Posts tagged with 'review'
Next has just launched an iPhone app with a large range of stock to browse through, and full mobile commerce functionality.
I've been trying out the new Next app to see how user friendly it is...
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by Graham Charlton
23 February 2010 13:21pm
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Restaurant chain Wagamama has launched an iPhone app for ordering from its restaurants, the first app of its kind in the UK.
In the US, Burger King and Pizza Hut have both managed to drive incremental sales through ordering apps, so perhaps a Wagamama app could work. I've been trying it out...
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by Graham Charlton
23 February 2010 09:37am
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Major US retailer Best Buy is one company that has been taking mobile commerce seriously, and the mobile site was among the examples we used in our recent Mobile E-commerce Best Practice Guide.
Best Buy also has a recently updated iPhone app, so I've been trying this out, and seeing how it compares to the mobile site...
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by Graham Charlton
15 February 2010 15:01pm
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Findaproperty.com released an iPhone app this week, bringing the property search engine to mobile users.
Rival Rightmove released an impressive app last year, so I've been comparing to the new Findaproperty app.
I've also been asking Findaproperty.com Product Manager Chris Boorman about the development of the new iPhone app...
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by Graham Charlton
12 February 2010 08:59am
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House of Fraser launched an iPhone app last week, which allows customers to search for gifts on their mobiles.
The GiftFinder app also allows users to buy direct from the app, I've been seeing how well this works...
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by Graham Charlton
17 December 2009 10:01am
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Having introduced a new mobile website earlier this year, The Guardian's iPhone app was released today.
The app, developed by 2ergo, is £2.39 to download, offers some useful features, such as offline browsing, and a customisable homepage. I've been trying it out this morning...
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by Graham Charlton
14 December 2009 13:44pm
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Though there are now plenty of third party apps for this, Twitter has just launched a new mobile version of its website, optimised for iPhone, Android and N60.
I did try to use the old version of the mobile Twitter site before switching to Tweetie and Tweetdeck, and it wasn't the best user experience, and it was difficult to keep a track of mentions and direct messages.
According to the Twitter blog, plenty of people are still accessing Twitter via mobile browsers. I've been trying it out...
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by Graham Charlton
04 December 2009 11:00am
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Toy retailer Toys R Us has just released a new mobile website, as well as apps for both Blackberry and iPhones.
The new app is targeted for the US market at the moment, though UK users can download it from the App Store. I've been trying the Toys R Us Big Book app out...
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by Graham Charlton
25 November 2009 11:13am
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Yell.com has just released a free iPhone app allowing users to search for local businesses in the UK.
There are already some pretty good apps available, such as Yelp and Qype Radar, that provide local listings, so I've been trying out the Yell.com app to see how it measures up...
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by Graham Charlton
06 October 2009 13:22pm
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Political magazine The Spectator has just launched an iPhone app with an interesting subscription model. Unlike recent apps released by other publishers such as FT.com and The Telegraph, The Spectator's version charges users 59p per week for access.
However, while the subscription model might be intriguing, and offers a glimpse of how publishers may make money from mobile apps, it fails to deliver on user experience...
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by Graham Charlton
30 September 2009 15:25pm
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