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Yellow Pages Review:

App proves to be a solid resource for finding businesses
"While Google satisfies most local business searches, it's not perfect, and not designed as a directory...Yellow Pages, a free app from Avantar that runs almost identically on the iPhone and iPad, is a terrific way to find and get contact information for local businesses...Avantar has created a powerful app with a good interface...Yellow Pages is an excellent, useful tool."

Global Yellow Pages Association Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada
April 2010
Neg Norton, President of Yellow Pages Association, during his annual address to the leaders of the Yellow Pages industry (2010), named Avantar as a leader in the mobile yellow pages industry.

Over 2 Million Downloads & Nearly 5 Million Monthly Local Mobile Searches - Major Milestones Reached by Avantar's iPhone Applications
"With 25% of our users making an immediate phone call, our Yellow Pages app is at the forefront of the pay-per-call movement in lead generation for local advertisers..."

Silicon Slopes Interviews Adrian Ochoa, President of Avantar.
Silicon Slopes spoke with Avantar president Adrian Ochoa about the company and his thoughts on the mobile industry as a whole.

Yellow Pages iPhone App Reached #1 Download Status Under Navigation
"We are at the forefront of a drastic change in consumer utilization of local information, now available to us in an instant, via wireless devices, wherever we are," said Adrian Ochoa, President of Avantar.

Our Favorite iPhone Apps: Stay entertained
Macworld named Showtimes as "The Best Movie App" in the App Store for iPhones & iPod touches, giving it a rating of 4.5 out of 5 mouse ratings, which is a full 1.5 mouse rating higher than the nearest competitors.

Showtimes iPhone App Rated "Best Movie Finder" by Macworld
I am extremely pleased by the findings and recognition from Macworld" said Adrian Ochoa, President of Avantar.

iPhone just got smarter
"There are several applications that give movie times, but this program... has a slick interface and movie trailers to boot."

Let's go out to the movies
"OneTap Movies ... provides showtime information for movies in your area, but it does it with a slick collapsible list of theaters, ordered by proximity to your location"

Window Shopping at the App Store
Rob Griffiths' list of applications he wants to buy when the iPhone App Store opens.

User Review (shelbyfarr) -
OneTap Movies
"This is a must have front page application for anyone with an iPhone. You won't be disappointed with this purchase."

My GPS picks for iPhone 3G
"All this week, I'll be sharing my favorites so let me start by lumping together five of them, all of them using the new GPS location-based capabilities of the iPhone that are pretty darn amazing"

The 16 Best New iPhone Applications for Women
"The 16 best iPhone applications that won't bore the heck out of the ladies."

User Review (ZachZane) -
Showtimes
"This is the best application that I've downloaded for my iPhone 3G!"

Showtimes- "Definitely check it out"
"...this is a top notch movie app for the iPhone and iPod Touch." Watch the video review here

Calculator AXL- "Solid"
"...This graphing calculator application has an easy to use interface with its sizeable buttons, customizable background colors, and clear grid lines."