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Announcing Localscope v2 - The Ultimate Location Browser for iPhone
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 19:31

Localscope v2.0 enables an unmatched local discovery experience by fetching geo tagged information, photo and video content from 6 new sources including Facebook Places, Instagram, Flickr, Panoramio, Picasa and Youtube, presenting a unique view of places, people and things around you. Localscope v2.0 has been redesigned to be much faster, snappier and more intuitive.

December 20, 2011 - Mumbai, India - Cynapse is proud to announce the immediate availability of Localscope v2.0, an update that gives you a unique view of places, people and things around you. The newest update integrates with 11 different sources including: Facebook Places, Flickr, Instagram, Panoramio, Picasa, Youtube, Foursquare, Google, Bing, Twitter and Wikimapia. Since each source provides unique types of content contributed socially or professionally, the diversity of information converging into Localscope v2 provides an un-matched local discovery experience and serves up unprecedented results when you need to find anything around you.

Localscope v2

“We imagine Localscope to be a unique form of a browser that is designed to present and enable use of location information, just like web browsers present web pages. With version 2 we are taking a big step towards our vision of making Localscope your high tech goggles that lets you see things around you that you otherwise couldn’t.” says Apurva Roy Choudhury, CEO, Cynapse.

With v2, even familiar places that you spend most of your time in, come alive with fresh visual perspectives that enable you to rediscover your surroundings like never before.

Localscope v2 has been re-architected and re-written from ground up to enhance overall user experience with improved gestures, animations and sounds, making it much more intuitive. It is also been super optimized enabling blazing fast performance on the iPhone 4S.

Pricing and availability

Localscope is available for US $1.99 (or equivalent amount in other currencies) exclusively on the App Store in the Navigation category. If you’re interested in reviewing Localscope, get in touch with us and we’ll gladly provide a promo code.

Download Localscope v2.0: http://j.mp/localscope

v2 Blog Post: http://www.cynapse.com/blog/announcing-localscope-version-2

v2 Banner http://bit.ly/sf4ARm

Press kit: http://www.cynapse.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Kit.zip

Named the best iPhone Navigation App in the App Store Rewind 2011: http://bit.ly/uuy9Rp

About Cynapse:

Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Cynapse invents software products that benefit fundamental aspects of everyday life. Its mission is to evolve the way people create, consume and communicate various forms of information. Cynapse is the creator of open source Enterprise 2.0 software Cyn.in, provider of the realtime collaboration software Sync.in and inventor of Localscope for the iOS and the WebOS platforms. Over 10,000 businesses and institutions and millions of users across the world benefit using Cynapse technology.

Localscope on Sale, 50% off from Black Friday Eve to Cyber Monday!

Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 18:28

Localscope, the popular social data powered local discovery app for the iPhone and iPod touch is discounted to half its price from Black Friday Eve, November 24 to Cyber Monday, 28th November.

November, 24 2011 - Mumbai, India - Cynapse is delighted to announce a special Black Friday / Cyber Monday promotion on their popular app - Localscope. Starting today, Thursday, November 24 through Monday, November 28, customers can get their copy of Localscope at a special price of $0.99.

“We are thanking the entire iOS community for helping make Localscope a successful app by giving it away at a rock bottom price of 99cents” said Romasha Roy Choudhury, Chief Evangelist, Cynapse. “We have major upgrades planned to roll out this season for our existing Localscope customers, that will augment and improve the way they discover places. So if you don’t own Localscope yet, now is your chance to get the best local discovery app for less!”

Localscope Brief:

Localscope brings a host of diverse services together, including Google, Bing, Foursquare, Twitter and Wikimapia to help you find the closest restaurants, gas stations, cafés, banks, and much more, in a tightly knit intuitive package.

Localscope supports 18 languages and integrates with 11 popular navigation apps. This empowers users to search for a destination anywhere in the world, in a language they speak and get turn by turn directions to it with a navigation app they use regularly.

Localscope is available for download at: http://j.mp/localscope

Screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUn59g3gWy0

Press kit: http://www.cynapse.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Kit.zip

Blog Post: http://www.cynapse.com/blog/localscope-black-friday-cyber-monday-50-percent-discount

About Cynapse:

Cynapse invents software products that benefit fundamental aspects of everyday life. Its mission is to evolve the way people create, consume and communicate various forms of information. Cynapse is the creator of open source Enterprise 2.0 software Cyn.in, provider of the realtime collaboration software Sync.in and inventor of Localscope for the iOS and the WebOS platforms. Over 10,000 businesses and institutions and millions of users across the world benefit using Cynapse technology.

Localscope now integrates with 4 more Navigation Apps 
Friday, October 21, 2011 - 16:50

Localscope v1.9 integrates with 4 more popular navigation apps Magellan RoadMate, Navfree / Navmii GPS navigation, MotionX GPS Drive HD and Sygic GPS Navigation. Integrating with a total of 11 of the top navigation apps gives Localscope users the power to choose their favorite navigation app for turn by turn directions to a place discovered with Localscope.

October 21, 2011 - Mumbai, India - Cynapse announces the latest version of Localscope v1.9, an update that strengthens the connection between geo social search and navigation. The latest version integrates with a total of 11 popular GPS navigation applications for the iOS devices - Magellan RoadMate, Navfree / Navmii GPS navigation, MotionX GPS Drive HD and Sygic GPS Navigation, in addition to the already available Maps App, TomTom, Navigon Mobile Navigator, Waze, MotionX GPS Drive and the Australia and New Zealand based MetroView.

Localscope automatically detects the supported navigation apps installed on the user’s iPhone or iOS device and presents a list to choose from. With a single tap, users can jump right into one of their favorite apps from within Localscope to get turn by turn directions to their place of interest.

Localscope uses 5 geo search engines and social networks sources, supports 18 languages and integrates with 11 popular navigation apps. The combination empowers users to search for a destination anywhere in the world, in a language they speak and get turn by turn directions to it with a navigation app they use regularly.

Pricing and availability

Localscope is available for US $1.99 (or equivalent amount in other currencies) exclusively on the App Store in the Navigation category. If you’re interested in reviewing Localscope we’ll gladly provide a promo code on request.

Localscope is available for download at: http://j.mp/localscope

Screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUn59g3gWy0

Press kit: http://www.cynapse.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Kit.zip

About Cynapse:

Cynapse invents software products that benefit fundamental aspects of everyday life. Its mission is to evolve the way people create, consume and communicate various forms of information. Cynapse is the creator of open source Enterprise 2.0 software Cyn.in, provider of the realtime collaboration software Sync.in and inventor of Localscope for the iOS and the WebOS platforms. Over 10,000 businesses and institutions and millions of users across the world benefit using Cynapse technology.

Localscope localizes discovery of places with support for 19 languages
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 17:11

Localscope v1.8 introduces support for 4 new languages - Danish, Finnish, Polish and Thai. Extending support to 19 languages enables iOS users worldwide to use Localscope on their devices in their native language. Localscope v1.8 has also been optimized for the newly released iOS 5.

October 13, 2011 - Mumbai, India - Cynapse is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Localscope v1.8, the social data powered local discovery app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The latest version introduces localization for Danish, Finnish, Polish and Thai and optimization for the newly released iOS 5 by Apple.

Described as the ultimate location browser, Localscope unlike any other GPS app, empowers users to quickly find anything around their location by tapping into the collective knowledge of various geo search engines and social networks. Broad language support enables a seamless experience for users around the world to search and discover destinations around them in their native language.

With the introduction of 4 new languages, Localscope now totals to supporting 19 major languages including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Thai, besides English.

Localscope v1.8 has been optimized to work smoothly with the newly released iOS 5 - the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.

Pricing and availability:

Localscope is available for US $1.99 (or equivalent amount in other currencies) exclusively on the App Store in the Navigation category. If you’re interested in reviewing Localscope we’ll gladly provide a promo code on request.

Localscope is available for download at: http://j.mp/localscope

Screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUn59g3gWy0

Press kit: http://www.cynapse.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Kit.zip

Blog Post: http://www.cynapse.com/blog/localscope-adds-danish-finnish-polish-thai-support-now-available-19-languages

About Cynapse:

Cynapse invents software products that benefit fundamental aspects of everyday life. Its mission is to evolve the way people create, consume and communicate various forms of information. Cynapse is the creator of open source Enterprise 2.0 software Cyn.in, provider of the realtime collaboration software Sync.in and inventor of Localscope for the iOS and the WebOS platforms. Over 10,000 businesses and institutions and millions of users across the world benefit using Cynapse technology.

Localscope v1.7 Improves Discovery of Places With Tighter Foursquare Integrations & A New In-App Browser
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 21:24

With the new update, Localscope integrates with the APIv2 of Foursquare to provide users with richer results while searching for locations and also integrates with the Foursquare iPhone App. The newly added in-app browser further enables users to explore the detailed web view of a location from within Localscope. Additionally Localscope is now localized to 6 more languages including Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Greek, Russian and Swedish.

August 30, 2011. Mumbai, India.Cynapse announces the immediate availability of the newest version of Localscope, v1.7, an update that enables users to better discover places around them.

Localscope now seamlessly integrates with the new APIv2 of Foursquare, the popular location-based social network. Now, while searching the Foursquare source in Localscope, users are presented with richer results, including phone numbers for the locations as available. Swiping a result allows users to quickly call the place or add them to the Address Book from the detail view. The integration with the Foursquare app for iPhone allows users to quickly switch from the details of a location in Localscope to its details in the Foursquare app. Once in the Foursquare app, user can check out tips, recommendations, mayorships and deals at the location or simply check-in to the venue.

The newly added in-app browser is a great way to explore detailed information from the web about a search result found in Localscope without navigating out of the app. Tapping on the ‘View more details’ button for a result in Google, Bing, Foursquare, Twitter or Wikimapia, launches the in-app browser with the web view for it. No more switching between Localscope and Safari!

Localscope v1.7 has been translated in 6 new languages including Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Greek, Russian and Swedish. With the new additions to the localizations, Localscope now totals to supporting 14 major languages covering the Americas and major parts of Europe and Asia.

Pricing and availability:

Localscope is available for US $1.99 (or equivalent amount in other currencies) exclusively on the App Store in the Navigation category. If you’re interested in reviewing Localscope we’ll gladly provide a promo code on request.

Localscope is available for download at: http://j.mp/localscope

Screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUn59g3gWy0

Press kit: http://www.cynapse.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Kit.zip

Blog Post: http://bit.ly/naIHpo

About Cynapse:

Cynapse invents software products that benefit fundamental aspects of everyday life. Its mission is to evolve the way people create, consume and communicate various forms of information. Cynapse is the creator of open source Enterprise 2.0 software Cyn.in, provider of the realtime collaboration software Sync.in and inventor of Localscope for the iOS and the WebOS platforms. Over 10,000 businesses and institutions and millions of users across the world benefit using Cynapse technology.