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Christchurch company churns out eight apps as part of experimental project
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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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iPhone reality show underway – identity of kiwi developer revealed
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about an upcoming reality ‘TV’ show revolving around the development of an iPhone app and that a kiwi developer would be among the ‘cast’. Well, the show is underway however it seems to be a somewhat low-budget live-streaming affair. The kiwi developer involved is Peter Watling of Orsome (creators of TVGuide / Metroinfo etc) and you can watch the show live from Italy by hitting ‘read more’ and clicking the link.
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Spotlight: Ivan Mackintosh
Ivan Mackintosh hails from Christchurch and is the author of apps such as Dynamate, WhatBirdNZ and more. As part of our ongoing Spotlight series, I caught up with the man with the best surname for an Apple developer ever to find out more.
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Got an app idea? Introducing our new feature: Suggest-an-App.
As you know, at iPhonewzealand, part of our mission is to support the iPhone user and development community in New Zealand. We’ve received many emails from users with ideas for apps that have asked ‘how do we get this idea to somebody who can make it a reality?’ and we’ve not really been in a position to help make that connection. Well, today we’re fixing that.
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Spotlight on local devs: Reuben Bijl of Smudge Apps
Next up in our Spotlight series we’re turning our attention to Christchurch-based developers Smudge Apps. As we all know, New Zealand has some pretty talented developers and Reuben Bijl and Toby Vincent are no exception. They have created a myriad of their own apps under the company but are now moving (and very successfully) into the world of developing for third parties.
Although they had already released a number of apps Smudge first got our attention when Yellow was released, the extremely successful app for Yellow Pages. It became a number one hit on the App Store very quickly but they didn’t rest there. Hot on the heels of Yellow came Flicks, a movie timetable app, and Smudge Apps cemented their place as serious iPhone developers in New Zealand.
But who are Reuben Bijl and Toby Vincent and where do they come from? What were the drivers for developing for iPhone and what are their plans going forward? I sat down with Reuben over a coffee to find out more…
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Kiwi app developer to feature in iPhone reality TV show
A well-known member of the iPhone dev community here in New Zealand has been selected to take part in a reality TV show. Filmed in Italy and the brainchild of Atlanta-based Big Nerd Ranch, ten iPhone developers from all around the world will be put together to create a new social networking app which will then be made available on the App Store for free. The name of the developer can’t be made public until December 5th, but rest assured we will cover the event right here on iPhonewzealand. Read on for more details in the press release.
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Spotlight on local devs: Nick Parfene of Tmro
As part of our continuing Spotlight series, we recently caught up with Nick Parfene of Tmro, creator of popular Wellington bus schedule app WelliBUS, and learned how it only came about (like many things, I suspect) after a jolly good nagging from the missus.
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Spotlight on local devs: David Frampton of Majic Jungle Software
Continuing our spotlight series I have been talking to David Frampton of Majic Jungle Software and creator of iPhone Apps Chopper, DuckDuckDuck and coming soon Chopper 2
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Spotlight on local devs: Sam Giffney of Zenbu
Here at iPhonewzealand, part of our mission is to turn the spotlight on the burgeoning community of local Kiwi developers who create apps for Mobile OSX through Apple’s App Store. These digital pioneers are keeping the iPhone relevant to New Zealand, and some of them are making their fortune in the process. In the first of the series, I caught up with Sam Giffney of Zenbu, the little battler taking on the dinosaurs of the ‘find it’ market, such as Yellow Pages.
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