the Explore blog » iPhone http://www.exploremetro.com/blog Explore Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:44:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Coming soon: Explore Taipei http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/coming-soon-explore-taipei http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/coming-soon-explore-taipei#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:44:20 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=841 We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be launching a new metro map app in the next few weeks for the Taipei Metro. The Taipei Rapid Transit System is a relatively new metro system, having begun operations in 1996. It now has 80 stations on 8 lines.

We’ll be using ExploreMetro’s expertise to provide a great interactive metro online and for iPhone including:

  • Clear, bilingual maps (English and Traditional Chinese)
  • Fast, accurate route-planning with times and prices
  • A native iPhone app with full offline access
  • Street maps and first/last train times for every station
  • Free updates, starting with the extensions to the Blue and Orange lines opening later in 2010

If you’d like to be notified when ExploreTaipei launches, pre-register at http://taipei.exploremetro.com/

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/coming-soon-explore-taipei/feed 2 Coming soon: Google maps in our iPhone metro maps http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/coming-soon-google-maps-in-our-iphone-metro-maps http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/coming-soon-google-maps-in-our-iphone-metro-maps#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:07:59 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=823

By popular request, we’ll soon be including integrated Google Maps in our iPhone metro map apps for Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Singapore. Just tap on any station and choose “Street map” to see the area around the selected station. You can pan and zoom the map to see more.

If you’ve got any suggestions on this or other features, do get in touch!

Stay tuned for updates to all our apps to support Google maps over the next few weeks.

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/coming-soon-google-maps-in-our-iphone-metro-maps/feed 0 Buy an app, tell a friend, win a Wii http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/buy-an-app-tell-a-friend-win-a-wii http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/buy-an-app-tell-a-friend-win-a-wii#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:41:38 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=815 We recently submitted an update for Explore Shanghai for iPhone but encountered a snag, as we were told:

We’ve completed the review of your application, but are unable to post this version to the App Store because it includes a contest with Apple products as prizes. Apps that include such offerings incorrectly create an association with Apple, Inc.

Hmm. So now when you tell a friend about one of our apps, you can win a iPad Wii! Just tap on the Help tab in the app.

For those of you waiting anxiously for the update, Explore Shanghai 2.3 has been resubmitted (including the new Hongqiao Railway Station and extended times for Line 10) and should be available soon! Download Explore Shanghai now and you’ll receive the free update as soon as it’s approved.

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/buy-an-app-tell-a-friend-win-a-wii/feed 0 Lonely Planet’s Top 5 China apps http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/lonely-planets-top-5-china-apps http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/lonely-planets-top-5-china-apps#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:00:31 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=801 We were listed in Lonely Planet’s “Top 5 China apps“!

3. Explore Metro Maps (US$0.99)
Explore puts out metro maps for Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. They’re easy to use, up to date (no easy feat in Shanghai) and work offline. Very handy, especially when they’ve run out of paper maps at the stations.

Thanks for the mention guys! You can download our iPhone apps here

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/lonely-planets-top-5-china-apps/feed 0 Explore Singapore #1 app in Singapore App Store http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/explore-singapore-1-app-in-singapore-app-store http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/explore-singapore-1-app-in-singapore-app-store#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:28:03 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=780 Wow! When we made Explore Singapore for iPhone free for 1 week, we expected a lot of downloads: what we didn’t expect was we’d become the #1 app in all categories on the Singapore iTunes Store! Check out this screengrab we took:

If you haven’t tried Explore Singapore yet, be sure to download our awesome app before Sunday!

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/explore-singapore-1-app-in-singapore-app-store/feed 0 Get Explore Singapore for free! Pi Caw Sai! http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/get-explore-singapore-for-free-pi-caw-sai http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/get-explore-singapore-for-free-pi-caw-sai#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:31 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=771 For one week only you can grab a copy of Explore Singapore, our MRT map for iPhone absolutely free! Explore Singapore is fully up to date, including the latest extension to the Circle Line which opened last month. You can search for stations, find the nearest station using your iPhone’s GPS, and plan routes, all using our really simple interface.

Download Explore Singapore from the iTunes App Store today! Our FREE offer ends Sunday June 13th.

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/get-explore-singapore-for-free-pi-caw-sai/feed 0 Who won May’s free ticket to the Shanghai World Expo? http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/who-won-mays-free-ticket-to-the-shanghai-world-expo http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/who-won-mays-free-ticket-to-the-shanghai-world-expo#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:35:05 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=768
Congratulations to Kerstin, who has won this month’s free ticket to the Shanghai World Expo! We’re giving away a free ticket every month to users of our ExploreShanghai metro map for iPhone. We’ll give out another free ticket in June, so check out the competition and download ExploreShanghai for iPhone!

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/who-won-mays-free-ticket-to-the-shanghai-world-expo/feed 0 Win Expo tickets with Explore Shanghai http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/win-expo-tickets-with-explore-shanghai http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/win-expo-tickets-with-explore-shanghai#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 00:30:55 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=753 We’re giving away five tickets to the Shanghai World Expo!

If you’ve been living in Shanghai, or planning a trip, you’ll no doubt be planning a visit to the Expo Site. Regular tickets cost 160 RMB ($23) but thanks to Explore Shanghai you could visit for free! The competition is open to anyone who uses Explore Shanghai for iPhone, available from the iTunes App Store. Explore Shanghai is a great companion for your Expo trip, it includes up-to-date information on all the new metro lines, including Line 13 directly into the Expo park.

You can download ExploreShanghai for iPhone from the iTunes App Store for just $0.99. Once you’ve downloaded, tap on the Help tab and fill in your details to be entered into the draw. You can enter once per day, and the more you enter the greater your chance of winning! We’ll announce the first lucky winner on May 31st.

Disclaimer: ExploreMetro is the sole sponsor of this Sweepstakes and Apple is not a sponsor or responsible for this Sweepstakes.

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/win-expo-tickets-with-explore-shanghai/feed 1 Explore Shanghai number one for China Travel apps! http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/explore-shanghai-number-one-for-china-travel-apps http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/explore-shanghai-number-one-for-china-travel-apps#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:00:39 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=691 We’re delighted that the Explore Shanghai metro map for iPhone is now the #1 selling travel app on the China App Store! Thank you to everyone who has bought the app and left us some great reviews:

This is a sweet app if you live in Shanghai, as the metro has grown so much a tool is needed. – onewil

One of my favorates! Super useful.
The time estimated is quite accurate.
I always check it before I go.
The best metroline map I ever use. - titan0801

Great little app to get around Shanghai. Is more updated than the metro maps at the stations! – ShanghaiGuy1010

及时回复和更新值得称赞 – 679953

这是我最大的上海地铁的应用程序已经使用过 – Shaw Freeman

Explore Shanghai is available now on the iTunes App Store priced at just $0.99. Download now!

]]> http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/explore-shanghai-number-one-for-china-travel-apps/feed 0 Shanghai and Singapore iPhone apps updated to 2.0 – now in landscape! http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/shanghai-and-singapore-iphone-apps-updated-to-2-0-now-in-landscape http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/shanghai-and-singapore-iphone-apps-updated-to-2-0-now-in-landscape#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:11:14 +0000 matt http://www.exploremetro.com/blog/?p=685 The latest updates to our iPhone apps have just been approved by Apple. The Explore Singapore 2.0 update includes the new Singapore MRT Circle Line stations which opened last week, while the Explore Shanghai 2.0 update includes the latest extensions to Shanghai Metro Line 7 and Line 10.

Another new feature debuting with 2.0 is landscape mode. Since the iPhone screen is quite small, it can be hard to see the whole metro map at once. Now if you tilt your iPhone to the side, the app will automatically use landscape mode, and the status bar and tab bar will be automatically hidden, to give you the maximum space for the map!

Just tilt back to portrait if you want to access other features like search and “find my nearest station”. We’ll be updating our other city apps, for Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Beijing to support landscape mode in the next couple of weeks!

Explore Shanghai 2.0 and Explore Singapore 2.0 are free updates to existing users, and are available on the iTunes App Store priced at just $0.99:

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