Brad Linder Streaming music service Rhapsody has launched a mobile app for BlackBerry users. This means Rhapsody subscribers can now tune into millions of songs using the on-demand music service on Android, iOS, and BalckBerry devices — as well as using a computer. The Rhapsody service runs $9.99 per month, although the company offers a seven day free trial. The … Read more
There was a time… just a few short months ago, when it was incredibly difficult to find a media player for Google Android which could handle video formats such as DivX, Xvid, MKV, WMV, FLV and RMVB. Basically the default Android video player could handle H.264 and MP4 files, as well as any other formats … Read more
The company that ported the popular VLC media player to the Apple iPad has now submitted a universal version which will also run on the iPhone and iPod touch to Apple for review. Since the iPad version has already been approved, there’s no reason to think it will take all that long for Apple to approve … Read more
AudioPress is a new iOS app that lets you create audio playlists with podcasts and internet radio stations. There’s also a category for “AudioArticles,” with the latest news stories from The Associated Press and other news sources — but there’s currently no content available in the AudioArticles directory. As a streaming podcast client, AudioPress works … Read more
Microsoft is held their official launch event for its new Window Phone 7 mobile operating system today. There aren’t many new details about the OS to report, since Microsoft has been showing off WP7 for months. But now we know that WP7 phones will go on sale October 21st in Europe and Asia and will start arriving … Read more
After taking CineXPlayer for a disappointing test drive this morning I decided to see if I could find another app that would let me watch Xvid and DivX movies on my iPod touch. I was pleasantly surprised to discover OPlayer, an app which not only handles those formats, but also MKV, WMV, and others. Even … Read more
Skype has released an new app that’s available as a free download from the Android Market. It supports all phones running Android 2.1 and up. While Skype had already offered an app for Verizon Wireless customers in the US, it wasn’t widely available until this morning. The Skype Mobile app does almost everything you would expect. You can … Read more
Most smartphone platforms provide users with a way to synchronize contacts, appointments, and other important data with a computer. Google Android doesn’t. That makes sense, since Google is first and foremost a company with its head in the cloud. Much of your important data, such as Gmail and Google Calendar, is stored on their servers. But … Read more