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Fine-art online auction house Saffronart is no stranger to the mobile world. We’ve already seen them offering its customers ability to bid for art and jewelry via SMS in India. Moreover, the company has recently launched mobile bidding application for devices such as BlackBerrys and Nokias, and now… (drums please)… they’re “going iPhone.”
Here’s what you can do with Saffronart’s iPhone app (from the press release):
Key features of the application include a color-coded bid status indicator, proxy bidding capabilities, as well as information on current bid amounts, bid histories and post-auction results. Users can also preview the entire auction catalogue, with such lot details as size, surface, medium, estimates and images, searching by lot number, artist or designer name, material or type of jewelry, to easily find items of interest. To bid, collectors need to be pre-registered and approved by Saffronart. Login details and bids are then transmitted securely using industry-standard technologies. In addition, this Apple-approved application allows collectors to view lots in rich graphical detail, including features such as zoom and pan.
And that’s it. You can grab the application from here. (iTunes link)
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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.
