Today washingtonpost.com launches the site's first downloadable application for the iPhone and iPod touch, providing an on-the-go, personal entertainment guide for over 2,000 Washington, D.C.-area restaurants, bars and clubs.
The City Guide app uses a GPS feature to find and map all nearby locations within blocks of where a user is standing. With an easy-to-navigate design, the application lets users search by name, neighborhood and cuisine. Users can quickly look up an address, phone number, hours, price range, directions and more.
Popular Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema's restaurant reviews and top picks from washingtonpost.com's Going Out Gurus guide users to the city's best destinations. Users can make a list of their personal favorites to reference regularly or create a list of hot spots they want to try.
"We are continuing to explore opportunities to translate features on washingtonpost.com for mobile audiences and the City Guide application was a natural fit," said Jim Brady, Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com. "With this application, we are giving mobile users all of the information they need to conveniently navigate the entertainment scene in and around D.C."
The "City Guide" iPhone application is available for free from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch under the Lifestyle category. Users can download City Guide using the following link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewSoftware?id=285887422&mt=8 (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
The new iPhone City Guide app is an expansion of washingtonpost.com's mobile entertainment offerings. Anyone with a Web-enabled mobile phone can look up information on D.C. area restaurants, bars and clubs or movie show times by visiting: http://twp.com/cityguide. Users without that capability can text a search term plus a location to WPOST (97678). For more information on City Guide mobile offerings visit: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/cityguide/mobile/
washingtonpost.com worked with Qorvis Communications to develop and design the City Guide iPhone application.
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