in cities all over the world, whether there is a local app or not. Other common features shared by many of the apps include: Snapshot of the current day’s weatherThe day’s maximum and minimum day/night temperatureLong-range forecastsChoice between Fahrenheit and CelsiusWind speedsUV index forecastsSunrise and sunset timesWeather ma...

Posted in: Android, Mobile software July 25th, 2012, 17:38 by Kyle This is not the first time we see a smartphone replace a hotel’s key cards, but is probably the most interesting one. Samsung teamed up with the Stratford Holiday Inn hotel in London to bring a completely new experience to its guests. If you pay for one of the 40 VIP rooms you will get a Galaxy S III phone with pre-installed and customized Holiday Inn app capable of check in/out, lock/unlock, TV remote, room service and more. And once the Olympics start, you will be able to get everything you need to know from this app – results, schedules, information, etc. The Galaxy S III feature might be expanded over the entire hotel later. Samsung is the official worldwide Olympic partner for mobile communications and the Galaxy S III has been named the official phone of the Olympics. The company’s flagship is already selling like hotcakes with 10 million units milestone already reached, but it’s certain to feel another boost wi...

Los Angeles, California – Dog Boogie 2.0, the iPhone app created exclusively for dog lovers, has undergone a major upgrade. The recently updated app enables pet owners to capture the perfect pic of their pooch every time. DogTown Media, the developers behind Dog Boogie, have re-built the iPhone app from the ground up with enhanced sharing functions and a specialized camera. The new and improved app now has more than a dozen high grade photo filters as well as dog friendly features to enable pet parents to easily grab their pooch’s attention with head-turning sound effects. Dog Boogie users can create customized profiles for their dogs to be shared with other pet owners. Dog lovers can follow their friends activity and easily share photos across all their favorite social networks as well as engage in conversation by liking or commenting on their favorite dog portraits. The apps built-in merchandise store enables dog owners to enjoy their most precious memories offline. Dog Boogie users...