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It’s November 1986 and you’re at a sports bar. The Red Sox are about to clinch the World Series against the Mets. No problem, you’ve got time to run to the bathroom, right? Wrong, it’s the Sox, the athletic manifestation of Murphy’s Law. But let’s say you momentarily forgot this and headed to the bathroom quickly. You come back, the Mets have won the game, and you have missed one of the most memorable moments in sports history. Fortunately these days, we have cell phones and the internet to keep us on top of things to avoid situations like this. A site called RUWT? (AreYouWatchingT...  read more
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Buzzwire is a new service which brings streaming internet content (audio, video, and radio) to your mobile phone. Using Buzzwire’s content library of streaming media, you can personalize your own program lineup much as you would customize your own channel on on-demand television. You can also aggregate your own content and have it streamed to your phone as well, and all content is sharable with your friends (for whom you specify contact information in your Buzzwire account), and can be rated as well. To find content, you can search by keyword, or filter content by type, and results can be so... read more
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Moblastic is an interactive mobile app that lets you swap pictures of your fine self with other people. To use Moblastic, start by snapping a photo of you (get your good side, this is a tool for remote flirting). Make sure you’ve registered for an account, and then you can start swapping your photo. On the Moblastic site you’ll find a picture of a random user, which you can choose to bypass in order to see the next photo, or you can opt to check out their profile for more info. Your photo and the photos of other users will show up on the Moblastic website, where you will have access to mem... read more
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Vivendi Games has launched Vivendi Games Mobile for your cell phone. Vivendi uses Greystripe's ad-wrapping technology so that you can download and enjoy these games on your mobile device with minimal interface disruptions from advertising. Vivendi offers a variety of mobile games which you can browse on the site by category (Action, Puzzle, Classics, and Strategy). Alternately, you can view the games in "What's New and Hot" and "Coming Soon" sections. Selecting a game produces an in-depth description of the game, its features, the date the game was made/will be made available, and supported ca... read more
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I Took This On My Phone really couldn't have come up with a more descriptive title for their service, rendering any sort of clarification pretty redundant. Regardless, it suffices to say that this mobile app automatically scans your BlackBerry for photo content and wirelessly uploads them to your page on the site. You'll be able to view your BlackBerry photos as full-sized images displayed on your I Took This On My Phone page, instead of small thumbnails. To use the application, you'll first need to install it on your BlackBerry by accessing the I Took This On My Phone website from your Black... read more
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Oh, Don't Forget is a handy mobile app that lets you send reminders to yourself and/or others from the web for a future date. To use the service, just enter in the number of the mobile device to which you wish to send the message, the date and time you want the message delivered, and then the text of the reminder. For example, if you need to take your neighbor's dog for a walk on October 27th while they're away for the long weekend, you can plug in your cell number, "10/27/07, 5pm" for the date and time, and write "Walk the O'Brien's dog" for the reminder text. The service is completely free, ... read more
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Sometimes, trying to get stuff done on your phone is a pain, to say the least. You have to access a different screen for most functions, and this can get irksome. Dashwire is a mobile solutions company that lets you rid yourself of this annoyance by allowing you to manage your mobile content from your computer screen. With Dashwire, you can upload contacts, text messages, calls, photos, videos, Internet favorites, speed dials, ringtone, and wallpaper from your mobile device so you can manage them in one place on one screen. Beyond this, you can also use Dashwire much like you would use your mo... read more
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Whrrl is a fresh, new social network based on place discovery. Users can amass info whilst visiting real world locales via their mobile phones. Think Yelp or Yellowbot, with a mix of Jaiku on Google Maps. You can use Whrrl to find cool new places to dine, exotic art museums, cafes, bookstores, etc, based on your location. Searches can be further filtered by price range, activities, ratings, users, and distance among others. Reviews are written in a wiki format and incorporated in the Whrrl catalog for other users to consult. Each review can be spruced up with photos, ratings, and comment... read more
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GreatestFan is a mobile-based quiz for those who love the UK-based football club Middlesbrough. The concept couldn't be simpler; go to the GreatestFan homepage, click on "Play now" on the hompage and enter in your contact info. When you're read to start the quiz, text "QUIZ" to GreatestFan's number and they will provide you with a code you'll need to initiate the quiz. Every month, the GreatestFan website posts a new list of top scoring quiz-takers. Even better, if you crack the top three, your name will be published on the official Middlesbrough website. The service costs £1.50 per text me... read more
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Taptu is a "mini" music search app for "mini" spaces, such as your mobile device or your Facebook page. If that sounds odd, don't worry. All Taptu means is that it is a service within a service (an app among the Facebook community or a search bar on your mobile phone). Currently, you can get Taptu's Facebook app, which lets you decorate your profile with album art, videos, images and lyrics and search for music in Taptu's 10 million song database. You can also comment on the music you're listening to so that your friends and networks can gain insight into your musical choices. The mobile app, ... read more
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Dropped your cell phone in the sink again? We've all done something similar. Thanks to online contact-synching services like Mobyko, you don't have to worry about losing all of your phone's data when it dies a watery death. Mobyko is a UK-based company that allows you to upload, manage, and synch contacts for your SyncML enabled mobile device. To get Mobyko, sign up for free and provide your phone number and service provider. Mobyko works pretty much everywhere in the world and provides lists of providers in any country you specify. You may then wirelessly synch your contacts across the Mobyko... read more
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If you need to make sure that a phone call you're making is completely untraceable, you'll want to invest in an application that provides various ways to disguise your identity. SpoofCard does just that. This web-based service provides several different option, each of which aids in fooling the receiving party into thinking that you're someone you're not. For instance, SpoofCard offers a voice-changing service, as well as its main service which displays a random 10-digit number on the receiving party's caller ID so that your call cannot be traced. To get SpoofCard working for you, enter in you... read more
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