World’s first mobile telematics service debuts in China
SK Telecom plans to commercialize “Mobile in Vehicle” (MIV) -- the world’s first mobile telematics service -- in China this December through its Chinese investment subsidiary E-eye High Tech. In Korea, the company is also in talks with major automakers on embedding MIV into their latest car releases.
CNBC's mobile site goes global
CNBC in Asia Pacific is expanding its mobile offerings with the revamp of its mobile website as part of a global initiative. The site now includes live US stock quotes, major Asian indices and global business headlines with direct links to the US and Europe mobile websites.
T+1 Solutions rules 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
T+1 Solutions from Estonia was named the overall champion of 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge for its TaxiPal application. The contest has T+1 Solutions prizes totaling over $560,000 in cash, licenses for global map data, and tools and porting services as well as invaluable industry exposure to key decision-makers.
3DVIA launches 3D app for iPhone
Dassault Systèmes has launched its 3DVIA Mobile, an iPhone and iPod touch application that allows users to search, share and interact with the growing library of high-quality 3D models. In a simple use case, a home decorator wishing to refurnish her room can use her iPhone to take a snapshot of the room, search 3DVIA.com for furniture ideas and overlay 3D models on the photo to get an idea of what the space could look like.
iPhone app for 10-yr personal forecast released
Japanese game maker Acute Entertainment has released a new application for the iPhone dubbed ''Forecast of Yourself after 10 years.'' The game predicts what the user will be in 10 years’ time by asking 15 questions related to "dream," "money," and "love."
Travel search engine Sprice.com goes mobile
iPhone users worldwide will now be able to use Sprice Hotels to search over 120,000 hotels globally through a quick download on the online Apple App store. Aside from basic hotel information, the new application provides cost, user rating and even the distance from whichever landmarks they choose as the start point.
Bionic Eye brings augmented reality to iPhone
Available at the Apple App Store is Bionic Eye, a new application specifically developed for the iPhone 3GS that enables users to visualize over 100,000 nearby points of interest in the US. Through a unique augmented reality functionality using the iPhone camera, users can look for restaurants, Wi-Fi hotspots, subway stations, etc.