techcrunch.com - 1/13/2009
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This morning the iPhone App Store was graced with what amounted to the Holy Grail for some burrito lovers: Chipotle on the iPhone. Using the new application, users were able to customize their orders to spec, checking off their favorite beans, meats, and toppings, all to be sent instantly to ...
i.gizmodo.com - 1/16/2009
venturebeat.com - 1/20/2009
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venturebeat.com —
True to its word, the live streaming video
site Ustream , has released its iPhone application into...
Apple’s App Store in time for people to watch President Obama’s inauguration on their iPhones live tomorrow. The app, which I’m ...
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Just in time for the Obama inauguration, Ustream’s ...
businessweek.com - 1/19/2009
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businessweek.com —
From Peter Burrows’s story for BusinessWeek on the
App Store’s 500 millionth download, which includes quotes from...
several “mobile” developers who are switching to iPhone-only developers: Indeed, analysts think iPhone ...
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App Store Hits 500 Million Downloads
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L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- An app that lets you order Chipotle from your iPhone is pulled when too many people order burritos. Insert fart joke here. TechCrunch ...
Order a burrito from your iPhone, or not
The Apple Core —
... still available had some complaints regarding the user experience). My problem is that there isn’t a Chipotle location near me (~60 miles). I wonder if Baja Fresh and Taco Bell are following all this? Can all the fast food chains be far behind? The first restaurant to do an iPhone app right stands to win a lot of loyalty – not to mention good PR. What restaurant would you most like to see on the iPhone? Chime in in the TalkBack below. (Images: Gizmodo and TechCrunch )
News: Mix: Jobs’ health, Chipotle, Nike Training app
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
... of Chipotle’s Mobile Ordering application for iPhone and iPod touch, Sequence, the company that built the app for the burrito chain, has explained its disappearance. According to TechCrunch, the app was pulled after a few hours because of unexpected demand that was overloading the company’s servers. Users were experiencing connection difficulties with enough frequency that the team decided it would rather pull the application until it could offer a more enjoyable and reliable experience. Sequence is hoping to have it back on the App Store in two weeks, along with some minor ...
Food apps ensure you will not go hungry if you own an iPhone
CrunchGear —
... , both applications allow users to order food on the go from online menus, buying entrees, appetizers, and drinks on the fly without the hassle of human interaction.
Our appetites were first whetted three weeks ago, when Chipotle released an official app that let users build their burritos from their iPhone. Unfortunately, the application was pulled down only a few hours after release as a throng of users overwhelmed the app's servers. The Chipotle app is still missing in action, but these new offerings should be able to hold us over.
At first glance, the two applications ...
Order Food From Your iPhone
AppScout —
... both offering orders via iPhones and text messages, respectively. Chipotle pulled the app down within hours after being overloaded with requests, and still hasn't replaced it at the time of this writing.
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