We’ve all been in a situation when we’re walking around in public with our eyes glued to our smartphones. We have to keep looking up whenever we do this because there’s always the risk of running into someone or something while our attention is diverted. That’s where a new app called Transparent Screen comes in. more »

Carbon, the app that once touted itself as being “the premium Twitter client for webOS phones” is going to be making the move over to Android. Of course, given the recent webOS open-sourcing news, this announcement from the folks behind the Carbon app comes with not much in terms of surprise. In fact, we are more »

Android’s current Facebook app has been outdated for a long time compared to the iOS app. To make matters worse, the application is broken in many ways. Notifications aren’t working and commenting on statuses is hit and miss. Basically, the mobile site is much better than the actual Android app. That’s all about to change soon as Facebook is ready to release a brand new Android app that brings it in line with the iOS app.

Amazon has created an easy way for kids to create wishlists for Santa, assuming you have an iPad or Kindle Fire. The app is called Amazon Santa, and it’s a visual way for kids to create lists for Santa. For the kids the app shows a selections of over 500,000 kid-friendly toys, games, movies, video more »

It looks like Microsoft has kicked off a new promotion, one that could score you $25 worth of free Windows Phone apps. The offer seems simple enough, buy and activate a new Windows Phone device before the end of 2011 and get a pre-paid $25 app card in return. Basically, pick the phone and/or carrier more »

At this point, traditional text messaging is going the way of the dinosaur. Companies such as RIM, Google, Apple and Samsung have all developed ways for their customers to send messages to each other without going through carriers. To a lesser extent, the latest generation of handheld consoles from Sony and Nintendo do the same thing. For example, Nintendo will release an update to the 3DS in December that will bring in a new application called Nintendo Letter Box.

There is a fake Netflix app for Android that is attempting to steal account information from individuals that believe it’s the real thing. Android.Fakeneflic is the name of the Trojan horse application that has been called out by Symantec. Symantec says the app hasn’t been widely distributed and is easy to contain. Still, it’s good to know that there’s something like this out there preying on unsuspecting Android users.

According to sources, Mashable is reporting the long-awaited official Facebook app for the Apple iPad will launch alongside the reveal of iPhone 5. Word is even the iPhone will get a revamped version of the popular application. Last week’s Facebook F8 event saw no iPad app shown at all, dashing the hopes of many. Separetely, more »

Facebook announced some big changes to its user interface and privacy settings Tuesday. A lot of Facebook’s alterations will make the social network seem more like Google+ due to the ability to choose who you want to direct posts to. Facebook is also allowing locations to be added to posts. As fate would have it, the inclusion of this has led Facebook to discontinue Places in its mobile applications.

Evernote is making it’s way into the screenshot sharing with the purchase of Skitch. Evernote made the announcement today at the Evernote Trunk Conference, and immediately made Skitch a free app. If you’re not familiar with it, Skitch is a popular Mac screenshot app. It’s the one that I use daily for sharing screenshots and more »