Mac: The default address book in Mac OS X isn’t bad, but it could do a lot more. Cobook is an Address Book app for Mac that sits in your menu bar, offers quick mouseless navigation, and lets you add a lot more to your contact cards, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. More »
iOS: Contact management service Xobni launched its downloadable tool, Smartr, for Android and Gmail in September. Now an iPhone version of the same tool is available, letting iPhone users synchronise with Xobni, download contact information from their social networks, and easily search contacts based on any snippet of data they have about them. More »
Business cards have long been the way we’ve shared our professional contact information with others, but thanks to the internet and smartphone apps their importance is dying out. It may be time to let go of the printed business card and put our focus on newer, more relevant tools. More »
iOS: Your iDevice’s built-in Contacts app leaves a little to be desired. While it can get the job done, it doesn’t offer any creative features to help you organise, edit and delete your contacts easily. Tacts is a free app that does. More »
Gmail received a minor update today that allows you to manage your Google+ contacts directly from the sidebar. While this is convenient if you’re a fan of the social network, it’s particularly helpful if you want additional context about your Gmail contacts. More »
Web/Android: Want to ramp up your address book? Sure you do. Contact management app Xobni was in private beta when we last looked at it, but now the Gmail add-on and Android app are available for all, and now known as Smartr. More »