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Drumbi, a social voice calling app, recently launched publicly, aswe covered previously. There are a few people paying close attention to what they are doing. Especially Enterprise size companies who want to communicate with their customers in a way that will keep their customers happier, as well as save money being spent on inbound call centers. That’s exactly what Drumbi was built for. Right now, the consumeriOS only appis available (I am told they’re working on an Android version) and there’s quite a bit packed into this very simple app and idea....

Irvine, CA-based startupDrumbiis today launching its new iPhone and Android app that wants to revolutionize the phone call. With Drumbi you’re now able to specify the topic of a phone call, as well as the location from which you’re calling before you place it. You can also designate the urgency of your call, so that when the recipient answers they’re well aware of the context and other relevant information you would have had to explain anyway....

If you own a DSLR and an iPhone, you are more than likely to find this app interesting.DSLR.botis a brilliant iPhone app that lets you control your DSLR by turning your phone into a remote. DLSR.bot interfaces with the camera via its IR receiver. Hence, you need to plug an IR transmitter into the headphone jack of the iPhone. On the website, DSLR.bot lists a greattutorialfor a DIY IR Transmitter andthe iPhone Guruhas gone ahead and created a fantastic video for it....

10 startups will get up to $25k USD for for a period of 3 months come next September from SeedStartup, a Dubai based incubator that plans on graduating 40 startups from Dubai, burning $1 million over a 12 month period. Dubai is mostly known for it’s position in the region as a major trade and logistics hub. A description you won’t normally hear, is it being fertile startup environment for nurturing ideas & entrepreneurs....

Dubai authorities have alove-hate relationshipwith BlackBerry. From stoking the Dubairumour millto aprankBBM message which tied up the Dubai emergency number, 999, routing 14,000 calls in the space of five hours, a 120 per cent increase in volume. This time around, the Dubai Police are using the BlackBerry Messenger Service to their advantage. In anannouncement, made on Twitter no less, they shared the Dubai Police’s very own pin number, which would be sharing what they called Awareness Campaigns....