"Snapr" selected as a finalist at SXSW in 2010

With SXSWeek just around the corner we thought we’d give you a heads-up about an awesome looking new web-service and their iPhone app which has been submitted to Apple and due to be released any time now.

Snapr is a new social media company from New Zealand and they have been selected to present at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas this March as part of the “Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator” competition. Snapr is one of only eight finalists in the “Social Media – Personal” category and out of over 200 international entries Snapr is the only company from New Zealand to be selected for this prestigious technology event.

Hit the “read more” link to find out more about the Snapr iPhone app and a sneak peak at the Snapr web-service.

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The choice is yours

There is one task the iPhone should be able to do easily and that is parcel tracking. The iPhone lends itself to this kind of app very well and we have four of them to choose from. So which is best? Which has the most features? Which is the easiest to use? and which presents the information most clearly? Hit the ‘read more’ to see our comparison of the four….

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20MB is now the max size

Hey folks, I know this has been doing the rounds this morning but I thought I’d do a quick post just to make sure all our readers have the heads-up.

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BOOM!

Here’s a quick look at a simple but fun new game from kiwi developer Ivan Mackintosh. We’ve also got four copies of it up for grabs so read on for your chance to win.

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Bird Strike

PikPok is another Kiwi development company that is producing some top notch stuff. Today I took a look at their new game ‘Bird Strike‘. Hit the ‘read more’ link to see what I thought and to get the chance to win yourself a copy (we have 3 copies to give away).

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Jade Software - pic from stuff.co.nz

The Dominion Post have posted a story on stuff.co.nz today about Jade Software, a Christchurch-based programming house, that has produced eight iPhone apps (so far) as part of an experimental project designed to “take [employees] outside of their comfort zone”. Pretty inspiring stuff, and a good read. Hit ‘Read More’ for the link.

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iGO My Way

Another day, another GPS turn-by-turn navigation app! Or at least that’s the way it seems with so many coming along recently. This time we’re looking at iGO My Way 2009 from NNG Global Services of Hungary. By now the turn-by-turn GPS navigation app market is becoming pretty saturated with some very solid offerings from reputable companies already on the table, so any new entrant is going to have to put out something pretty compelling to compete with the established choices — so does iGO cut it? Read on for our review.

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Engadget iPhone App

I know, I know, why are we posting about another international blog and their app. Why are we posting to tell you about it when you more than likely already read Engadget or TAUW and already know about the app. Well because it’s an app which we believe no discerning iPhone owner should be without.

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Update available.... with a name change

After submitting our original version to the App Store, we realised there were a few additions to the app that were needed. So finally here it is… V 1.0.2 Read More

Go get it...

Just in…. Sygic version 8.0.1 is available now with a raft of updates.

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