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 [...]
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Motorola Droid Razr ranks “Above Average” in smart phones
Friday, January 27th, 2012App Critiques: Is Cooking Light’s App a recipe for a great App?
Sunday, June 26th, 2011I 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 [...]
Beware of do-it-all companies!
Monday, May 16th, 2011When 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 [...]
Guide for picking App Store categories
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011I 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 – [...]
An App shouldn’t be a checklist item
Monday, May 2nd, 2011As 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 [...]
It’s a Laptop, Tablet (iPad), and Phone (iPhone)! Or is it?
Sunday, April 24th, 2011Recently, 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 [...]
What makes a great mobile App?
Monday, April 4th, 2011Recently 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 [...]
Care your face off
Sunday, March 27th, 2011As 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 [...]
Whew, it’s over! My recap of SXSW 2011
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Many 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 [...]
Night of innovation at ProductCampRTP
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011The 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 [...]
Check out our new digs at Sparkbox
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011We’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 [...]
Meet us at the Big Black Book release
Thursday, February 17th, 2011Tonight, 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. [...]
Apple’s Latest Announcement Proves They Are Best In Market
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Apple 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 [...]
The iPad is here!
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010There 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.
360iDev – What conferences should be!
Sunday, October 4th, 2009All 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
iPhone and mobile camp in Atlanta (iPhoneCampAtl)
Sunday, July 19th, 2009We 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 [...]
Field of Dreams
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009I ran across this news article today and it really got me thinking. Is Apple the only truly innovative company out there? They came up with the App Store, it became hugely successful, and now every other major player wants to create their version of it as well. Microsoft and Nokia are the latest to [...]
The game has changed
Sunday, May 10th, 2009The iPhone has change the game of mobile application development.