You’ve procrastinated. Again. Do not fret. Go grab the 1-800-Flowers mobile app, order some nice flowers for your mom, and feel good about yourself again.
1800Flowers iOS App:
Add your thoughts May 10th, 2013
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that allows users to transfer funds to other individuals, and to a growing number of businesses, with no transfer costs. The value of a bitcoin is based on a mathematical algorithm, and that value as fluctuated quite a bit in recent weeks. Bitcoin has brought interest of venture capitalists, and people with money to hide, as it is almost anonymous since transactions cannot be traced to an individual.
First, here is a newbie description of Bitcoin directly from their website:
As a new user, you only need to choose a wallet that you will install on your computer or on your mobile phone. Once you have your wallet installed, it will generate your first Bitcoin address and you can create more whenever you need one. You can disclose one of your Bitcoin addresses to your friends so that they can pay you or vice versa, you can pay your friends if they give you their addresses. In fact, this is pretty similar to how email works. So all that is left to do at this point is to get some bitcoins and to keep them safe. In order to start using Bitcoin, you are not required to understand the technical details.
Bitcoin Wallet is a free mobile app for Android and BlackBerry users. Here is the description they provide:
With this app you always have your Bitcoins with you, in your pocket! You can send payments simply by scanning a QR-code or by touching two phones together (NFC). Bitcoin Wallet is designed to be easy to use and reliable, while also being secure and fast.
Lots of people are getting on the Bitcoin train these days — try it yourself with Bitcoin Wallet.
2 comments April 14th, 2013
Getting ready for that spring yard sale? Sick of hagglers and no-show buyers from Craigslist? Enter mobile app Yardsale, which lets you buy and sell individual items with those in your local area.
This app has received a lot of press over the past year, helped no doubt by the marketing support of startup fund Y Combinator.
We will be testing out Yardsale soon, and will let you know how it goes. What are your experiences? Do you know of a better app?
iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yardsale/id454934979?mt=8
Add your thoughts March 13th, 2013
If you are like most people, you resolved to get in better shape in 2013. To reach those goals, many of you have already downloaded the new mobile app Fitocracy, which has quickly become one of the most popular fitness apps for your smartphone.
Now on version 1.4 for iOS devices, this mobile app lets you track and share your workouts with other users, and users accrue points as they make progress on their fitness goals. Users earn badges and can even climb leader boards against other users with similar goals. Fitocracy even has even a little robot character named Fred that helps you along. An Andoird verision is on the way.
Below is one of several videos the Fitocracy team has put together on their YouTube channel.
Coming soon.
2 comments January 6th, 2013
Since it is nearing the weekend, and is a long weekend for some folks in the US extending their 4th of July celebration, we thought we’d highlight a game app. From the makers of the very popular Cut the Rope game comes Cut the Rope: Experiments.
Available for both iOS and Android devices, Cut The Rope: Experiments adds a number of new elements, including robo arms, rope shooters, and suction cups. Check out a few of the sequences in the trailer video below.
The Experiments version of Cut the Rope is bound to keep you tethered to your screen for as long as you let it. Kudos to the good people at ZeptoLab for another hit!
Android: $0.99
iPhone: $0.99
iPad: $1.99
4 comments July 5th, 2012
I was getting increasingly annoyed these past several days as every time I looked at my Home Stream in my HootSuite for iPhone app, it only displayed the tweets that I sent out myself. Very, very annoyed.
I finally broke down and searched for what the problem might be, and the HootSuite team had published a workaround for my issue, along with a few other issues that some of you may be experiencing.
Here are the details directly from the HootSuite Help Desk Blog:
After it’s release on June 06, 2012, some users have reported performance issues with HootSuite for iPhone v. 2.4.5. Our dev team is actively investigating all reports, and are working on an update to resolve all known issues.
In the meantime, if you’re experiencing performance issues, please follow these remedies:
App won’t open/crashes on open: If you are experiencing crashing, please send us a crash report. Here’s instructions on how to send a crash report.
Home stream only showing tweets from the user, not others: Remove the Home Feed stream and then re-add it, following these steps:
- Press ‘Edit/Add’ in the top left hand corner of HootSuite
- Press the red symbol next to the stream to remove it
- Then press ‘Add Stream’ (at the bottom of all of the streams) to re-add it.
- Do the same for other streams that show similar symptoms.
Unable to log in and then reset password via the app: To resolve, try these steps:
- Log into HootSuite.com on a desktop or laptop computer
- Change your password
- Log into HootSuite on your iPhone with your new password
Speed issues Remove HootSuite from your iPhone, then re-install from the app directory.
Thank you for your patience.
HootSuite Support Team
Was anyone else seeing these issues with the HootSuite app for iPhone?
Thank you HootSuite team for solving my issue. Looking forward to seeing these fixes get pushed in a HS app update faster so I can be lazy and not have to search for the solution.
1 comment June 12th, 2012
Google today released their “Go Mobile” service which will format websites for mobile devices.
Free for the first year, the service will then cost $9 per month. Customers have the option to view the mobile website created from their original website, then customize it as needed. This appears to be a viable solution for many small to medium-sized businesses who lack the time and resources to spend on creating a custom mobile website.
We ran across this release in a FORTUNE article, which also put together a great example video (see below) of how a small business can take advantage of this service.
No word yet as to why has this not been mentioned on the Google Mobile Blog.
Will you use Google’s “Go Mo” service? Let us know by posting a comment below.
4 comments April 5th, 2012
The NCAA has published a mobile website specifically for 2012 Final Four information, including venue details, daily schedule of events in the host cities, and loads of local information about the Final Four sites of New Orleans (men’s) and Denver (women’s).
This mobile website is simple and intuitive, and we were surprised to see all the additional information about related Final Four events and attractions, and even how to get around the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Pepsi Center (note the liberal mentions of sponsors across the site as well).
Whole there are plenty of mobile websites and apps that can get you the scores, if you are traveling to either New Orleans or Denver for the 2012 Final Four, this site will help you discover where to go, and can save yourself a lot of time as well.
http://finalfourmobile.com/mens/
http://finalfourmobile.com/womens/
1 comment March 27th, 2012
The creative team at design consultancy BERG are on to something very big. Their fall announcement Little Printer has created some buzz, and now that we are getting closer to a release date, many are imagining all the uses for this unmet need.
We now have all these smaller mobile devices, 140-character tweets, yet still print from giant printers on 8.5 x 11 inches of paper. Why? I cannot how many times I’ve used less than 20% of the 8.5 x 11 inch page on which I print. Why? All these questions, yet it never occurred to me that a small little printer would be so useful.
To get your creative ideas flowing, take a look at their video below.
Thank you BERG. We cannot wait to do big things with your Little Printer.
Add your thoughts March 20th, 2012
The Loop reported yesterday that Apple is announcing the release of the next generation iPad at an event in San Fransisco on March 7.
There are not a lot of details about the specific features of the newest version of the hottest tablet in the world, other than it is expected to have a Retina display, improved graphics, and a faster processor. It should be interesting to see the price breaks on the iPad 2, and how that impacts sales of the Amazon Kindle Fire.
Will you be waiting in line for the iPad 3? If so, email us your best pictures and you may win a coveted MobileMammoth t-shirt!
1 comment February 29th, 2012
