Artwhatsonis an Australian directory of art galleries and exhibitions with an accompanying location-based iPhone app. The site makes it easier for artists to market themselves in the niche and competitive world of gallery exhibitions. Members’ listings are shown on the website and newsletter, but also in the iPhone app’s Nearby listing when users are in the area. For artists, the pricing is pretty steep — it’s $50 per month, with discounts applying to longer terms ($250 per year if you sign up for 12 months), but membership offers a range of marketing benefits....

July saw many of the world’s major smartphone manufacturers post their second quarter financial results, documenting how they had faired in an increasingly competitive and consistently growing market. Apple and Samsung posted highly encouraging handset sales, grabbing first and second positions as the world’s top smartphone vendors in terms of sales. HTC posted another record quarter but Nokia didn’t have such a good time of it, with smartphone sales falling 32% year on year to place the company as the third biggest smartphone maker by volume, having previously enjoyed top position....

AS the dateline clicks over on Australia today, the 14th has arrived and with it comes eager users picking up their iPhone 4S pre-orders at Apple Stores across the country. And what invariably follows on launch day of a new iPhone? Carrier servers crumbling under the strain of thousands of iPhones being activated. This time around we got reports in from Australian buyer andGlassHouse Appsdesigner Graham Clarke that Telstra’s contract generation system got so much traffic that it took him over an hour to sign a contract on his new device while a line of eager buyers waited outside the store....

Google is leading the drive to put resources online and help people in Thailand find information in real-time as the country battles the effects of severe flooding. To date, 27 of the country’s 76 provinces have flooded causing 269 deaths and affecting more than 2 million people. With water levels rising in Bangkok suburbs andother areas in the city expected to experience issues, Thais are turning to the Internet and technology to stay informed of developments....

Well known among the Chicago technology scene, Meagan Lopez is exactly the sort of person that you can expect to be out, taking her own advice, and blazing her own trail. Outside of her work in technology, Meagan is also a creative type who had been sitting on a full-length novel for some time. When I learned that she intended on publishing it herself, I instantly decided that when she had completed the deed, I would quiz her on the experience....