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AppStore rejection, but no hard feelings!

AppStore rejection, but no hard feelings!

Back to the drawing board? My little breathe and chill App has been rejected for inclusion into the Apple app store, which whilst a little disappointing is probably the right decision! The exact rejection reason given was a follows; 2.12: Apps that are not very useful, are simply web sites bundled as apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected As my app was a HTML5 website to start with, I have no …

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Read it Later changes to pocket, and it’s even better!

Read it Later changes to pocket, and it’s even better!

One of my most used iPad/iPhone apps has been given a really great makeover, Read it Later has now changed to pocket.com. What was Read it Later? Read it Later/pocket allows you to save webpages you come across when surfing on your PC/Twitter/Zite/Flipboard and save it for offline reading, I find an interesting article and I hit the Read it Later button built into a lot of apps and it’s saved. I then sync up …

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My iOS app is waiting for review…

My iOS app is waiting for review…

Lessons learnt today as I submitted an app using xcode for the 1st time… when creating an icon for you app, make it BIG! Real BIG! The 1st time! When is an icon not an icon? When it’s 512pixels big if you ask me! I’d compiled my app and went about uploading it to the Apple App store for review. Before I could upload it I found I had to create the iTunes App store …

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Increase your free Dropbox capacity to 5GB

Increase your free Dropbox capacity to 5GB

If you use 2 or more computers you really should use Dropbox! Dropbox if you didn’t know is a really simple file syncing application available on PC, Mac, Linux and Mobile devices, allowing access to any files you place in your Dropbox folder on any of your devices. It’s a paid for service if you want to use over 2GB of storage, but i’ve always managed with the free 2GB for syncing important files that …

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