Nokia’s Pulse App Coming to iOS and Android

Nokia seems to be making a push in the software front these days. Case in point is Nokia’s Pulse app, a social check-in app that the phone maker is porting over to iOS and Android.

What is Pulse? Basically, it’s like an uber simple Foursquare, where you can check into venues privately and easily. It’s been available on Nokia devices, namely those with the Symbian, Windows Phone and Meego OSes.  And in case you’re working on a computer, there’s also a browser friendly version for the desktop and a mobile web version if you’re stuck with a non-Nokia gadget.

Of course, since it will be introduced into iOS and Android, they might get into a bit of a scuffle with the other, already-established app of the same name. They don’t do the same thing since the latter is a news reader but it might still cause some confusion.

Also, doesn’t Foursquare also do private check-ins already? And don’t they also allow photos with geotagging? Well, Nokia might be banking on the way you do actual check ins. These are only shared with your inner circle plus it’s as easy as two taps to get into a place. We’ll just have to wait and see for the actual app’s release.

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Skype For Android Update Released

Skype has released a new version of Skype for Android, the latest version is Skype 2.7.0.907 for Android and it comes with a range of new features and add in video calling support for the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G.

Other new features include improved call quality, plus a range of bug fixes, plus a slightly refreshed in call interface, full details below.

The main efforts on this release have gone to improving the calling experience and enabling video calling for the Samsung Epic 4G Touch.

Upgrade to the latest version of Skype for Android from the Android Market and share your feedback on how we can improve further via the Skype Support Network.

You can find out more information on what is new in the latest version of Skype for Android over at the Skype blog, and the app is available to download from the Android Market.

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Android Google Maps Update Brings Improved Battery Performance And More

Today Google has rolled out a new update to its Android Google Maps application, which brings with it a number of new features including much needed improved battery performance for Latitude and Location History users.

The Android Google Maps application combines Google Maps with Navigation (Beta), Places, and Latitude and is available to download from the Android Market for free.

The Navigation features provides free, voice-guided GPS navigation system, and the Places feature enables you to find, rate, and receive recommendations for places which you might consider visiting. Finally Latitude enables you to see your friends location on the map and check in at places.

You can finds out more about Google Maps for mobile devices over on the Google website here, together with informative videos showing you how each features works.

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Google Drive Screenshot Leaked?

It looks like Google could be getting closer to the release of their new cloud service, Google Drive, as some screenshots of the service have been leaked including one of a Google Drive logo which we have not seen before.

The images were sent into GeekWire by one of their readers, who found the service enabled in his Google account, which you can see in the photos below.

Google Drive is reported to be offered as a free service, and users will apparently get a certain amount of storage for free, and then will be able to add in additional storage for a fee.

Google Drive is expected to be integrated with a number of Google services like Gmail, Google Docs and more, and Google are obviously looking to take on Apple’s iCloud and independent services like Dropbox.

As yet we still don’t have any details on when Google Drive will launch, although we suspect that the service is getting closer to release, so we could see it quite soon.

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