GeoQpons Improves Mobile Shopping Experience for Verizon Wireless Android Customers

Online, January 7, 2011 (Newswire.com) - GeoQpons, the rapidly growing mobile coupon app that empowers consumers to save significant dollars at their favorite local and national retailers, today announced at the 2011 CES LBS Apps Showcase that it is improving the mobile shopping experience for Android smartphone users with the integration of Verizon's NavBuilder® Inside. The free-to-download app contains more offers than any other mobile coupon application today with savings available from more than 230 brands - in more than 65,000 locations. GeoQpons now offers mobile shoppers the added convenience of easy-to-read maps and directions powered by NavBuilder Inside.

The 2011 CES LBS Apps Showcase, presented inside the Verizon Wireless CES booth, showcases apps developed using Verizon Wireless' cross-device platform LBS SDK, NavBuilder Inside (NBI). The apps leverage Verizon's inherent location capabilities and provide a seamless user experience by embedding maps, local search, and traffic-aware directions directly into the app. The advantage these apps offer to Verizon Wireless devices end-users is that users don't need to leave the app to take advantage of these LBS capabilities. In addition, the apps are enabled with Verizon's GPS Navigation, VZ Navigator®, and provide a better user experience by offering voice-guided GPS 3D navigation to any app.

GeoQpons - Driving Customers To Your Store
In a just over eight weeks, GeoQpons has become one of the top mobile shopping apps for the iPhone, Blackberry and Android phones. With market-leading location-based technology, the GeoQpons application accesses the consumer's current location to find offers from local retailers, restaurants, and service providers. With NavBuilder® Inside, GeoQpons makes it easier for shoppers to find and to navigate to favorite retail locations. For retailers and local shops, GeoQpons now delivers a more complete marketing platform for attracting and acquiring new customers - literally driving customers to their store.

Supporting Quote from Kris Kolodziej, Associate Director, Location-Based Services, Verizon Wireless:
"We are excited having XYMOB's GeoQpons app use Verizon's cross-device platform LBS SDK, NavBuilder Inside, to leverage Verizon's inherent location capabilities and provide a seamless user experience for maps and navigation to end-users."

Supporting Quote from GeoQpons Founder Sunit Lohtia:
"GeoQpons is about shopping and user convenience. Working with Verizon makes it even more convenient for shoppers to find deals on their favorite brands or local stores and then seamlessly use built-in navigation capabilities to get to where they want to save. It was simple and easy for us to integrate these capabilities using the Verizon Wireless NBI SDK and we look forward to our shared customers enjoying this important new feature."

GeoQpons Links and Resources:
GeoQpons is available now.
• GeoQpons on Android: http://geoqpons.com/download_android.html
• GeoQpons on BlackBerry: http://geoqpons.com/download_blackberry.html
• GeoQpons on Apple iTunes: http://geoqpons.com/download_iphone.html
• Become a fan on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/GeoQpons
• Follows us on Twitter: @GeoQpons. http://bit.ly/tweetGeoQpons
• For business opportunities with GeoQpons please contact [email protected]

About GeoQpons
GeoQpons, part of XYMOB, Inc., is based in San Rafael, California. With expertise in wireless, location-based services, mobile development and social media, the company is creating products and services that help brands attract, acquire, transact with and reward mobile consumers. For more visit www.geoqpons.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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