Happy Holidays from NRG Software
Nothing blings out the tree more than some UPS lights!
USPS Plays iPhone App Catch-Up with USPS Mobile™
In time for your last minute holiday shipments, USPS has delivered on their promise to provide a native app for iPhone users. The app provides the ability to locate postal properties, get zip codes and track shipments.
Look for a full review of UPS Mobile in the upcoming week.
UPS Allows Customers to “Go Green”
Last month UPS added a feature to the UPS.com website which allows shippers to offset their shipments carbon emissions with a $.05 ground or $.20 air surcharge. NRGship customers have already been asking how they can positively impact the planet – NRG is committed to providing this feature a soon as it’s available to third-party developers.
FedEx goes Viral with Castaway
To start, I’m a software developer so I don’t watch the SuperBowl. A customer recently shared the link below of this Super Bowl ad which is now making the viral rounds.
You’ve probably seen the movie “Castaway”, where Tom Hanks played a FedEx employee who was stranded for years on a remote island, struggled to survive, and struggled to hold onto his sanity by talking to a soccer ball named “Wilson.”
Do you remember the FedEx box that survived the plane crash, the one which Hanks was compelled to deliver? If so, did you ever wonder exactly “what” was in that FedEx box? Well it has finally been declassified…..check the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alSQpinagp0&feature=related
UPS Mobile for iPhone tops the Charts
We checked the App Store to see if the USPS Mobile app had been released, and noticed that UPS Mobile for the iPhone is listed as the Top Free App, displacing FedEx Mobile for iPhone. Customer reviews continue to be very positive.
Mail My FedEx Via UPS
Are you ready for the holiday season?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TTo9_NSH-w
QuickView of UPS Mobile for iPhone
UPS recently released a free UPS Mobile application for the iPhone which provides a strong base feature set to users who are shipping or receiving packages. Unlike the FedEx Mobile solution, users are not required to create an account with the carrier, but it’s highly suggested so that you can take advantage of the full functionality.
Tracking
No doubt Tracking will be the primary use of this application. Creating an account allows you to see any of your shipments created on the ups.com website as well as any past shipments that were tracked.
For tracking shipments coming to you – we suggest using iPhones copy/past function on the track number from your notification email subject instead of the tracking link. (see below)
Shipping
We think the jury is still out on shipping from the iPhone, but integration with the ups.com address book will greatly simplify the need to create on-the-go shipping labels. While you can’t print from the phone, the shipping label is conveniently delivered as a PDF attachment in email which can be printed back at the desktop.
Drop Off Locator
One of the handiest features has got to be the drop off locator. It has the ability to find the closest drop off based on your current GPS location, or from a manually entered zip code. You can then narrow down your drop off selection by type. This will surely help for those times when you need some assistance boxing up your item, or finding a location that can accept your package that’s to large for a drop box.
Shipping Quote
Another handy tool is the Quick Quote. By entering in the origin and destination information along with the rate, you can quickly see time in transit or estimated cost.
Version 1.0
While we have a laundry list of features that we’d like to see added or enhanced, this truly is a very solid v1.0 release. As of this posting, the App store currently rates the app at 3.5 stars from just 279 ratings, however posted feedback is very complimentary. Based on the fact that FedEx Mobile for the iPhone has almost 13,000 customer ratings, it seems that there is a lot of customer demand for robust functionality from mobile devices. USPS is expected to release a iPhone application in the upcoming weeks, so the race is on!
Congratulations to the UPS mobile team!
UPS officially releases iPhone App, touts Mac Support
On the heels of the Apple App Store release last week, UPS posted a press release regarding their UPS Mobile application for the iPhone.
We’ll be posting a full review of UPS Mobile for the iPhone later this week, but it provides a full range of services including shipping, and does not require the user to create a UPS account in order to utilize basic functionality.
Mention is also made of NRGship, our Mac OS compatible desktop shipping application which fully supports UPS technologies.
Ship from your UPS.com Address book
UPS iPhone app now in App Store
Just found the new official UPS iPhone app in our daily search… must have come out. Learn more on iTunes. We’ll have a look and report back later…
For those that bleed UPS Brown…
Have what it takes to deliver the most UPS express packages on time?
Test your Maximum Driver skills with 2 new games – “Air Drop” and “Laserscape” – at racing.ups.com
We have to admit – it’s kind of fun. You guide either David Ragan or the UPS Driver through the air or through a maze of lasers. UPS delivers more packages overnight on time in the U.S. than any other carrier – so you’re in for a challenge.