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Number of App Downloads in Australia 2012
I am regularly asked the question “How many Apps are downloaded in Australia?” Here is the answer for April 2012 – 66.8 Million Continue
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Tagged android, apps, Australia, downloaded, iPhone, number, windows
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5 tips to making a great App
Sometimes we are asked amend our Apps, or add features that we know will make it a bad app. We kindly refuse such requests 
. There is a very fine line between a great App and a Bad App. This is how to make the latter Continue
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Tagged app, design, effective, feel, interface, intuitive, look, tips, top 5, ui, ux, what makes a good app, what makes a great app, what makes an awesome app
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Health and fitness apps
There has been a high surge in health and fitness App available on the iPhone. Keep an eye out and make sure they include accurate information. Continue
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Tagged apps, Australia, brainy app, fitness, health, iPhone, nike+, Review, whitings
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iPad 3 – “New iPad”
This is an email sent to our clients on launch of the New iPad today Team, You may have heard that a “New iPad” (that’s the name) was released overnight. This will impact clients with native iPad apps. The major differences are: 1. High resolution screen with 4 times more pixels than the iPad 2. This means that pixels cannot be seen visually by the user, similar to the upgrade from the iPhone 3 to iPhone 4. 2. The new screen requires a more powerful processor to drive the additional pixels. It is an A5, the same as the new iPhone 4GS. It is known … Continue
A device for the masses
Having recently travelled to Vietnam for a holiday and realised iPhone’s are uncommon. I received the same reaction from people as I pulled out my iPhone to snap photos in Vietnam, as I did in Melbourne when I owned an iPhone 3G – “Wow, you have an iPhone”. Apple was the device company that is supposed to reach the masses, but apparently with global fixed pricing structures it is completely unattainable in a second world country like Vietnam, not to mention India, China, Africa etc. I am increasingly excited by smartphones, especially those that are affordable. I asked several mobile … Continue
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Tagged android, binu, fixed pricing, iPhone, nokia, smartphone, vietnam
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Kaching App Review (well…kind of)
A couple of weeks ago I caught a glimpse of an advertising banner for Commonwealth Bank’s new iPhone App called Kaching (pronounced ka-a-ching not cacheing). What caught my attention was that you could pay for goods from your transaction accounts, by simply touching your iPhone to a PayWave receiver. Really???? I thought this was only for cards and RFID. I couldn’t resist seeing this in action, but I’m not a Comm bank customer. So a quick stroll to the local branch, signed up a basic account, agreed to a $4 a month fee and I was ready to roll with … Continue
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Tagged app, bank. comm bank, commonwealth, commonwealth bank, fail, iPhone, iphone app, kaching, Review
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A tribute to Adobe Flash
Some of my fondest technology memories came from Flash. Here I write about some of the memories while we begin saying our goodbyes to a technology that inspired us all. Continue
Posted in General Thoughts
Tagged Adobe Flash, cancelled, finished, gabocorp, jobs, mobile flash, mobile web
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Merry Christmas, I have your credit card!
It will be a very Merry Christmas for Nexus owners with NFC and a handful of credit cards. Continue
Posted in General Thoughts
Tagged android, credit card, google, google wallet, ice cream, ICS, near field, NFC, nfc taginfo, pay wave, read
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Build your car on an iPad
It turns out that car manufacturers, even the most prestigious, fail at making their websites compatible for the iPad and new world devices. Here I look at the best and worst. Continue
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Tagged bentley, bmw, builder, configuration, custom, fail, holden, iPad, mercedes, mercedes benz, peugeot, porsche, rolls royce, website
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Tablets aren’t mobile
In the last week I have noticed a growing number of companies with a website, mobile site, iApp, Android App – the works. Continue
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Tagged agfg, dynamic css, good food guide, iPad, iPhone, native, optimised, web
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