Cosmetic Choice announces Beautiful Smartphone Application

Australia’s consumers want cosmetic beauty information in the palms of their hands. They want access to the information 24/7 where they are.

Kew, Victoria, August 30, 2011 - Australia’s consumers want cosmetic beauty information in the palms of their hands. They want access to the information 24/7 where they are. Cosmetic Choice has come to the rescue. Cosmetic Choice, Australia’s online destination for cosmetic beauty, health and wellbeing information and resources has released the free Cosmetic Choice smart phone app. The app is available for both the iPhone and the Android operating systems.

So whether you are on a tram in Melbourne, catching a ferry in Sydney, at the beach on the Sunshine coast or at a winery in Margaret River, you find your local businesses to give you a head to toe makeover or just a freshen up. The solution uses state of the art technology to match your location with local businesses. You can set your location and/or use the GPS in your phone. Get the address, get directions, view on a map, see the business ratings or write your own review.

Having a botox break – a lunch break where you get a botox treatment – is now easier than ever. “ Our new smart phone app puts the power of our website in the palm of your hands. With over 175,000 businesses, practitioners and places listed, you can now access the cosmetic beauty, health and wellbeing information when and where you need it” said Mario Anders CEO. Mr Anders said that “This is another great milestone in providing consumers the information and resources necessary to make an informed choice on their cosmetic and beauty needs.”

Be sure to take a look at the deals section of the website. These deals will be coming soon to the smartphone app.

Advertisers will be posting deals on the website, providing a discount and limiting the number of people who can take up the deal. These advertisers can post the DEAL as part of Premium and SHOWCASE advertising options. They benefit in that for a fraction of the cost of general advertising they get a great advertising option, and you get the great deals.

About Cosmetic Choice

Since 2005, Cosmetic Choice has been providing information and resources on the cosmetic beauty market.

Contact:

Adam Hodgson

Cosmetic Choice Ltd.

Level 6 , Suite 605,

1 Princess Street

Kew, Victoria, 3101

Australia

+61 03 9855 2362

adamh@cosmeticchoice.com.au

http://www.cosmeticchoice.com.au

Axicon Announce Barcode Solutions for Smart Phone App’s

Axicon’s range of solutions includes the production of QR barcode images, verification equipment to ensure the correct information is encoded into the QR code, and also scanners that can read QR codes.

Oxford, UK, March 04, 2011 -- Axicon, (Oxford, UK) a world leader in barcode verification, announce a complete range of solutions for smart phone barcode scanning applications. Like other 2D Barcodes, QR codes are capable of encoding large strings of data into relatively small areas; these require camera style scanning technology present in all modern smart phones rather than conventional laser type scanners. With a large and rapidly expanding list of applications now available that utilise smart phone barcode scanners, companies are moving quickly to develop apps into their sales and marketing strategies. By scanning a barcode, consumers can instantly add products to shopping lists or link directly to company websites from promotional posters or publications.

Axicon’s range of solutions includes the production of QR barcode images, verification equipment to ensure the correct information is encoded into the QR code, and also scanners that can read QR codes. As part of their imaging service, Axicon maintain customer's previous QR code specifications ensuring that repeat orders are streamlined. In addition, Axicon hold a library of each clients QR codes allowing any barcode to be re-issued

Passing comment, James Bernard Chairman of Axicon said, "Smart phones are changing the way we live our lives, from a consumer’s point of view they can scan a product with their smart phone anywhere and anytime and expect delivery the next morning, from a retailers point of view, they can sell products 24/7 without bringing customers to the shop floor or to their websites, it represents an entirely new sales channel for the retailer and new found freedom for the consumer to buy from their phone whenever they like, barcode scanning is enabling this process"

About the company, the Axicon Group is a world leading barcode verification solution provider. Based in the UK, Axicon specialise in barcode verification, barcode images, barcode labels and distribute their product range through a network of international partners across the globe. Axicon invites anyone with an interest in QR codes or their use in smart phone apps to visit the website for more details. The website can be accessed at http://www.axicon.com.

For Further information or an illustrative image: Media contact - Mathew Taylor, Director, Algorythm Solutions Ltd, mobile: +44 (0)773 403 2112, email: mtaylor@algorythmsolutions.com, website: www.algorythmsolutions.com

Contact:

Mathew Taylor

Director

Algorythm Solutions Ltd

10 Torkington St

Stamford

Lincolnshire PE9 2UY

+44 (0)773 403 2112

mtaylor@algorythmsolutions.com

http://www.algorythmsolutions.com