Loopt on iPhone
Remember Loopt? This was one of the first location based iphone application. Loopt is a primarily mobile mapping application. The application displays the exact location of the friends and user. In addition to the location, Loopt also displays the presence status of the user’s friends.
This mobile application generated a lot of buzz and forced competitors to follow suite. Several competitors came out with various applications on the same lines. Even big shots like Google followed the trend by coming up with Latitude Service, a service that followed the same lines
Now Loopt seems all set to hit back at its competitors with thee Loopt version 2.0. It is being speculated that Loopt 2 is going to be a lot bigger and better than the initial application. Several improvisations have been made and new features introduced. One of the prominent features that has been added to Loopt 2.0 is something called ‘places’. This option exists on the toolbar in the newer version of Loopt. It’s being said that this ‘Places’ button is one of the most notable additions of Loopt.
‘A life graph’ is believed to be yet another enticing feature of Loopt 2.0. This life graph feature is somewhat similar to Foursquare. This feature takes into account your social graph along with the places you go to. By taking these two aspects into account, the life graph is able to offer you suggestions as regards the activities you can indulge in.
Whilst the Loopt 2.0 is being touted as a big hit, some downsides are being expected as well. It seems that there would be hurdles for Loopt on the iphone as applications cannot run in the background. Nevertheless, Loopt 2.0 will surely have something more than worthwhile to offer to the customers. Let us keep our fingers crossed and wait.
Source: TechCrunch
