Tribune staff report | ServiceLive, a Sears Holdings subsidiary that lets consumers manage their home projects online, rolled out a free application of its service for iPhone.

The company’s Web site allows consumers to  name a price for a project or solicit multiple bids for projects ranging from computer repairs to plumbing projects and provides access to local, background-checked professionals.

The Sears subsidiary, part of its New Services group, said mobile
applications and social plug-ins are crucial to the company’s success
and its Israel research and development team is working to release
mobile applications for Blackberry and Android smart phones soon.

The free download of the iPhone application is available at the iTunes store.