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The Specials Board on android
The Specials Board is now on android! Check us out on the android market
One of the most common comments we’ve had here at The Specials Board is “the iPhone app looks great, but I’ve got an HTC” (you can substitute HTC with Samsung Galaxy S/Xperia/a number of other handsets running android) – so over the last 6 weeks we’ve been resolving that ‘issue’ and developing a version of the app for android.
Because the app has a cloud based backend which supplies all the voucher information, you will find many of the same features from the iOS version on android, although with a few little tweaks unique to android.
The Specials Board v2
We’re (beyond) very excited to announce that development is under way on the next major release of The Specials Board app. Our clever geeks are working overtime on a number of enhancements which hopefully should make the app much easier to use. There is some boring stuff to do with workflow, and optimising data retrieval, but here are the 3 main highlights as far as we are concerned:
Search
We’re changing the way the app works when you first load it up. All the clever stuff like finding a location and connecting to the server will happen in the background, but you’ll be able to do simple search for what you want straight away. Don’t worry, the GPS will still filter your results, but now you can find the nearest place with a lunch deal, or even search by location if you want to plan for later.
Favourite
Love one of the venues on the specials board, and just want to check quickly what they have on offer? No problem, as of this next release you can save “merchants” to your favourites folder, which will show all of their live vouchers and deals.
Share
Love a deal, and want to share it with your mates? Easy….. we’ve integrated facebook into the app, so with one touch you can send a status update to your page/share deals with your friends.
Android
Not only are we improving our iPhone app, but we’re also bring all the TSB “going out goodness” to android. That deserves another post in itself, so watch this space!
The Specials Board brings restaurant deals to Melbourne
The Specials Board has officially hit Melbourne!
The first Melbourne venues have hit The Specials Board this week, offering Melburnians access to the same sorts of great deals Specials Board Sydney users have been enjoying since November. continue reading »
The Specials Board in 2011
After a successful launch at the end of last year (despite the Melbourne Cup and Christmas somewhat getting in our way!), we’re looking forward to a busy and exciting 2011. So what is in store for The Specials Board?
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In the app store
We’ve released the app into the wild, well the app store! http://itunes.com/apps/thespecialsboard
We’re going to be adding more and more merchants over the next few weeks, so the number and variety of offers, should go up significantly. Of course the best way to see this is to check for yourself by downloading the app!
Latest news!
Phew, what a week. We’ve been all over Sydney speaking to interested venues owners from Bass Hill in the west to Manly, and the northern beaches. Areas, other than the CBD now include; Surry Hills, Paddo, Balmain, Rozelle, Pyrmont, North Sydney and the Eastern Subs! There should be some great offers from some big names when we launch – everything from cheap coffee to free cocktails! continue reading »
Beta Development
Today we signed off on the first stage of development. Yes! continue reading »