Thomsonlocal.com app available at Nokia Ovi Store
Mobile Commerce, the UK's leading provider of location-based services (LBS) and mobile content integration, has announced the launch of the thomsonlocal.com app for the Nokia Ovi Store in partnership with thomsonlocal.com, the local business search company.
The app allows the user to access thomsonlocal.com's database of over 2 million businesses, the most comprehensive of its kind in the UK, in an experience Mobile Commerce has tailor made for Nokia Ovi Store compatible phones. It delivers detailed information for each business, along with thomsonlocal.com's additional information, including ratings and reviews.
Users can select from the most popular categories and search for information on any business near their location or anywhere in the UK. Results can then be displayed as a list, and the user can access ratings and reviews.
The app allows key actions to be carried out, specifically for the Nokia, such as 'Click-to-Call' 'Add Business as a Contact' and send email. Users can also view a close up map. Recent searches are also saved for repeat use.
All of this is tailored for use with the following Nokia Ovi Store compatible phones - N8, C7, X6, 5800, 5230, N97 and N97 mini.
Jill Pringle, thomsonlocal.com Marketing Director, said: "Our goal is to become the only local media company our customers need. Through our mobile apps for iPhone, Android and now Nokia we are helping people find all the local products and services they need whilst on the move.
"Users expect mobile search to be quick, easy and accurate. Our GPS enabled, 'one-touch' search functionality from the homepage has proven extremely popular with mobile users."
Pringle continued: "Consumers often have a wide-range of choice over which local business to use and selecting one company over another can be tricky. To help, we have integrated the thomsonlocal.com user generated reviews feature, meaning that people can read what other consumers have said about a business, helping them to make better-informed decisions.
"Business owners have the ability to upload additional information such as promotional offers, pictures and a more detailed description of the products or services they offer via thomsonlocal.com. All of this information is available through the app, giving consumers a real insight into what a particular local business has to offer."
Steve Page, Mobile Commerce CEO, said: "We're delighted to bring the thomsonlocal.com app to the Nokia Ovi Store. Following the success of the app with iPhone we've delivered it to the Android platform, and now Ovi Store is the natural next step.
"Tailoring apps for phone users across all the mobile application stores is vital, and with Ovi Store attracting more than 4 million downloads a day worldwide, there's a huge potential market. As smartphone sales continue to grow, and even look set to overtake PC sales within the next few years, Mobile Commerce will continue to take the lead in the opportunities this brings."
The thomsonlocal.com app is available now, free to download from the Nokia Ovi Store.