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Google Catalogs app now available for Android tablets

Google Catalogs originally launched back in mid-August and at the time — it was an iPad only app. And well, things have since changed and the Google Catalogs app has come available for Android tablets. The Google Catalogs app has come available as version 1.0.0, it measures in as a 9.5M file and is available more »

Google introduces Catalogs for Android tablet and iPad, aims to help condense Holiday shopping

Google recently launched a new app specifically designed for Android tablets and the iPad called Catalogs. Essentially, Catalogs compiles many different retailers’ holiday promotional sales and allows tablet owners to view them efficiently and comfortably from their own home. Instead of having to flip through circulars and advertisements in the newspapers or scavenge the Internet more »

Amazon uses augmented reality to snatch sales from physical stores

Amazon just won’t stop picking on physical stores. The rise in Kindle books did its fair share of damage at bookstores (Borders for example), and its prices are starting to rival that of department stores. This is especially true if you’re an Amazon Prime member and get free two-day shipping. Today, a new Amazon-powered app called Flow was released in the Apple App Store. Think of it as your guide to finding a better deal when you’re shopping this holiday season and beyond.

Google Catalogs launches for iPad

Google just released a new app for the iPad. It’s called Google Catalogs, and it brings catalog shopping into the digital age. Google Catalogs is a free app, but it isn’t available in the Android Market just yet. There aren’t any current plans to expand Google Catalogs to other operating systems.

Best Buy removes restocking fee on all electronics except special orders

Being able to make purchases with the peace of mind knowing that you will be able to return it for a full refund makes shopping a lot easier. However, Best Buy, in the past, has enacted a policy called the restocking fee, which charged 15% on general electronics and 10% on phones if you decided more »

Hack your food: ShopWell site and mobile app

Food data. That’s what ShopWell has and is willing to share it. The best thing it is intended to be customizable – the stuff you want out of food is probably different than I want. New users to their website are treated to just a few steps to get started. Users select things they want more »

Grocery shopping on your mobile phone – Peapod App for iPhone,Android and webOS

I am a big fan of doing most thing in my pajamas. This now includes grocery shopping via the Peapod app available on iOS, Android and even webOS devices. The app is free, but the groceries won’t be. The app is pretty simple, much like the online site. I can search for foods, use my more »

Microsoft to launch Bing application for Android within “the next 6 weeks”

Bing is traveling onto Google’s territory with its upcoming release of an Android application. The application is said to do just about anything the web-based Bing can do whether it be web search, images, maps, news, or shopping. With Bing trailing behind Google’s 62.6% market-share on search, it is doing what it needs to do more »

Google Shopper on Android helps shoppers make smart decisions

Just recently, Google announced Google Googles, an augmented reality-like software where you can point your Android-based smartphone camera to an object and it will tell you what that object is, be it a book, a landmark, or even translation of a foreign language. Fresh out of Google Mobile Labs, the Google Shopper works pretty much more »

FriendShopper.com: Like going to the mall without leaving the house

If you like to shop, you probably enjoy having company on the trip. Someone to chat with and get second opinions about how that shirt looks on you or how great that new HDTV would look in your living room. Unfortunately, with so much shopping done online these days – both for the convenience and more »