"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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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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WhatsAaaaaaaaaaaaaaapp!

How much would you pay as a one-off fee to be able to text, MMS and push-to-talk with your iPhone or iPod touch-owning friends and family as much as you like, forever? $1,000? $100? $10?? How about $1.29? Sounds nuts, but with WhatsApp Messenger that’s exactly what you’re getting. Read on to find out how you could save a bucket load on your mobile bill.

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Essential

Continuing with our App Store Essentials section and our first app in to our NZ App Store Essentials is Flicks. We previously reviewed this app and said how great it was, well we feel it’s time this one was an essential.

This comes from the same team that developed the Yellow App (Smudge Apps) and shows what great things our own NZ devs are capable of. We’ve included the review below so hit the ‘Read More’ link to check it out. Read More

This is the app you're looking for

There’s no denying it: with its accelerometer controls, the iPhone was made for a Star Wars X-Wing game, and when Trench Run was announced a month or so again, my attention was well and truly captured. Flying an X-Wing and blowing up the death star. On my iPhone! Ready to play anywhere! Sounds amazing, right? But now that it’s out is it classic Star Wars quality, or Phantom Menace rubbish?

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Cheap Calls

It’s easy to forget with its miriad of features and functions that the iPhone is just that… a phone. And while making and receiving phone calls on the device is just as much of a joy as performing any other function, there are two ways to improve on the experience: one is to be able to make cheap phone calls, and the other is to be able to make free phone calls. In the second in our series of App Store Essentials where we highlight the absolute must-haves that were launched prior to the 3GS and OS 3.0, we take a look at Skype.

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Nee-nawww nee-nawww nee-nawwww!!!!!!

It’s our understanding through the discussions we’ve had with you that many of our members are first time iPhone owners. That got us to thinking that for a large number of you, the current batch of post-OS-3.0 apps on the App Store are all you’ve possibly been exposed to. But there is a whole raft of titles that are in our mind essential purchases that, due to the nature of the App Store, have had their time in the charts and then faded from the spotlight. In our new series of App Store Essentials, we’re going to bring you the best of the New Zealand App Store. First up is a game: Need for Speed Undercover.

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Seize control!

If you’re an iPhone newcomer, you may not be aware that there is a free Apple-produced app on the App Store that really should be baked in to the iPhone OS. Called simply ‘Remote‘, it’s a fantastic app that turns your iPhone into a remote control for iTunes on your Mac or PC. Even if you have downloaded it already, you may not be aware of all the ways you can use this app to turn your home computer into a music powerhouse. Read on for our definitive guide.

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