Posts Tagged ‘application’

Press Release – iTweetReply 2

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Sydney, Australia — Application developer Syncode has today released a significant update to iTweetReply, version 2.0 [App Store]. iTweetReply was one of the very first Twitter-based push notification clients, and has now been rewritten and redesigned from scratch into a universal binary providing an application for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

iTweetReply 2 now focuses on push notifications, offering multiple account support, the ability to push Twitter search terms, unified push history, opening a notification in a Twitter client, advanced Tweetie 2 opening, iPad support and more.

In line with changes to the Twitter API, all interactions between Twitter and iTweetReply are now done through OAuth.

“With Twitter’s upcoming closure of Basic Auth one of the biggest reasons for developing iTweetReply 2 was to enable the use of OAuth (through xAuth), a token system of exchange where user password’s are not stored. The use of OAuth enables for better security and piece of mind all round.” said co-founder and Systems Engineer Matthew Lesh.

iTweetReply 2 is a free upgrade for existing users, providing a cleaner and smoother application that integrates with user’s existing full Twitter clients. iTweetReply provides one complimentary account and two complimentary search terms with further account and search packs available using in-app purchases.

Unified push history provides one view for seeing all incoming replies, direct messages, timeline and search that have been pushed to your account.

“iTweetReply has been totally re-written from the ground up, giving users exactly what they both want and need through a much smoother interface, and with its availability on both the iPhone and iPad, it redefines how 3rd-party Twitter push notification application function.” said co-founder and software engineer Matthew Roberts.

iTweetReply 2 is available from today on Apple’s App Store.

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Background

Syncode is an Australian startup that pushes the boundaries of iPhone development. Started by three high-school students, Syncode has already released iTweetReply, one of the first Push notification providers for popular micro-blogging site Twitter, Syncopy, which takes your clipboard into the cloud and Synotes, the notes system that syncs into the cloud.

Syncode is determined to stand strong as a leading young voice in Australian software development, with plenty of innovative and professional products planned for 2010 and beyond.

PR Contact:
Matthew Lesh
pr@syncode.com.au

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What’s up with Synotes for iPad

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

(Update: Synotes Slate is now available on the App Store)

Over the past months, the entire Syncode team has been busy re-developing Synotes for Apple’s brand new platform, the iPad. We have now submitted version 1.0 to Apple for approval.

Synotes for iPad is a whole new application and will be known in the App Store as “Synotes Slate”. Alongside this name the iPhone & iPod touch version of Synotes will soon be known as “Synotes Mobile”.

Synotes for iPad brings all the sophisticated features from Synotes for iPhone & iPod touch to the iPad. The iPad provides a fantastic note taking device surface that we felt was perfect for Synotes. Below are some screenshots from the new application:

We believe it is important to note why we made the decisions we have. We came to the decision to do a few controversial things, and here is our justification.

Brand new application

We felt, as many other developers have expressed, that a universal application was not for us. The new platform brings many new opportunities, and to fully utilize them with a changed user interface we have decided against a universal binary. It is important to note that the application has been written from scratch for the new platform. This means a better user experience for everyone involved.

UI choices

The biggest difference between designing for the iPad compared to the iPhone is the capacious screen we had to work with. Before even thinking about how Synotes Slate would be designed, we carefully studied and analysed Apple’s standard iPad applications and their design in both function and form. Like many iPad apps, Synotes Slate uses universal iPad UI elements such as a UISplitView and Pop-Over menus to both increase productivity and provide a continuous experience between multiple applications.

Day one release

Despite having no testing devices, we have come to the decision to submit what for the iPad. The reason is simple: we want to be around from day one, and we do not want our users being stuck with a double pixel application. Simply put, we feel this is the best possible way to bring the application to our customers, and we look forward to releasing updates to fix any issues that may arise.

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