Well, Foursquare just got a lot more annoying (assuming you use Android). Starting today, Android users everywhere might start noticing unsolicited pocket buzzes offering tips and hints Foursquare thinks you care about. Fortunately, you can turn it off if you so desire—which, you know, you probably will.
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When it comes to social networking apps, you could say that one of the most famous among them would be Foursquare, but that is also not to say that it is the most popular. Having already appeared on Windows Phone 8, here we are with word that it has finally made its way to the Windows 8 platform, which means Foursquare can now run on the Windows 8 PC and tablet, where you are able to download this particular app from the Windows Store.
The first announcement concerning Foursquare for Windows 8 was made at the BUILD 2013 conference earlier this year in June. According to the Windows Store description, it mentioned that this newly launched app will enable other users to know that they have already “checked into” a certain location, and apart from that, it will also deliver new methods to discover newer places to eat, shop, as well as make your presence known in the city. While during the very same BUILD 2013 conference, it was also announced that the official Facebook and Flipboard apps for Windows 8 are also in the pipeline, but there is no word on when they will roll out. Have you given the official Foursquare for Windows 8 app a go, and how do you find it? [Press Release]
Foursquare For Windows 8 Now Official original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Foursquare revealed its plans for a Windows 8 app two months ago, and it’s making good on its promise by launching the software today. This first tablet-specific version of Foursquare offers the check-in and location discovery features we’ve seen in the company’s mobile apps, but in a very photo-centric interface that takes advantage of the extra screen space. Both the map view and location pages also expose more detail at the top level, such as nearby hotspots and associated lists. If you want to check into sushi bars with your Surface, you can grab Foursquare’s app through the source link.
Filed under: Tablets, Software, Microsoft
Source: Windows Store
Here’s something that may surprise you: yesterday, Yelp users couldn’t actually post reviews from within the company’s iPhone app. Wild, right? Today’s update, however, changes that, bringing it more in line with rival Foursquare. The revised iOS app, which should be hitting the App Store momentarily, will bring the feature to all users across 22 countries, and we’re told that the new button for reviews will appear where the “Tips” button has sat in the past. Interestingly, Yelp intends to still hold some power over what you write — if your “review” is deemed too brief, it could end up as a tip; thankfully, users can always go back later, add a bit more detail and have it ported over to the review side. Just remember: you can totally get sued for posting negative reviews. Womp, womp.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Apple
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Apple App Store
Foursquare switched to editable OpenStreetMap data for its check-in services over a year ago, but many of its users wouldn’t know it when there hasn’t been a way to tweak maps through place pages. As of today, Foursquare is encouraging a little more interaction: Superusers (frequent contributors) in Australia, Brazil, Germany and the UK can now click a web link to edit a location in OpenStreetMap. Those who aren’t keen on signing up for OSM can still leave a note with their proposed changes. There’s no mention of plans to expand access to regular users, but the firm expects additional rollouts to Superusers in areas where map data is less than trustworthy.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet
Via: Foursquare Blog
Source: Foursquare
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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Google Maps is pretty great. So is Foursquare and Yelp and Instagram. Now imagine combining the best of all those and what you get is Citymaps. It’s a brand new type of map for iOS that lets you explore what’s around you and share it with friends.
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Nokia Lumia WP8 owners have it pretty good on Foursquare thanks to AR and other exclusive features — but that doesn’t mean lower-end device owners are being shirked. The app is now available on the Asha 501, something Nokia and Foursquare promised when it hit the S40 feature phone and its huge user base. Despite the Asha’s lack of a GPS, owners of the sub-$100 device will get all of Foursquare’s main features — like check-ins, mayorships and badges — since the app can use a network connection to figure out where you are. It’ll likely arrive on other Asha devices soon as well, so if you’re looking to rule your local haunt as mayor, better grab it fast.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Nokia
Source: Nokia Conversations
In spite of iOS and Android’s quest towards world domination, it’s easy for us overprivileged first-world residents to forget that the spread of the smartphone doesn’t affect everyone. In fact, only half of all mobile phones shipped in 2013 are expected to be smartphones. The rest are the slower, clunkier, and exponentially cheaper devices officially known as feature phones but more commonly dismissed as dumbphones. Careful, though. They’re smarter than you think.
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Next time you check in at a local coffee shop you might see an ad. As expected, Foursquare has just rolled out ads to its mobile apps.
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