Jan 27, 2012
By: mjschindler

Motorola Droid Razr ranks “Above Average” in smart phones

Key Specifications Price  $299 (and up) Internet 4G/LTE enabled Operating System Android 2.35 (Gingerbread) upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Size (H X W X D) 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm Display Size 4.3″ Super AMOLED Memory 16 GB (Internal) and 16 GB microSD (Installed) Processor Speed Dual-Core 1.2 GHz Camera 8 MP [...]

Jun 26, 2011
By: Brian Cauble
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App Critiques: Is Cooking Light’s App a recipe for a great App?

I recently stumbled upon Cooking Light’s new iPhone and iPad app. Since they were originally founded in Birmingham and because I know many former Cooking Light employees, I was very curious about the app. I’m also a fan of the magazine in general. Cooking Light created a very attractive app. The photography is very well [...]

May 16, 2011
By: admin
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Beware of do-it-all companies!

When we started Appsolute Genius several years ago, we knew without a doubt that we wanted to be a mobile development company. Since then, there have been many temptations to take other projects that aren’t really in our area of specialty. Some of these projects were pretty large and paid really well! You can imagine [...]

May 4, 2011
By: admin

Guide for picking App Store categories

I just wanted to take a moment today to create a list of categories for your App in the Apple App Store and briefly explain the types of Apps each contains. When you submit your App, you are allowed to choose a primary and secondary category that you App will be listed under. Games – [...]

May 2, 2011
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An App shouldn’t be a checklist item

As mobile App developers, we get approached everyday to create apps for companies. Often, they tell us they want an iPhone app, Android app, iPad app, or all of the above. We respond by telling them that we’d love to work with them but we have a few questions first. Ultimately, we ask why they [...]

Apr 24, 2011
By: Andria Jensen
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It’s a Laptop, Tablet (iPad), and Phone (iPhone)! Or is it?

Recently, I was sitting with my friend, Julian Daly, of G8Four discussing our businesses. I don’t remember what made me say it, but it occurred to me that when our customers think about developing an iPhone App or an Android App, they aren’t fully aware that they are creating custom software. So I pulled out [...]

Apr 4, 2011
By: admin
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What makes a great mobile App?

Recently I read a blog post from another app developer discussing what makes a great app. They said that a great app is fun and makes a game of things. It immediately struck me that this wasn’t a complete answer! As a mobile App development company, we ask a number of questions to determine the [...]

Mar 27, 2011
By: Brian Cauble
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Care your face off

As many of you know, I recently attended SXSW in Austin, TX. I can’t say enough about it. It was a fun, exhausting, thought-provoking, draining, and exciting experience! While at SXSW, I had a chance to listen to and meet someone who I really respect. Many of you still haven’t heard of Gary Vaynerchuck, but [...]

Mar 23, 2011
By: Brian Cauble

Whew, it’s over! My recap of SXSW 2011

Many of you know that South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive officially wrapped up on March 15th. No doubt you’ve heard about it if you are active on Twitter or in Social Media. For those that haven’t heard about it, it’s one of the largest conferences in the world covering interactive topics such as mobile, social [...]

Mar 9, 2011
By: Andria Jensen

Night of innovation at ProductCampRTP

The App Innovation event for ProductCampRTP was very aptly named, as it was truly one of the most innovative nights I’ve been a part of.  Participants were given two hours to come up with a complete product idea for an iPhone application, and present it to the judges.  The resulting products were more than I [...]

Feb 22, 2011
By: Andria Jensen

Check out our new digs at Sparkbox

We’ve finally taken the plunge and moved into a real, professional office space.  Brian will now be working full-time out of a space we’ve rented from Innovation Depot in Birmingham, AL.  In addition to this being our office, it will also be home to several other companies which will make up Sparkbox.  Sparkbox is a [...]

Feb 17, 2011
By: Andria Jensen

Meet us at the Big Black Book release

Tonight, we’ll be attending the Big Black Book of Business networking event hosted by the Birmingham Business Alliance and Birmingham Magazine.  It’s a FREE networking event where the 2011 Big Black Book of Business will be officially released.  Expect to be surrounded by a lot of BBA investors, local companies, and plenty of networking contacts. [...]

Sep 1, 2010
By: Andria Jensen

Apple’s Latest Announcement Proves They Are Best In Market

Apple announced today that they will be putting out a lot of new products. Among these will be a completely new lineup of iPods, as well as a completely revamped Apple TV device. Just when I think I’m getting caught up with all of the new technology, they drop a bomb like this. It used [...]

Apr 3, 2010
By: admin

The iPad is here!

There are so many things I like about the iPad that it really is hard to know where to start.

Beautiful screen: The screen is absolutely stunning.
Natural Feel: The gestures like pinch & zoom and flicking pictures really shine on this device.

Dec 14, 2009
By: admin

Slides from iPhone Camp

Last weekend we held the first ever iPhone camp in Birmingham at Daxko. Many people have asked for the slides we used so we have posted them to Slideshare so that you may have them.

Oct 4, 2009
By: Brian Cauble

360iDev – What conferences should be!

All in all, this was a great conference. We had a good time and we came back with so many tips and tricks that it is some what overwhelming. We can’t wait until the next one in San Jose

Sep 11, 2009
By: Andria Jensen

1000 Words

1000 Words is a Facebook-connected, digital photo-frame style, slideshow app for the iPhone.  You can choose photos from your iPhone or iPod Touch, tagged photos from your Facebook albums or any of your friends’ Facebook albums. You can attach a playlist from your iPod/iTunes library to use as background music for the photo slideshow. If [...]

Aug 19, 2009
By: Andria Jensen

College Football Gameday Countdown

Appsolute Genius has released another iPhone app, College Football Gameday Countdown, and it is now available for download on the app store. Are you a huge college football fan? Can you hardly wait until the college football season begins? Then you should have this countdown on your phone, so you always know how much longer [...]

Jul 19, 2009
By: Brian Cauble

iPhone and mobile camp in Atlanta (iPhoneCampAtl)

We got back today from Atlanta and going to the iPhoneCampAtl / mobileCampAtl.  It was the first time that they did the camp and @widgetpress did a nice job.  It is a lot of work to organize a conference.  We saw many presentations including: Best practices for user interface design iPhone Analytics Increasing App Awareness [...]

Jul 3, 2009
By: Andria Jensen

Alarm Clock Nightstand

Appsolute Genius has released its first iPhone app, Alarm Clock Nightstand, and it is now available for download on the app store. This is a very full-featured alarm clock which will help even the heaviest sleepers wake up right on time. You can customize it to work and look exactly how you want. So check [...]