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Kiwi app review: Menus.co.nz

Menus.co.nz

The team over at Yellow have recently released their latest creation: Menus.co.nz, an app to accompany the website of the same name. Carrying out a similar function to the long-established MenuMania app, Menus.co.nz is designed to help you choose a restaurant or bar based on proximity or budget. But does it deliver the goods in gourmet style, or does it plonk it all in a torn take-out bag? Keep reading for the low-down.

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Posted in All, Reviews, iPhone, iPod touch

TIP: Switch off Spotlight and improve your iPhone / iPad battery life

Improve your battery life

The iPhone battery life is a much discussed topic, and whilst I think a day is ok for a smartphone battery to last, anything you can do to make it last longer is a bonus. The other day Steve and I were playing around with some settings and we believe we have found the best tip to increase your battery life by at least double and it’s so easy!

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Posted in All, Other News, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch

New: Menus.co.nz

Menus.co.nz

Looking for the nearest Thai restaurant? A wine bar that’s open now? Takeaways under $10? Explore, find, contact and review thousands of New Zealand’s bars, cafes and restaurants with the official menus.co.nz iPhone app.

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Posted in All, New Releases, iPhone

Review: MenuMania

Available Now!

Well folks, released on September 10th, MenuMania.co.nz has now been accepted into the appstore. We had a chance to play with it over the weekend and here’s what we think….

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Yellow now live on the App Store

Yellow is go!

Last week we reviewed the new Yellow (Pages) NZ app for you, and we have just had word that it is now live for download. Get it while it’s fresh!

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Kiwi app review: Yellow

Yellow NZ

So earlier this week we let you know that Yellow.co.nz was going to release an App for your iPhone. Well, they have been kind enough to give us a copy a few days early so we can put it through it’s paces. Hit the read more link to see if it’s going to give Zenbu or Find NZ! a run for their money (even though they are all free, ah you get what I mean!)

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Spotlight on local devs: Sam Giffney of Zenbu

Sam Giffney of Zenbu

Here at iPhonewzealand, part of our mission is to turn the spotlight on the burgeoning community of local Kiwi developers who create apps for Mobile OSX through Apple’s App Store. These digital pioneers are keeping the iPhone relevant to New Zealand, and some of them are making their fortune in the process. In the first of the series, I caught up with Sam Giffney of Zenbu, the little battler taking on the dinosaurs of the ‘find it’ market, such as Yellow Pages.

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