“This American Life” iPhone App – GigaOM
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"The app includes a complete searchable library of the show, behind-the-scenes content, alerts and live show streams."
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"The app includes a complete searchable library of the show, behind-the-scenes content, alerts and live show streams."
"Today, the other key part of the equation has just gone live in the App Store, the PAYware Mobile app. This free application, when paired with the hardware, allows you to use your iPhone to easily accept credit card payments, just as Square does." [MG Seigler]
"And when I pointed out the apps to a Times spokeswoman on Tuesday, she asked around and later confirmed that the two apps “are not authorized and our legal department is looking into the matter.” But as of Thursday morning, the apps are still there, ranked #14 and #18 on Apple’s list of top paid news apps."
"..New location app Rally is different, though. There’s no way to add Rally friends from Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else, because as Rally sees it, those aren’t really your friends. The only way to find someone on Rally is to look for them.." [David Pierce on Venture Beat]
I might try Blipr because of this..
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"it supports push notifications natively, you’ll soon find that Blipr’s a much more enjoyable – and cheaper – way of communicating with your buddies than sending a text message that cannot include fart, animal, burp sounds or other short audio snippets. The tool also runs in the background, so once turned on you can do anything you want and still receive Blipr messages on your iPhone."
"A Bing PR email noted that key features of the app include a daily image from Bing.com; easy-to-access voice search; tips and tricks on the homepage; “Locate Me” functionality; and the ability to add pushpins, save locations and show multiple locations on a single map."
Mobcast is like a combination of Foursquare
and Google Latitude
But Mobcast does have its
Sounds like they have some work to do but at least they're getting feedback.
"So far, tweeters appending the hashtag #ikeaappideas have suggested GPS navigation store maps, in-app commerce, info on new food menus at stores and augmented reality to put furniture in users' homes."
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