TouchTunes Interactive Networksis leading the way in a new generation of jukebox entertainment by allowing listeners to play tunes from their mobile devices. TouchTunes has installed over 45,000 interactive jukeboxes in bars, restaurants and retail locations across North America. And, if you’re visiting one of the locations that carries its jukeboxes, you can use the iPhone to play tunes throughout the bar without actually touching the unit. The TouchTunes music collection is impressive and currently offers over three million licensed tracks available to play....

Picking the wrong name for your baby can lead to a lifetime of pain for both parent and child alike. I should know, I was once called Shirley (I’m kidding). iPhone appKick to Pickcomes to the rescue by offering a way for your unborn baby to pick its own name.You place your iPhone on your baby bump and using the built-in accelerometer, the app detects movement and scrolls through a list of thousands of potential names....

Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, but might it also make us healthier? Startups in Silicon Valley seem to be in two camps: The preventative apps that measure your caloric intake or apps that help you exercise like the soon to launchHeatbeatorGym Fu; Then there’s the health care focused ones likeiHealththat measures your blood pressure andInstant Heart Ratethat measures your heart rate using the iPhone’s camera. There’s even a new seed accelerator for health startups calledRock Health....

In 2010,China Unicomattracted more than 140 million 3G subscribers special thanks to the huge popularity of the iPhone 4 in China. The companyrecently saidthat the number of 3G users increased by 1.28 million in December to reach 140.6 million subscribers by the end of 2010. It exceeded its annual target of 100 million by 40% in part, due to the company being the only provider in China to offer the iPhone 4 with a contract....

The Canadian e-book companyKobo, released an iPad app back in December that brought a social layer to its e-book app by allowing users to “check-in” to books with the added benefit of sharing favourite passages with Facebook. However, the social feature (Reading Life) was only available on the iPad until now. Starting today,book lovers can now use the Reading Life feature on the iPhone and iPod Touch to share books, notes, passages (with Facebook) and track personal reading stats and milestones....