• Palringo Adds Multi-Client IM to Non-Jailbroken iPhones

    iPhone/iPod touch: Palringo, the multi-client instant messenger previously available for Windows Mobile, Symbian and BlackBerry, has launched for free in the iTunes App Store. While it’s multi-client interface is pretty slick—including a universal “You’ve got messages” in the lower-left corner and multiple screens you can slide through—there’s a few niggling issues. The major one is…


  • Twitter100 helps track Twitter followers

    A common complaint about Twitter (when it’s actually up) is that follower management and tracking can be tricky. While stopping short of being a full-blown client, Twitter100 makes it easier to get an overview of who’s watching your tweets and what they’re up to, by presenting the 100 most recent tweets from your followers. (Unlike…


  • Vodafone launches simplified roaming rates for travellers

    The ludicrous rates charged for using mobiles overseas have long been a subject of complaint amongst Aussie travellers: the best budget approach is to only use text messages and to minimise those, lest you cop a ridiculous bill at the end of your trip. Vodafone today launched new roaming plans under the Vodafone Traveller brand…