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Poynt was one of our top picks for Windows Phone 7 apps at launch, and today the developers are expanding its already-great local search to include gas prices. Using your GPS or cell tower location, it’ll find the prices of all the stations nearby It’s only in the U.S. for now, but Poynt tends to be pretty good about growing their geographic availability.
In addition to gas prices, Poynt brings local restaurants, movies, weather, businesses and people to your Windows Phone. In my experience with the BlackBerry app, it’s just a tad more smoothly-done than a Google Maps search, though (at least in Canada) listings are a bit less complete. There really differentiator is that the search results are just a launching pad for a bunch of different functions, like reserving tables at restaurants, buying movie tickets, starting calls with people, and getting directions to businesses.
Those few of you who own a Windows Phone can head on over to the Marketplace to download Poynt for free. If your phone runs something else, download links for the other Poynt apps are below.
– Download Poynt for iPhone (Free) [iTunes Link]
– Download Poynt for Android (Free) [Market Link]
– Download Poynt for BlackBerry (Free) [App World Link]
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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.
