Apps - Hodgeblot

Overcast's app-design fashion

Marco Arment's post on Overcast 3's new design is a fascinating read. My favorite line from the piece: App-design fashion doesn’t stand still I was also surprised to learn that so few people know how to delete podcast episodes. One of the biggest selling points of Overcast, for me,

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Tesla Car app for Apple WatchVia MacRumors post: Tesla Car app via Third-Party Tesla App Provides Look at Opportunities and Limitations of...

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Monument Valley made $5.8 million in revenue from a $1.4 million development cost | Polygon

Monument Valley made $5.8 million in revenue from a $1.4 million development cost | PolygonNice to see all this data about the game. It was, obviously, a runaway hit of a game, so this is likely the upper-bounds of a successful iOS game launch. I'm sure there are better

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Paper art images perfectly capture the essense of Moleskine

Paper art images perfectly capture the essense of MoleskineAdobe has created a Moleskine app. I’d like to check this out. I’ve been hooked on drawing and art apps lately.

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My thoughts on Facebook's Paper App

There’s a lot being said about this app all across the web. My take on it after having used it for a bit – it’s not as bad as some are saying. I do, however, agree with Mark (our CEO at Storybird): The problem with Paper

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Papering Over App Store Problems | stratechery by Ben Thompson

Papering Over App Store Problems | stratēchery by Ben ThompsonA bit behind in discovering this, but once I started reading this series on sustainable App Store businesses last night, I couldn't stop. Very insightful. Anyone who cares about product in a mobile world should read this.

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Usain Bolt becomes the world's fastest in-app purchase

Usain Bolt becomes the world's fastest in-app purchaseUsain Bolt as an in-app purchase in Temple Run 2. How clever and cool.

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Can An Ipad App Help Solve The Literacy Problem?

Can An Ipad App Help Solve The Literacy Problem?Learn With Homer is a new app that provides a comprehensive contextualized literacy curriculum that kids can use at home on the iPad. The app is created by Stephanie Dua, a well-known education reformer who led the effort to improve understanding

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What The Millennial Doesn't Know About Social Media - ReadWrite

What The Millennial Doesn't Know About Social Media – ReadWriteFascinating article on how the perspective of millennials affects the type of apps they create. As a parent, I totally understand the author’s concerns, though parental controls in apps is something I always feel slightly uncomfortable with. Regardless of that issue,

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Why the comics business had such a great year

Why the comics business had such a great yearComixology is one of the finest apps around. A must have for comics fans. I’m buying very few print comics anymore. The books on my retina iPad are gorgeous.

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Lady Gaga announces ARTPOP, her new album app release - Telegraph

Lady Gaga announces ARTPOP, her new album app release - TelegraphProbably the largest act to try the album as app idea. I’m interested to see how it works out this time.