iPhone News Updated

Hoover’s launches ‘Near Here’ iPhone app

Austin-based Hoover’s Inc. today unveiled an iPhone application version of its services called “Hoover’s Near Here.”

The business information provider founded in 1990 lists and sells company and industry profiles to sales, marketing, business development and other professionals.

The tool for Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod touch allows users in the U.S. and Canada to find information for companies headquartered in the same location as the device. Information for companies in other locations can also be viewed, including business name, address, phone number, Web site, industry, sales, employees and key contacts.

The Near Here App will cost $29.99, but is currently available for $19.99.

The company was the second in Austin recently to announce an iPhone application. On March 3, the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas launched the iPheedANeed application. The free tool features news from the Food Bank’s blog, a hunger stories podcast, low-cost recipes, Facebook updates and fundraising events.

To download, click here.

[Thanks: http://www.bizjournals.com]

W008 HiPhone Slider, Hopefully not an iPhone 4G Clone

The next iPhone iteration is coming, if all the iPhone 4G rumors are to be believed, but what interests us today is the new HiPhone slider, dubbed W008.

The HiPhone W008 looks passably like a Nano clone, but rest assured the clickwheel is a genuine knock-off of the original.

For $127.99 you get a slideout keypad, dual cameras, JAVA, MP4 and MP3 support. Also added is a shake-function for music browsing.

It’s available in different colors and seems pretty solid design-wise. For more info click at the link below.

[Thanks: http://www.pmptoday.com/]