Last Friday, neighborhood blog capitolhillseattle.com announced the launch of their new iPhone app. Rejoice! The Capitol Hill version of our many hyperlocal neighborhood blogs is one of our favorites, and certainly one of the most prolific. As one of the pioneers of breaking neighborhood news, from business openings to minor crimes, bringing the organization's stellar reporting to a mobile environment was a logical next step. Powered by Purple Robots, the new app serves up all of their content and throws in some handy features to boot. more ›

Flash Volunteer is a website run by the local non-profit of the same name. The user-friendly online portal encourages volunteering by sharing opportunities in your neighborhood. Now, they’ve made it even easier with a free iPhone App, ideal for the busy Seattleite on-the-go. The Flash Volunteer App locates users in King and Pierce counties using the iPhone’s GPS capabilities. It then supplies a list of local community service projects in your area. After signing up for an event, participants may use the service to connect with managers and other volunteers on that project. Executive Director Brad Wilke hopes this will be “the first step in building a real-time volunteer network.” This platform is a great resource for non-profits as it allows them to recruit the help they need, even on short notice. Be sure to check it out to learn how you can get involved in your community. more ›

Now you can get your Seattlest fix when you're on the gogogo! We're happy to announce the launch of Istaverse, the new iPhone app from the Gothamist Network. The app is an aggregate of all the city blogs and their most recent posts. You can select Seattle (and it remembers on relaunch) and get the latest content, in addition to browsing what's new in all the ist cities across this big bad country. more ›

The NFT app offers some basic features to find content based on your location for restaurants, nightlife, shopping, etc. You can drill down by category or neighborhood, but only search on the category level. The neighborhood descriptions are pretty accurate, although a little pretentious at times ("White City = You Dirty Rat" & "Lower Queen Anne = Living in their white bread world"). Beyond that, it just doesn't DO very much. Most of the listings just provide the basic address, category, google map direction link, and occasionally an editor's note. It's possible the information provided might be useful when you're traveling, but then you'd have to shell out the expense for every version, vs. yelp's free app that covers everywhere. Silly, really. You're better off keeping your $4.99. more ›

The default screen is a location-based map with nearby stops highlighted, which can be crucial when you're in a hurry and on the verge of powerwalking. Bookmark your frequently used stops and find out how many minutes you have with 2 taps. more ›

Anyone that has worked for, with, or anywhere near "the man" should dislike the word ping. It's too easy to immediately associate the word with a bothersome, middle aged project manager saying, "Let me look into that and I'll ping you." Why can't you just say email? Why? more ›

Isn't the first day of college supposed to be about getting lost on campus and desperately searching for a classroom you should have been in twenty minutes prior? Nowadays, UW freshman have it way too easy with their new fancy-schmancy University of Washington iPhone app (and a mobile phone site no less!) that was launched yesterday. TechFlash reports that not only does the mobile mommy app provide a campus map, it also offers sports scores, a course catalog, school spirit-inspired wallpaper, and personalized class schedules. We can only assume herein marks the end of the dorm room dry erase board era. more ›