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StubHub app updated, gets mobile ticketing

William — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:27:18 +0000

The free StubHub app for iPhone and Android was updated this week to include the ability to download tickets directly to your device. This feature, known as mobile ticketing, takes StubHub from just a service for buying and selling tickets and transforms it into a tool you can show at the gate instead of a paper ticket. With the update, you can find tickets for sporting... Read more »

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Amazon Student app for iOS lets you sell buy, sell used textbooks and more

Brad Linder — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:43:08 +0000

Amazon has released a new mobile app for iOS aimed at students. You can use Amazon Student to buy items from your phone or scan barcodes to check prices so that you can decide whether to buy that textbook or video game in the store or if it would be cheaper to order it from Amazon. But the company's existing Amazon app for iOS does... Read more »

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Apple’s Store app for iPhone gets more configuration option, major enhancements

William — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:17:17 +0000

Apple has released a new version of the mobile . The app still lets you browse for Apple products and make purchases from your mobile device, but there are new features including the ability to customize your orders and a new in-store mode. The in-store mode will let you get help and support quickly when you’re at an Apple Retail Store. For example, you can... Read more »

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Google updates Google Search, Shopper apps for iOS

Brad Linder — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:00:42 +0000

Google has rolled out updates for two of its iOS apps today: and . The Google Search app snow includes larger fonts, tappable search results, and an option to disable voice search via gestures. But the biggest change is that Google says the app should be up to 20% more responsive. Apparently the company had received complaints that the last update made the app much... Read more »

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Groupon for iOS goes international

Brad Linder — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:35:33 +0000

Groupon is a daily deals site that offers local bargains in hundreds of cities in 44 countries. But while you could sign up for the Groupon daily email or visit the web site in any of those locations, up until recently the company's iOS app only worked in the US. Now Groupon is available in all 44 countries where the company offers deals. For more... Read more »

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Bizzy for iPhone lets you “check out” instead of in

Brad Linder — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:24:59 +0000

Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, and plenty of other services let you "check in" to locations using your phone. Want to let your friends know where you're having lunch of coffee in case they want to join you? Just check in. As an added bonus, many businesses will offer coupons to customers who check in regularly. Bizzy is a service that also lets you hit a button... Read more »

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Bing brings local deals to iOS, Android search pages

Brad Linder — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:20:44 +0000

Microsoft has launched a new deals feature, which offers more than 200,000 offers from businesses in 13,000 cities throughout the US. The service is available from the Bing.com web site or from the mobile site (m.bing.com). The bargains come from The Dealmap, which gathers its data from Groupon, LivingSocial, Restaurant.com and other services. If you're wondering why you should use Bing instead of the Dealmap... Read more »

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capturengo: Scan receipts with your phone, organize expense reports on the web

Brad Linder — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:23:53 +0000

If you travel a lot for business, you know what a headache it can be to save and file all of your receipts and then enter all the data onto expense reports. A new smartphone app called capturengo is designed to make the process a lot simpler. Here's how it works. You pull out your BlackBerry or iPhone, snap a photo of your receipt and... Read more »

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Google Shopper now available for iOS

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:53:20 +0000

Google Shopper is a mobile app that's been available for Android phones for a while, making it easy to scan an item at the store and see if you can order it cheaper online. Now Google Shopper is also available for the iPhone and iPod touch. You can use Google Shopper with your device's camera to scan a barcode or cover art for books, CDs,... Read more »

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MasterCard launches ATM Hunter for Android, forgets Android isn’t iOS

Brad Linder — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:49:31 +0000

MasterCard's ATM Hunter app is a pretty nifty tool that lets you find the closest cash machine based on your location. You can click on any listing for detailed information about the ATM in question including its distance, position on a map, and feature (although there's no key or legend letting you know what those features are). The app showed up in the Android Market... Read more »

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Starbucks begins accepting payments from iPhone, iPod and BlackBerry

Brad Linder — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:49:24 +0000

In Japan you've been able to pay for goods with your cellphone for a while. But starting today you can do the same thing int he US... at least at Starbucks. Since last time I checked, Starbucks covers roughly 57 percent* of the square footage of most metropolitan areas, that's a pretty good start. Here's how it works. You install the free Starbucks Card Mobile... Read more »

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Foursquare adds support for photos, comments

Brad Linder — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:00:20 +0000

Mobile check-in service Foursquare has added two new features to its iPhone app: photos and comments. The company says these are two of the most frequently requested features, and here's how they'll work: When you check-in to a location, your friends can comment, letting you know they're nearby, the burgers suck at the place where you're getting lunch, or whatever. You can also take a... Read more »

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Gowalla 3 adds support for Facebook, Foursquare check-ins

Brad Linder — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:31:47 +0000

Check-ins are the new microblogs. While services like Twitter and Facebook let you share your latest thoughts with your friends in a few short characters, apps like Foursquare and Gowalla have made a name for themselves by letting you "check in" to a physical location with your phone. You can stop by your favorite bar, restaurant, clothing store, library or any other location and let... Read more »

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Yelp adds support for check-in offers

Brad Linder — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:22:01 +0000

Restaurant and business rating/locating service Yelp rolled out the ability for mobile users to "check in" to locations recently. Now there's a good reason to actually do that: Yelp has added support for check-in offers. This lets businesses offer discounts, coupons, and other promotions to visitors who check in at their shops. An updated version of the Yelp app for Android hit the Market yesterday... Read more »

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Two mobile apps to help you find Black Friday deals

Brad Linder — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:23:42 +0000

Planning on doing some bargain hunting tomorrow? Here are two mobile apps that can help. Each is available for both Google Android and iOS. Dealnews Black Friday App This app comes from the folks at Dealnews, a bargain-hunting site which also happens to power many of the daily deals on computers and electronics that I post at Liliputing. When you first fire up the app... Read more »

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Amazon launches Price Check app for iOS

Brad Linder — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:28:00 +0000

Amazon has launched a new iOS app that you can use to do a little comparison shopping from the aisle of the local store. Not sure if Target, Best Buy, or your local grocery store has the best price on that thing you're looking at? Just snap a photo, scan a barcode, or speak the name of the product into your iPhone and Amazon Price... Read more »

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Google’s Boutiques comes to iPad: Hello, virtual window shopping

merlyn — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:01:50 +0000

Take a look in the “New and Noteworthy” section of Apple’s App Store this week and you’ll notice a new, free shopping app called Boutiques. What makes a shopping app noteworthy? Simple, Google made it. Boutiques, a website that doesn’t look like any other standard Google property, is a high-fashion store where you can shop virtual boutiques based on the styles of celebrities, designers, amongst... Read more »

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Amazon iPhone app now includes a barcode scanner

Brad Linder — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:22:04 +0000

Amazon has released an updated version of its iPhone app which lets you search for items by scanning their barcodes with your phone's camera. That means you can walk through a store, pick up an item, scan the barcode and find out if it's cheaper to order it from Amazon, or read customer reviews all in a matter of seconds. The Google Android version of... Read more »

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Google Goggles comes to the iPhone

Brad Linder — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:39:54 +0000

Google Goggles visual search has been available for Android phones since December. Now Google is launching a version of Goggles for iOS. It's part of the latest Google Mobile App for iPhone. The app is available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 running iOS 4. iPod touch users need not apply. You should be able to use Goggles as a visual search tool, which... Read more »

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Goby helps you find stuff to do in your neighborhood

Brad Linder — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:36 +0000

Trying to find something to do this weekend? How about tonight? Goby can help. The app offers up information about all sorts of activities from dining to attending live music concerts to visiting museums or hiking trails. And thanks to the magic of geolocation, Goby will automatically find stuff near you -- wherever you are. Goby covers every city, town, and region in the US,... Read more »

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eBay launches Android, iPad apps internationally

Brad Linder — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:30:31 +0000

A few months ago eBay launched an Android app for tracking auctions, making bids, and doing most of the things you'd expect to do with a mobile eBay application. The only problem is that it was limited to US residents. This week eBay took its Android app international, making it available in Australia, Canada, and the UK. All available versions of the app support making... Read more »

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Apple Store app now available in the App Store (no, really)

Brad Linder — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:12:59 +0000

Apple has launched an official app that lets you buy Apple stuff from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. And when I say Apple stuff, I mean physical stuff, like an iPhone, iPod, iPad, Mac, or accessories. Basically, it's the Apple web store in mobile app form. It's kind of shocking that this app didn't come out two years ago. The mobile app lets you... Read more »

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Layar updates its Reality Browser, makes finding real-world stuff easier

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:55:41 +0000

Layar's Reality Browser is an augmented reality app for Android and iPhone that lets you find real-world stuff by looking through you're phone's camera. Basically, you point your phone in a direction and choose the layer you want to use, and Reality Browser will show you icons for nearby restaurants, Twitter users, or just about anything else that can be plotted geographically. Today Layar is... Read more »

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PayPal launches support for in-app payments on Google Android

Brad Linder — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:46:06 +0000

PayPal has introduced a new Mobile Payments Library for Google Android, which developers can incorporate into their apps. In other words, say you're using an eBook reader or music player on Android and it offers the ability to search or browse for new books or music. If the developer used the API, you'll be able to check out using PayPal. The solution isn't quite as... Read more »

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iRecycle for the iPhone helps you recycle batteries, light bulbs, computers

Brad Linder — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:20:03 +0000

Most major cities in the US have curbside recycling programs, making it easy to recycle some paper, glass, plastic, and metal. But what about items that you can't just chuck out with the weekly trash, like mercury thermometers, batteries, cellphones, or other potentially hazardous materials? There are a number of places you can take those items to recycle them -- if you know where they... Read more »

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iPhone apps scan food ingredients to identify allergens, dietary restrictions

Brad Linder — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:04:48 +0000

While some folks would advise against buying any packaged food products with more than 5 ingredients, odds are you've picked up a box of something yummy only to get it home and realize it has peanuts, fish, or some other item that you either shouldn't or can't eat hidden away in a long list of ingredients. The best way to avoid this problem is probably... Read more »

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Yahoo launches two new search apps for the iPhone

Brad Linder — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:07:14 +0000

Yahoo launched two new search apps for the iPhone and iPod touch today. Interestingly, they both rely on Google Maps to some degree, rather than Yahoo Maps. But that's OK, because in one way or another, each search app is kind of awesome. The first is the new Yahoo Sketch-a-Search app, which lets you find restaurants in any given area by drawing an outline on... Read more »

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Google Shopping for mobile makes it easier to find in-stock items near you

Brad Linder — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:31:11 +0000

Google has rolled out a new feature for its mobile shipping site: Now you can tell if the items you're looking for are in stock at partnering stores near your location. The feature only works in the US. But if you're in the States and you happen to have a iPhone, Android, or WebOS phone, here's how it works. Just fire up your mobile browser... Read more »

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