Here is something useful to spur up the promotional efforts of companies. Called the iScratcher app for the iPhone or the iPod Touch, this app takes the concept of the usual scratch-to-win contests we often see for marketing and promotional contests where customers can possibly win a prize if they are lucky enough to scratch [...]

In a move to help jack up the PhotoScatter.com app’s chances to make it to the Top 100 Apps List on iTunes. Ryan Wade, the founder of Unique Apps, has announced that he is giving away $1,000 in total prizes via YouTube to support his app to make it to Top 100 Apps list. There [...]

Is Nokia getting ready for anything big? They have just launched a contest called Calling All Innovators. Mobile application developers worldwide can start creating applications for Nokia and hope to win one of the first prizes. Developers can prepare apps for one of the three categories available. In Eco-Challenge you will have to create an [...]

Palm and MobiTV announced the Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival, creating a platform for filmmakers to showcase made-for-mobile movies. The event runs from September 18 through October 18 on the MobiTV service. If you are a Treo smartphone user, you get a one-month free trial of MobiTV. The finale will be hosted by Susie Essman [...]

Possibly the coolest iPhone app has made an appearance. Developed by Ken and Greg Aspeslagh for the Iron Coder Live competition at the C-4 Developer Conference, the iPhone Video Conferencing app takes advantage of your Wi-Fi network, iPhone camera and, surprise, surprise, a periscope-like mirror construction to beam the caller’s video onto the callee’s. Using [...]