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Obama app hits the AppStore

Categories: Applications, iPhone
By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, October 4th, 2008 at 10:44 AM

Political marketing is getting better every day. We’ve just spotted the first official iPhone application for one of the candidates in the presidential race. It’s the Obama ’08 app which is now available through Apple’s AppStore.

Some of the Obama ’08 app features include:

  • Call Friends – lets users you a difference any time you want by talking to people you already know. Your contacts are prioritized by key battleground states, and you can make calls and organize results all in one place.
  • Call Stats – see nationwide Obama ’08 “Call Friends” totals and find out how your call totals compare to leading callers.
  • Get Involved – find and contact your local Obama for America HQ.
  • Receive Updates – sign-up for the latest news and announcements via text messages or email.
  • News – complete coverage of national and local campaign news.
  • Local Events – Find local events, share by email and get maps and directions.
  • Media – browse videos and photos from the campaign.
  • Issues – facts about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s plan for essential issues facing Americans.

Interested? Here’s the link to the AppStore.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.