According to The New York Post, the broken meter data is obtained by Scout 311, a company responsible for finding traffic related equipment needing repairs in New York City. Scout311 has developed this iPhone app to utilize the phone’s GPS, which results in under 1,000 meters being broken.

As of Monday, NYC residents are voting for the best app in Manhattan. The NYC Broken Meters Application is just one of the many Manhattan based apps that have entered into this competition which features a grand prize of $5,000, according to the New York Post. 

This competition is intended to shed some light on iPhone Apps that help make Manhattan more attainable. Quit a few of the finalists are similar to NYC Broken Meters in the sense that they use city data to inform the people in the city about current events. IPhone Apps such as Hey Walkie, a dog park locator and Trees Near you, a map of a all trees in the city; are several among the many competing Apps.

The winner for the best New York City App will be recognized at an awards ceremony after the competition ends on January 7^th.

Download Boating Weather at the app store.

Adfonic is a brand new mobile advertising exchange/marketplace, designed to “enable advertisers and agencies to bid for advertising on mobile sites and applications.” It’s a self-service platform which prides itself with sophisticated mobile campaign management tools, offering “the most advanced targeting capabilities in the market”, detailed web-based real-time reporting and analytics, and an intuitive user experience.

It seems obvious that bids are high on the mobile advertising market. I haven’t had a chance to try out Adfonic, but it certainly sounds promising. As a matter of fact, the company’s CEO Victor Malachard believes that mobile has the potential to be the most powerful channel in the marketing mix, adding that Adfonic’s goal is to “turn that potential into reality.”

And that’s about all I can say about Adfonic. You can get additional details from their website. While there, you are also free to sign-up either as advertiser or publisher…

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Virgin Mobile is in the midst of talks with various potential partners such as cable operator Numericable, and has yet to decide whether it will bid for the French 3G mobile phone license.

Last month, the head of French telecoms regulator ARCEP said he expected the fourth 3G mobile phone license to be awarded in January of next year and at least two candidates would probably be in the running. The suggested price tag is set at 240 million euros, up from the 206 million announced by the government in February.

Virgin Mobile’s Philippe Maugest thinks the price is “relevant and fair,” and said they [Virgin Mobile] will take a decision on whether to bid for the license “once the tender is launched.”

Aside from Virgin Mobile, France’s number 2 broadband operator, Iliad, is also expected to compete for the license.

France’s current trio of operators include Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom, all which paid 619 million euros in 2001 and 2002 for their 3G frequencies.

[Via: Reuters]

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Oxygen Software is eager to keep its software up to date, like all the time. That said we got an email from them informing us that Oxygen Phone Manager II for Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Vertu phones, and Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian OS smartphones have been updated.

Most notably, the updated software packs support for new devices as well as some small internal improvements.

Oxygen Phone Manager II for Nokia and Vertu phones v2.18.4 adds support for the following devices:

• Nokia 2730 classic
• Nokia 2720 fold
• Nokia 5330 XpressMusic
• Nokia 6260 slide
• Nokia 7020
• Nokia 7510 Supernova

As for the Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian OS smartphones v2.18.11, it now supports the sexy-lookin’ Nokia E72 and Nokia 6730 classic, while support for the Nokia E52, Nokia N97 and Nokia 5730 XpressMusic has been improved.

All registered customers can download the new versions from their personal pages, using the link provided in registration confirmation message.

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