Posts Tagged ‘iPhone-App’

popula GmbH has developed an app which makes it possible to discover over a million events in Germany. Users not only have the ability to view current events in the vicinity using the local search option, but can also use practical features like linking up with Facebook to use the news feed or calendar feature.
openeventnetwork.de delivers the data to popula, in a partnership which began in September of last year. Hosts can upload their information for free, which in turn will be displayed on other portals like the online-offering of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeigers, the Hamburger Morgenpost or the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung, as well as on popula.de. Users will also find events from popula’s ticket and content partners. Read the rest of this entry »

As the first German rating community, the Das Örtliche partner golocal has launched an iPhone app with augmented reality. With the new feature, users can not only see their surroundings in real time using their camera, but also receive information about locations on-site through the live symbol masking.
Those who download the free app in the app store and then register can directly jump into the service: after clicking on the “Radar” symbol, or going into the “Alles in der Nähe (Eng. Everything Close-by)” rubric within “Radar”, little signs pop up around the current view which display the current contact point of the user. With a touch of a finger, handy information like the name of the location, address, distance, as well as ratings from community members can be displayed. With this, users have the ability to know where the next café, restaurant, hotel, theater, museum, or movie theater is. Augmented reality is made possible through the iPhone camera, compass, and GPS. In addition, users can use all the functions of the PC version, like checking-in, uploading pictures, and the reading and writing of ratings.

The mobile local search Poynt is now available in Germany as app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application will be complimented by the local search engine suchen.de, which is already a cooperative partner for the Poynt apps for Android and BlackBerry.

Those that download this free app in the iTunes App Store won’t have any problems on-the-go. Poynt can help users find the next café, hotel, or shopping center without any major difficulties. The app can also display information about public offices and tourist sights. For all of the results, information is displayed including contact information, websites, or for movie theaters show times. Read the rest of this entry »

The deal portal Groupon will be launching soon in India, Israel, and South Afrika. The company acquired the leading online coupon portals in the countries: SoSasta, Grouper, and Twangoo. Groupon announced the launch, each under its own brand, to be within the next few months. There is also speculation about a Chinese expansion and a step into the stock exchange. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s pretty apparent that Google wants to boost its own rating portal: with the new iPhone app Google Places, the company’s rating service Hotpot is automatically integrated. Only a day before, the search engine giant set up its map service Google Maps to be integrated with Hotpot for its desktop users.
Those that download the app from the app store for the iPhone will be able to locate restaurants, cafés, hotels, tourist attractions, and other locations within the vicinity. And since we all trust our friends better than some random person online, the ratings and recommendations of Google’s rating community Hotpot are all features with the results. The only requirement to use this function is to be registered. For those that regularly discover new places to be, reviews can be posted on-the-go using their mobile. The app has been available in English for quite some time, but according to the Google-Blog, other languages will be available soon, as well as some new features. Read the rest of this entry »

Order a taxi without making a single call – that’s what the new iPhone-App taxi-caller, from the Hamburg-based Talex Mobile Solutions, promises. Just a press of a button will do. The software localizes the user via GPS and informs the taxi center. Read the rest of this entry »

Using social media outlets as a way to draw in customers has pretty much become mandatory for even directories worldwide. Directories, local search engines, rating portals – they’ve all got the social media fever. An interesting example is the Herold in Austria, who introduced the Facebook application “Locations ilike”. Users don’t only have the capability to search, find, and save favorite locations, but can also rate them and share them with friends. Read the rest of this entry »

Even some German local search providers have caught on to the Soccer World Cup bandwagon. Definitely a perk to soccer fans who are looking for World Cup related services throughout the games. Gelbe Seiten has developed an iPhone App for the German market that every soccer fan can be excited about. Eleven clickable players reference sport bars, public viewings, and suppliers for every successful soccer fest, such as the next beer or fast food joint.
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The magazine iPhoneWelt thinks the iPhone-App Das Telefonbuch is really good. Version 3.0 got an A-rating from the Frankfurter TVG-Verlag. Read the rest of this entry »

meinestadt.de has updated its free iPhone-App to 3.0. This means not only a new design, but new features. Individualization is the key. Read the rest of this entry »