Always on the lookout for ways to make mobile life easier, Jay Goldman, AKA Mr. Mobile, seeks out an application to help him organize his grocery shopping list. Another appropriately titled app from the iPhone App Store comes front and center: The five-star App Store-reviewed Shopper from MidCentury Software.
If you’ve ever played any recent games in the prolific The Legend of Zelda series, you will have been introduced to the ocarina, a real-world musical instrument that functions much like a flute.
Mr. Mobile is clearly a fan as he seeks out an ocarina emulator for the iPhone and finds Smule’s appropriately titled Ocarina… offering much more than initially meets the eye.
Tonight is Twestival, the worldwide Twitter party to raise money for charity: water.
The free Google Mobile App brings tons of great Google search features to your fingertips on the iPhone. You can use Local Search to find what you’re looking for near you (using the iPhone’s built-in GPS), check the news, chat on Google Talk, check your RSS feeds, take online notes, view your calendar and so on. It also supports voice searching for when you need to keep both hands on the wheel (don’t type and drive!)
I’ll be speaking at MaRS Discovery District on February 24th, 2009 about New Models of Web Application Development. It’s a free talk as part of their ongoing Emerging Technology Series, so don’t miss out!
Eight tips on Search Engine Optimizing your website.
A mobile fix for the Facebook addicted, the Facebook app for the iPhone ensures you’ll never miss a friend’s status update. You can also post pictures to your profile while on the go, get and send Facebook email, chat and more.