SmugMug Releases Free "Camera Awesome" iPhone App

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On March 1, 2012

Tired of dull looking pictures? Wish your iPhone would take better pictures, well then this is going to be great news, recently, online photo sharing site SmugMug launched its free “Camera Awesome” iPhone app, combining its pro-level photo knowledge with the magic of the iPhone to bring faster shooting and sharper, better-exposed shots. Here are […]

Apple finally announces iPad 3 event for March 7th.

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On February 29, 2012

Finally! We have only been waiting for Apple to announce the iPad 3 event since like forever! Apple just sent out invites to a special event that will take place at 10:00am on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. As you can see above the tagline on […]

Why Choosing The Scrum Project Management Methodology

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On February 27, 2012

Our friends from Ramotion needed a project management methodology in a software package that reduced timeframe & budget overshoots. What they got was amazing. What they got was Agile Scrum. So we asked them to guest post here a mix between an iOS project methodology and agile scrum case study. Enjoy! A little bit about […]

Adobe releases Photoshop Touch for iPad 2

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Some readers might have caught a quick glimpse of Adobes new Photoshop touch for the iPad 2 during the weekend, the App however was quickly pulled from the store. Now Adobe has finally and officially unveiled its new photo editing app, Photoshop Touch is available now in the App Store for $9.99. Previously Adobe intro ducted the […]

WINNERS: free copies of Top selling iPhone and Android book

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On February 24, 2012

  In the middle of the month we teamed up with our friends from  Packt Publishing to give away three amazing books to six lucky Mobile Orchard readers. Scroll down to see the winners!  Here is the list of books which were up for grabs: Android 3.0 Animations: Beginner’s Guide iOS 5 Essentials iPhone User Interface Cookbook […]

Apple, Google and other companies agree to new privacy policy standards

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On February 23, 2012

Some readers might remember the recent debates regarding the privacy policies of mobile applications, or those unfamiliar with the story, a few apps were collecting the private data of their uses without their knowledge or consent. Now California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has announced  an agreement with Apple and five other tech companies including […]

Apple extends Sandboxing demand until June 1

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On February 22, 2012

Since November Mac Developers have been complaining about Apples deadline for Sandboxing of Apps, originally Apple demanded that all developers sandbox their apps by March 1st, however now Apple has announced that they will extend the deadline to June 1st. For those that are unfamiliar, “sandboxing” is essentially confining an app’s system access to its specific […]

Apple starts counting down to 25 Billion App Store Downloads

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On February 21, 2012

Very similar to the 10 billion download countdown that Apple initiated just last year, Apple has now  announced another promotion celebrating the 25 billionth download from the App Store. As the huge milestone draws near, Apple is encouraging customers to enter to win a $10,000 App Store gift card for hitting the lucky number. Apple says: As […]

Apple releases guide to help you write your first App.

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On February 20, 2012

Have you always wanted to write your own App? If you’d like to see if developing is something for you then Apple has posted a new walkthrough called “Start Developing iOS Apps Today.” The goal is that you will be able to create an app from scratch and have it ready to debut in the […]

What Can Siri do for you?

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On February 19, 2012

Dearest Siri, How can I begin to confess my love to you? You keep me organized. You remind me of appointments. You spend hours playing games with me. You do things for me that I don’t want to do for myself like finding the closest Asian-Mexican restaurant within walking distance. For some time now, you […]