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AppMakr turns your feed into an iPhone app in 5 seconds: GENIUS

By Ewan on April 9, 2010 in News

Check out this screencast I’ve just made showing off AppMakr. It’s still in beta but the potential of it is simply phenomenal. You can make applications for just $299 — all based on RSS feeds. Wait ’til you see the apps I’ve got planned More soon…

Skip the queue: Pibbix Voicemail Transcription invite codes

By Ewan on April 9, 2010 in News

I’ve got 5 shiny Pibbix Voicemail invite codes to give away. If you’d like one, drop me a note pronto: ewan@mobileindustryreview.com and I’ll send you one. The code helps you skip the sign-up queue as they’re strictly limiting access during their beta period. If you’re looking for a SpinVox replacement that’s actually a trillion times [...]

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Audio: Ben of app discovery service Chomp on iPhone 4.0

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

What does Ben Keighran of super-cool mobile application discovery service, Chomp, think of the latest iPhone 4.0 announcements? Let’s find out! Posted via email from MIR Live

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Audio: Andy Munarriz of HulloMail on iPhone 4.0

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

What does Andy Munarriz of free visual voicemail provider HulloMail think of the latest iPhone 4.0 announcements? Well, repeat after me: Usability, usability, usability. Posted via email from MIR Live

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Audio: Stasys Bielinis on iPhone 4.0

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

What did Stasys from UnwiredView.com over in Lithuania make of the iPhone 4.0 news? I gave him a call to find out… Posted via email from MIR Live

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Audio: Stefan Constantinescu on iPhone OS 4.0

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

I was curious to wonder what Stefan Constantinescu of IntoMobile thought of the iPhone 4.0 announcement. Stefan wasn’t that impressed, grading the news ‘C’ after Rafe’s earlier ‘B-’. Listen on below… Posted via email from MIR Live

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Audio: Rafe Blandford on the iPhone OS 4.0

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

What did the founder and editor of All About Symbian, Rafe Blandford, think of the latest iPhone 4.0 announcement? Here’s an audio recording of our call just moments after the Apple presentation finished. As always, Rafe had some very incisive viewpoints. Have a listen… Posted via email from MIR Live

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Video: HulloMail working on the iPad

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

I wondered what HulloMail would look like working on the Apple iPad. It works very nicely and means that I can check and review my voicemails from the comfort of my sofa! Have a watch:

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iPad: Thank you Giff Gfroerer from i2SMS

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in Services

Giff Gfroerer rescued me on Thursday evening. He saw my post late last week asking if anyone would be interested in helping me out by buying an iPad and shipping it over to me. He dropped me a note explaining that he lived nearby one of the Apple Stores in Atlanta and said he’d pick [...]

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PRs: If your client isn’t a member, I can’t take a phone pitch, please email instead

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

Just a housekeeping post here for the attention of all public relations people who ordinarily might call to pitch me. I cannot accept pitches by phone. It takes far too much time when I’m supposed to be doing other things that generate revenue for me. If you’ve got a press release or a story concept, [...]

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First impressions of the iPad: Buy one as soon as you can

By Ewan on April 8, 2010 in News

This is a data dump right from my brain concerning the iPad. It’s not necessarily dispensed in logical order. And I do go back and forward in tense. It’s just a dump. But I wanted to get it out right now rather than delay for a few days to collect thoughts. More reasoned stuff will [...]

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