Love Contacts is updated to version 1.5. This release changes the advertisement platform to use Apple iAds. The change results in significant code reduction and lesser memory load as iAds framework is build right within iOS. Advertisements will appear when you are running the free version of Love Contacts. Please consider upgrading to full version to remove advertisement.
Routines 1.4 is now on the App Store. This release adds a new Read-Only Mode which you can turn on from app settings. With Read-Only Mode, all entries are locked for editing and you are not able to add in new tasks. This is build for those who wants peace of mind when all routine tasks are in place. Read-Only Mode will prevent accidental editing or deleting of tasks.
Routines 1.4 is also an iOS 4 compatible release supporting multitasking & fast app switching under iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. And there is a new app icon with this release.
Coming up next for Routines app: Alert and Notification.
BeTweet 1.1 and Littera 1.5 are now released on the App Store. Both are iOS 4 compatible releases supporting multitasking feature of iOS 4 when running under iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4.
Routines 1.3 is now available on the App Store. This release adds Highlights feature which you can turn on and off from the app settings.
Highlight Current
When Highlight Current is switched on, entries that fall within current hour in Daily checklist will have a highlighted background. For Weekly/Monthly/Yearly checklists, entries that fall within current day will have highlighted background.
Auto-Highlight
When Auto-Highlight is turned on, task title will be in orange when the entry is within the current range. You specify the current range each for Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly checklists from the app settings.
For Daily checklist, the current range consist of a Before and After number of hours for the range. Let say you select 2 hours for Before and 1 hour for After for Daily checklist. With current time at 3.20pm, all tasks that is in the range from 1pm to 4.59pm will have the title text highlighted in orange.
For Weekly/Monthly/Yearly checklists, the Before and After range value is in number of days.
Love Contacts 1.4 is now on the App Store. Love Contacts app is now compatible with iOS 4 supporting its multitasking feature.
When you run the app under iOS 4.0, sending text message will now popup a text compose window within the app. Previously sending text message would quit the app and launch the iPhone’s Messages app for composing text message.
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Apple has released iOS 4.0, its latest operating system firmware upgrade with over 100 new features for iPhone and iPod touch. You can update the firmware via iTunes 9.2.
iOS 4.0 firmware update is not available for first generation iPhone and iPod touch. Some features such as multitasking, home screen wallpaper, bluetooth keyboard support however are available only on iPhone 3GS and 3G iPod touch (32GB and 64GB models). For detail features, checkout this comprehensive walkthrough on TiPb.
We are currently in the process of testing our apps for iOS 4.0. Please drop us an email if you encounter error using them on iOS 4.0.
Twitter is having unusual high numbers of outage for the past two weeks and its going to continue in the next one to two weeks as explained in the official blog post.
You might encounter error using BeTweet and Quotable during period when Twitter is making system maintenance. For latest Twitter system status updates, check out their status blog.
We are giving away 20 copies of BeTweet, a simple Twitter app for sending out tweets quickly:
Send us an email at with the subject “BeTweet Giveaway” and include in the email your Facebook account name. We need your email address in order to send you the promotional code if you are the winner. Your email address will not be used for other purpose.
You must “like” our Facebook page before Sunday, June 20 at 11:59PM US ET. Your email must reach us before Sunday, June 20 at 11:59PM US ET.
You may enter only once.
20 winners will be selected in a random drawing. Each winner will receive via email one promotional code for BeTweet which can be claimed for one free copy of BeTweet at this iTunes link.
Winner must claim their free copy of BeTweet within four weeks upon receiving their promotional code. Promotional code will expire after four weeks.
This giveaway is open to person who are 18 and older. You need to have a US iTunes Store account as the promotional code is for US iTunes Store only.
Our decision is final on all matters relating to this giveaway. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising in connection with this giveaway.
Routines 1.2 is now released on the App Store. This is a bug fixes release solving the in-app purchase issue.