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After about a year of offering a social network for beer check-ins exclusively through a web app, Untappd has finally made the switch over to native apps for iPhone and Android, enabling a bunch of new features. You can now attach pictures to your check-ins, for one. There’s also notifications for whenever someone gives one of your check-ins a “cheers” or leaves a comment. Multitasking is supported, and navigation speed is snappier than ever.
Untappd was actually extremely polished as a web app. It incorporated location-awareness so you could include your Foursquare or Gowalla check-in, as well as zero in on places nearby that are offering a particular brew. Untappd also features ratings so you can remember what not to drink in the future, and full access to your friend feed in a user interface that was really indistinguishable from a regular app. Even bookmarks that were saved to your home screen looked like an app.
While the graduation to a “real” app has obvious bonuses, I think Untappd made a great case for web apps in general, and can be a great place for developers to start their projects. I’ve definitely enjoyed using Untappd for the last little while on BlackBerry, and hope that it gets a native app sometime soon – RIM makes a port easy enough through their WebWorks SDK, at least. You can download Untappd in the Android Market here, or from the iPhone App Store at the link below.
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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.
