Jun 28 2009
The App Show Episode 30 - Goodbye to SMS Hello to Push!
Special Guest: Cliff Ravenscraft from “The Podcast Answer Man” show as well as a multitude of other great shows.
We talk in depth about the iPhone 3.0 push features, tethering, using the iPhone to build community for your podcast and much more!
Be sure to check out all of Cliffs great shows and info at GSPN.TV. If you’re a new podcaster you can also hire him as a consultant. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience with new media and podcasting.
Topics covered in the news:
- Push notification apps
- BeeJive was released with push notifications first. Is this fair to all of the other IM apps that submitted to the store around the same time?
- IM+ was finally released the 25th. Supports more networks.
- Bloggers are complaining that the iPhone 3GS only cost $172.46 to manufacture … as if they just fell into Apple’s lap.
- Mobile uploads to YouTube has increased 400% since the 3GS was launched - http://is.gd/1dHMD
- 3GS iPhone falls into a pool and still worked! http://is.gd/1gqa4
- The saved password features eliminated my need for 1password.
- 1Password Pro released with 3.0 copy/paste and not much else different. Charging customers for this “upgrade”
- iPhones surge to 69% of mobile web use in US
- Pay $10 a Month for iPhone GPS Navigator - att navigator
- Palm says no webOS SDK till end of Summer (it’s out on torrent, though)
App Pics:
- Dave picked the SPL Meter appication
- Steve picked VR+ voice recorder social networking app created by the authors of IM+
Please email us your thoughts using Voice Recorder on the iPhone to feedback AT theappshow.com. We may even play it on the show!
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