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The Mobile Industry Review iPhone Application - ideas?

Started by Ewan · 11 months ago

I’m working on the idea of creating an iPhone application for our site.

We don’t obviously need it. There’s a web version, for example.

But it’s worth playing with, isn’t it?

Trouble is, I’m at a bit of a loss about what we could do with an iPhone application for the site. My ideas [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • bradjcouk

    11 months ago

    Perhaps something that looks like iGoogle for the iphone... The comments integration would be good. At the moment, the iphone theme works really well, but integrated comments is a real pain on the iphone.

    An application needs a real purpose. Optimising the website further should definately be first point of call, but maybe elements of social media/integration with other things would make an application work. Very loose thoughts here, as I distract myself from work further...
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  • marc

    11 months ago

    - embedding YouTube content
    - LBS to find events/mobile companies etc.
    - sponsoring links to the App Store
    - 'shake' feedback......invite readers to shake phone up and down if they rate a story highly, or left to right if they don't.

    Oh dear!
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  • Ewan

    11 months ago

    Ah excellent, excellent! Keep the ideas coming?
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  • Richard

    11 months ago

    Suggestions for some LBS:
    There have been # MIR readers within a mile of your current location during the last 24 hours.
    The nearest $operator shop is # miles South of your current location.
    If its possible to get cell tower locations then you could have - The nearest $operator cell tower is # miles North of your current location.
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  • Ewan

    11 months ago

    Oh definitely like those!

    On 7 Aug 2008, at 13:56, "Disqus"
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  • James Whatley

    11 months ago

    I think it should be an animated, screen-sized version of Dan Lane's face which reads you the news from the site....

    Just wipe his face to move to the next story or pinch his nose to pause the audio..
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  • Kip Hakes

    11 months ago

    'Pinch' his piercings to make him cry?
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  • James Whatley

    11 months ago

    Maybe wipe his mouth to stop his swearing?
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  • jonmul

    11 months ago

    How about using the core location API so that the app could tell you when other readers of the blog were close by?
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  • AJ

    11 months ago

    An application that emits an electrical current or perhaps a small dose of valium when someone compares an N95 to an iPhone. Not to discount the sheer wonderfulness of the N95 but it is the same comment every time.
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  • Ewan

    11 months ago

    The medical trials might get expensive
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  • Kip Hakes

    11 months ago

    Why can't there be an S60 application too :( - I don't want a Jesus Phone!
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  • Ewan

    11 months ago

    Because you need a degree in nuclear physics to programme an S60 application
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  • Alex

    11 months ago

    - Video comments integration?
    So I'd start the iPhone app, pick a post from a simple list, click a button, record my monologue, click another button to upload the video as a comment to the post.

    - Build a social community?
    Have a feature on such app to sync profiles of the registered folks with your contact list on the phone. Or maybe have them presented as IM buddies and allow sending them private messages or reading their recent comments or something like that.
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