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USPS is out with its own iPhone app, allowing its service users to perform a number of tasks while on the move. For instance, you could locate nearby Post Office, Automated Postal Center and Collection boxes – and get driving, walking or mass transit directions to the selected destination.
Moreover, there’s the Track and Confirm feature that provides a visual monitor of the progress of the mail pieces and requires only initial input of tracking code numbers so that follow-ups are only one click away.
In addition, in case you don’t know your ZIP code, you could easily find it out as the app uses your current location as a parameter.
Finally, it’s worth adding that in addition to the iPhone app, USPS is working on a mobile client for other platforms. And whenever I hear other platforms in the U.S., I think of Android and BlackBerry. However, no dates were given for those two versions…
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Dusan Belic
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.
