Archive for the ‘Lokale Suche per Smartphone’ Category

Seit kurzem erst lassen sich über den standortbasierten Check-in-Dienst Foursquare via webbasiertem Feature „Explore“ personalisierte Empfehlungen für Bars, Museen oder sonstige Lokalitäten abrufen. Jetzt können User bei der Wahl eines Restaurants zusätzlich auf die Speisekarten von fast 250.000 Restaurants in US-Großstädten zurückgreifen. Die Daten stammen laut Unternehmensblog vom Start-up SinglePlatform.

Die Speisekarten stehen bislang für das standortbezogene Desktop-Feature Explore sowie auf foursquare.com sowie m.foursquare.com zur Verfügung, die Integration in die Apps soll bald folgen. Neben den Gerichten sieht der User bei vielen Restaurants auch die einzelnen Preise.

The directory Gelbe Seiten is clearly reacting to the growing demand for applications for smartphones and tablet computers: the company has released new apps for the iOS operating system, Android, as well as Bada. Read the rest of this entry »

Meinestadt.de has added a new rating feature to its mobile local-search application for the iPhone and Android. Users can immediately begin to see user ratings for stores, services, and restaurants, and add in their own two cents, all on-the-go. Read the rest of this entry »

Google has taken over the company Clever Sense, which developed the successful local recommendation app “Alfred”. The startup seems to be over-joyed about the current developments, as seen in a press statement. The team is excited to belong to Google. Through cooperation, the company is one step closer to helping the world around itself. Read the rest of this entry »

With the new 3.0 version of the mobile iPhone application from Das Örtliche, users can not only find business and private contacts in their vicinity or the place of their choice, but can also use a new navigation function to reach their destination.
According to the company, Das Örtliche’s app is the only directory search with a navigation system directly integrated into the app. Users don’t need to download any additional software to use the navigation, but can load it directly through the application, be it through an individual search result or direct on the main menu. As in the previous versions of the app, users can enjoy many additional features, from a vicinity search to the free-call function. Read the rest of this entry »

The free mobile local search application from the directory Gelbe Seiten is now available for all BlackBerry-smartphones that have the 7 OS operating system. According to Gelbe Seiten, the app makes the newest version of the BlackBerry OS to a pocket-sized, multi-media directory expert. Read the rest of this entry »

The free local search application “Places” from TomTom is now available for Android smartphone users, just three months after the launch of the iPhone app. Users can find stores, restaurants, and sights in their vicinity within eight countries. The app combines data from ten million POIs (Points of Interest) from local directories in the corresponding country, according to TomTom. In Germany, the company is working together with Gelbe Seiten. Read the rest of this entry »

The mobile application for the iPhone from Das Örtliche now boasts over one million downloads. What does this success mean? The app provides a dependable, mobile local-search, with which users can find service providers and retailers on-the-go and find the way there with a built-in route planner. Read the rest of this entry »

The latest version of the Google Maps app 6.0 for Android has an interesting new feature: indoor navigation. Until now, users could find their way outdoors thanks to a handy blue dot showing the user’s current location. Now, users can take advantage of this option indoors. Read the rest of this entry »

The US-Patent Office has promised Apple a patent for location-based information services that may effect other providers of location-based services. The industrial property law with the code RE42,927 and the title “System and method for obtaining an using location specific information” is broad enough to affect all mobile services using location-based material. Read the rest of this entry »