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Announcement: iPhonewzealand is (not) closing
Update 17-Feb: Jono & Mike here, we’ve taken over running iPhonewzealand and are stoked to let you know the site will be carrying on. Stay tuned.
With heavy hearts, the time has come for us to announce that we’re going to be closing iPhonewzealand as at 20th February, 2012. With some help from contributors along the way, we (Dan and Steve) have run the site with every ounce of the spare time that we have been able to sacrifice outside of our normal jobs and family lives. At times this has been quite gruelling, especially around the launch of new devices, so it’s fair to say that this action is also due to a desire to free up some of that precious time.
We’ve been operating since July 2009, back when the device was relatively new and had official support with only one mobile operator in New Zealand, so there was a need for a site like ours to help people get connected on other networks. Dan’s legendary carrier bundles made it possible for people to get going on the network of their choice quickly and easily.
We also helped spread the word about local apps and developers, keeping the ever-growing kiwi user-base up-to-date with news and reviews as an explosion of ‘big name’ kiwi apps such as TradeMe, Stuff and TVNZ hit the App Store.
As of now, new registrations to the site are closed. The site will continue to be here for a while, but with no further updates after this post. If you need to, you can get hold of us via the ‘Contact Us’ link until the site is taken down (in the event that it is not sold), or via our Twitter presence, @iphonewzealand, which will remain open (but mostly inactive) for a period of time.
We welcome any expressions of interest into buying the site or offers from anybody who might like to shower us with cash so that we can do this for a living — please feel free to get in touch with us via the ‘contact us’ button on the header of the site.
Steve Jobs once said that he just wanted to “put a ding in the universe”. That goes for us too, and we hope that on a much tinier scale we managed to do that.
All the best
Steve and Dan…
Read MoreAppView: PhotoFetch – Facebook Photo Downloader
A quick, easy way to download photos/albums from Facebook.
Download yours or any of your friends Facebook photo albums and save them to albums in our photo library to be viewed offline and synced to iPhoto or Photo Stream.
Now you can have all your photos on Facebook offline and at your fingertips. On your desktop, laptop, iPad or iPhone.
* Replace lost photos that you had uploaded to Facebook.
* Download the photos your friend uploaded from that trip you went on.
It’s convenient and simple- download it now!
If you find any issues with this app please let us know and we will be quite happy to resolve them!
You can also now contact us on twitter: @JaycoDesign
Price: $1.29
Read MoreMerry Christmas from the Team
Another year is quickly coming to an end and today is the last day for us before the Christmas break. We are going to be away for the Christmas and New Year breaks, but to all our readers, we’d like to extend our heart-felt wishes for a very Merry Christmas for you and all your families and a wonderful new year.
2011 really has been another fantastic (if not shaky) year for us and we really appreciate all the continued support you’ve given us. The positive feedback and support we’ve had throughout the year is what keeps us going, and we’ve really enjoyed giving something back to the kiwi iPhone community.
We’ll be raising our glasses in your honour and are really looking forward to 2012 and we hope you’ll be with us when we’re back in full swing in the new year!
Have a good one!…
Read MoreSteve Jobs has passed away aged 56…
It comes with great sadness that we are writing this post, however we have just heard that, as reported by Apple, Steve Jobs has passed away today at the age of 56. Like many of you, we foolishly hoped that this day would never come. His departure is a massive loss not just to Apple but the entire industry. Our condolences to Jobs’ family and to all of those whose lives he touched.
From Apple:
If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com
Rest in peace.…
Read MoreAppView: Marking Calculator
Marking Calculator, by Kwiius, is designed for teachers, with the sole purpose of making marking easier.
It allows you to enter a total for a test, then type one or more scores which are totalled and turned into a percentage on the fly.…
Read MoreAppView: Official All Blacks App 2011 v.3.0
The latest version of the Official All Blacks App contains the following great features:
· ‘PLAY-BY-PLAY’ live scoring and commentary for ALL competitions including the Rugby World Cup 2011
· FIXTURES for All Blacks, ITM Cup and Super Rugby tournaments
· BREAKING NEWS 24 hours a day for everything Rugby Union
· VIDEOS from the NZRU for all things All Blacks and NZ Rugby
· HISTORICAL Match statistics, commentary and scores
· TEAM line ups and announcements
· PLAYER PROFILES for your All Blacks
Finally the next generation of iPhone App the fans of the hallowed black jersey have been waiting for.
Fans around the world of the mighty All Blacks can stay up to date with the team twenty four hours a day with the Official All Blacks iPhone Application 2011.
Stay up to date with the latest news, watch the results come in, follow the play-by-play’ commentary as it happens, know the team line ups as they are announced and have access to the latest fixture lists and results wherever you are and whatever you are doing.
Full of essential information the Official All Blacks Application with a clean new look and a super fast Match Centre.
We will be regularly updating with great new features and content so make sure you check back regularly for even more reasons to use the Official All Blacks application.
This is an essential application for any fan of the All Blacks.
Go to allblacks.com
Price: $2.59
– Official All Blacks App 2011 v.3.0…
AppView: Rugby 2011 World Cup Schedule
Add the complete match schedule of the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand to your iPhone Calendar and don’t miss a thing! You can subscribe to the complete match schedule, the match schedule of one or more individual countries and select single matches.…
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