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Another cool app for Android out today is Urban Kite, an app which lets you add comments to particular points of interest in your area. The nice thing about Urban Kite is that its points of interest are populated by Google Local and the comments are made through Twitter and bit.ly. Being able to share your thoughts on a particular restaurant without worrying that they’ll just be sent to a sheltered community that is used only by those who install the app can be a deterrent for these kind of services, but if your comments are going out to Twitter and Google as well, it’s easy to see Urban Kite getting popular. A feature coming soon sounds pretty interesting: “Discover like-minded local experts in your area via the places you have in common and find out what else they do for kicks in the neighbourhood”. A bit of a match-making service, no? Check it out on the Android Market, or swing by their site for more info. Can we get a BlackBerry version soon?
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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