Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

Android users can now enjoy the mobile Trover application to discover their current location or even the entire world with location-based photos. The start-up company Trover launched in July of this year with its iPhone app. Now the “mobile discovery network” has over 100 thousand users in 160 countries around the world, according to the site. With the new launch of the Android version, there is a lot of potential new customers. Read the rest of this entry »

Germany’s market leader for bonus collecting has just released a new version for its application for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The latest Payback-App, in cooperation with Das Örtliche, now offers users theme channels for local search.
Payback customers that download the latest version of the app in the Apple Store will find a new point in the menu: clicking on “Extras” can show users where the next ATMs are, where the next movie theater is, or when the next cultural event is. The data is delivered by Das Örtliche. Payback is trying to expand these kinds of local services, according to the app. This ambition is confirmed by DeTeMedien, the carrier for the online directory. Read the rest of this entry »

Das Telefonbuch did it about three weeks ago, now Gelben Seiten is following suit: with the new application, the iPhone or the iPad can become a navigation system – for free. Integration with the V-Navi-App from the cooperation partner Map and Route makes this possible, much like the app for Das Telefonbuch. Read the rest of this entry »

Just in time for the summer holidays, Das Telefonbuch has updated its mobile application for the iPhone and iPad in cooperation with Map and Route. Users can now use their smartphones as a navigation device within Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in addition to the route function. Read the rest of this entry »

Das Telefonbuch has optimized its app for the iPhone and iPad. With the release of the 3.0 version, new features have been added and now there are even more possibilities to customize the search function. The app is also approaching its one-millionth download.
For the occasion, Das Telefonbuch is raffling off an iPhone and iPad in a package. It’s possible to participate through Facebook. Users can try their luck by guessing when the millionth download will happen. The first person to have guessed correctly is the winner. For 24 others, Das Telefonbuch is raffling off iTunes gift cards. Read the rest of this entry »

Oh boy…it’s not really that much of a surprise, right? But the outrage is still quite prevalent. At a conference in the USA, IT specialists revealed that iPhones and iPads with UMTS interface save the locations of their users using mobile networks. What really gets the blood boiling is that this data is not encrypted and can be viewed by just about anyone with the help of some special software. Read the rest of this entry »

Okay, so the app has actually been around for quite awhile now. But not until last week did the company Searchteq publically present its location-based service suchen.mobi at the T-City-Tag in Friedrichshafen. The free smartphone app delivers local information on-the-go and helps get a quick orientation.Suchen.mobi is pretty much the mobile version of the local search engine suchen.de, which offers its search results on the app. No surprise there, seeing as how Searchteq also runs suchen.de. Suchen.mobi users get information such as addresses, detailed descriptions, user ratings, and business hours for service providers, companies, stores, and restaurants. Results are shown on an interactive map, which is provided by Microsoft’s search engine Bing. The user’s current location can either be located per GPS or be entered manually. A profile can also be created in order to save favorites. Read the rest of this entry »

The enchanting scents of cinnamon, cloves, roasted almonds and chestnuts are flowing from the Christmas markets in every town. Not only can you find them with the online directory dasoertliche.de, but you can also send your friends a virtual mulled wine. Read the rest of this entry »

Really good or really twisted? Another typical move for the USA, or will something like this soon be available in Germany? The person search engine BeenVerified has now launched a mobile application that warns users when they enter the proximity of registered sex offenders. The program works with augmented reality. Read the rest of this entry »

This would bet he perfect app for Donald Duck: when the old sardine can protests, owners of the iPhone 4 can be helped by „Kfz mobile. The free app shows the best mechanics in the area and offers a number of filter possibilities.
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