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Poynt updated for Windows Phone Mango

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 12:49 PM
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Poynt, my favouritest location-based search app in the whole wide world, has just updated for Windows Phone 7.5, better known as Mango. The new version now has dedicated tiles for each category, so you can jump right into restaurant, gas, movie, weather, business, or people search right from the home screen. Poynt also plugs into Bing searches now, so you can drill into a Poynt entry for more detailed information.

Poynt has always been really good about providing tailored experiences for each of their search categories; movie entries show the nearest theatres playing, trailers, reviews, and the ability to buy tickets right from your phone. Business look-ups include maps for turn-by-turn directions, and quick access to phone calls. The app is available on every major smartphone platform now, and it’s good to see it’s keeping up on Windows Phone.

Poynt is one of our top picks for Windows Phone apps, and definitely worth a gander if you need something more than just basic information from your local searches. Head on over to m.poynt.com in your Windows Phone’s browser to get downloading, or find it in the Marketplace.

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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.

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  • Anonymous

    6.5? Thinking fondly of the WM days. ;)

  • Avatar Roku

    Windows Phone 7.5 , not 6.5.

    I did not like the old app at all, but it looks like they finally fixed it. The old app looked like it was designed for iOS/Android and sloppily ported to WP7. This new version looks like they made it just for Windows Phone. This is what I like about WP7, the apps that take advantage of the Metro design are much better than their versions on other platforms.

  • http://www.intomobile.com/ Simon Sage

    Woops, typo. Thanks!