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If you thought Foursquare was going to abandon the smallest of the small, the cheapest of the cheap in smartphone technology, you were wrong. Here this week the folks developing Foursquare have released the app for the Nokia Asha 501. This is a device that does not have GPS abilities – this would normally hinder an app that largely depends on such data – but no worries! This version of the app will use location data picked up by your network connection.

This app is one of the few available on essentially any smartphone you’re able to pick up – here on the Asha 501, it deserves a medal for good effort. What you’ll be doing here is checking in as you normally would on any other smartphone with Foursquare, here working with a simplified user interface to make sure the entirety of this smartphone’s relatively tiny and low-resolution display is made use of.

Users will still be able to add friends, seek notifications, and work with location searching. Supposing your connected to mobile data you’ll be able to search nearby locations for places of interest, check the locations you’ve been to make sure you’re still Mayor, and check information on locations such as, for example, if they’ve got free wi-fi.

You can see photos from locations, keep track of your own profile, and of course: check in. The graphics are simple, the app is small, and the whole experience looks to be just about as cut-down while remaining usable as it possibly could be.

Sound like a winner? This app is free – of course – and should be available for download by you immediately if not soon, if you’ve got a Nokia Asha 501 on hand, that is. If you’ve got any other smartphone – you’ll probably be able to download Foursquare there as well.

VIA: Nokia Conversations

Nokia Asha 501 gains Foursquare app: even without GPS is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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When it comes to the world of headphones, making a particular purchase decision is not all that easy. After all, there are so many models to choose from, and you do not want to end up forking out money for something that does not offer as much bang for your buck as you wished. Well, one name that I am quite sure is able to serve up decent value for money would be JBL, and one of their latest headphones would be the JBL WR2.4. Of course, right off the bat, most folks would notice that the JBL WR2.4 headphones is missing the cord, which is an all too common feature in majority of the headphones out there, leading us to only one conclusion – this is a wireless device which will hopefully live up to the family name.

In a nutshell, without a cable to tether the JBL WR2.4 headphones to a compatible music playback device, you will be able to enjoy untethered freedom to move around, as long as the headphones remain within range, that is. We are looking at approximately 100 feet (30 meters) of reception range, while the nuilt-in rechargeable batteries will let you extend freedom from the AC outlet, too, delivering up to eight hours of continuous playtime.

Apart from wireless convenience, the JBL WR2.4 headphones have also been specially designed to be comfortable to wear, too. It is lightweight in nature, and comes with generously sized padded cups as well as a fully adjustable headband. This would allow you to wear the wireless headphones without suffering from fatigue or feeling hot between the head despite wearing it for an extended period of time. The WR2.4 headphones comes with semi-closed back acoustics to deliver naturally enhanced sound quality via their 18 Hz to 20 kHz sound range, while it has an uncompromising 2.4 GHz digital bandwidth for reception that remains untainted by transmission noise, sporting 32-ohm impedance to deliver a wide range of listening volumes. Running on a pair of AAA batteries, the JBL WR2.4 headphones can be yours for $99.95 per pair.

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