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Citi and Best Buy have teamed-up to launch a mobile rewards app for two of the hottest mobile platforms of today – iOS and Android. The result is the “Citi ThankYou Rewards” application, which ties together Best Buy’s inventory systems with Citi’s “ThankYou” Rewards program, allowing customers to earn points by shopping with their Citi credit card.
But that’s not all. Citi customers can also use the app to track their reward points in real time, make wish lists and eventually pay for items using their earned points. What’s more, you can also use Citi ThankYou Rewards to scan the barcodes of products you want to buy and the application will show you how many points are needed for each item.
Finally — presuming you have enough points — when you’ve found something you like, add it in a virtual cart and follow the steps to exchange your points for that item. Then you’ll be emailed instructions how to get it — usually you’ll have to visit a local Best Buy store to get the goods. Kinda neat, especially if you’re a Citi customers who will spend all that money anyways…
Citi ThankYou Rewards (FREE) [iTunes link] [Android Market link]
[Via: TechCrunch]
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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.
