There are over 500,000 applications for the iPhone and iPad, 300,000+ on Android and thousands more on other platforms. The average user has 65 apps installed on their phone . Many of us have more. Entire businesses have been built to solve the problem of “app discovery” – that is, a way to supplement the limited app search mechanisms built into the vendors’ own application stores. This is primarily to benefit mobile app developers, who can’t get their apps found. The end results of these products are pitched to consumers as tools to “find new, cool apps,” “find apps your friends like,” or “find the best apps that do X.” While these efforts are appreciated by app developers and end users alike, they don’t solve what is increasingly becoming a real problem: finding the apps you already have installed on your phone. Before sourcing factual data from mobile analytics firm Flurry as to the average number Read More

There are over 500,000 applications for the iPhone and iPad, 300,000+ on Android and thousands more on other platforms. The average user has 65 apps installed on their phone . Many of us have more. Entire businesses have been built to solve the problem of “app discovery” – that is, a way to supplement the limited app search mechanisms built into the vendors’ own application stores. This is primarily to benefit mobile app developers, who can’t get their apps found. The end results of these products are pitched to consumers as tools to “find new, cool apps,” “find apps your friends like,” or “find the best apps that do X.” While these efforts are appreciated by app developers and end users alike, they don’t solve what is increasingly becoming a real problem: finding the apps you already have installed on your phone. Before sourcing factual data from mobile analytics firm Flurry as to the average number Read More

Groupon South Africa announced the launch of its official application for iPhone and Android smartphones and iPod touch yesterday, 1 November 2011. It joins a growing number of the company's markets worldwide that offer mobile app capabilities via mobile devices, including North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Germany, the UK and others. The mobile app group buying service has proved extremely successful in the European market. The smartphone market in South Africa has more than doubled in number in the last year, with the number of devices in the market now around 6.5 million, according to data from various South African cellphone networks. "South Africa really is a mobile-tech environment; we have limited access to internet compared to other countries, so most people access the internet through their phones. Groupon international now features Blackberry, iPhone and Android apps and, as these options become available in South Africa, it will start to have Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Sep 3, 2011 | Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! Anyone living on the East Coast last weekend either heard about or had to directly contend with Hurricane Irene as the storm tore a path northward, bringing huge amounts of rain and heavy wind. While not as damaging as predictions had indicated for many, the storm left a swath of destruction in its wake. Our basement flooded in February of this year, due to our sump pump failing. Some of you may even remember me Read More

A smartphone is a powerful tool you should use on every trip, if nothing to save some cash along the way. In addition to the must-have navigation apps and local guides from the likes of Lonely Planet, there are other applications that could help you save money while travelling. Here are the apps we suggest you to try out on your next trip: Groupon You’ve probably heard about Groupon and may have also used it. The daily deals service is getting more and more users every day, despite facing a tough competition from the likes of Facebook and Google, with Nokia and Microsoft planning to join the race, too. Their mobile application is available for multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and they also have a mobile website for users of other mobile devices. To take advantage of Groupon, simply sign-up for the local version of the service (your travel destination) Read More

A smartphone is a great companion for every trip. There are a number of apps that can make your travel easier, whether it’s about finding a place to stay, monuments and historical sights to see, or learning more about the city/place you’re visiting… there’s (usually) an app for that. Here are some apps I’ve found useful in my travels. Please note that I’m linking to iOS apps and that not all of them are available on other platforms. The point is to get the idea which apps to use for what purpose, to better plan and ultimately enjoy your trip. Let’s start with the flight search… Flight search Pretty much every major airline now has its iPhone app. Moreover, some companies support Android and BlackBerry whereas some others are experimenting with newer platforms like Windows Phone 7. If you live near a major airport, you should grab the app of the Read More

Posted 03/16/2011 at 9:43am | by J Keirn-Swanson There's a reason Google made a multibillion dollar pitch for Groupon. There's gold in them thar deals, and ever hungry for another advertising/data collating moneymaker, the gang out at Mountain View saw the dollar signs and the projected growth. They made their pitch -- tons of smaller companies dream of being bought up by one of the big boys -- and Groupon batted it away. Wise or no? Yeah, yeah, that's all fine and good, but what you wanted was half off a footlong with everything, not a lecture on Google economics. Well, okay, then: two social couponing sites walk into the ring and only one can walk out.   The above mentioned Groupon, currently associated with some questionable Super Bowl advertising, is king of the block. Their name is synonymous to many with mobile deals. And that in itself translates into power. Read More

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Posted 12/30/2010 at 9:37am | by Michael Simon I've always been pretty stubborn when it comes to resolutions, and something tells me I’m not going to find an app to convince me to start bettering myself on the day I’m most likely to be overweight, depressed, broke and/or hungover. So, instead of working on myself, I’ve resolved to use my iPhone to help my friends change. I’ve even made a checklist (2010 Resolutions List, $0.99). I call them resoyoutions. Surgeon general warnings aside, cigarettes still have a certain cachet, and I have no problem with my style-impaired friends lighting up. I do, however, have a problem with e-cigarettes. There’s no possible way to look cool while holding a ceramic stick with a painted filter that emits wisps of diethylene glycol “smoke” every few seconds.  Apps such as Smoking Tracker ($0.99) and Quitter (free) are designed to keep quitters on the right Read More

Posted 12/21/2010 at 9:23pm | by Mac|Life Staff It's our last audio podcast. Flo, Nic, and Robbie bid you a fond farewell with a sweet iPhone 4 deal from Sam's Club and the end of the OS X downloads page on Apple.com.  We answer your Twitter and Facebook questions and we got the Battlestar Applaptica picks you're yearning for.  This week's Battlestar Applactica picks: Thanks again to everyone that's listened to the podcast over the years and as a special treat, Flo will serenade you at the end of the podcast.  The embedded audio player requires a newer version of Flash, please upgrade to the latest Flash Player. Read More

Posted 12/14/2010 at 4:43pm | by Mac|Life Staff Robbie, Ray and Flo record the second-to-last podcast and discuss the inevitability of a dual-band iPhone at Verizon. Plus, we answered your Twitter questions, and stay tuned to the end for outtakes. And don't forget, it's your last week to call us in and leave us a message! Call us and say goodbye! Visit our Facebook page or just leave a message on the Mac|Live question/comment line: (877) 404-1337, extension 622. Please limit the length of your messages to 1 minute max. This week's Battlestar Applactica picks:Groupon - Free To subscribe to the Mac|Live podcast series through an RSS feed, click here; if you want to subscribe through the iTunes Store, click here. The embedded audio player requires a newer version of Flash, please upgrade to the latest Flash Player. Read More

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Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Alex Ahlund, the former CEO and founder of AppVee and AndroidApps, which were acquired by mobile application directory Appolicious. About this time last year, he gave us his picks of the best iPhone apps of 2009 up until then, so we thought we’d make it an annual tradition. I’ve been involved in the iPhone app industry since it first began in 2008 and I have to say that it has come a long way. I’ve seen it grow from a meager launch of 500 applications in the App Store to currently over 225,000. In only two years, the industry has matured at hyperspeed. It spawned an entire ecosystem to support it from a multitude of news and editorial resources to developer engines, promotional services and ancillary niches. With over five billion app downloads and a billion dollars at stake, it’s no surprise that Read More

by Deal-a-day startup Groupon has just released its Android app. The application is a brand new offering that complements the website and allows users to score deals and view their purchased Groupons from their Andriod mobile phones. The Groupon Android app is now available in the Android Market. The app introduces the Groupon experience to an ever-expanding user base who, according to the company, have been anxious to get their hands on it. The application is fairly straightforward and mimics the experience on the iPhone [iTunes link]. Upon launch, users will immediately see the current deal of the day with a timer that counts down the time left to buy. Users can also navigate to the My Groupons portion of the app to view the deals they have already purchased and filter by expiring, recent and nearby. The application is also a handy paper-saver. Users can redeem their Groupons right from Read More

By Chad Garrett, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Groupon for iPhone is an App Store front end for the free Groupon service that acts like a buying group in your city. You can get a wide selection of things at a discount from massages to baseball tickets. You can go to the website to view what the daily deal is, or just launch the iPhone app. The app allows you to select a city, place an order, view your Groupons, expirations and more. This is how it works. Groupon coordinates deals with vendors in your area. When a certain number of people “buy” the Groupon, the deal is on and everyone is charged. If the limit for the deal is not met, no one gets charged. The Groupon app is divided into three sections: Today’s Deal, My Groupons and Settings. Today’s Deal shows you all of the information about the daily Read More

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There’s nothing like landing yourself a great deal and with the soft economy we’re experiencing, saving money is more important than ever. Beginning today, fans of the money saving website Groupon can now take their penny pinching on the go with a brand new companion app for the iPhone. For those of you unfamiliar, Groupon offers great daily deals of the day on various services from businesses around you. The site is able to offer these fantastic offers based on the assurance to the business that a minimum number of customers will participate in the deal. The special is offered all day long and if the minimum number of customers buy it, your purchase of the Groupon is honored. If not, the deal is canceled. Groupon calls it “collective buying power.” The service is currently in over 50 cities and growing. The Groupon app offers all of the website features for Read More

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