App of the Week 20th June 2013

Vox Pop Me is a clever new market research app, which allows users to make money by giving their opinions on certain topics.  Rather than the long and arduous surveys that can be completed online through services like YouGov though, responses are given by simply tapping record at the bottom of the app and the…

iOS 7 Features Roundup

Last week was Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).  The event was a highly anticipated affair as big changes were expected. Jony Ive has had a good chance to rework all of Apple’s software into his own style.  Gone is the old skeuomorphism which split opinion significantly in previous versions of iOS –  the faux…

App of the Week 13th June 2013

NarcoGuerra is a strategy based turn-by-turn app from independent developers of political gaming apps, Game The News.  Fans of ‘Risk’ will be familiar with this concept, you are presented with a map (Mexico) divided up into separate areas and you’re tasked with taking control of each area, one by one.  The storyline for the game…

Zooz Payment SDK for Retail Apps

A while ago we spoke about integrating PayPal into apps for in app purchases, not for unlocking new parts of the app or buying add-on’s to games, but for the purchase of physical items through apps.  At the time we weren’t aware of anything that was as easy to use as PayPal inside a retail…

App of the Week 2nd June 2013

SignNow – Free (Subscription) – iOS and Android Almost any freelancer will know this problem – you’re sat in a coffee shop desperately trying to get all of your work finished for one client, then someone sends you a new contract or a non disclosure agreement that you need to get signed and sent back…

App of the Week 30th May 2013

British Red Cross Baby and Child – iOS and Android – Free This is a follow up to the generic first aid app launched by the British Red Cross not that long ago.  It’s aimed at adults to focus on what to do if first aid is required for your child or baby specifically.  Focusing…

iOS 7 Rumours

Now that Jony Ive is heading up Apple’s design section, in his roles as head of Human Interface and leader of the Industrial Design departments, he will apparently stamp a distinctive style on the new version of iOS.