The App Show Episode 24 – Hi Mom!
The recording starts just after our developer interview
part 1
<This break brought to you courtesy of Comcast Business Internet Services>
Part2:
Show notes:
Happy Mothers Day!
News
- As of May 8th, all iPhone apps must be 3.0 compatible to be approved http://is.gd/ybDO
- OS 3.0 Beta 5 still jailbeakable. Good news for me .. unless the new iPhone hardware prevents it.
- iPhone 3.0 firmware capable of better photos? http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/05/briefly_iphone_software_3_0_taking_better_camera_snapshots.html
- NiN app rejected and then approved – rant?
- Apple informed the developer that Parental Controls have been announced for iPhone 3.0 http://www.macrumors.com/2009/05/04/iphone-3-0s-parental-controls-to-loosen-app-store-restrictions/
- Oreilly.com interview with Rob Sheridan – http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/05/interview-with-rob-sheridan-ni.html
- Amazon buys Stanza eBook reader for the iPhone. Eating up the competition
- iPhone is Boosting Demand For Location-Based Services – few dozen existed in August of last year, there are now over 2,000 as of April, says Skyhook (service provider for the iphones GSM/wifi based location service)
- 4 AWESOME games released to the app store:
- Need for Speed – $9.99 – http://is.gd/yBxo
- Terminator – $9.99 – http://is.gd/yBxJ
- Top Gun – Launch price $1.99 – http://is.gd/yBwH
- Myst – $5.99 – http://is.gd/yByE
- More expected to come soon:
- Rolando 2
- Real Racing
- Sims 3
- LiveFire (Probably not going to come any time soon)
- NBA Live 10
- Madden NFL 10
- Zenonia
- Peggle
- Rolando 2
- iTalk iPhone app for $1.99 can deliver ice breaker questions “What’s your favorite band”
- Mothers Day Apps
- Send an iCard and iFlowera with ideas2mobile’s Mothers Day app
- http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=313640429&mt=8
- .99
- Create a Mothers Day card with Smooth Landon Software’s Mothers Day Card app
Pick of the Week
Steve: Pingle – $1.99 – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=303499367&mt=8
Dave: WootWatch – Free – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288946910&mt=8