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Foursquare

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Foursquare 3.0 for Android and iPhone Coming Tonight | WebProNews - Breaking News, Business News, Technology News | WebProNews

Foursquare announced that Foursquare 3.0 – the latest version of its app (for Android and iPhone) will be available tonight. One very significant new feature of this is a discovery tool called “Explore”. “The idea is pretty simple: tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll help you find something nearby,” explains CEO Dennis Crowley. “The suggestions are based on a little bit of everything – the places you’ve been, the places your friends have visited, your loyalty to your favorite places, the categories and types of places you gravitate towards, what’s popular with other users, the day of the week, places with great tips, the time of day, and so on. We’ll even tell you why we think you should visit a certain place (e.g. popular with friends, similar to your favorite spots). You’ll find it’s helpful for general things like ‘food’, ‘coffee’, ‘nightlife’ (we built in quick access to these searches) and you’ll be surprised by what you get when searching for really specific things, like ’80s music,’ ‘fireplaces,’ ‘pancakes,’ ‘bratwurst,’ and ‘romantic.’ The more random you get, the more interesting the results get (though be patient with this first release…sometimes we can’t find every random thing).” The app also incorporates some of this into the “Me” tab, with regards to recommendations. Crowley says this helps you find guidance from friends on categories they’ve explored the most. “You’ll see that we’ve replaced our old leaderboard (and its simple points system and Sunday night reset) with a sliding 7-day barometer of you and your friends,” Crowley says of another new feature. “Check-ins now trigger points for dozens of different types of actions – everything from discovering new places, trying new types of restaurants, visiting new cities, getting groups together, hanging out with old friends, and a few things you might Read More

NOOK for Android by B&N

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Barnes & Noble Launches Nook Android App | WebProNews - Breaking News, Business News, Technology News | WebProNews

Chris Crum | | Barnes & Noble has introduced Nook for Android. This comes in the form of a free app that lets users read eBooks with customizable font styles. The company says this is the first Android eReader app that lets users share eBooks with friends. The company also points out that this is the first eReader software to feature its new "NOOK-centric" branding. The app will soon be followed up with updated apps for the iPhone, iPad, and other devices. "NOOK for Android is customizable, fun and easy to use and we’re excited to deliver the most-requested version of our free eReading software to the growing number of mobile customers using Android-based devices," said Douglas Gottlieb, Vice President, Digital Products for Barnes & Noble.com. "Android customers can enjoy the great NOOK eReading experience on their mobile device, including access to our vast digital catalog and their personal B&N digital library at their finger tips. And, of course, Android users can now enjoy Barnes & Noble’s unique eBook lending feature to share their favorite eBooks with friends." "With NOOK for Android, and the other renamed software to follow, customers can also easily recognize and have confidence in Barnes & Noble’s NOOK brand to provide them with a fun and easy-to-use eReading experience on any device of their choosing," he says. The new Nook app is available for Android versions 1.6 and higher. It can be downloaded from the Android Market. Read More

Yahoo! Search for Android

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Yahoo Releases First Ever Android Apps | WebProNews - Breaking News, Business News, Technology News | WebProNews

Chris Crum | | | Yahoo has launched Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Messenger apps for Android. These are the first Android apps Yahoo has ever offered. "Yahoo! Mail and Messenger are available as separate streamlined apps, however they offer common features that will give you a better mobile communications experience that’s easy to use and immediately familiar," says Yahoo Mail Product Manager Lee Parry. "Both apps let you compose messages with rich text, express yourself through our many Yahoo! emoticons, access Yahoo! Address Book and phone contacts, as well as share photos that you’ve taken on your phone." "The Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger Android apps offer many of the core features that you find in their PC counterparts," adds Perry. "In the Yahoo! Mail Android app, you can search for important messages with our Full Search and Smart Folders features and organize messages into the same personal folders you use on the PC. In Messenger you can set your Yahoo! Messenger status message, view the status messages of your buddy list contacts and chat with your MSN/Windows Live Messenger friends." The apps can be downloaded from the Android Market on devices that support Android 2.0 and higher. Read More

IMDb Movies & TV

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IMDb Rolls Out Android App | WebProNews - Breaking News, Business News, Technology News | WebProNews

Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has launched an Android app and a new mobile and social feature called "IMDb Everywhere." IMDb’s Movies & TV App for Google Android devices features voice search, sharing and option menus. The Android app allows users to look up local movie show times, TV listings, watch trailers, buy movies and share. IMDb’s new "Like" and "Share" buttons allow users to indicate their favorite movies, TV shows, actors and publish their preferences on Facebook and Twitter. IMDb has added "Like" and "Share" buttons to all movie trailers, character pages and news stories on the site. IMDb has also launched a Twitter page @imdbbot that allows users to tweet a question about a celebrity name or movie and receive an answer. "We’re making a significant commitment to our ‘IMDb Everywhere’ initiative, expanding our footprint across the web and onto emerging technologies and platforms," said Col Needham, IMDb founder and CEO. "Our customers want to socially engage with IMDb’s comprehensive and authoritative entertainment content anywhere they are – from IMDb.com to their mobile phone to Facebook and Twitter." Read More

GameFly

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GameFly Brings GameCenter App to Android and Palm | WebProNews - Breaking News, Business News, Technology News | WebProNews

Chris Crum | | Gamefly, widely considered the Netflix of games, has just released its mobile GameCenter app for Android and Palm devices. "Originally issued last fall for the iPhone, GameCenter provides a portal into all things games-related, complete with news stories, video trailers, cheats, reviews, upcoming release dates and more," a GameFly representative tells WebProNews. "GameFly developed this version to meet the requests by subscribers and fans." The free app also provides access to game screenshots, publisher and developer info, recent user and game critic reviews, box art, and game controls. GameFly subscribers can use the app to manage their GameQ and member info. New features in the Palm app include Calendar Notification, which marks calendars for upcoming new releases, and Web O/S Games, which includes news, updates and price changes for Palm games. It’s available for Palm Pre and Pixi. The Android App requires Android OS 1.6 and above. GameFly is the largest video game rental subscription service in the U.S. Read More

Twitter

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Twitter Introduces Android App | WebProNews - Breaking News, Business News, Technology News | WebProNews

Twitter has released its first official application for Android 2.1 and Google will be open sourcing the code in the app soon.  Twitter for Android app features a share button in your favorite applications for sharing links and images via Twitter. The Twitter Blog provides more details. "Reading tweets is easy in a bunch of places on your phone. Quickly access your timeline with the home screen widget, view a tweet location on a map, and see your friend’s latest tweet in your phonebook, GoogleTalk list or any application that uses Android’s QuickContact bar." "We had a great time working with the Android team and are thrilled that Google will be open sourcing the code used in this app in the near future. We look forward to the amazing experiences developers will create using Twitter APIs in their upcoming Android apps."   Read More