CodePromo, my app that makes it easy to generate & share promo codes, interfaces with iTunes Connect. Consequently it can’t be distributed in the App Store. I’m fine with that and knew it when I started. I’m writing this post to air the alternatives. My original plan was to distribute the application as a binary: [...]
Mobile Orchard Workshops: iPhone Development For Web Programmers, Minneapolis, Feb 10-11.
by Dan Grigsby on 13. Jan, 2010 in Workshops
I’ll be teaching our iPhone Development For Web Programmers class in Minneapolis on Feb 10-11. The class is specifically designed to teach professional web programmers — developers who spend their days writing Java, .NET, Ruby, Python or PHP — how to build native apps for the iPhone. No prior Objective-C or Cocoa/Cocoa Touch experience required. [...]
CodePromo: Generate/Send Promo Codes From Your iPhone — Beta Testers Wanted
by Dan Grigsby on 13. Jan, 2010 in Resources, Tips, Tools, Uncategorized
CodePromo is an iPhone app that interacts with iTunes Connect to generate promo codes for easy sharing. Motivation You’re chatting with someone. Might be at a bar, conference, or business meeting. You’re talking about your app — paid app to be precise — and decide that you’d like to share a copy of the app [...]
Simulating Native Apps In iPhone Simulator For Better Demo Videos
by Aaron Kardell on 12. Jan, 2010 in Tips, Tools
Guest author Aaron Kardell runs Performant Design, created the Best App Ever nominated iGarageSale, and will soon launch the MobileRealtyApps.com service for realtors. As described in this article, the iPhone Simulator combined with screen capture software provide an easy way to record a demo video for your app. However, if a key part of your [...]
Podcast Interview: Flurry’s Merger w. Pinch, App Circle, comScore and the Google Phone
by Dan Grigsby on 11. Jan, 2010 in Interviews, Podcast
It’s been a busy month for Flurry: A couple of days before Christmas, Flurry and Pinch Media, the two best known names in iPhone analytics, merged. In the first days of the new year they announced a partnership with the audience measurement company comScore. During all of this, Flurry’s been running a beta AppCircle, their [...]
This Week in iPhone News – January 08/2010
by Ari Braginsky on 08. Jan, 2010 in News
Apple press event for January/27 Assumed to be the tablet announcement, TUAW’s Mike Schramm offers a nice summary of the rumors and specs speculations. Friendly iTunes links for your apps from Apple Best App Ever nominees announced Voting is open. Apple Taking iPhone to Verizon Wireless: The Discussion AT&T is due to lose their exclusivity [...]
Opening The Facebook App To Your Facebook Fan Page
by Robert Strojan on 06. Jan, 2010 in Tips, Tools, Uncategorized
Guest author Robert Strojan (@blackoutrobb) is the founder and lead iPhone app developer at Blackout Labs. He is also a speaker at the 360|iDev Conference in April. In September I wrote a post on iPhoneDevTools.com about opening the Facebook iPhone app from within another app or from the web with the Facebook app’s custom URLs. [...]
For Your Consideration: How To Get Nominated For An Award – Part 1
by Dan Grigsby on 04. Jan, 2010 in Tips
The nominees for this year’s Best App Ever awards are out. This contest is a great free publicity opportunity. In snapshot form: The awards and nominations are news; accordingly they’re covered by the press. The awards will be announced at a party during Macworld; lots exposure to decision leaders. Some of the nominees will be [...]
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