Shopkick, a location-based deals and reward shopping app, is going local, offering merchants free hardware that integrates with its loyalty service. In a deal with Shopkick investor Citi, the company is offering free installation of Shopkick signal boxes at 1,000 stores owned by local merchants. Read more »
On paper, Color, the app which grabbed headlines Wednesday for securing $41 million in pre-release startup funding, looks pretty good. It’s a photo (and video) sharing app (those do well) with a geo-local twist (ditto) that’s built around the concept of the group (natch). Read more »
A new patent filed by Apple called “Interactive Gaming with Co-Located, Networked Direction and Location Aware Devices” describes new possibilities for iPhone gaming in the real world. Essentially, the tech described would use players’ iPhones to recreate what amounts to a game of laser tag. Read more »
IBM is using the iPhone to help contribute to environmental preservation efforts in California. Creek Watch, a new free app developed by IBM in partnership with California’s State Water Control Board, allows anyone to report unsafe or polluted water conditions to the proper authorities. Read more »
Web data API provider Factual is making a play for the hot geo-local space today. Today it came out a huge new dataset for geo-coded information like addresses and phone numbers tied to latitude and longitude for 14 million local U.S. businesses and points of interest. Read more »
The popular mobile search and recommendation application Where today added a web site that enables users to sync information between the phone and PC. It’s a natural move that should provide a more detailed, immersive experience for those accessing the app via the fixed-line web. Read more »
