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CheckPoints, the company behind the popular shopping rewards app, is going for the Android smartphone users. Using the free to download application, folks can earn real rewards for scanning consumer product barcodes (with no purchase necessary) and “checking in” to over a million U.S. retail locations.
Among the participating brands and stores are such majors as Belkin, Energizer, Seventh Generation, Tyson Foods and Kmart.
The Android app is launched on the heels of the iPhone application which has been downloaded by more than 200,000 users, half of which grabbed it in the last two weeks. Apparently, users have proven highly engaged, and are using CheckPoints almost three times a day, while scanning featured products in stores hundreds of thousands of times.
Commenting on the “Android launch,” CheckPoints’ cofounder and President Todd Dipaola said: “Android users are enthusiastic about finding new and unique uses for their phones, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the CheckPoints family.”
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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.
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