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Getting Personal with the Yelp iPad App



We at Yelp love our iPads. They are amazing devices for browsing the web, watching movies and, for yelpers, discovering and reviewing great local businesses. In an effort to make our app even more powerful, we're hooking you up with your very own "About Me" tab. This will give you the ability to easily view your own reviews, tips, bookmarks, and more. Additionally, we baked in a pretty sweet check-in map visualization — exclusive to our iPad app! — making it even easier to remember the name of that great restaurant you visited during your last trip or to simply discover areas of your own city that you've yet to explore.

 

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And don't worry iPhone users, we haven't forgotten about you in this update. We know how compelling a photo can be in helping you decide where to go so we're now including photos in all iPhone and iPad search results.

 

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