iOS Dev Tips - iOS 5 SDK New Features (Training)

In this course, Simon Allardice shows developers how to use their existing iOS SDK development skills to work with the features, frameworks, and tools found in iOS 5, including ARC (Automatic Reference Counting), the Storyboards feature in Xcode 4, and iCloud.

The course also demonstrates how to create Newsstand applications and integrate apps with Twitter. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

• Introduction to storyboarding
• Introduction to newsstand

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iOS Dev Tips - iOS 5 SDK New Features (Training)

5 Awesome Mobile Apps and Services to Save You $$ At The Gas Pump

Gas prices are reaching record highs (again) and so there’s no doubt that drivers will be turning to technology to help save a little at the pump. There’s a number of things that people can do to save some cash. In addition to combining trips, using public transport, shopping for deals, and cutting back on consumption with smaller vehicles perhaps the best way to save some $$ immediately is to optimize your route and have access to real-time data – enter the mobile apps. the following are just 5 of the suggested mobile solutions that can help save you some pain at the pump:

• AAA / CAA TripTik AAA TripTik Mobile is a GPS-based app with maps showing gas station locations and other points of interest, such as hotels, restaurants and attractions, near a user’s location or any user-specified location. Gas station details include updated prices for all available grades of gasoline.
• INRIX This fabulous navigation and real time service puts real-time drive times and traffic data at your fingertips… a must have if you plan on heading down the Interstate to the airport. INRIX mobile is available for iOS, Android, and BB see http://www.inrixtraffic.com/
• Where Where widgest provide the user with loads of information at their fingertips, like access to nearby restaurants, hotels, hot spots, and gas stations. The app detects your location and using gas staion locate tool will show you all the stations nearby along with the latest price.
• Fleet Tracking With LiveViewGPS GPS fleet tracking from LiveViewGPS helps business owners keep track of employees driving company vehicles and target inefficiencies that may be driving up fuel use, such as excessive idling, poor driver routing, speeding, and unauthorized vehicle use see
• waze  Waze is the popular, free community navigation app providing users with turn by turn navigation and routing. The free mobile service provides users with a connected community of wazers all sharing information, tips, and drive times.

5 Awesome Mobile Apps and Services to Save You $$ At The Gas Pump

iPhone App for Emergency Management System

NVision Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce the release of the iPhone “REACT  Scout” application to accompany its Real-Time Emergency Action Coordination Tool (REACT) web-based emergency management system for first responders. 
The REACT Scout application allows public safety officials in the field to send GPS-located photo and incident reports to a central common operating picture.  Any authorized official can then view these reports in a map-based common operating picture through the web.
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iPhone App for Emergency Management System

Best iPad Converter for iPad users to convert any video format to iPad

Is iPad still the dominant tablet on the market? The answer is, absolutely, yes. During the second quarter of 2011, around 75% of tablets shipped worldwide were iPads and 20% were Android, according to ABI research. Although there is much room for the expansion of the tablets market, it is still hard to change the current situation in which Apple is the leader of this industry, with iPad continuing to gain popularity among tablet customers.  However, iPad itself has disadvantages and limitations. For instance, it does not support flash videos and most of the video formats such as MPG, MPEG, MPEG 2, RMVB, AVI etc. Thus, Aiseesoft has created the Best iPad Converter for iPad users to convert any video format to iPad compatible formats.

Best iPad Converter for iPad users to convert any video format to iPad

Zappar Revolutionises In-Store Point of Sale With Augmented Reality App

Zappar POS will be launched exclusively at the world largest gaming event, GAMESCOM Expo, in Cologne 17th to 21st August 2011, promoting the videogame All Zombies Must Die! in partnership with games developer and distributor, doublesix.

Zappar bridges the gap between the physical and the digital and takes the lead by introducing a whole new way of thinking about in-store POS, marketing signage & exhibition promotions by turning them into entertainment channels in their own right.
For iPhone, iPod and iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zappar/id429885268?mt=8 For Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zappar.zappar 

Zappar Revolutionises In-Store Point of Sale With Augmented Reality App

MetaTrader 5 iPhone: Full-Fledged Mobile Trading

Today, MetaQuotes Software Corp. [http://www.metaquotes.net ] officially released a new version of its MetaTrader 5 iPhone platform app for mobile trading [http://www.metatrader5.com/ru/mobile-trading/iphone ]. With the new version, in addition to broadened trading opportunities, forex and stock traders will receive full technical analysis features.

The new version of the MetaTrader 5 iPhone app greatly enhances the list of functions available to mobile traders. Where previously they could only trade and view trading history and charts, they will also be able to apply technical indicators - the main analytical tool in financial markets.

MetaTrader 5 iPhone: Full-Fledged Mobile Trading

Global Alert Network's Must-Have Free Alert App

Today, Global Alert Network (GAN) announced that its free, hyper-local alert audio application is now available for download in the iTunes App Store. The GAN app provides audio alerts that are geo-targeted to the user's location ensuring timely, accurate information about traffic incidents, weather conditions, certain emergency notifications such as Amber Alerts, or other future services to which the user subscribes.
Global Alert Network is now free to download in the App Store and is also available on Blackberry and Android devices through AppWorld and Android Market. 

Global Alert Network's Must-Have Free Alert App

Free eBooks and White Papers for iPhone and iPad

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Free eBooks and White Papers for iPhone and iPad

iGPSGIS data collection app for iOS

Loaded the new free iGPSGIS data collection app for iOS #wow Impresssive
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Loaded the new free iGPSGIS data collection app for iOS #wow Impresssive - See more http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/23799/2/

iGPSGIS data collection app for iOS

iBuildApp - Create iOs and Android Apps in Minutes

iBuildApp - Create iOs and Android Apps in Minutes
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iBuildApp announced today a new Android app creator called Android Builder. The tool simplifies creating an iPhone and Android apps for smartphones

Key points:

Now anyone can build an Android app using the web interface, without any knowledge of Java.
The free solution allows anyone to create their own apps rather than hope developers create what they need. It also makes it easy to build and automatically publish an app to an app gallery.
Some customers have become so good at creating iPhone apps they have started to make apps for others (becoming resellers).

See more details http://www.lbszone.com/content/view/7655/2/

iBuildApp - Create iOs and Android Apps in Minutes

Regrets of Social Posting by Smartphone Type - iOS leads

Regrets of Social Posting by Smartphone Type - iOS leads
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You know the feeling, you post something, then 10 minute, 10 hours, or perhaps a day later you want to take it back... well it's not quite so simple (look at the Wiener example - ya, maybe a bit extreme but you get the idea). See http://www.lbszone.com/content/view/7653/2/

Regrets of Social Posting by Smartphone Type - iOS leads

iMapWeather Radio iMapp for iPhone for Hurricane Season

iMapWeather Radio iMapp for iPhone for Hurricane Season
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iMapWeather is a weather radio for mobile devices, providing early, location-based text and voice alerts 24/7 for individuals in the path of a hurricane - see more http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/23730/2/

iMapWeather Radio iMapp for iPhone for Hurricane Season

Thanks Nike for the free Nike+ iPhone sports tracking app (free today w00t!)

Thanks Nike for the free Nike+ iPhone sports tracking app (free today w00t!)
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For a limited celebration period, Nike is making available the cool, Nike+ mobile sports app for iPhone users. See Nike+ in the iTunes store for this offer.

Thanks Nike for the free Nike+ iPhone sports tracking app (free today w00t!)

free Social Media Strategy Workbook

Social Media Strategy Workbook: This Workbook will help you to define your goals and audiences and to decide on the channels that make the most sense for you. Ready to figure out what social media means for you and your own organization? This Social Media Planning Workbook will help you to define your goals and audiences and to brainstorm the channels that make the most sense for you. Based on those channels, it helps you think through what you're actually going to do, how much time it will take, and what some of your policies should look like.

free Social Media Strategy Workbook

Make Smartphone Guides for Events Free and Simple

Guidebook, Inc. (www.guidebookapp.com) offers event organizers a way to develop an easy-to-use, easy-to-update mobile event guide for a fraction of the cost. Guidebook offers a free basic service and allows clients to upgrade to premium services to fit the size and complexity of their events. And because the guide is stored directly on the smartphone, it still works even when the Internet is overloaded by crowds of people or unavailable.
Just three months old, Guidebook (originally called the Conventionist) has made mobile guides for 50 events and already has 100 more lined up in the coming months

Make Smartphone Guides for Events Free and Simple