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Bump's on a boat!

After the successful launch of Bump 2.0 for iPhone, we decided a little celebration and unwinding was in order. What better way to do that than on a boat? So we tore ourselves away from Xcode, Eclipse, and Hacker News, and headed out on a mega-catamaran for a tour of the Santa Cruz coastline, where we encountered various creatures, both interns and otherwise.

       

Posted August 26, 2010 by email 
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Finally, Bump 2.0 Launches for iPhone!

       

Hey Bumpers – After weeks of careful planning and building, we are very excited to announce the release of Bump 2.0 for iPhone! We’ve given Bump a drastic makeover and incorporated a bunch of cool new features (thanks to all the feedback we’ve gotten from our users). We hope that that you’ll find 2.0 a lot easier to operate and even more useful than before!

2.0 New Features:

  • The Calendar module lets users compare calendars and send invites back and forth that save automatically to each person’s calendar.
  • You can now connect instantly on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter and you can also compare friends to see who you know in common!
  • Bump now includes a chat feature that allows you to keep sending things to your friend without another bump!
  • Unlimited Photo and Contact sharing

Bump 2.0 is available free on the iTunes App Store, so check it out! We hope you'll enjoy it :)

Questions? Comments? Send an email to support@bu.mp, we'd love to hear what you think about the new design!

To our loyal Android bumpers: Don’t worry, we’re hard at work developing an updated version for you too. We hope it will be out later this summer!

-The Bump Team

Posted July 26, 2010 by  
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Bump for Android, Now with App Sharing

We've just launched version 1.2 of our Android app, which now lets you bump Apps between two phones!  Check it out on the Android Market.

   

Posted April 26, 2010 by email 
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Bump API now available for Android and iPad

Today we're announcing that the Bump API is now available for Android.  We'll be giving it out to a limited number of developers in a private beta (sign up here), and it will be openly available soon.  The Android API lets developers build apps using the Bump matching technology that are totally cross-platform compatible with their apps on iPhone.

We're also announcing today an extension of the iPhone Bump API optimized for iPad.  It should be available for download in the next day or two.

Developers, let us know what you think!  Email us at developers@bu.mp.

   

Posted April 6, 2010 by email 
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Yes, you can bump iPads :)

...and you can also bump iPhones and iPads, iPods and iPads, and Androids and iPads!

Posted April 3, 2010 by email 
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Update: Bump for Android v1.1

Android Bumpers,

We've got a new update for you this evening - no foolin'.
  • Now send an unlimited number of photos or contacts with a single bump.  You can send an entire address book or all your photos at once if you like!
  • Share photos right from the Gallery using the Share menu
We hope you enjoy it -- there's more on the way soon.

ps, rumor has is that President Obama has been fooling around a bit with Bump today :)

Posted April 1, 2010 by email 
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PayPal + Bump = send money by bumping phones

Today the new PayPal 2.0 iPhone app went live to the App Store using the Bump API to let you send money by just bumping two iPhones together (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paypal/id283646709?mt=8).

We're seeing developers use the Bump API in all sorts of interesting ways, and the PayPal app is no exception.  PayPal has built a platform for fast, easy, and secure payments -- now, with Bump, the PayPal app makes it even easier to share money with someone standing right next to you.  Just bump your phones together and enter an amount -- that's it!

     

Posted March 15, 2010 by email 
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Bump 1.3 available now, App Store approval in 14 hours!

The newest version of Bump for iPhone (version 1.3) is now live on the App Store.  Props to Apple for approving the update in only 14 hours!!  This new version has two main additional features: 1) custom profiles and 2) Facebook friending.

You now have detailed control over exactly which information you are sharing with Bump.  Before, when you chose to share "email" for example, Bump shared *all* your email addresses.  Now, you can share some of your email addresses and not others.

You can also save your most often frequently used settings as profiles that you can pull up later.  Save your work phone number and email address as "work", your mobile phone and home address as "personal", etc.

But maybe the coolest feature is the new direct Facebook friending.  Now, when you meet new people, instead of having to remember to go look them up on Facebook and send them a friend request, you can do it right then, when you are actually standing right next to them.

We hope you enjoy it, and stay tuned for more coming soon.

         

Posted February 24, 2010 by email 
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Congrats to the API Contest Winners!

Congrats to the winners of the Bump API Developers' Contest: CheckOut, CloudNote, and SocialFuse, and to all the finalists!  Check them all out here.

Also, the Bump API for iPhone is now fully launched and open to everyone!

Posted February 18, 2010 by email 
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Be a Bump Beta Tester!

We're working on lots of new stuff for the Bump app, and we want your feedback!  Sign up at the link below to join our beta tester group to get an advanced look at new features.  We'll select as many beta testers as we can and email you with instructions for how to download and install beta versions of the app and submit your feedback.

http://bu.mp/betatesters

Thanks!

Posted January 15, 2010 by email 
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