GetGlue and Foursquare: A Match Made in Heaven


Updated 03/30/11 1:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

GetGlue Adds Foursquare to Check-In App

I'm already a fan of GetGlue, the social app that lets you check in to your entertainment, and now that the company has integrated Foursquare into its check-in process, I'm a believer. Previously, you could check in when watching your favorite shows, playing games, or reading a book, but now GetGlue goes even further by allowing you to connect your Foursquare account so you can broadcast what Read more

Rate Places Near You With New Google Hotpot


Updated 11/16/10 1:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Google Hotpot Details For Ratings and Recommendations

Last night, Google launched its latest addition, a rating and recommendation service called Google Hotpot. The service, which works similarly in theory to Yelp, prompts users to rate businesses and restaurants you're familiar with while connecting with friends and their own rankings and recommendations. And, after you rank or review five locations, Google will start to recommend locations based Read more

Earn Extra Elevate Points by Checking in at Virgin America


Updated 11/16/10 1:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Get Extra Virgin America Elevate Points by Checking in With Foursquare and Facebook Places

Remember when I told you about the hospitality-focused location service TopGuest? At the time, it was just picking up steam, but now the service, which is used in conjunction with Facebook Places and Foursquare, has teamed up with Virgin America to introduce a perfectly-timed holiday promotion. Earn 25 extra Elevate frequent flier points just by checking in on TopGuest at any Virgin America Read more

This Is an Awesome Idea: Pin Any Webpage to a Location


Updated 05/12/10 9:05 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

New Location-Based Concept Android App From HP

While this amazing technology isn't ready for wide release just yet, it's pretty incredible. An Android app currently in development by HP would allow you to tag online content relevant to a certain spot — your apartment, a national landmark, your favorite restaurant, anything. The app, called Gloe, so far includes pre-populated content from Wikipedia, reviews, and photo-sharing sites, and Read more

Glympse Geo-Tracking App: Way to Go, or Going Too Far?


Updated 04/27/10 1:54 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Glympse Geo-Tracking App

Remember when you just had to call or send a text to let people — like co-workers, family members, and friends — know where you were at any given time? You know, like you're running late for lunch, so you call your pals and tell them you'll be there in 15? Well, that's all a thing of the past with a new geo-tracking app called Glympse. Glympse lets you ping your chosen contacts with your Read more

Which Location-Based App Is Your Favorite?


Updated 03/22/10 7:15 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Which Location-Based Service Do You Like Best?

One of the major themes coming out of this week's South by Southwest Interactive conference was location-based features and apps. I've talked about them many times before, and if the news and crowds in Austin are any indication, they aren't going away anytime soon. Facebook has announced its own is coming soon. Yelp and Twitter have integrated locations into their sites, and entirely new services Read more

Location-Based Features Officially Become a Trend


Updated 03/20/10 4:07 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Include Your Location In Your Tweet

Twitter recently rolled out its locations feature, allowing tweets posted from the web to include your location. While this functionality has been available to developers for a while, you weren't able to geo-tag your tweets from Twitter.com until this week. You have to turn the function on to use it, so there's no risk of accidentally including your location if you don't want to. If you do Read more

Travel Tips For the Upcoming Holiday Weekend


Updated 12/19/11 4:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Christmas Travel Tips

Traveling this holiday? Christmas Eve falls on a Saturday this year, which makes one big mess at the airport. If you can't take a car or a train, be sure to check out these packing and travel tips to make your life easier while booking flights, getting through security checkpoints, and beyond. Booking Flights TripIt — Once signed up for the free service, forward travel confirmation emails Read more

Download iOS 5 Today!


Updated 10/16/11 6:20 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 7 comments

iOS 5 Download

Friday marks the day for the iPhone 4S, but you can download the latest operating system, iOS 5, today! First, download iTunes 10.5 to get your system ready for update. Be sure to back up all your iPhone data — contacts, apps, and music — while you're at it. Once iOS 5 goes live, sync your phone and away you go! Wondering what all the fuss is about? ICYMI, here are some of the awesome Read more

6 New and Nifty Features of iOS 5


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Apple iOS 5 News and Features

Alongside Apple's Tuesday unveiling of the iPhone 4S, the new mobile operating system iOS 5 was revealed, which adds 200 new features to compatible Apple devices. Many of the new additions will look familiar to Android users (like the Notification center) or could have been a download from the App Store. Apple's inclusion of the embedded features creates what it considers to be the "world's most Read more